36C10F22R0033 LANC 4.11.2022.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)

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 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.

36C10F22R0033

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03-21-2022

898-032C

36C10F

Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Construction and

Facilities Management (003C4B)

425 I Street NW

Washington DC 20001

Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Construction and

Facilities Management (003C4B)

425 I Street NW

Washington DC 20001

Isabell Coad - isabell.coad@va.gov 708-940-3568

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management, anticipates awarding a

Firm Fixed Priced contract to expand Los Angeles National Cemetery Phase 1C, Project No. 898-032C located in Los Angeles, CA, in accordance with phase 1C drawings and specifications.

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

The applicable North American Industry Classification System NAICS CODE: 236220 (size standard $39.5M).

The magnitude of construction cost for this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Pre-proposal site visit schedule - see clause 52.236-27 in the solicitation.

Please submit all questions regarding the solicitation in writing using the PPI Pre-Proposal Inquiry (PPI) Form.

Proposals are due April 21, 2022, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

All Offerors are responsible for monitoring this solicitation and any subsequent amendments at https://www.sam.gov/.

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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

CLIN 001 Base Bid: ______________________________

CLIN 002 Option Alternate A: ______________________

CLIN 003 Option Alternate B: ______________________

36C10F

Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Construction and

Facilities Management

425 I Street NW

Washington DC 20001

FMS-VA-2(101)

Financial Services Center

PO Box 149971

Austin TX 78714-9971

CLIN CLIN DESCRIPTION EXPRESSED

AMOUNT

WRITTEN AMOUNT

CLIN

BASE BID. GENERAL

CONSTRUCTION: Los Angeles

National Cemetery, Phase 1C Project No.

898-032C. Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to construct the full extent of the work defined and included contract documents as shown on the plans and described in the specifications. Repair and Restoration of the Existing Indoor Columbarium and

Cloister buildings 4601 and 4602, Columbarium Restrooms- building 1501.

CLIN

Option Alternate A: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to construct the full extent of the work defined and called out as: ADD

ALTERNATE A on Sheet GI-004.

CLIN

Option Alternate B: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to construct the full extent of the work defined and called out as: ADD

ALTERNATE B on Sheet GI-004.

TOTAL CLINS 001 thru 003:

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR: TBD

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C10F Isabell Coad isabell.coad@va.gov

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

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with:

[x] 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award

Management, or [] 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

a. Quarterly []

b. Semi-Annually []

c. Other [x] Monthly billing in accordance with Prompt Payment Act.

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

FMS-VA-2(101)

Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

AMENDMENT NO DATE

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

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PART I - GENERAL

PART II – PROPOSAL INFORMATION

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2. ACQUISITION STRATEGY/CONTRACT STRUCTURE

3. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

4. EVALUATION FACTOR WEIGHTINGS AND IMPORTANCE

5. DEFINITIONS

6. OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

a. FACTOR 1 - RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

b. FACTOR 2 - TECHNICAL APPROACH

c. FACTOR 3 - CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

VOLUME II - PAST PERFORMANCE

VOLUME III - PRICE PROPOSAL FACTOR

PROVISIONS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.2 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.3 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

2.4 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.5 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

2.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.8 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

2.9 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2020)

(JUL 2020) (DEVIATION)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

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

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

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

3.5 52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.2 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER

COVERED ENTITIES (NOV 2021)

4.3 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.4 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984)

4.5 52.211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)

4.6 52.217-7 OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY—SEPARATELY PRICED LINE

ITEM (MAR 1989)

4.7 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(SEP 2021)

4.8 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.9 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.10 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (NOV 2021)

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

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

4.12 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.13 VAAR 852.219-77 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (SEP 2021)

(DEVIATION)

4.14 VAAR 852.228-72 ASSISTING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC 2009)

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

2018)

4.16 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

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

4.19 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.20 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.21 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN

2008)

4.22 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.23 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

4.24 SPECIAL CLAUSES

KEY PERSONNEL

4.25 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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 www.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.

(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. The penal sum for each bond at the time of award shall be 100% of the original contract price IAW FAR 52.228-15. The awardee shall furnish performance & payment bonds to the Contracting officer. Copies of SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained upon application to the issuing office.

(d) An original, hard copy, executed Bid Guarantee (on form SF-24) must be mailed to the address below and received by the Contracting Officer within 5 business days of the proposal due date and time shown in Box 13a of solicitation form SF 1442 (or as subsequently amended).

