36C10F19R0010-009.docx

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5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

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8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date) 12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

STANDARD FORM 1442

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within ____________ calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See _____________________________).

YES

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a.

Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

b.

An offer guarantee is, is not required.

c.

All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d.

Offers providing less than _______________________ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C10F19R0010 X 05-31-2019

923CM2006.11

003C4 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (00CFM3B) 1425 Tri State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee IL 60031 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 1425 Tri State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee IL 60031 Jeff Gerbensky 224-610-7311 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management, anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Priced contract in support of the Great Lakes National Cemetery Phase 2 Development, Project No. 923CM2002.11, located at 4200 Belford Rd, Holly, MI 48442. In accordance with the master plan for the entire 544-acre site, this project will develop approximately 30 acres of the 469 undeveloped acres remaining at the Great Lakes National Cemetery. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision for the construction as shown on the plans and specifications and in accordance to the Statement of Work (attached).

This procurement is 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).

The early turn-over is 300 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. The applicable North American Industry Classification System NAICS CODE: 237990 (size standard $36.5M). The magnitude of construction cost for this project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000.

Pre- bid walk through is scheduled for 06/12/2019 10:00a.m.(ET) to

1:00p.m.(ET). Cemetery Admin Bldg. Conference Room.

X X 52.211-10 X Noon 07-02-2019 X

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

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FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of the solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within __________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

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23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

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25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) (

26. ADMINISTERED BY

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE:

FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

29. AWARD

Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract ractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31c. AWARD DATE

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code) (Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each) (Type or print) (4 copies unless otherwise specified) (Type or print) (Type or print) (Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror) (To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

101F Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 1425 Tri State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee IL 60031 Department of Veterans Affairs

FMS-VA-2(101)

Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971 Jeffrey Gerbensky Contracting Officer

general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, mechanical and electrical work, utility systems, water storage facilities, necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain of other items and all other work necessary to construct the project.

TOTAL BASE BID CLIN 001 and 002:

Offer Schedule

Table of Contents

ATTACHMENTS 76

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

(a) Hard copies of bidding documents will not be provided. The solicitation, all bidding documents, subsequent solicitation amendments, award notification, and all other solicitation related information will be posted to the website https://www.fbo.gov/.

(b) A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for receipt of proposals, will require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then.

(c) the bidder to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Specification. Copies of SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained upon application to the issuing office.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: See Block 10 of SF1442, Page 1.

Cost Range: $20,000,000.00 to $50,000,000.00.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PART I - GENERAL

1. Gender: Whenever the masculine gender is used in this solicitation and contract documents, it shall be considered to include feminine.

2. The Government makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of the electronic copies of drawings.

3. Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their proposal.

4. Mailing List: Offerors are encouraged to enter their contact information in the FedBizOpps website at www.fedbizopps.gov.

5. Amendments: Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to Receive Notification list at http://www.fedbizopps.gov, you will be notified by e-mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your proposal being considered non-responsive.

6. A public bid opening will not occur under this RFP solicitation.

8. VETS 100: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d) and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS 100 reporting information can be done electronically at: http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/main.htm. For procurement awards in excess of $25,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential contractors are encouraged to file every year.

9. Required registration with contractor performance assessment reporting system (CPARS)

(a) As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.15, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all contracts that exceed $700,000, and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement, VA uses online databases located at the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) website; to include the Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS), the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS), and the Federal Awardee Performance & Integrity Information Retrieval System (FAPPIS). This site is maintained by the Naval Sea Logistics Center. The CPARS database information is shared with the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database, which is available to all Federal agencies.

(b) Each contractor whose contract award is estimated to exceed $700,000 is required to register with the CPARS database at the following web address: http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/accessforms/userforms.htm (Corporate Senior Contractor Representative). Help in registering can be obtained by contacting CPARS Support E-mail (webptsmh@navy.mil) or by calling (207) 438-1690. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award, and must be kept current should there be any change to the contractor’s registered representative.

(c) For contracts with a period of one year or less, the contracting officer will perform a single evaluation when the contract is complete. For contracts exceeding one year, the contracting officer will evaluate the contractor’s performance annually. Interim reports will be filed each year until the last year of the contract, when the final report will be completed. The report shall be assigned in CPARS to the contractor’s designated representative for comment. The contractor representative will have thirty days to submit any comments and reassign the report to the VA contracting officer.

