Final 36C10F20R0055_3 (7-9-2020).pdf

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER 2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

a. NAME 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)

SOLICITATIONSOLICITATION

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 NO

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.

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36C10F20R0055 X

06-26-2020

TBD 851-048

003C4

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (00C3C4B) 425 I Street, NW Washington DC 20001

Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 425 I Street, NW Washington DC 20001

Crystal D. Cole 202.382.2708

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management issues this Solicitation, 36C10F20R0055, for Phase 5 expansion of Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038.

This requirement is being procured as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set Aside. This project will construct additional gravesites and cemetery improvements on the existing cemetery (renovation of Hemicycle and Chapel structure and interior) and includes development of approximately 50 acres of land, approximately 14,000 pre-placed crypt full casket gravesites, 350 oversize pre-placed crypt casket gravesites, approximately 2,000 traditional in-ground cremains and approximately 8,000 columbarium niches. Also includes 300-gravesite Hybrid Natural (Green) Burial Memorial Wall (approximately 240 spaces) and Ossuary, new gate entrance off Aldine Western, roads, parking, access, utilities, site improvements, signage and site furnishings for the entire cemetery, updated and new irrigation system, new well, pump station and irrigation pond, and improved drainage system for 100-year storm event to prevent flooding catastrophic event.

Work is to complete within 730 calendar days of receipt of Notice to Proceed. The magnitude of construction cost for this project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. The applicable North American Industry Classification System is 237990 and the small business size standard is $39.5 Million.

Pre-proposal conference information will provide in the Solicitation.

Please submit all questions regarding the solicitation and supporting documentation in writing using the RFI submission attachment. The RFI attachment shall be submitted via email to Crystal.Cole2@va.gov. RFIs will accept until July 24, 2020.

All Offerors are responsible for monitoring and downloading attachments and amendments from betaSAM.gov.

Proposal are due August 10, 2020, 12:00 PM Eastern Time (See Offerors Submission Instructions)

Offerors must be listed and verified in the Vendor Information Pages database https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov) as a SDVOSB upon submission of the proposal.

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE 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:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM 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

SEE SCHEDULE FOR LINE ITEMS.

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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

CRYSTAL D. COLE

VA-CFM-2019-DCFF2332

36C10F20R0055, Houston National Cemetery, Phase 5 Expansion

CLIN CLIN DESCRIPTION EXPRESSED

AMOUNT ($)

WRITTEN AMOUNT

CLIN

BASE BID. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION:

Houston National Cemetery, Phase 5 Expansion, Project No. 851-048. Work of the Contract includes general conditions, 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. Also, Early Turnover of Columbarium (approximately 8,000 niches) Memorial Wall (approximately 240 memorial markers) and Ossuary Area to include grading, landscaping, irrigation, roads, parking, drainage, site furnishings in accordance with contract documents.

CLIN

Construction of all remaining work designated Phase 5 in the contract documents including, but not limited to, new burial sections for approximately 16,650 gravesites, installation of crypts, access roads and parking, walks, grading, drainage and drainage improvements, utilities, fencing, signage and site furnishings for entire cemetery, renovation of existing facilities, new access off Aldine Western Road, retrofit/incorporation of requirements to improve sustainability and reduce energy usage, protected habitat preservation, wetlands, and mitigation, geographic information system (GIS) site integration extension into the Phase 5 area, FCA deficiency corrections, storm water management, erosion control, pollution prevention control, landscaping, irrigation system upgrades, new well, physical security upgrades, GPS/GIS system upgrades.

CLIN

Manufacture, deliver, off-load at site, inspect, and store approximately 14,000 pre-placed crypts and 650 oversize crypts.

The cost for placing crypts included in CLIN 002. The costs for installing columbarium niche covers and memorial wall markers included in CLIN 001. Niche covers and memorial markers are GFE.

CLIN

Add/Alt demolition of Farm-House buildings 2501 and 3006 and disposal of contaminated soil under and surrounding these buildings according to the contract documents

Sub-Total – CLIN 001 thru 004

General Requirements:

Insurance & Bonding

General Requirements:

Overhead & Profit

General Requirements:

Taxes & Permits

Sub-Total - General Requirements

TOTAL CLIN 001 thru 004:

Evaluation of Alternates – The Government intends to award a single contract for CLIN 001 - CLIN 003 at the time of award. Add Alternates may also be awarded if there is available funding. Add Alternates are listed in the order of priority. Add Alternates will be awarded in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.236-92.

