36C24119R0084-001.docx

36C24119R0084

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.

36C24119R0084 X 04-12-2019 405-19-1-4940-0002 405-16-015 Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC White River Junction 215 North Main Street White River Junction VT 05009

STACY DION

802-296-5105 Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials and supervision necessary to perform all work required for this project in accordance with all drawings, specifications, and the scope of work. The project is located at the VA Medical Center 163 Veterans Drive White River Junction, VT 05009-0001 Project magnitude: between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The NAICS code is 236220 Small Business size standard is $36.5 M In accordance with P.L. 109-461, this acquisition is 100% set aside for Veteran Owned Small Businesses concerns. See VAAR 852.219-10, Notice of Total Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside of this solicitation for information in regard to requirements in order to be considered. Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) prior to contract award.

Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz prior to contract award will result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the required documents to obtain CVE verification of their VOSB status if they have not already done so.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), prospective contractors shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award of a contract or agreement.

A site visit will be held on 4/26/19 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time(ET). Attendees will meet at Building 37, Lobby;

All questions in relation to this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to stacy.dion@va.gov and received no later than 5 work days prior to closing date, to permit adequate time for the Government to reply to inquiries.

Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors. All submitted proposals must be received in email by the closing date and time. The solicitation closes 5/03/2019 at 10:00AM EST.The documents required to be received are Technical Proposal, Past Performance and Price Proposal. Proposals shall be submitted via e-mail in accordance with Part I/Section B, to be considered for this project. Proposals received in any other format will be considered non-compliant. A hard copy bid bond must be received at the address listed in block 8 prior to the closing date and time

Contracting POC: Stacy S. Dion Email: stacy.dion@va.gov Office: 802-296-5105 DBA Wage Determination VT190023 dated 01/04/2019 available at: https://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx x x 52.211-10 X

10:00 AM EST

05-03-2019 X

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

$0.00 Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC White River Junction 215 North Main Street White River Junction VT 05009 Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center P.O. Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

Table of Contents

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

Please place the total under Item # 1. The itemized cost breakdown is required to be considered responsive.

ITEM INFORMATION

The work includes installation, materials, labor, and project management necessary to install a new fire supression system as outlined in the documents to facilitate the overall design and connection to the VA White River Junction system. The project includes demolition of the old system including but not limited to the old pump, electrical feeders, and piping into and throughout the building in Buildings: 1/Birches, 88/Horizon, B8/Lakes. All testing of the new system must be completed and certified prior to the decommisioning and demolition of the old system. All work must be completed per the design outlined as Fire Pump Replacement 405-16-015.

Professional Services are required to provide all material, labor, supervision, commissioning, and ancillary requirements necessary to accomplish installation of a new fire pump system in accordance with Specifications and Drawings provided, as well as removal and disposal of the existing pump system.

ARCHITECTURAL

Architectural work includes, but is not limited to, Fire rated door, wall and ceiling construction, lighting relocation/installation, and finishes involved in renovations to accommodate the installation of a Fire rated room in which to house the new fire pump. Cutting, painting, patching and restoration of demolished and damaged areas will be required. The general architectural intention is to construct a code compliant fire rated room to house the fire pump, and separate it from other occupancies.

STRUCTURAL

Structural work expected on this project primarily includes, but is not limited to partition construction, and support of mechanical equipment.

FIRE PROTECTION

The primary purpose of this project is to replace the existing fire protection booster pump system in its entirety. New pump, booster pump, controller, normal and emergency power supplies, and fire alarm integration are required. Complete demolition of the existing system and removal from the fire alarm programming is required

PLUMBING

Limited HVAC supply rework is included in this project. Plumbing of the fire protection system as well as demolition of the existing system to be replaced back to the furthest extent possible.

ELECTRICAL

The existing feeders from each piece of demolished equipment will be removed back to the local power source including existing disconnect switches, conduit and wiring. All existing fire alarm wiring and components associated with demolished equipment shall be removed to the furthest extent possible. Installation of new feeders, disconnects, circuit protection, conduits, and fire alarm components are required.

HVAC

Limited HVAC work is included to rework/relocate existing unit heater(s) and supply piping.

Site Work Site work is necessary as far as required to install new underground electrical feeders, install new fire protection piping to the new fire pump, and removal/demolition of existing fire pump and associated piping and electrical feeders. Site work will include any and all restoration to pre-construction state

Hazardous Materials Existing fire protection equipment tests positive for lead based paint. However, the total percentage of lead by weight of the equipment to be demolished is well within the allowable limits for general disposal. Appropriate safe work practices for lead material are required.