(d) Failure to have a current registration with the CPARS database, or to reassign the report to the VA contracting officer within those thirty days, will result in the Government’s evaluation being placed on file in the database with a statement that the contractor failed to respond.

Project Labor Agreement Offerors may submit proposals with or without a Project Labor Agreement (PLA.) The PLA shall fully conform to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 22.5 Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects. No additional points or weight will be assigned to proposals submitted with a PLA. PLA proposals will not be given additional weight towards their technical proposals or towards selection of a proposal for award. Offerors who chose to provide a proposal including a PLA shall do so in compliance with FAR 52.222-33 and FAR 25.222-34 Pre-Submission Inquiries Submit inquiries, questions electronically to the Government's Point of Contact (POC). All requests for information or clarification must be submitted via email to:Jeffrey.gerbensky@va.gov and Cc david.martino@va.gov by 06/14/2019 at noon Central Time, email subject line shall include Great Lakes National Cemetery Phase 2 Development RFP #: 36C10F19R0010. Unless the question deals with issues of a proprietary nature, responses to questions or comments will be posted to www.FBO.gov under Great Lakes National Cemetery Phase 2 Development RFP #: 36C10F19R0010. No hard copy replies will be issued. Regardless of the manner you choose to deliver your package; it is the Offeror’s responsibility to make sure it is received before the submission deadline.

Date, Time & Place of Submission Proposals shall be received at 1425 Tri State Parkway, Suite 140, Gurnee, IL 60031, no later than 07/02/2019 at noon Central Time, by the Government's POC. Late submissions will not be accepted. All submitted materials will become the property of the Government and will not be returned. Regardless of the manner you choose to deliver your package; it is the Offeror’s responsibility to make sure it is received before the submission deadline.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

*Pre- bid walk through is scheduled for 06/12/2019 10:00a.m.(ET) to 1:00p.m.(ET). Cemetery Administration Bldg. Conference Room.

*Presentation to be held at 4200 Belford Rd, Holly, MI 48442 followed by a site walk-through.

*Deadline to receive RFI (Questions) is Friday 06/14/2019 no later than noon (CT) Email RFIs to jeffrey.gerbensky@va.gov.

*VA responses will be posted to FBO on or about 06/21/2019.

*Proposals due 07/02/2019 by noon ET. Mail them to the following contact/address:

Attn Jeff Gerbensky, Contracting Officer 1425 Tri State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee, IL 60031.

NO EMAIL or FAX proposals will be accepted.

Description The purpose of this project is to enable an existing national cemetery to continue to provide burial services for eligible veterans in southeast Michigan. Located in Oakland County, just north of Detroit near the town of Holly is Great Lakes National Cemetery serving a veteran population of approximately 352,100 within a 75-mile service area. This proposed development will provide an additional 10 years of continued burial service to a veteran population who has been served by this national cemetery since it opened in 2006.

In accordance with the master plan for the entire 544-acre site, this project will develop approximately 30 acres of the 469 undeveloped acres remaining at Great Lakes National Cemetery.

This project will comprise the second construction phase of cemetery development, a 300 calendar day early turn over, and will primarily include the construction of additional burial facilities intended to provide 10 years of service on existing, undeveloped land.

The remainder of the site will be developed in future 10-year phased projects. Since this is an existing cemetery, only those facilities and infrastructure elements necessary to support the added maintenance, operations, and burial capacity for approximately 10 years will comprise this phase of construction. This investment will develop approximately 30 acres of undeveloped land to provide approximately 28,400 gravesites, including both casket and cremation sites in new burial sections including add alternates 1) new committal Shelter 4 with associated loop road, grading. 2. Honor Guard parking for Shelter 2. 3.Assembly Area Parking Lot addition. 4. New covered storage building in maintenance Yard. 5. Honor Guard Parking lot near shelter 1.

1. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD:

A Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) will evaluate the Offeror’s technical proposal using the following technical factors and subfactors:

2.1 Relevant Team Experience

4.1 Project Organization and Chart Narrative

Technical factors are equal in importance and sub-factors within factors are equal in importance. When combined, Technical factors are significantly more important than price.