(e) Volume III, Tab 2 - Price Proposal must contain a legible, scanned copy of the Executed Bid

Guarantee (SF-24). Seals should be shaded with pencil lead to make them legible, prior to being scanned and emailed.

(f) Postal Address/Courier Address for mailing hard copy Bid Guarantee:

Office Design & Construction

425 I St NW, 6th floor (003C4B)

Washington, DC 20001

Attn: David Bullerwell, OFA NRO Director

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

(h) All bonds should be mailed by fastest traceable means (i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc.) to avoid delays.

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

(j) Cost Range: $2,000,000 to $5,000,000.

http://www.sam.gov/

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 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. Offerors are encouraged to track this solicitation via the Contract Opportunities Section of the www.SAM.gov website.

5. Amendments: Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at www.SAM.gov. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. Check www.SAM.gov regularly for updates.

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.

7. 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 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 contractors are encouraged to file every year.

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 $750,000, 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 http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 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 $750,000 is required to register with the CPARS database at the following web address:

https://cpars.cpars.gov/cpars/app/accessrequestverify_input.action?role=SCR (Corporate

Senior Management Access Request). 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.

Pre-Proposal Conference & Jobsite Walkthrough (Site Visit):

Interested parties should meet at the Cemetery Administration Building located at the Los

Angeles National Cemetery – 950 S Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049.

The pre-proposal conference will be held on site and virtually on March 30, 2022, from 9:00am

– 11:00am PST.

Microsoft Teams meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODJiMDljMTUtOGVmNS00ODgyLTkxOTUtOWU3NDI2Y2NiZDUz%40thre ad.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227e736f48-52ff-4878-8b76-c228a639a826%22%7d

Or call in (audio only)

Phone Number: (872) 701-0185

Conference ID: 471 739 282#

A jobsite walkthrough (site visit) is scheduled to take place immediately upon completion of the pre-proposal conference on March 30, 2022 from approximately 9:15am to 11:00pm PST.

No questions will be answered at the site visit. All questions must be submitted in writing to the

Contracting Officer, as indicated below.

https://cpars.cpars.gov/cpars/app/accessrequestverify_input.action?role=SCR https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODJiMDljMTUtOGVmNS00ODgyLTkxOTUtOWU3NDI2Y2NiZDUz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227e736f48-52ff-4878-8b76-c228a639a826%22%7d https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODJiMDljMTUtOGVmNS00ODgyLTkxOTUtOWU3NDI2Y2NiZDUz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227e736f48-52ff-4878-8b76-c228a639a826%22%7d https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODJiMDljMTUtOGVmNS00ODgyLTkxOTUtOWU3NDI2Y2NiZDUz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227e736f48-52ff-4878-8b76-c228a639a826%22%7d https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODJiMDljMTUtOGVmNS00ODgyLTkxOTUtOWU3NDI2Y2NiZDUz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22e95f1b23-abaf-45ee-821d-b7ab251ab3bf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227e736f48-52ff-4878-8b76-c228a639a826%22%7d

*ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST PROVIDE A LIST OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS THAT

WILL ATTEND THE SITE VISIT TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER

(ISABELL.COAD@VA.GOV) NO LATER THAN MARCH 25, 2022 BY 3:00 PM EST.

PART II – PROPOSAL INFORMATION

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this Phase 1C Development project at the Los Angeles National Cemetery is to provide renovations to select structures at the cemetery to protect the remains of interred Veterans and to enhance the integrity of the historically sensitive buildings. This project will provide upgrades and renovations to columbarium, cloister, columbarium restrooms, and rostrum. The contract drawings and specifications include a base bid and two CLIN options.

ITEM I, CLIN 001, Base Bid: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to construct the full extent of the work defined and included contract documents as shown on the plans and described in the specifications. Repair and Restoration of the Existing Indoor Columbarium and Cloister buildings 4601 and 4602, Columbarium Restrooms- building 1501, ITEM II, CLIN 002, Option Alternate A: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to construct the full extent of the work defined and called out as: ADD ALTERNATE A on Sheet GI-004.

ITEM III, CLIN 003, Option Alternate B: Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to construct the full extent of the work defined and called out as: ADD ALTERNATE B on Sheet GI-004

The project period of performance shall be 365 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

The estimated cost of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The contract is estimated to be awarded on or around June 26, 2022.