If you are not addressing an itemized cost breakdown category, please fill in the required area with a “$0” under total cost

ITEMIZED COST BREAKDOWN FOR BASE ITEM

Base Item - Cost Breakdown

Date:

Offerer Company Name and Address:

Item Description

Labor Cost

Material Cost

Total Cost

Division 1 - General Requirements

Division 2 - Existing Conditions

Division 3 - Concrete

Division 4 - Masonry

Division 5 - Metals

Division 6 - Wood and Plastic

Division 7 - Thermal and Moisture Protection

Division 8 - Doors and Windows

Division 9 - Finishes

Division 10 - Specialties

Division 11 - Equipment

Division 12 - Furnishings

Division 13 - Special Construction

Division 14 - Conveying Equipment

Division 21 - Fire Suppression

Division 22 - Plumbing

Division 23 - Heat, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

Division 26 - Electrical

Division 27 - Communications

Division 28 - Electronic Safety and Security

Division 31 - Earthwork

Division 32 - Exterior Improvements

Division 33 - Utilities

Division 34 - Transportation

Subtotal

Overhead (xx %)

Profit (xx %)

Bond (xx %)

Total Base Offer Cost

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

I.1A JOINT VENTURES

If submitting an offer as a joint venture as defined by P.L. 109-461 AND Department of Veterans Affairs I.L. 049-06-4, http://www.vetbiz.gov/library/jtventure.pdf , an offeror must provide a copy of the joint venture agreement specific to the project that is consistent with the percentage of required work and net proceed. Additionally, the offeror must provide a breakdown or labor of which is to be performed by the SDVOSB firm and that which is performed by the small business joint venture firm and that which is sub-contracted. All Joint Ventures will be required to be registered and verified as an entity in VETBIZ.

I.2A SELECTION PROCEDURES

This acquisition will be a competitive acquisition utilizing FAR Part 15 source selection employing lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-price factors. It is the intent of the Government to award without discussions; however, the Government will reserve the right to have discussions if such are needed.

I.3A PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

A site visit will be held on April 26th, 2019 at 9:00AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) at Building 37, Lobby; Facilities Maintenance Service Department., 163 Veterans Drive, White River Junction, VT 05009-0001. All offerors, consultants, subcontractors, manufacturers and suppliers are encouraged to attend this meeting to familiarize themselves with the project, project site, and to provide any questions regarding this solicitation and project, in writing, prior to the scheduled conference date. See FAR Clause 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work, and FAR Provision 52.236-27, Site Visit (Construction) of this solicitation.

I.4A Evaluation Factors

The source selection process will be conducted utilizing FAR part 15.101-2 – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. Offers will be evaluated using the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1 – Technical Sub-Factor 1 - Construction Experience to include successful managing and scheduling of sub contractors. Demonstrate experience or demonstrate a relationship with a subcontractor which shows certification and experience installing fire pump systems.

Sub-Factor 2 - Key Personnel: Demonstrate past experience with Fire Pump Installation and certification.

a. Past experience of personnel installing similar fire pump systems

b. Size of Project (Hospital, School, square footage covered)

c. Relevant certifications

d. Previous experience of personnel installing fire pump systems and/or historical relationships with sub-contractors who install fire pump systems will be highly rated.

e. Copy of certifications for staff performing fire pump install or sub-contractors as applicable.

Sub-Factor 3 - Construction Schedule – Demonstrate previous projects of similar size and scope which have met or exceeded project schedule. Provide no less than 2 with the following information:

f. Final Construction Cost

g. Scope

h. Initial Schedule (Days from award to completion)

i. Deviations to the schedule (reason for deviation)

j. POC at location for confirmation Sub-Factor 4 – Safety

a. Number of serious OSHA violations within the last 2 years

b. Minor safety violations within the last year.

Factor 2 – Past Performance - Demonstrate previous projects of similar size and scope. Provide no less than 2 with the following information:

a. Final Construction Cost

b. Scope

c. Contract number

d. POC at location for confirmation

Factor 3 – Price

The evaluation method for this solicitation is LPTA, which means that best value results from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest fair and reasonable price. Price will only be considered after Factors 1 - 2 have been found to be Acceptable.”

Price proposals must be complete and address all areas of the itemized cost breakdown numerically. A “$0” is required if the category is not addressed.