Factor 5 Price Proposal The Contracting Officer will conduct initial price evaluations and collaborate with the TEB and Cost Estimating Service, as necessary, after technical and past performance evaluations have been completed.

Responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors.

2. OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

NAICS code applicable to this solicitation is 237990 and the associated small business size standard is $36.5M.

a. Submitted proposals that do not adhere to the following instructions may be deemed unacceptable and ineligible for an award.

b. Proposals will be submitted in two separately bound volumes.

i. Volume I shall be the Technical Management Proposal and shall include the offeror’s responses to Evaluation Factors 1, 2, 3 & 4 as well as their sub-factors. (maximum 75 pages); and

ii. Volume II shall be the Price Proposal (maximum 30 pages).

c. Offerors are required to submit one (1) sealed original offer (Volumes I & II), and two (2) copies of their Technical Management Proposal (Volume I) and two (2) copies of the Price Proposal (Volume II) to Mr. Jeff Gerbensky, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management by the date and time shown on the SF 1442.

d. Electronic Copy, offerors shall include one copy of everything being submitted on paper as an electronic file on a DVD or CD. This electronic file shall be submitted at the same time and along with the paper copy. MS Word, Adobe PDF, and MS Excel format files only.

e. Postal Address/Courier Address for mailing proposals:

Department of Veterans Affairs Office Construction & Facilities Management 1425 Tri State Parkway Suite 140 Gurnee, IL 60031 Attn: JEFF GERBENSKY

f. Proposals shall be identified with a title page that contains the following information.

· Solicitation Number

· Solicitation Title

· Contractor Name

· Volume Number (1 or 2);

· Volume Title (Technical Management Proposal or Price Proposal)

· Index of the sections contained in the volume

g. The first page of the proposal shall include the information identified in provision 52.215-1 paragraph (c)(2). Paragraph (c)(2)(iii) is modified to read “A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation.” This statement should be placed on the first page of Volume 1 and 2 with the contact information.

h. Proposals shall be spiral bound (no 3-ring binders).

i. The proposal shall not exceed the number of pages identified in the table below. A page is considered to be one side of an 8-1/2 inch sheet of paper.

j. Proposals shall contain all applicable information as required by the evaluation factors.

k. All transmittal envelopes or other packaging shall be clearly marked with the solicitation number, offeror(s) name and return address.

l. All proposals should be mailed by fastest traceable means (i.e. FedEx, UPS, Airborne Express, etc.) to avoid delays

3. EVALUATION STANDARDS

a. PAST PERFORMANCE & TECHNICAL EVALUATION RATING STANDARDS The evaluation team will use the adjectival ratings and standards below to assess each Offerors proposal.

Factor 1 - Past Performance

Past Performance Evaluation Ratings & Standards

Factor 2, Factor 3, Factor 4, and All Sub-factors

Technical Evaluation Ratings & Standards

b. PRICE PROPOSAL RATING STANDARDS The Government will evaluate the following aspects of the Offeror’s price proposal 1) reasonableness, 2) completeness Reasonableness:

FAR Part 15 does not explicitly define the term “fair and reasonable.” The concept of a fair and reasonable price has elsewhere been described as the price that a prudent businessperson would pay for an item or service under competitive market conditions, given a reasonable knowledge of the marketplace. The Federal Acquisition Regulations clearly establishes the need to determine a price to be fair and reasonable prior to a Government Contracting Officer or Ordering Officer making a contract award. The Government anticipates adequate price competition to establish price reasonableness. The Government will compare prices received from offerors against each other, and may use current market prices, the Independent Government Cost Estimate or any other cost/price analysis method allowed under FAR Part 15 to determine price reasonableness.

Completeness:

The Government will review Offeror’s pricing proposals for completeness and accuracy. The Government will verify each proposal includes prices for all CLIN Items. The Government will also perform a general review of the submission to verify math calculations in the schedules and perform a cross-check of amounts that are common to two or more of the schedules.

Based upon proposed price for the CLIN Items, a determination will be made as to whether the Offeror properly understands the price proposal instructions and properly completed the pricing tables.