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

A.1 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

A.2 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (CONSTRUCTION,

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PART I – GENERAL

PART II – PROPOSAL INFORMATION

1. STATEMENT OF WORK

2. OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

3. DEFINITIONS

4. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL

4.1 FACTOR 1 - PAST PERFORMANCE

4.2 FACTOR 2 – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

4.3 FACTOR 3 - TECHNICAL APPROACH

4.4 FACTOR 4 – CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

5. VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL

5.1 VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL FORMAT & CONTENT

6. SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A.3 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

A.4 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

A.5 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

A.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

A.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

A.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

A.9 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(OCT 2018)

A.10 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2018)...27

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019)

3.3 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.4 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROLS TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (JUN 2018)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JUN 2016)

4.2 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.3 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984)

4.4 52.211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDES TABLE FOR

SEPARATE PARTS OR STAGES) (SEPT 2000)

4.5 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (MAR 2020)

4.6 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(MAY 2020)

4.7 52.223-20 AEROSOLS (JUN 2016)

4.8 52.223-21 FOAMS (JUN 2016)

4.9 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (OCT 2019)

4.10 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.11 52.245-2 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSTALLATION OPERATION SERVICES

(APR 2012)

4.12 52.236-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

4.13 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.14 VAAR 852.211-72 TECHNICAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (NOV 2018)

4.15 VAAR 852.219-9 VA SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN MINIMUM

REQUIREMENTS (DEC 2009)

4.16 VAAR 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION)

4.17 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.18 VAAR 852.219-75 SUBCONTRACTING COMMITMENTS MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.19 VAAR 852.219-76 SUBCONTRACTING PLANS MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.20 VAAR 852.228-70 BOND PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT (JAN 2008)

4.21 VAAR 852.228-71 INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE (MAR 2018)

4.22 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (INCLUDING NAS–CPM) (NOV 2018) (ALTERNATE I)

4.23 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV

2018)

4.24 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

4.25 VAAR 852.236-79 CONTRACTOR PRODUCTION REPORT (APR 2019)

4.26 VAAR 852.236-80 SUBCONTRACTS AND WORK COORDINATION (APR 2019)

4.27 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (APR 2019)

4.28 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.29 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN

2008)

SPECIAL CLAUSES

a. Key personnel will include those proposed by the Contractor, to be confirmed in the award letter furnished by the Contracting Officer (CO)

4.31 52.236-21 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB

1997) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.32 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.33 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

ATTACHMENTS

See attached document: Houston - Building Wage Determination

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://beta.sam.gov/ under the Contracting Opportunities section.

(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.

Offerors shall submit an original bid bond complete with original signatures, original notary stamps, & corporate seals.

The BID BOND shall be included in emailed proposal and hard copy mailed to address in Block 8 of SF 1442 by the proposal due date and time

(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 feminine gender is used in this solicitation and contract documents, it shall be considered to include masculine.

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 make until the Offeror 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 Contract Opportunities section at www.beta.sam.gov.

5. Amendments: Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at www.beta.sam.gov.

Paper copies of the Amendments will NOT individually provide. Check the site regularly for updates. No other notification of Amendments will provide. 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 Offeror proposal’s being considered Non-Responsive.

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

7. VETS 4212: 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 4212 reporting information can be done electronically at: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. For procurement awards in excess of $25,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential Offerors are encouraged to file yearly.

8. 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 Offerors receive opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement, the 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 Offeror whose contract award is estimated to exceed $700,000 are 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). Offerors can obtain registration assistance by contacting CPARS Support E-mail at webptsmh@navy.mil or by calling (207) 438-1690. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award and must remain current to include any changes to the Offeror’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.

Pre-Proposal Conference & Jobsite Walkthrough A pre-proposal conference and jobsite walkthrough is scheduled for July 17, 2020, from 10:00am (CST) to 1:00pm (CST.) The pre-proposal conference will commence with a brief presentation outside the Cemetery Administration Bldg., located at 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive Houston, TX followed by a jobsite walk-through. No questions will answer at the site visit, all questions must submit in writing to the Contracting Officer

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST PROVIDE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT

CRYSTAL.COLE2@va.gov, WITH A LIST OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS THAT

WILL ATTEND THE SITE VISIT NO LATER THAN JULY 14, 2020 BY 3:00 PM

EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

For those parties who are unable to attend the jobsite walkthrough in person, an amendment to this solicitation will issue containing the same information that will present during the jobsite walkthrough and will include aerial Google photographs of the site.