The distinction between experience and past performance is that construction experience pertains to the volume of work completed by a contractor that are comparable to the types of work described under the definition of recent, relevant projects, in terms of size, scope, and complexity. Past performance pertains to both the relevance of recent efforts and how well a contractor has performed on the contracts.

Factor -1 Technical Sub-Factor 1 - Construction Experience:

(a) Submit a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of three (3) relevant construction projects for the offeror that best demonstrates your experience on relevant projects that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the RFP. The offeror shall have relevant construction experience as a prime construction contractor directly responsible to the owner and managing multiple subcontractors. For purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project is further defined as a project that included construction of a system similar in size and scope as outline in the relevant specifications concerning the new fire pump system. Project(s) shall have a minimum value of $500,000and shall have been completed within the past five years from the issuance of the RFP.

The offeror shall provide the following information for each project example: description/narrative/photos of the project, scope, location, construction contract award amount and final construction cost, the construction start date, original contract finish date and the actual finish date. Include signed teaming agreements that would be applicable on joint-venture or other teaming arrangements. Narratives on each project should include a brief overview and photo(s) and address the relevance to the solicited project. For each project provide the name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and fax number of a representative of the owner/customer and an alternate individual not affiliated with your firm who is familiar with your firm and familiar with your firm’s experience on the project. Project narratives should identify applicable construction experience for government and non-government construction projects

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

In order to be considered acceptable for this Sub-Factor, the offeror must demonstrate construction experience as a prime construction contractor directly responsible to the owner and managing multiple subcontractors on a minimum of one (1) project shall have a minimum value of $500,000and shall have been completed, including all options, within the past five years from the issuance of the RFP.

Sub-Factor 2 - Key Personnel:

(a) Submit the resumes for each key personnel that will be assigned on this project. This tab should include data on the following personnel:

1. Construction Project Manager

2. Construction Project Superintendent

The proposal should clearly present the technical experience of each person. Each resume should include the following information: Name, position for this project, company employing the person, education, degree and professional registration, past project experience (including person’s role and acting capacity served on each project), as well as the dates (beginning and ending with month and year), and the monetary size of each project listed. Resumes should be listed in reverse chronological order with the latest experience listed first and with all-time gaps accounted for and fully explained for each person’s work history of the past five years from the date of issuance of this RFP.

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

In order to be considered acceptable for this factor, the offeror must indicate that each key person indicated above (Project Manager and Project Superintendent) demonstrate experience in the same role proposed on a project(s) that included exterior and/or interior renovations included renovations to an active medical building/facility. Project(s) shall have a minimum value of $500,000 within the past five years from the issuance of the RFP.

Sub-Factor 3 - Construction Schedule:

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Prepare and submit a practicable construction schedule showing all necessary work elements to complete the project identified under this solicitation. The schedule must be in the form of a progress chart of suitable scale to indicate appropriately the percentage of work scheduled for completion by any given date during the performance period.

NOTE: Failure to submit the proposed schedule result in the proposal being considered deficient and an overall rating of unacceptable will be assigned.

The submitted schedule must be developed using project scheduling software such as MS Project, Primavera, or any other comparable form.

Each offeror's construction schedule must address the following:

· Order of work elements to include project phasing

· Number of days for each work element

· Identification of long lead time materials

· Identification of separate work elements

The proposed schedule must include the activities which are consistent with those described within the project specifications and drawings and must not exceed the Government's maximum allowable performance period, as noted in FAR Clause 52.211-10. For scheduling purposes, assume an award date of May 10th, 2019.

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

The offerors proposed construction schedule will be evaluated relative to overall coordination of the construction phase, to include ability to identify all necessary work elements of the specific project, and the offerors ability to schedule the activities in a logical sequence and within the time required in this solicitation. The proposed schedule must include the activities which are consistent with those described within project specifications, and drawings and must not exceed the Government's maximum allowable performance period, as noted in FAR Clause 52.211-10. Days are calculated on a calendar day basis, not business days.

Sub-Factor 4 – Safety

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

The Offeror shall submit the following information: (For a partnership or joint venture, the following submittal requirements are required for each Contractor who is part of the partnership or joint venture and for the entity itself. EMR shall not be submitted for subcontractors.)

(1) OSHA or EPA Violation(s):

Offerors shall provide a letter affirming that the offeror has no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past 3 years. Additionally, the offeror may provide OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to further substantiate this information.

(2) Experience Modification Rate (EMR):

Offerors shall provide documentation to show that the offeror has an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of equal to or less than 1.0.

(b) Basis of Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the documentation to ensure that the contractor has no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violations(s) in the past three years; and must have an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of equal to or less than 1.0.