The Base Bid items and Add Alternates CLINs are listed on the Offer Schedule located behind form SF1442 in the solicitation. Offerors shall provide a detailed price breakdown with price itemized and totaled according to the corresponding specification section of the work. General Condition items such as mobilization, etc. that are not specifically described shall be included in Section 01 00 00. The add Alternates are listed in order of priority. All work is to be performed within the period of performance specified in the solicitation.

Price analysis & a best value decision will based upon offeror proposed pricing for CLINs 001-006 (Base Work + Add Alternates 1-4), however if pricing exceeds the available funding for CLINs 001-006, a new evaluation will be done for CLINs 001-005 and a best value determination will be made for that. If the pricing exceeds the available funding for CLINs 001-005, a new evaluation will be done for CLINs 001-004 and a best value determination will be made for that. If the pricing exceeds the available funding for CLINs 001-004, a new evaluation will be done for CLINs 001-003 and a best value determination will be made for that. If the pricing exceeds the available funding for CLINs 001-003, a new evaluation will be done for CLINs 001&002 (base bid) only and a best value determination will be made for that.

4. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL

Technical evaluation factor consists of: 1) Past Performance, (2) Relevant Experience, 3) Technical Approach, and (4) Construction/Project Management.

a. FACTOR 1 - PAST PERFORMANCE Past performance refers to the quality of recent project experience from the owner's perspective (How satisfactory was the Offeror’s performance on a particular recent project, 2015 to 2019). Describe the price and schedule performance including explanations for any price and/or time growth experienced and include the project’s safety record (i.e. number of lost time accidents/days). The Government may utilize PPIRS as a source for past performance data. The Offeror shall provide DUNS numbers for himself and the Offeror's core team members (Prime General Contractor, joint venture, and/or mentor-protégé partner). The focus of the Government's PPIRS query will be for construction projects recently completed or “well underway” within the submitted past 5 years for projects of a similar size (exceeding $20M in construction costs) and complexity. A "well underway" construction project is 50-percent complete at time submission of RFP. The TEB shall consider all available PPIRS data and narrative not necessarily limited to contract amount, number and total value of contract modifications, award date, original and final completion dates, quality of workmanship, completeness of submittals, correction of deficient work; management of the work, subcontractor management, and relations between owner and General Contractor or team.

Offerors and their core team members shall provide a listing of project names (not more than ten) and current points of contact (name, phone number, and email address) so the TEB may contact them directly if need be. As noted above, the projects shall be for construction projects recently completed or “well underway” within the past 5 years and of a similar size (exceeding $20M in construction costs) and complexity. Offerors shall have their project references fill out a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Form (See attachments) and email them directly to the Contracting Officer on or before the closing date of the RFP. In order for the Government to solicit candid, fair comments, the Government will not release the Interview Forms to the Offeror.

These PPQ ratings shall include the following data: current client contacts, NTP date, completion date, contract award amount, final price, name of contractor submitting PPQ, Offeror's name, and brief description of work performed by submitting contractor. The Offeror may supplement the PPQ with additional information at their discretion.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring that the telephone numbers provided for the owner’s representative provided are accurate and that the representative is aware that the TEB may be contacting them regarding the questionnaire and the Offeror’s past performance.

At the government's discretion, past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government including but not limited to interviews with Project Managers, Contracting Officers, other VA personnel, local agencies and other outside sources.

The evaluation team will assign one overall rating to the Past Performance factor for each Offeror. The evaluation team will assign an adjectival rating based on the information provided by the references and any other sources. In the case of an Offeror without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance and will receive a neutral rating. However, the proposal of an Offeror with no past performance history, while rated neutral in past performance, may not represent the most advantageous proposal to the Government. (Total page limit – 5, not including PPQs)

b. FACTOR 2 – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Sub-Factor 2.1, Relevant Team Experience Sub-factor 2.1 holistically evaluates the Offeror, core team members, and major sub-contractors relevant project experience. Does the Offeror have the right team of major sub-contractors on board to successfully deliver the project on-time and within budget? The evaluation will focus on the specialized experience of the team and their specific experience constructing major features typical of a national cemetery including but not limited to administration building/PIC, maintenance complex, committal shelters, physical security measures including access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, and fire alarm, mass and fine grading, wetlands mitigation, storm water management, pre-placed crypts, columbarium niches and in ground cremains, memorial walls, public assembly area with main flag pole, roadways, utility systems, site furnishings and signage, landscaping and irrigation, and geographic information system (GIS) site integration.