2. ACQUISITION STRATEGY/CONTRACT STRUCTURE

In accordance with 38 USC 8127, the contracting officer has determined that this construction acquisition be 100% set-aside for CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns.

The basis for award will be FAR 15 Best Value utilizing Tradeoff Process source selection.

The Government intends to make award without discussions, in accordance with 15.215-1. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines discussions to be necessary.

This acquisition will result in a firm-fixed price contract. The Government will award a single contract resulting from the solicitation, to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the best value to the mailto:ISABELL.COAD@VA.GOV

Government considering both non-price factors and price.

3. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The Government will evaluate each Offeror’s proposal using the following factors and subfactors:

1. Technical Factors

Factor 1 Relevant Experience Subfactor 1.1 Project Experience Subfactor 1.2 Key Personnel

Factor 2 Technical Approach Factor 3 Construction/Project Management

Subfactor 3.1 Project Organizational Chart and Narrative Subfactor 3.2 Capacity to Perform Work Subfactor 3.3 Schedule

2. Past Performance Factor

3. Price Factor

4. EVALUATION FACTOR WEIGHTINGS AND IMPORTANCE

Technical factors are Equal in importance and subfactors within factors are equal in importance. Technical factors and Past Performance factor are equal in importance.

When combined, non-price factors are approximately equal to Price.

Award may be made to other than the lowest-priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror.

5. DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this solicitation, Recent, Relevant and Similar are defined as follows:

• Recency: “Recent” is defined as construction project/contract work performed in the last five (5) years (between 2017 to 2022). Projects may be completed or at least 50% complete at time of proposal submission.

• Relevancy: “Relevant” is defined as construction project/contract work of a similar size and comparable level of complexity to this project. Relevant size & complexity aspects may include (in descending order of relevance):

o Very Relevant: Cemetery projects exceeding $5M in construction costs; requiring significant landscaping improvements, columbarium construction, roadway or other paving, irrigation systems, vertical construction/renovations, historical repair considerations, highly specialized masonry repair/repointing, and major roof construction/repairs.

o Relevant: Cemetery projects OR other vertical construction and renovation projects greater than $5M; requiring significant landscaping improvements, columbarium construction, roadway or other paving, irrigation systems, vertical construction/renovations, historical repair considerations, masonry repointing and/or major roof construction/repairs.

o Somewhat Relevant: Cemetery OR other construction projects exceeding $3M in construction costs, requiring new construction/renovations of buildings, turf (sod) placement and maintenance, tree and shrub placement and maintenance, irrigation central control systems, stormwater systems, roadways or other paving, or general maintenance and repair projects.

o Not Relevant: Involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

• Similar: “Similar” is defined as a cemetery construction projects comparable to value project at or over $5M.

6. OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

This solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). To help determine the eligibility of Prime contractors to participate in this solicitation, the Government will use the Small Business Administration (SBA) small business size standard associated with the NAICS code applicable to this solicitation – see below.

• NAICS Code is 236220

• SBA Small business Size Standard is $39.5M.

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

a. Proposals will be submitted in THREE (3) separate volumes (files).

i. Volume I shall be the Technical Proposal and shall include the offeror’s responses to Evaluation Factors 1, 2, and 3 as well as the subfactors

See Solicitation section VOLUME I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL for Technical Proposal formatting instructions and any page limitations; and

ii. Volume II shall be the Past Performance Information and shall include response to Past Performance Factor.

See Solicitation section VOLUME II – PAST PERFORMANCE for Past Performance Information formatting instructions and any page limitations; and

iii. Volume III shall be the Price Proposal and shall include the Offeror’s response to Price Factor. Price Proposal Volume III shall contain VAAR 852.219-77 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting— Certificate of Compliance, bid guarantee, signed copy of SF1449, copy of Reps and Certs, and any signed amendments.

See Solicitation section VOLUME III – PRICE PROPOSAL for Price Proposal formatting Instructions and any page limitations.

b. Method of Submission:

i. Proposal must be submitted via email only.

1. Emailed proposal shall be sent to the Contracting Officer at Isabell.coad@va.gov and must be received by the due date and time established in the solicitation.

2. Emailed files must be no larger than 40MB each

3. If the file size is greater than 40MB, separate document into multiple files and label files logically and sequentially, for example Volume I-part 1, Volume I-part 2, etc.