NOTE: Failure to submit the OSHA or EPA violation documentation and EMR will result in the proposal being considered deficient and an overall rating of unacceptable will be assigned.

Factor 2 – Past Performance:

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements: Offerors shall provide past performance information on completed contracts (including Federal, State, local government or private) to demonstrate their ability to perform the proposed work identified within the Specifications and Statement of Work. If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project included in Factor 1 for construction experience. The Government may also evaluate recent and relevant past performance, as defined in Factor 1, based upon sources available to the contracting officer that may include Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS). IF THE OFFEROR CANNOT PROVIDE A CPARS FOR PROJECTS LISTED IN FACTOR 1, then the offeror shall submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) for each project included in Factor 1. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

Completed PPQs should be submitted directly from your client via email to Stacy Dion at stacy.diony@va.gov. If you have any questions, please contact Stacy Dion at 802-296-5105. If the offeror is unable to contact a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

In order to be considered acceptable for this factor the offeror must have received satisfactory or better evaluations on a minimum of one (1) recent and relevant project as defined in Sub-Factor 1.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. If that offeror is otherwise acceptable for non-price factors and has the lowest price the matter will be referred to the Small Business Administration for a Certificate of Competency, in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Subpart 19.6, and 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7).

Factor 3 – Price:

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

· Standard Form 1442, Solicitation Offer and Award

· All pages of the SF1442 Continuation Sheet

(b) Basis of Evaluation: The Government will evaluate price based on the total price. Analysis will be performed by one or more of the following techniques to ensure a fair and reasonable price:

· Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFP

· Comparison of proposed prices with the IGCE.

· Comparison of proposed prices with available historical information.

NOTE: no assumptions or exceptions will be accepted.

END OF SECTION

PART I/SECTION B - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

I.1B COST RANGE: Between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00

I.2B GENDER: Wherever the masculine gender is used in this solicitation and contract documents, it shall be considered to include both masculine and feminine.

I.3B METRIC PRODUCTS:

Products manufactured to metric dimensions will be considered on an equal basis with those manufactured using inch-pound units, providing they fall within the tolerance specified using conversion tables contained in the latest revision of Federal Standard No. 376, and all other requirements of this document are met.

If a product is manufactured to metric dimensions and those dimensions exceed the tolerance specified in the inch-pound units, a request should be made to the Contracting Officer to determine if the product is acceptable. The Contracting Officer, in concert with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), will accept or reject the product.

I.4B REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION:

All requests for information must be submitted in writing to stacy.dion@va.gov for action no later than the date shown in Block 10 of the Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award.

I.5B PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

General – Both technical and price proposal shall be submitted in response to this solicitation. Proposals shall be submitted via email to stacy.dion@va.gov. Emails are limited to fifteen (15) MB. The proposal, in its entirety, shall not exceed two emails (one email for price proposal, and one email for technical proposal) of 15MB each. Technical proposals (not including past performance questionnaires) are limited to 30 pages. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit will not be read or considered. Price shall be in a separate electronic document from the technical and past performance portions of the proposal. The offeror’s technical response shall clearly address each evaluation factor listed in this solicitation. Failures to submit in the format required and clearly address those factors may result in rejection of the offer.

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to confirm receipt with the Contracting Officer by return email requested and received.

1.6B BONDS

An original Bid Bond, in the amount of twenty (20%) percent (but not to exceed $200,000) of the bid price shall be mailed to the address listed below and be received at the address no later than the closing date and time. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form (Standard Form 24) and amount, by the time set for opening, 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. SEE FAR Provision 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, of this Solicitation. Electronic copies of the proposals will be time/date stamped by Microsoft Outlook upon receipt of email. Further details on electronic submission are outlined below.

Proposals shall be received by 2:00 PM Eastern Time on May 3, 2019. There will be no public opening of the proposals. Submit proposals to: stacy.dion@va.gov.

Submit bid bonds to:

Mailing Address:

VA Medical Center 215 North Main St.

90C ATTN: Stacy S. Dion White River Junction, VT 05009-0001 Technical and price sections of the offeror’s proposal will be evaluated independently. Therefore, offerors shall submit technical and price sections as separate electronic files.

Offerors shall include all required Representations and Certifications and complete their registration in System for Award Management (SAM). See FAR 52.204-7 and 52.204-8, of this solicitation.

Important Notice: Apparent successful offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control sufficient to establish appropriate status, offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation prior to contract award. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz prior to contract award will result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain CVE verification of their VOSB status if they have not already done so.