“Relevant” projects are defined as those construction contracts ongoing or completed within the last 5 years with comparable levels of size and complexity (construction value over $20 million and size exceeding 15-acres) to the Phase 2 Great Lakes National Cemetery project. Relevance/ complexity aspects, in descending order of importance, include:

· VA/NCA National Cemetery projects

· State/local/private cemetery projects

· Construction/Installation of pre-placed Crypts, Columbarium Niches (NCA Standard), Memorial Walls (NCA Standard), Natural Stone Columbarium Caps, Stone Veneers, Turf Placement and Maintenance, Landscape Placement and Maintenance, Irrigation Systems, Roadwork, Cold Weather Construction, Wetlands/Environmental Remediation or Restoration.

· Building construction, Golf Courses, Regional Parks, Multiple Sport-Fields Complexes, Large Scale Site Developments with Civil Emphasis Offerors shall complete and submit summaries for up to ten (10) relevant projects. The projects must demonstrate relevant construction experience. A project performed by both the GC and partner that demonstrates relevant construction experience will be counted as one relevant project. Offerors without projects meeting the dollar and/or size thresholds described above should submit the requested information for the most relevant projects regardless of value or size.

Multi-division or regionalized firms should submit projects performed by the division/business segment that would, if selected, perform the construction of the National Cemetery project. Projects performed by other divisions/business segments may be submitted but may be considered less relevant than projects performed by the local division/business segment proposing on this project.

Offerors shall summarize the following information not to exceed two (2) pages for each project. (Total page limit – 20):

· Describe the relevance to the National Cemetery of the Great lakes National Cemetery project.

· Describe the project team composition (construction firms involved)

· Describe the pricing and schedule performance including explanations for any price and/or time growth experienced

· Include the project’s safety record (i.e. number of lost time accidents/days)

· Describe how sustainable design principles were incorporated into the project; indicate to what extent environmental program goals (e.g., Energy Star, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) were achieved.

· Provide project's Point of Contact (name, title, email, and phone number).

Sub-Factor 2.2, Key Personnel Sub-factor 2.2 evaluates the relevant experience of the Offeror's key personnel. Does the Offeror have the right key personnel in-place to ensure a successful and timely delivery of the project? Offerors shall provide resumes for each key person identified below including their relevant experience for being assigned to this project. Though not required, consider using Resumes of Key Personnel Proposed for presenting this information. (Total page limit – 8)

· Project Executive

· Project Manager

· Construction Superintendent

· Quality Control Officer

· Safety Officer

· LEED Coordinator/Commissioning Agent

· Qualified Project Scheduler (Resume must indicate scheduling software experience with Primavera P6)

c. FACTOR 3 - TECHNICAL APPROACH This factor will be used to determine if the Offeror fully understands the project requirements, complexities, and constraints under which the work will be performed and has developed an acceptable strategy for managing and constructing the project within the given parameters. The Offeror shall demonstrate their ability to manage the contract proactively, schedule and satisfactorily complete the construction, manage project quality control and safety, incorporate procedures and plans for managing subcontractor performance, incorporate innovative techniques and practices, prioritize and address activities, respond to emergency situations/requirements, and identify any assumptions, deviations, or exceptions to the RFP.

The technical approach must clearly indicate how the Offeror would proceed if awarded the contract. The Offeror must provide a detailed description of how the proposed approach will enable the project to be constructed within time and budget, with minimal interference to existing cemetery operations and visitors during and following Early Turnover and restroom expansion construction and to the highest quality standards worthy of national shrine stature. The Offeror shall demonstrate his capabilities to use various tools, processes, techniques, personnel, and sub-contractors to successfully manage and deliver this project.

· Understanding of the project, work requirements and anticipated challenges (construction)

· Description of critical construction materials & techniques to ensure timely delivery and installation

· Understanding of local conditions such as availability of materials, labor, potential impacts due to weather

· Working in an operational cemetery once the early turnover portion is delivered,

· Coordination of temporary and permanent utility services.