4. 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.

5. Offerors shall email the following documents to the Contracting Officer by the due date and time shown in Box 13a of solicitation form SF 1442 (or as subsequently amended):

i. one (1) copy of the Technical Proposal (Volume I)

ii. one (1) copy of the Past Performance Information (Volume II)

iii. one (1) copy of the Price Proposal (Volume III).

iv. Late or incomplete Proposals may be considered to be nonresponsive.

c. Electronic Proposal File Format:

i. Adobe PDF is the only file format that will be accepted.

d. Proposals shall be identified with a TITLE PAGE that contains the following information:

• Solicitation Number

• Solicitation Title

• Contractor Name, address, email, and DUNS

• Contractor Authorized Representative information

• Volume Number (I, II, or III)

• Volume Title (Technical Proposal, Past Performance Information, or Price Proposal)

• Index of the sections contained in the volume

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

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

iii. Bid Guarantee (Bond):

a. Volume III, Tab 2 - Price Proposal must contain a legible, scanned copy of the Executed Bid Guarantee (SF-24). Seals should be shaded with pencil lead to make them legible, prior to being scanned and emailed.

See Solicitation Section VOLUME III – PRICE PROPOSAL for Price Proposal Formatting instructions.

b. An original, hard copy, executed Bid Guarantee (on form SF-24) must be mailed to the address below and received by the Contracting Officer no later than 5 business days after the proposal due date and time shown in Box 13a of solicitation form SF 1442 (or as subsequently amended).

c. Postal Address/Courier Address for mailing hard copy Bid Guarantee:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Office Design & Construction

425 I St NW, 6th floor (003C4B)

Washington, DC 20001

Attn: David Bullerwell, OFA NRO Director

d. See Solicitation Section titled, INFORMATION REGARDING

BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Technical Proposal shall consist of THREE (3) factors: (1) Relevant Experience, (2) Technical Approach, and (3) Construction/Project Management and their subfactors, as identified below.

a. FACTOR 1 - RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Sub-Factor 1.1, Project Experience

The Offeror shall submit three (3) recent projects, considered to be relevant as defined in the solicitation. The Offeror may submit projects for which they were a Prime contractor and projects of their major subcontractors or other partners for which they would partner with on this project.

For each of the three (3) projects, the offeror shall summarize the following information not to exceed four (4) pages for each project. (Total page limit – 12):

- Describe the project in detail and highlight relevance of the project to this solicitation project scope of work.

- Detail the project team and explain each firm’s role on the project. Specifically identify major partners & subcontractors involved on this project that would be used for the project outlined in this solicitation.

- Describe the original project pricing and schedule, then detail the projects performance and include explanations for any price and/or time growth experienced. Include an explanation of any potential correlation between price and schedule.

- Describe 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 and how those achievements were recorded into the final documentation. If a LEED certification was required, provide which elements contributed to the certification.

- Indicate whether or not the project required LEED Silver (or higher) certification, and if so, what elements composed that certificate.

- Provide a customer point of contact for each project including name, title, email and phone number. The Government reserves the right to contact the customer to verify information provided by the Offeror.

Sub-Factor 1.2, Key Personnel

Offerors shall provide one resume for each key person identified below including their relevant experience for being assigned to this project.

Resumes should describe work experience in sufficient detail to demonstrate its relevance to the evaluator. Resumes should also show the number of years the person occupied each position. Proposals that exceed Minimum Qualifications may be rated higher. (Total page limit 21, max 3 pages per resume)

1. Project Executive

Minimum Qualifications:

- Eight (8) years of experience managing construction work considered relevant as defined in this solicitation. (Higher rating may be given for more than fifteen (15) years of experience leading on-site construction projects considered relevant as defined in this solicitation.)

- Bachelor Degree. (Higher rating may be given for Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, or Landscape Architecture. Higher rating also may be given for professional licensure in the fields of engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or construction management)

2. Project Manager

- Eight (8) years of experience leading on-site construction projects considered relevant as defined in this solicitation. (Higher rating may be given for more than fifteen (15) years of experience leading on-site construction projects considered relevant as defined in this solicitation.)

- Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, or Landscape

Architecture. (Higher rating may be given for professional licensure in the field of engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, or construction management)

- Show evidence candidate meets Health & Safety qualifications in the solicitation specifications for key personnel (Spec 01 35 26), at the time of proposal.