Pre-Proposal Inquiries & Requests for Information Offerors shall submit inquiries/questions electronically to the Government's Point of Contact (POC). All requests for information or clarification shall submit via email to:Crystal.Cole2@va.gov with Cc to: Bryan.Bodner@va.gov via the Pre-Proposal Inquiry (PPI) Form by July 24, 2020 at noon Eastern Standard Time. The email subject line shall include Houston National Cemetery Phase 5 Expansion, RFP #36C10F20R0055. Unless the question deals with issues of a proprietary nature, the Government’s responses to inquiries/questions will post to www.beta.SAM.gov under RFP #36C10F20R0055. VA responses will be post on or about July 31, 2020.

Proposal Due Date, Time & Place of Submission Proposals are due August 10, 2020, at noon EST.

See OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS, below, for the mailing address and instructions.

All submitted materials will become the property of the Government and will NOT return.

Regardless of the manner Offerors choose to deliver proposal packages; it is the Offeror’s responsibility to make sure proposal receive before the submission deadline.

PART II – PROPOSAL INFORMATION

1. STATEMENT OF WORK

The purpose of this project is to enable the existing national cemetery to continue to provide burial services for eligible veterans in Texas. Houston National Cemetery is in Houston, Texas.

This project will construct additional gravesites and cemetery improvements on the existing cemetery (renovation of Hemicycle and Chapel structure and interior) and includes development of approximately 50 acres of land, approximately 14,000 pre-placed crypt full casket gravesites, 350 oversize pre-placed crypt casket gravesites, approximately 2,000 traditional in-ground cremains and approximately 8,000 columbarium niches. Also includes 300-gravesite Hybrid Natural (Green) Burial Section, Memorial Wall (approximately 240 spaces) and Ossuary, new gate entrance off Aldine Western, roads, parking, access, utilities, site improvements, signage and site furnishings for the entire cemetery, updated and new irrigation system, new well, pump station and irrigation pond, and improved drainage system for 100-year storm event to prevent flooding during catastrophic event.

The project duration will be 730 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. Early turnover will be complete by 365 days from Notice to Proceed.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD:

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

Factor 1 Past Performance Factor 2 Relevant Experience

2.1 Relevant Team Experience

2.2 Key Personnel

Factor 3 Technical Approach Factor 4 Construction/Project Management

4.1 Project Organization and Chart Narrative

4.2 Capacity to Perform Work

4.3 Quality Control Plan

4.4 Safety Plan

4.5 Construction Schedule

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

Offerors are advised that the Tradeoff process (Reference FAR 15.101-1) will utilize to determine which proposal represents the best value to the Government. Tradeoff, as the Government may consider award to other than the lowest priced Offeror or other than the highest technically rated Offeror if it is in the best interest of the Government.

2. OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

NAICS code applicable to this solicitation is 237990 and the associated small business size standard is $39.5M.

2.1 Submitted proposals that do not adhere to the following instructions may deem unacceptable and ineligible for an award.

2.2 Volume I shall be the Technical Proposal and shall include the Offeror’s responses to Evaluation Factors 1, 2, 3, & 4 as well as their sub-factors.

(maximum 88 pages;) and

2.2.1 Volume II shall be the Price Proposal Factor 5 (maximum 30 pages.)

2.3 OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT PROPOSAL

BY EMAIL TO CRYSTAL.COLE2@VA.GOV, CONTRACTING OFFICER.

Documents must submit as pdf attachments to the email by the date and time shown on the SF 1442.

2.4 Submit One (1) pdf document for Volume 1 Technical Proposal and One (1) pdf document for Volume 2 Price Proposal and Offer Guarantee (Bid Bond).

Email Marked: ORIGINAL - RESPONSE TO RFP – 36C10F20R0055 Houston National Cemetery, Phase 5.

**Limit file sizes to 40MB or less, if the file size is greater than 40MB, separate document into (2) pdfs and label pdfs as Volume 1 or Volume 2**

NOTE: While 40MB is the maximum message size, things like encryption can add overhead to a message and increase its size, so there are times when a message may need to be under 40MB to be sent successfully to account for this overhead. Also, ensure no special characters (#@$!&^*+) or slashes (/, \) in the document title.

The Offer Guarantee (BID BOND) shall include in the email proposal and the original Offer Guarantee (Bid Bond) shall mail to address in Block 8 of SF1442 by the proposal due date and time.

Postal Address/Courier Address for mailing bid bond:

Department of Veterans Affairs Office Construction & Facilities Management 425 I Street, NW Room 6W417A Washington, DC 20001 Attn: Crystal D. Cole

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

Solicitation Number Solicitation Title Contractor Name Volume Number (I or II;)

Volume Title (Technical Management Proposal or Price Proposal) Index of the sections contained in the volume

2.6 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 I and II with the contact information.