· Punch List & Final Acceptance

· Training & Project Close Out (Total page limit – 25)

d. FACTOR 4 – CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

The Offeror shall demonstrate its ability to manage a project of this magnitude and complexity. The Offeror shall describe its management capabilities and demonstrate that it has the necessary organization, experience, accounting, operational controls, and technical skills (including, as appropriate, such elements as budget and schedule control procedures, quality control measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be procured and stored or services to be performed by the prospective contractor employees and its subcontractors) to design and build a National Cemetery.

Sub-Factor 4.1, Project Organizational Chart and Narrative:

The Offeror shall provide an Organization Chart and supporting narrative which includes the Offeror’s key personnel as well as major sub-contractors and their key personnel. Offeror shall demonstrate its ability to manage a project of this magnitude and that it has the necessary organization, experience, accounting, operational controls, and technical skills to build a National Cemetery. Clearly describe the prime responsible firm and key personnel as well as the roles and responsibilities of major sub-contractors including Crypt supply and placement, Irrigation System installation, Earthwork subcontractor and Columbarium Niche unit supplier and masonry subcontractor. (Total page limit – 3).

Sub-factor 4.2, Capacity to Perform the Work:

The Offeror and major sub-contractors shall demonstrate they have the resources and capacity to perform the work as required by the contract documents. The narrative shall include their company’s bonding capacity commitment letter (single project and aggregate) and current workload and existing staff utilization. (Total page limit – 3) Sub-factor 4.3, Quality Control Plan:

The Offeror shall describe the team’s quality control approach, corporate systems and capabilities to maintain quality control of the construction. The Offeror shall describe the proposed quality control organization, including the proposed staffing plan. There is no need to submit a detailed quality control plan as the successful Offeror will provide that after award. The Government is interested in demonstrable capabilities to assure control quality and how the Offeror can achieve or exceed the contract’s minimum quality control system requirements. (Total page limit – 2) Sub-factor 4.4, Safety Plan:

Similar to the quality control plan submittal requirement, the Offeror shall describe the team’s approach, systems and/or procedures in-place, and capabilities to maintain a safe work environment and to respond to emergencies that may arise during the course of construction. (Total page limit – 2) Sub-factor 4.5, Schedule:

The Offeror shall submit a proposed Level 3 project schedule in the format of a Gantt chart specific to this acquisition. The schedule shall clearly show the Early Turnover Work (as described in the Construction Documents) as completed 300 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The schedule shall also clearly show the remainder of the required work completed 1004 Calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.. The schedule shall be broken down by Phase and major division of work showing start and completion dates. The major work divisions shall be further broken down in sufficient detail to demonstrate the Offeror understands of the project requirements, critical path, and major milestones. The Offeror shall specify allowances for bad weather, days of the week and hours of operation, and the percentage of contract completion achieved at the end of each month of the contract period. The schedule shall be presented in 11” x 17” format, maximum 6 sheets plus a maximum 1 page (letter size) supporting narrative. (Total page limit – 7)

e. TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL, FORMAT & PAGE LIMITATIONS

Title Page – see instructions above

Volume I – Technical Proposal

Factor I - Past Performance

Factor 2 – Relevant Experience

Factor 3 - Technical Approach

Factor 4 – Construction/Project Management:

**NOTE: Cover pages, title pages, and index pages do not count towards page limitations. The Government will not review any information that exceeds the page limitation, including attachments, enclosures, charts, etc. For instance, if the total page limitation for a section is 10 pages, the Government will only review 10 pages. Information submitted on the 11th page and beyond will not be reviewed.

Total page limit for Volume I is 75 pages

5. VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL

Pricing for each CLIN shall be entered onto the Offer Schedule located behind form SF1442. The Offeror is also directed to provide a detailed price breakdown for each CLIN with prices itemized and totaled according to the corresponding specification section of the work. For General Condition items such as mobilization, etc. that are not specifically described shall be included in Section 01.00.00.

a. VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL FORMAT

Name and address of offeror Business Arrangement Contact Name and Phone Number Email Address DUNS Number

Total Page Limit for Volume II is 30 pages

6. SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors or sub-factors. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale.

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in…