I.6B REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF OFFER

Unless paper offers are specifically authorized in an individual solicitation, all responses to solicitations must be submitted electronically as described below. Responses submitted in a paper form are unacceptable. Failure to comply with this requirement may jeopardize the possibility of receiving an award for the contract due to noncompliance with the terms of the solicitation. You must submit your electronic offer, and any supplemental information (such as spreadsheets, backup data, technical information), using any of the electronic formats and media described below.

In addition, contractors are notified of the award via an electronic Notice of Award e-mail. The award document will be attached to the Notice of Award e-mail.

Acceptable Electronic Formats (Software) for Submission of Offers

1. Files readable using the current Microsoft© Office version Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access. Please see security note below for caution regarding use of macros. When submitting construction drawings contractors are required to submit one set in AutoCAD and one set in Adobe PDF. (purpose: contracting can open the PDF version and engineering can open AutoCAD files).

2. Files in Adobe© PDF (Portable Document Format) Files: When scanning documents scanner resolution should be set to 200 dots per inch, or greater.

3. Other electronic format. If you wish to submit an offer using another format other than described in these instructions, e-mail the Contracting Officer who issued the solicitation. Please submit your request at least ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled closing date of the solicitation. Request a decision as to the format acceptability and make sure you receive approval of the alternate format before using it to send your offer.

4. Please note that we can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns.

E-mail Submission Procedures: For simplicity in this guidance, all submissions in response to a solicitation will be referred to as offers.

a. Subject Line: Include the solicitation number, name of company, and closing date of solicitation. Use only one of the terms Quotation, Offer, or Bid depending on the solicitation type.

b. Size: Maximum size of the e-mail message shall not exceed five (5) megabytes. Only one email is permitted unless otherwise stated in this solicitation or in writing by the Contract Officer submitting the solicitation.

c. Unless approved by the contracting officer: DO NOT submit a link to your PDF documents. Please submit your request in an email for other electronic format at least ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled closing date of the solicitation. Request a decision as to the format acceptability and ensure you receive approval of the alternate format before using it to send your offer.

Each electronic offer must also include a signed and scanned SF-1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

The Microsoft Outlook © Email time/date stamp will be used to date and time stamp offers for the official record of receipt for the submission. The date and time stamp in recipients “inbox” is the official record of receipt.

Security Issues, Late Bids, Unreadable Offers

1. Late submission of offers are outlined at FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). Particular attention is warranted to the portion of the provision that relates to the timing of submission.

2. Please see FAR 15.207(c) for a description of the steps the Government shall take with regard to unreadable offers.

3. To avoid rejection of an offer, vendors must make every effort to ensure their electronic submission is virus-free. Submissions or portions thereof submitted and which the automatic system detects the presence of a virus or which are otherwise unreadable will be treated as “unreadable” pursuant to FAR 15.207(c ).

4. The virus scanning software used by our e-mail systems cannot always distinguish a macro from a virus. Therefore, sending a macro embedded in an e-mail message or an e-mail attachment may cause the e-mail offer to be quarantined. You may send both the spreadsheet and the spreadsheet saved in PDF format to ensure that your proposal is readable.

5. Password protecting your offer is not permitted. The Contracting Officer will file the offer electronically which will allow access only by designated individuals.

2.1 52.211-3 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS NOT LISTED IN THE GSA INDEX OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS (JUN 1988) The specifications cited in this solicitation may be obtained from:

Activity: NCO 1 Complete Address:

215 North Main St White River Junction

VT 05009-0001

Telephone Number: 802-296-5105 Person to be Contacted: Stacy Dion Time(s) for Viewing: by appointmen only The request should identify the solicitation number and the specification requested by date, title, and number, as cited in the solicitation.

(End of Provision)

2.2 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)

2.3 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.4 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:

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. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the—

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is White River Junction, VT

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE I (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "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" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute shall submit the request with its offer, including the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.6 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or 200,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Stacy S. Dion Contracting Officer Hand-Carried Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC White River Junction 163 Veterans Drive Bldg: T-58 White River Junction VT 05009 Mailing Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC White River Junction

215 North Main Street White River Junction VT 05009

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

2.8 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for— April 26, 2019 0900 EST

(c) Participants will meet at— BLDG 37, Lobby (End of Provision)

2.9 52.246-11 HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT (DEC 2014)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard(s) listed below.

(b) The Contractor shall include applicable requirements of the higher-level quality standard(s) listed in paragraph (a) of…