3. Construction Superintendent

- Ten (10) years of field superintendent experience, leading construction work considered relevant as defined in this solicitation. (Higher rating may be given for more than fifteen (15) years of field superintendent experience leading on-site management of construction work considered relevant as defined in this solicitation.)

- Show evidence candidate meets Health & Safety qualifications in the

4. Quality Control Officer/Contractor Quality Control (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:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, or Landscape

Architecture and five (5) years general construction experience in the role of project manager, project engineer, QC manager, or project superintendent - OR- more than ten (10) years of general construction experience in the role of project manager, project engineer, QC manager, or project superintendent on projects considered to be somewhat relevant or better, as defined in the solicitation.

- Two (2) years quality control experience on projects considered to be relevant as defined in the solicitation.

- Show evidence candidate meets Health & Safety qualifications in the

5. Safety Officer

- Must be designated Prime Contractor Safety Officer

- Provide evidence (course completion certificate) that candidate has completed the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety class within the last two (2) years

- 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.

- Provide evidence that candidate must meet the Quality Control and Health &

Safety qualifications specified in the solicitation specifications.

- Resume should display candidate’s capability (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.

6. Independent CPM Consultant

To fulfill all 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 projects considered relevant as defined by this solicitation. Provide a brief narrative that describes three (3) to five (5) prior construction projects for which the proposed consultant has performed complete project scheduling services.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Resume 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.

- Resume must indicate scheduling software experience with Primavera P6

7. LEED/Commissioning Coordinator

Provide resume of LEED/Commissioning coordinator to work with the project’s Commissioning Agent and be the contractor’s dedicated Commissioning Team lead.

Minimum Qualifications:

- LEED AP accredited professional OR

- Five (5) years demonstrated experience as commissioning coordinator

b. FACTOR 2 - TECHNICAL APPROACH

The Offeror shall provide a technical approach narrative that clearly indicates how the Offeror would proceed if awarded this contract. The Offeror shall demonstrate their capabilities to use various tools, processes, techniques, personnel, and subcontractors to successfully manage and deliver this project and describe the following:

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

- Plan to manage this project proactively

- Critical construction materials and techniques to ensure timely delivery and installation

- Capability demonstrating the ability to schedule large projects, showing satisfactory completion of construction, using the phases per the plans and specs with minimal interference to daily cemetery operations and visitors (Higher rating may be given for offerors proposing a realistic shortened schedule.)

- Manage project quality control and safety

- Incorporate procedures and plans for managing subcontractor performance

- Incorporate innovative techniques and practices

- Prioritize and address activities

- Understanding of local conditions such as availability of materials, labor, potential impacts or delays due to weather, etc.

- Working in an operational cemetery

- Coordination of temporary and permanent utility services

- Punch List and Final Acceptance

- Training and Project Close Out

- Respond to emergency situations/requirements

- Identify any assumptions, deviations, or exceptions to the RFP.

(Total page limit – 20)

c. FACTOR 3 - CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

i. Sub-Factor 3.1, 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 subcontractors and their key personnel.

Offeror shall demonstrate its ability to manage a project considered to be relevant as defined in this solicitation, 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 subcontractors including crypt supply and placement, irrigation system installation, earthwork subcontractor, and columbarium niche unit supplier and masonry subcontractor. (Total page limit – 3)

ii. Sub-factor 3.2, Capacity to Perform Work:

The Offeror shall demonstrate they and their major subcontractors have the resources and capacity to perform the work as required by the solicitation documents. The Offeror shall display their current projects with dollars values and estimated completion dates, as well as the current projects with dollar values of their major subcontractors. The Offeror shall also identify current utilization of key personnel proposed in Sub-Factor 1.2.

The Government has the discretion to determine what would be considered over capacity. (Total page limit – 3)

iii. Subfactor 3.3, Schedule:

The offeror shall describe how they will use the approved schedule to proactively manage the work, avoid delays, and mitigate delays should they occur. The narrative should also discuss any special circumstances the schedule must account for given the scope and location of the project. (Total page limit – 2)

VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FORMAT

Section Total Page Limit*

Title Page (see instructions)

Factor 1 – Relevant Experience

1.1 - Project Experience 12

1.2 - Key Personnel 21

Factor 2 - Technical Approach

Technical Approach 20

Factor 3 – Construction/Project Management:

3.1 - Project Organizational Chart and Narrative 3

3.2 - Capacity to Perform Work 3

3.3 - Schedule 2

*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 62 pages

VOLUME II - PAST PERFORMANCE

Past Performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. It considers each Offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract requirements.