2.7 The proposal shall not exceed the number of pages identified in the table below.

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

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1 Recency: “Recent”, for the sake of this solicitation, refers to construction project/contract work experience performed in the last five (5) years (between 2014 to 2019). Projects may be completed or “well underway”. A "well underway" construction project is 50-percent complete at time of proposal submission. Based upon these criteria, past performance & experience will be assigned a rating of Recent or Not Recent.

3.2 Relevancy: “Relevant” experience is defined as construction contracts of a similar size (exceeding $10M in construction costs) and comparable level of complexity to the Houston National Cemetery, Phase 5A and B, project.

Relevant complexity aspects include (in descending order or importance):

VA/NCA National Cemetery projects (Very Relevant) State/local/private cemetery projects (Very Relevant) Projects requiring the construction of multiple features typical to a National

Cemetery such as pre-placed crypts, columbarium niches, memorial walls, cast or natural stone columbarium caps, cast or natural stone veneers, turf (sod) placement and maintenance, tree and shrub placement and maintenance, irrigation systems with mainlines exceeding 4-inch in diameter, irrigation central control systems, roadways, wetlands/environmental remediation or restoration. (Relevant)

Building construction, building remodel, golf courses, regional parks, multiple sport-fields complexes, or multi-phased recreation-oriented land development projects larger than 10 acres. (Somewhat Relevant)

3.3 Strength – An aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

3.4 Weakness – A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

3.5 Deficiency – A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

4. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL

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

4.1 FACTOR 1 - PAST PERFORMANCE

Proposal Submission Requirements Relevant Project Summaries:

Each Offeror shall complete and submit summaries, as described below, for no less than THREE (3,) and no more than FIVE (5) recent and relevant projects. For each project selected, Offerors shall summarize the following information, not to exceed one (1) page for each project (Total page limit – 10, not including PPQs):

Describe the project team composition and your firm’s role (AE Firm, General Contractor and key sub-contractors involved).

Describe the relevance to the Houston National Cemetery, Phase 5, project.

Describe the cost and schedule performance including explanations for any cost and/or time growth experienced Include the project’s safety record (i.e., number of lost time accidents) Provide the Owner's name and POC information including a current phone number.

Past Performance Questionnaires (no page limit):

For each of the no less than THREE (3,) and no more than FIVE (5,) projects identified above, if CPARS evaluations are available, the Offeror shall provide a summary listing (table format) of interim & final past performance evaluations for those projects. Using CPARS, the Government will download the identified CPARS assessments for review and analysis.

All Offerors must follow the process outlined below for all recent, & relevant projects identified above that do not have CPARS evaluations available:

The Offeror shall initiate Past Performance Questionnaires, or PPQs, by completing blocks 1 through 7 on the form (see Attachment 2). The Offeror shall request that the owner’s representative most knowledgeable of the project complete blocks 8 on the form and email the PPQs directly to the Contracting Officer identified on the form no later than the proposal due date/time identified on Page 1 of form 1442.

In case PPQs are not received by the Contracting Officer prior to the proposal submission due date, the Offeror shall provide a listing of all owner references to whom PPQs were sent including name, email address, and phone number. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that the contact information provided for the owner’s representative indicated for each relevant project is accurate and that the representative is aware that the Contracting Officer may be contacting them regarding the questionnaire and the Offeror’s past performance. If completed Questionnaires are not received timely by the Contracting Officer from the owner’s representative, the Government reserves the right to disregard them, contact the references directly or obtain the requested information, or obtain the information from any other sources.

Note: Multi-division or regionalized firms should submit projects performed by the division/business segment that would, if selected, perform the construction on this contract. 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.

4.2 FACTOR 2 – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Sub-Factor 2.1, Relevant Team Experience

Sub-factor 2.1 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 the following:

pre-placed crypts, in ground cremains, memorial walls, maintenance complex, committal shelters, mass and fine grading, wetlands mitigation, storm water management, public assembly area with main flagpole, roadways, utility systems, landscaping and irrigation, physical security including access control, intrusion detection, & video surveillance;

site furnishings, signage, and geographic information system (GIS) site integration.

Offerors should complete and submit summaries for up to three (3,) and no more than five

(5) recent and relevant projects. Offerors without projects meeting the Recency and Relevancy definitions described above may submit the requested information for their most recent & 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 project in detail & highlight relevance of the project to the Houston 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. Resume should describe work experience in sufficient detail to demonstrate its relevance to the evaluator. Resume should also show how many years the person occupied each position. (Total page limit – 16)

Project Executive Minimum Qualifications:

o20 years of experience managing construction work of a similar size & complexity to Houston Phase 5 oA Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field.