Each Offeror shall provide three (3) summaries for projects on which the Offeror’s firm was the prime contractor, joint venture partner, or a major subcontractor, in accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2).

These projects do not have to be the same as submitted under the Technical subfactor 1.1 Project Experience.

For each project selected, Offerors shall provide the following information, not to exceed three (3) pages for each project:

1. Project name and Contract Number (If the project is with a Joint Venture (JV) Partner, provide the DUNS/UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) numbers for each entity).

2. Project location (city & state)

3. Detailed description of the overall project and work scope,

4. Contract award and completion date (if not complete, provide target completion date).

5. Describe the project’s relevance to this National Cemetery project.

6. Provide the name of organization that issued the contract

7. Provide an Owner point of contact (POC) that includes:

i. Name & Title,

ii. Current email address,

iii. Current phone number

8. Provide information regarding completed CPARS evaluations (see below)

OR

COMPLETED Past Performance Questionnaires (see below)

CPARS:

For each of the projects identified for Past Performance evaluation, if CPARS evaluations are available, the Offeror shall clearly identify, by contract number, which projects have interim and final CPARS past performance evaluations. There is no requirement to submit the CPARS reports.

Using CPARS.gov, the Contracting Officer (CO) will access Past Performance reports for the Offeror's core team members (Prime General Contractor, Joint Venture teaming partner and/or mentor-protégé partner. The Offeror shall provide DUNS/UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) numbers for itself and each of the Offeror's core team members (Prime General Contractor, Joint Venture, teaming partner and/or mentor-protégé partner) to facilitate the retrieval of recent and relevant CPAR reports for Past Performance evaluation.

Past Performance Questionnaires:

ONLY for projects without CPARS ratings, the Offeror shall initiate Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs), by completing blocks 1 through 7 on the form (See Solicitation Attachment.) The offeror will obtain from these contacts, responses to the “Past Performance Questionnaire” to be included in VOLUME II - Past Performance Information.

In case PPQs are not received prior to the proposal submission due date, the Offeror shall clearly identify all representatives to whom PPQs were sent. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that the contact information provided for the representative indicated for each project is accurate and that the representative is aware that the Contracting Officer may be contacting them regarding the PPQ and the Offeror’s past performance. If completed PPQs are not received timely by the Contracting Officer from the representative, the Government reserves the right to disregard them, contact the representative directly, or obtain the requested information from any other sources.

In the event, PPQs are received for projects with CPARS ratings, PPQs will not be considered.

Note: Multi-division or regionalized firms should identify 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 identified but may be considered less relevant than projects performed by the local division/business segment proposing on this project.

VOLUME II – PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FORMAT

Title Page (see instructions)

Project #1 Past Performance Information

Project #2 Past Performance Information

Project #3 Past Performance Information

*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 3 pages, the Government will only review 3 pages.

Information submitted on the 4th page and beyond will not be reviewed.

Total page limit for Volume II is 10 pages

VOLUME III - PRICE PROPOSAL FACTOR

Volume III, Tab 2 of the electronic proposal must contain a legible, scanned copy of the Executed Bid Guarantee (SF-24). Seals should be shaded with pencil lead to make them legible, prior to being scanned and emailed. See VOLUME III - PRICE PROPOSAL FORMAT below, for Price Proposal Formatting instructions.

The Base Bid items and CLINs are listed on the Offer Schedule located on page 2 of form SF1442 in the solicitation.

Pricing for each CLIN shall be entered onto the Offer Schedule located behind form

SF1442.

VOLUME III - PRICE PROPOSAL FORMAT

Title Page (see instructions) 1

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.

N/A

Tab 2 Scanned, legible, copy of Executed Bid Guarantee

(SF- 24)

N/A

Tab 3 Printed copy “Representations and Certifications” as submitted on https://sam.gov/SAM/

N/A

Tab 4 VAAR 852.219-77 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting—Certificate of Compliance

N/A https://sam.gov/SAM/

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 subfactors. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale.

PROVISIONS

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 52.222-23 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 each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

28.3 % 6.9 %

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance

Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action

Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order

11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4.