Project Manager Minimum Qualifications:

o10 years of experience managing construction projects of a similar size & complexity to Houston Phase 5 o A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field.

Construction Superintendent Minimum Qualifications:

o 20 years of field superintendent experience and on-site management of construction work of a similar size & complexity to Houston Phase 5.

Quality Control Officer /CQC System Manager CQC System Manager is an individual within the onsite work organization that is responsible for overall management of CQC and has the authority to act in all CQC matters for the Contractor.

Minimum Qualifications:

o The CQC system Manager is required to be a graduate engineer, graduate architect, or a graduate of construction management, and;

o Have a minimum of 5 years construction experience on construction similar in scope of this Contract.

Safety Officer The designated Prime Contractor Safety Officer must meet the requirements of all applicable OSHA standards and be capable (through training, experience, and qualifications) of ensuring that the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.16 and other appropriate Federal, State and local requirements are met for the project.

Minimum Qualifications:

Provide evidence that candidate has completed the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety class within the last 5 years Demonstrate that candidate has the following;

five (5) years of construction industry safety experience or;

three (3) years of construction industry safety experience if he/she possesses a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or certified Construction Safety and Health Technician (CSHT) certification or have a safety and health degree from an accredited university or college.

Independent CPM Consultant To fulfill the requirements of this specification section, the Contractor shall engage an independent CPM consultant who is skilled in the time and cost application of scheduling using (PDM) network techniques for similar sized construction projects.

Provide a brief narrative that describes up to five (5) prior construction projects for which the proposed consultant has performed complete project scheduling services.

Minimum Qualifications:

oResume should contain sufficient information to show that the proposed consultant has the qualifications to meet the requirements specified in section 01 32 16.13 NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEDULES - MAJOR PROJECTS of the solicitation specifications.

o Resume must indicate scheduling software experience with Primavera P6.

4.3 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)

4.4 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 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 Level 3 project schedule in the format of a Gantt chart specific to this acquisition. The schedule shall also clearly show the remainder of the required work completed 730 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)

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL, FORMAT & PAGE LIMITATIONS

Tab Description Total Page Limit**

Title Page – see instructions above

Volume I – Technical Proposal

Factor I - Past Performance

CPARS List and Past Performance Questionnaire List 10

Factor 2 – Relevant Experience

Relevant Projects 20

Key Personnel 16

Factor 3 - Technical Approach

Technical Approach 25

Factor 4 – Construction/Project Management:

Project Organizational Chart and Narrative 3

Capacity to Perform the Work 3

Quality Control Plan 2

Safety Plan 2

Schedule 7

**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 88 pages

5. VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL

5.1 VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL FORMAT & CONTENT

Cover Page First page of Volume II must include:

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

Title Page See Instructions above

TAB 1 Executed Solicitation, Offer and Award Form (SF1442) including supplemental pages with CLIN pricing complete on the Offer Schedule (page 6 of solicitation). Offeror shall complete Blocks 14-20C. Signed acknowledgement of all solicitation amendments.

TAB 2 Executed Original Bid Guarantee (SF-24)

TAB 3 Printed copy “Representations and Certifications” as submitted on https://www.sam.gov/portal/public /SAM

TAB 4 CD of Price Proposal

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.

The Government will evaluate the following aspects of the Offeror’s price proposal 1) reasonableness, 2) completeness, 3) price

Reasonableness:

A fair and reasonable price has 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 will result from this solicitation.

Therefore, the Government intends to compare prices received from offerors against each other IAW FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(i) to determine price reasonableness. However, the Government may use any of the price proposal analysis techniques specified under FAR 15.404-1(b)(2), as necessary & appropriate, to determine price reasonableness.

Completeness:

The Government will ensure the Offeror’s pricing proposals include verification for completeness and accuracy. The Government will verify proposal include prices for all CLIN Items. The Government will also perform a general review of submissions 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 the 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. A determination will be made regarding whether the price appears unbalanced either for the total price of the proposal or separately priced line items. An unbalanced proposal is one that incorporates prices that are less than price for some items and/or prices that are overstated for other items. An unbalanced price proposal will be considered grounds for rejection of the proposal as non-responsive.

Price:

Proposed prices that the Contracting Officer determines to be Reasonable & Complete will be compared against each other & ranked from lowest to highest.

Price analysis & a best value decision will be based upon offeror’s proposed pricing for CLINs 001 & 002 combined.

All work is to be performed within the period of performance specified in the solicitation.

Pricing should reflect performing the work within the period of performance specified in the solicitation.

A.3 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)

A.4 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)

A.5 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "designated country construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers.