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

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

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

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

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)STANDARD FORM 1442

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATIONSOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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

YES NO

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

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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

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

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Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 5

VISN 5 Contract Satellite Office

Derrick Mincer 202-745-2432

Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision necessary for the completion of Project Number 512A5-18-302 "Construct Central Emergency Power Distribution" at the Perry Point VA Maryland HealthCare System in accordance with the solicitation documents. This project will include the construction of upgrading and expanding the hospital’s existing emergency power system. Contractor shall be responsible for adherence to all OSHA construction requirements pertaining to the project scope as described in the project drawings and specifications. CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION TIME: 730 calendar days.

The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price single award contract as a result of this solicitation. The Government intends to select the best value offer based on a trade-off analysis per FAR 15.101-1, based upon the the evaluation criteria in the Statement of Work.

Contractor shall be responsible for correct wage titles and compliance with all applicable wage and hour laws.

The solicitation and any amendments are available electronically on the SAM.gov website (www.sam.gov).

Vendors are cautioned that it is their responsibility to access the website for any amendments that may be issued under this solicitation. Pricing shall be submitted utilizing the price schedule in the solicitation.

All requests for information about this solicitation must be in writing and received prior to 4:00 p.m.

May 11, 2022 to allow for amendment issuance prior to theproposal due date. Requests for information should be submitted via email to derrick.mincer@va.gov and include return contact information including name and phone.

IAW VAAR 836.204 the magnitude for construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. Award is subject to the availability of funds.

It is strongly recommended that vendors send a representative to attend the pre-proposal site visit on Thursday May 4, 2022, 1:00 p.m. at the Perry Point VAMHCS in the parking lot of Building 321.

Please contact Matthew Hargrove, 410-642-2411 x 27236, for site visit questions and coordination.

This is a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside pursuant to 38USC 8127(d) and PL 109-461. The SDVOSB status must be vertified prior to submitting a proposal in accordance with VAAR 819.7003.10.

Contractors are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining required State and Local Licenses as well as the payment of local Business and Occupation (B&O) Taxes.

Proposals are due no later than 12:00 p.m. Thursday, May 26.

NAICS: 237130 Small Business Size Standard: $39.5M

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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

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Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 5

VISN 5 Contract Satellite Office

PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

FSC e-Invoice Payment Invoice must be submitted electronically http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135

Shawn Shafer

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Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

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

OR REPAIR)– BACK

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (Amended October 25, 2021)

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

2.1 STATEMENT OF WORK

2.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.3 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF

THE WORK (MAY 2014)

2.4 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.5 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.6 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB

2021)

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

2.9 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

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

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

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

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)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.203-14 DISPLAY OF HOTLINE POSTER(S) (NOV 2021)

4.2 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.3 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND

SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER COVERED

ENTITIES (NOV 2021)

4.4 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.5 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.6 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (SEP

2021)

4.7 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.8 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR

RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.9 52.223-9 ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL CONTENT FOR

EPA-DESIGNATED ITEMS (MAY 2008)

4.10 52.223-99 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL

CONTRACTORS (OCT 2021) (DEVIATION)

4.11 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.12 52.244-2 SUBCONTRACTS (JUN 2020)

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

4.14 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)

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

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

4.16 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

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

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (SEP 2021)

(DEVIATION)

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

2018)

4.19 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (APR

2019)

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

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

ALTERNATE I (APR 2019)

4.22 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.23 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT (SEP

2019)

4.24 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN 2008).77

4.25 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

4.26 WAGE RATES

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

1. Bidding materials may be obtained at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. Contract Drawings and Specifications attached and incorporated into this Contract.

2. Subcontractors, material firms, and others interested in preparing sub-bids may view the interested parties list at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities to obtain a list of organizations, such as Builders Exchanges, Chambers of Commerce, Contractors and others, who have received bidding materials.

3. A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000.00. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, 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.

4. If the contract will exceed $100,000.00 (see Far 28.102-1 for lesser amount), the bidder to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Specification. Copies of the SF 25 and 25A may be obtained upon application to the issuing office.

5. VERIFICATION OF STATUS OF APPARENTLY SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR: In accordance with VAAR 804.1102 VENDOR INFORMATION PAGES (VIP) DATABASE, prior to January 1, 2012, all VOSBs and SDVOSBs must be listed in the VIP database, available at http://www.VetBiz.gov, and also must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (see 48 CFR subpart 4.11) to submit offers and receive contract awards under VA’s Veteran-owned Small Business prime contracting and subcontracting opportunities program set forth in Part 819. After December 31, 2011, all VOSBs, including SDVOSBs, must be listed as verified in the VIP database, and also must be registered in the SAM to be eligible to participate in order to receive new contract awards under this program. SDVOSB Firms that submit bids/offers on SDVOSB/VOSB set-asides that are not listed on VIP will be deemed nonresponsive (IFB) or technically unacceptable (RFP/RFQ).

VETS 4212: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d) and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal Contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS 4212 reporting information can be done electronically at:

<https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.>. For procurement awards in excess of $30,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential Contractors are encouraged to file every year. All bidders MUST complete their report prior to award.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal Contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the Contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their proposal. All bidders MUST be registered in SAM prior to award.

6. SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION

RATE: All offerors shall submit required following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record, see Appendix 2. The information shall contain, at a minimum, a certification that the offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years. All offerors shall submit information documenting that regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) is equal to or less than 1.0. This information shall be obtained from the offeror’s insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead. Offerors with an EMR of 1.0 or greater will be considered “Unacceptable.” Failure to affirm being within these guidelines or submit this information will result in a determination of unacceptability and the offeror will be ineligible for award. Self-insured Contractors or other Contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured Contractors or other Contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR shall obtain their EMR rating from their state run worker’s compensation insurance rating bureau.

A Determination of Responsibility will be accomplished for the apparent awardee prior to processing the award. The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases will be used to make the Determination of Responsibility. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines as specified above or submit this information will result in a determination of “Non- Responsibility” for the offeror. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility will make the offeror ineligible for award.

This requirement is applicable to all subcontracting tiers, and prospective prime Contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors.

7. REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE SYSTEM

(CPARS): As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.15, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluations Contractor past performance on all contracts that exceed $100,000.00 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 an online database, the Contractor performance System (CPS) which is maintained by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The CPS database information is shared with the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database, which is available to all Federal agencies.

Each contractor whose contract award is estimated to exceed $100,000.00 is required to register with the database at the following web address: http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/cparsmain.htm.

Help in registering can be obtained by contacting CPS Support E-mail or by calling.

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.

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 CPS 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.

Failure to have a current registration with the, 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.

CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION

The Contractor certifies that the Contractor shall comply with any and all legal provisions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, As Amended; its related laws and regulations that are enforced by Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S Department of Labor as these may relate to non-immigrant foreign nationals working under contract or subcontract for the Contractor while providing services to Department of Veterans Affairs patient referrals; while performing services for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Contractor shall not knowingly employ, contract or subcontract with an illegal alien;

foreign national non-immigrant who is in violation their status, as a result of their failure to maintain or comply with the terms and conditions of their admission into the United States.

Additionally, the Contractor is required to comply with all “E-Verify” requirements consistent with “Executive Order 12989” and any related pertinent Amendments, as well as applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations. Contractor is required to complete the INS certification.

If the Contractor fails to comply with any requirements outlined in the preceding paragraphs or its Agency regulations, the Department of Veterans Affairs may, at its discretion, require that the foreign national who failed to maintain their legal status in the United States or otherwise failed to comply with the requirements of the laws administered by Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S Department of Labor, shall be prohibited from working at the Contractor’s place of business that services Department of Veterans Affairs patient referrals;

or other place where the Contractor provides services to veterans who have been referred by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and shall form the basis for termination of this contract for breach.

The Contractor agrees to obtain a similar certification from its subcontractors.

Signature: ____________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________

Typed Name and Title: ____________________________________________

Company Name: ____________________________________________

This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF WORK:

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supplies, and supervision to perform work as described in the statement of work and as required by the contract drawings and specifications. The purpose of this project is to upgrade and expand the hospital’s existing emergency power system to more effectively meet current and future demands. This project will provide back-up power to additional utility and support systems to minimize the effects of power loss on the hospital’s patients. Project scope includes providing generator backup for the entire hospital on the 5kV system.

Work included in the solicitation, but is not limited to, rerouting of campus secondary distribution feeders via underground duct banks, installation of a new medium voltage switchgear and automatic transfer switches, and the installation of four (4) 2 MW 4160V Emergency generators with tier 4 emissions equipment.

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION TIME: 730 calendar days.

ITEM 1: $____________________________________

COST RANGE: $10,000,000.00 to $20,000,000.00.

SIZE DETERMINATION: For the purpose of this procurement for construction, a concern is small if its average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years did not exceed $39.5 million.

The NAICS code is 237130.

PARTIAL PAYMENTS will be made monthly as the work progresses, in accordance with the Schedule of Values and actual work completed.

MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES, required by the Davis Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a), as amended, to be paid the various classes of laborers and mechanics employed on this work are set forth in the specifications.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS AND REQUIREMENTS:

(1) All proposals shall be submitted by the date and time specified in the solicitation or otherwise specified in any amendment issued thereafter. Proposals shall be submitted in three parts, a Technical Proposal, Past Performance Proposal and a Price Proposal.

Your submittal must include a one-sided original and one (1) copy of the Technical and Past Performance Proposals, and a one-sided original and one (1) copy of the Price Proposal. The Price Proposal shall be sealed in a single, labeled package, separate from the Technical Proposal. The complete proposal, in three parts, must also be submitted in electronic format on a CD with the package.

(2) All pages containing text shall be consecutively numbered, type-written on 8- 1/2x11 inch paper with margins of at least one inch and created using a font no smaller than 12. Proposals shall not be permanently bound (in order to facilitate incorporation of portions of the proposal into the final contract document if necessary).

(3) The format used for the areas and factors below shall be strictly adhered to. All responses in the offeror’s package shall clearly indicate the applicable Evaluation Area, and Section, if applicable.

(4) It is the offeror’s responsibility to insure the completeness of the proposal. The evaluation panel for the Government may evaluate solely on the information provided in the initial proposal and will not assume that an offeror possesses any capability that is not specifically identified in the proposal.

(5) Offerors are advised that award will be made on the basis of best value trade off to the Government. This is a complete set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

(6) Please Note: Missing, incomplete, or ambiguous information could result in a rating of “unacceptable.” The evaluation factors are listed below. It is intended that proposals be evaluated, and award made, without discussions with the offerors (other than communications conducted for purpose of minor clarification(s)), unless discussions are determined to be necessary. Failure to submit mandatory information for a factor, indicated by the word shall, will result in a rating of “unacceptable” for that factor, and the offer may be ineligible for award unless the Contracting Officer decides to hold discussions, and includes the offeror in the competitive range. Requested information, indicated by the word should, is not mandatory, but missing, incomplete, or ambiguous information may result in a rating of “unacceptable” for that factor.

VHA Supplemental Contract Requirements for Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (Amended October 25, 2021)

1. Contractor employees who work in or travel to VHA locations must comply with the following:

a. Documentation requirements:

1) If fully vaccinated, shall show proof of vaccination.

i. NOTE: Acceptable proof of vaccination includes a signed record of immunization from a health care provider or pharmacy, a copy of the COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (CDC Form MLS-319813_r, published on September 3, 2020), or a copy of medical records documenting the vaccination.

2) If unvaccinated and granted a medical or religious exception, shall show negative COVID-19 test results dated within three calendar days prior to desired entry date.

Test must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use or full approval. This includes tests available by a doctor’s order or an FDA approved over-the-counter test.

3) Documentation cited in this section shall be digitally or physically maintained on each contractor employee while in a VA facility and is subject to inspection prior to entry to VA facilities and after entry for spot inspections by Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) or other hospital personnel.

4) Documentation will not be collected by the VA; contractors shall, at all times, adhere to and ensure compliance with federal laws designed to protect contractor employee health information and personally identifiable information.

2. Contractor employees are subject to daily screening for COVID-19 and may be denied entry to VA facilities if they fail to pass screening protocols. As part of the screening process contractors may be asked screening questions found on the COVID-19 Screening Tool. Check regularly for updates.

a. Contractor employees who work away from VA locations, but who will have direct contact with VA patients shall self-screen utilizing the COVID-19 Screening Tool, in advance, each day that they will have direct patient contact and in accordance with their person or persons who coordinate COVID-19 workplace safety efforts at covered contractor workplaces. Contractors shall, at all times, adhere to and ensure compliance with federal laws designed to protect contractor employee health information and personally identifiable information.

3. Contractor must immediately notify their COR or Contracting Officer if contract performance is jeopardized due to contractor employees being denied entry into VA Facilities.

PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE – Upon receipt of Notice of Award and prior to attending the pre-construction conference, the successful bidder shall have completed steps #1 and #2 of the enclosed Security Requirements document. This process includes completion and submission of Security Requirements Form #1 (Background Investigation Request Worksheet) to the VHA Service Center Personnel Security Office. Each contract employee is required to undergo a Special Agreement Check (SAC) background investigation which equates to being fingerprinted. Contract employees shall complete Security Requirements Form #2 (VHA Special Agreement Checks Memorandum) and follow instructions outlined in step #2 of the attached Security Requirements document to complete fingerprinting process.

Upon successful completion of fingerprinting, all contract employees will be required to obtain a non-Personal Identity Verification (non-PIV) badge (see step #3 of attached Security Requirements document. Contractor staff working on site will be required to wear the badges at all times while on site. Contractor will be required to immediately notify the Contracting Officer of any changes in staff performing work on site. Upon completion of the contract all identification badges must be returned to the Contracting Officer before final payment can be made.

METRIC PRODUCTS: If a product is manufactured to metric dimensions and those dimensions exceed the tolerances 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 Technical Representative (COR), will accept or reject the product.

INVOICING: In order to comply with the Improper Payments Elimination Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA), VA is finalizing actions to mandate electronic invoice submission to the VA Financial Services Center (VAFSC) (reference VAAR clause 852.232-72 in the General Conditions Section of the solicitation). The VAFSC has expanded its electronic invoicing services through OB10 provided solutions. OB10 electronic invoicing services, including mapping/transaction fees, are free to VAFSC vendors. If you are not currently a member of the OB10 network, subscribing is simple. There is no expensive hardware or software to install.

OB10 will handle all of the necessary technical and commercial steps needed to establish your account. If you prefer, feel free to contact OB10 at va.registration@ob10.com or 1-877-752- 0900 then select option 2. To contact the Department of Veteran Affairs Financial Service Center (VAFSC) about this request visit http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp or call the FSC e-Invoice Contact Information at (866) 372-1141.

Contractor must provide the Contracting Officer a copy of all invoices at the time they are submitted to Austin, TX.

SAM and VETS100 REGISTRATION: Contractor MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the VETS4212 database before contract award. SAM can be accessed at http://www.sam.gov, and VETS4212 can be accessed at https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm.

804.1102 Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database: All VOSBs and SDVOSBs must be listed as verified in the VIP database, available at http://www.VetBiz.gov.

Class Deviation to VAAR 819.70 Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Acquisition Program - 819.7003 Eligibility.

(a) Eligibility of SDVOSBs and VOSBs continues to be governed by the Small Business Administration regulations, 13 CFR subparts 125.8 through 125.13, as well as the FAR, except where expressly directed otherwise by the VAAR, and 38 CFR verification regulations for SDVOSBs and VOSBs.

(b) At the time of submission of offer, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a-

(1) SDVOSB concern or VOSB concern;

(2) Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition; and

(3) Verified for eligibility in the VIP database.

(c) A joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB or VOSB concern if

(1) At least one member of the joint venture is an SDVOSB or VOSB concern, and makes the representations in paragraph (b) of this section;

(2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement;

(3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the size standard explanation of affiliates in FAR 19.101; and

(4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b), modified to include veteran-owned small businesses where this CFR section refers to SDVOSB concerns.

(d) Any SDVOSB or VOSB concern (nonmanufacturer) must meet the requirements in FAR 19.102(f) to receive a benefit under this program.

(e) Exceptions: At the time of submission of an offer, previously verified VOSB firms identified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) as currently undergoing the VOSB status verification renewal process are eligible for an expedited status review. However, an award shall not be made to the offeror-firm until verification is complete.

Limitations on Subcontracting – Monitoring and Compliance

This solicitation includes VAAR clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside and FAR clause 52.219-14 Limitations of Subcontracting. Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include this clause. The contractor is advised in performing contract administration functions, the CO may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing the contractor’s compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to contractor’s offices where the contractor’s business records or other proprietary data are retained and to review such business records regarding the contractor’s compliance with this requirement.

All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an “Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement” to ensure the contractor’s business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the CO in assessing the contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs. Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor (s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, Obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the CO to assess the contractor’s compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirement.

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

WORK HOURS: Normal work hours are defined as Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm local time, excluding weekends and National holidays and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a National Holiday.

NOTE: FEDERAL HOLIDAYS: The ten holidays observed by the Federal Government are:

New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Day.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WITH OFFER PACKAGE:

Completed 1442 – pages 1 & 2

Offer Guarantee Representations and Certifications Required proposal package documents – i.e. EMR and OSHA Safety Information Complete Technical, Past Performance and Pricing Packages (with CD) Contractor Certification – pg. 7

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Special Agreement Checks (SAC) and issuance of Non-Personnel Identification Verification (Non- PIV) security badges for Contractor and Subcontractor Employees performing work under the contract.

All contractor employees who have access to VA sensitive information are subject to the same level of investigation as VA employees. Through the use of Appendix A of VA Handbook 6500.6, it has been determined that performance of this Construction requirement does not require any access to the VA Information Technology network; therefore; the inclusion of VAAR Security Clause 852.273-75 is not required.

The level of background investigation commensurate with the level of access needed to perform the statement of work for this Construction requirement is a Special Agreement Check (SAC) investigation, which equates to fingerprinting. This level of investigation requires all contractor and subcontractor employees performing work under this requirement to be fingerprinted and to be issued an appropriate security badge.

The Contractor is responsible for bearing the expense of all employee background investigations initiated, regardless of the final adjudication determination. The VA facility will pay for investigations conducted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); however, the General/Prime Contractor is responsible for reimbursing the VA. The following are estimated costs for each of the potential risk level background investigations.

SAC (Fingerprints) $ 24.95

NACI (Low Risk) $ 231.00 MBI (Medium Risk) $ 825.00 BI (High Risk) $ 3,465.00

Where this guidance refers to “contractor employees” it is inclusive of all “subcontractor employees” performing under this contract as well.

CONTRACTOR: Upon receipt of Notice of Award, Contractor shall comply with the following processes in order to be in compliance with contract security requirements.

SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS (SAC) AND NON-PERSONAL IDENTITY

VERIFICATION – PIV (Security Badge) INSTRUCTIONS

1. Contractor POC will complete the Background Request Worksheet (Form #1) in its entirety, listing all employees that will be performing work under the construction requirement portion of this Construction project. Once completed, this form shall be submitted to the VHA Service Center (VSC) Personnel Security Office via password protected or encrypted email to VSCSecurity@va.gov or faxed to (216)447-8020.

NOTE: Due to the personal information contained in the Background Investigation Request Worksheet, the worksheet must be sent in a secure manner. Please DO NOT email a document containing social security numbers unless the email is encrypted.

Process that occurs after VSC receives Form #1 for processing: Within five business days of receiving the Background Investigation Request Worksheet, the VSC Personnel Security Office will enter a background investigation request into the VA Security Investigation Center (SIC) Contractor Request Database (CRD) for each contractor employee. When the request is entered, an automated “initial” e-mail is sent to the contractor point of contact listed on the Background Investigation Request Worksheet.

The automated e-mail identifies the background investigation level requested (SAC) and provides a website link with further instructions.

If a contractor employee has a background investigation from another federal agency, it may be reciprocated as long as the background investigation meets the appropriate level designated in the current statement of work and has occurred within the last five years with a favorable adjudication and no break in service. Please be aware that any public trust case that is older than two years and does not have a favorable adjudication cannot be reciprocated unless it was a no issue case.

VSC Personnel Security Office staff will coordinate with the VA Security and Investigations Center (SIC) staff to verify reciprocity. If the contractor employee receives the automated email from the VA SIC CRD and believes he/she may be eligible for reciprocity, please contact the VA SIC using the contact information in the e-mail received. Reciprocity is NOT automatic. If a background investigation can be reciprocated, the VA SIC will send an email notification to the contractor.

Note: If contract personnel need to be added to perform work under this contract after the original Background Investigation Request Worksheet (Form #1) has been submitted, Contractor must update and submit another Background Investigation Request Worksheet (Form #1) to the VSC Personnel Security Office so that a background investigation can be initiated on each contract personnel added. When completing Form #1 for the additional contract employee, indicate next to the purchase order number field on Form #1 that this is an ADDITION.

The additional contract employee cannot start work until all security requirements outlined in this guidance are completed.

2. All contractor employees are required to be fingerprinted as part of the Special Agreement Check (SAC) requirement. Within five business days of Contractor receiving Notice of Award, each contract employee listed on Form #1 must take the VHA Special

Agreement Checks (SAC) Memorandum (Form #2) and two forms of ID to their nearest VA facility to have their fingerprints submitted and the bottom portion of Form #2 completed by a fingerprinting official. Appointments for fingerprints should be made through the Contracting Officer Technical Representative or the local VA facility.

Completed SAC forms shall be faxed or mailed directly to the VSC Personnel Security Office the same day the contractor employee is fingerprinted. Forms can be faxed or mailed directly to:

Personnel Security Office VHA Service Center (VSC) 6100 Oak Tree Blvd #500 Independence, Ohio 44131 Fax: (216) 447-8025 VSCSecurity@va.gov

Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COR)/Contracting Officer when fingerprinting has been completed for each contract employee.

3. Each individual working on the contract or the contractor POC shall complete the VHA Service Center PIV Sponsorship Worksheet (Form #3) for each employee, in its entirety, and return to VSC Security Office as soon as possible, either via fax, encrypted email or password protected documents. Upon receipt of this form and final results of fingerprinting confirmation, the VHA Security Service Center will send an email notification to the Contractors point of contact and the Contracting Officer authoring contract employees to proceed with obtaining their required non-PIV security badge.

NOTE: No Notice to Proceed will be issued until the fingerprinting requirement (SAC) has been met and the VHA Service Center PIV Sponsorship Worksheet (Form #3) has been forwarded and processed through the VSC Personnel Security Office.

Security badges can and should be obtained at any VA Facility. Contact your Contracting Officer for a listing of all of the VA facility locations for fingerprinting and issuance of security badges. The same badge will be valid at all VA facilities throughout the contract period.

IMPORTANT points for Contract Employees to follow for obtaining non-PIV badges:

a. Contract employees shall work with the COR or PIV Office at the VA facility to verify the physical location of the PIV Point of Contact (POC). Contract employees shall call ahead to make an appointment with the VA facility PIV office.

b. Contract employees shall make sure they have two (2) forms of identification with them.

c. Contract employees shall inform the COR when badges have been received.

Your security badge must be displayed in accordance with the local VA directives (must be visible at all times while working at any VA facility).

In the event of a lost badge, contract employees must immediately contact their supervisor who in turn shall contact the COR. They must also contact the VHA Service Center (VSC), Personnel Security Service, and the local PIV office to report the loss.

4. These security badges are the Property of the United States Government; Contractor is REQUIRED to turn in all security badges at the last campus where work has been performed. After completion of the project, Contractor shall complete the Contractor Turn-In Inventory Report (Form #4) to verify that all badges have been collected and turned in to be destroyed. Any failure to collect, record and return security badges at the end of the contract performance period could result in a Poor Contractor Performance Rating in the Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS).

VA CARD TYPES AND REQUIREMENTS

The PIV Card is issued to VA Applicants who require unsupervised, full-time, logical and/or physical access for a continuous period more than six months or 180 aggregated days in a one year period. In accordance with OMB Directive M-05-24, the physical access requirement includes VA or other federally owned or leased space, whether for single or multi-tenant occupancy, and its grounds and approaches, all or any portion of which is under the jurisdiction, custody, or control or the VA or other Federal agency.

In addition, FIPS 201, along with OPM regulations (Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 731 and 732), and Executive Order 10450, Security Requirements for Government Employment, provide that all federally employed personnel are subject to a background investigation.

According to FIPS 201, the minimum requirement to be issued a PIV badge is a successfully adjudicated Special Agreement Check (SAC) and an initiated National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI).

The determining factor as to the type of card issued is an examination of an Applicant’s access requirements. Factors to consider are the duration of access and access to sensitive data, information systems, and restricted areas. The card type issued is decided independent of VA employment position (Employee, contractor, or affiliate) or job description.

There are individuals in the VA organization that will not qualify for the PIV card and will therefore be issued a Non-PIV card. Non-PIV Card Holders typically are employed for less than 6 months but still may have access requirements to VA facilities, sensitive data, and/or information systems in the course of their daily work. The Non-PIV Card will have a physical topography that is visually distinguishable from the PIV card.

One variation of a Non-PIV card is the Flash Badge. The Flash Badge allows only common physical access to VA grounds and facilities. The Flash Badge requires the Applicant to present only one issued photo ID and does not require a SAC/NACI or higher-level background investigation. The Flash Badge will appear topographically different from both the PIV and Non- PIV cards described above. The Flash Badge may be issued with an expiration date of up to one year. Issuance of a Flash Badge without a photo ID is optional at the discretion of the PCI Manager.

The following information describes the criteria for Applicants (employee, contractor, or affiliate) who will receive a PIV card, a Non-PIV card, or a Flash Badge. The criteria are based on the card Applicant's access requirements for physical and/or logical VA resources, as determined by the Applicant's job duties and/or employment duration. Specific background investigation and access requirements are identified for each of the types of ID cards.

PIV Card Access Requirements: Unsupervised, full-time, logical and/or physical access for more than 6 months OR more than 180 aggregate days in a one-year period. (IAW OMB M-05-24, VA Directive 0710, and Draft VA Handbook 0735) ID Requirements: Two IDs compliant with PIV Guidelines Background Investigation Requirements: Favorable SAC completion and NACI initiation

Non-PIV Card Access Requirement: Unsupervised, logical and/or physical access for less than 6 months OR less than 180 aggregate days in a one-year period. (IAW OMB M-05-24, VA Directive 0710, and Draft VA Handbook 0735) ID Requirements: Two IDs compliant with PIV Guidelines Background Investigation Requirements: Favorable SAC completion

Flash Badge Access Requirement: Common physical access ONLY for less than 6 months OR less than 180 aggregated days in a one-year period. (IAW OMB M-05-24, VA Directive 0710, and Draft VA Handbook 0735) ID Requirements: One ID compliant with PIV Guidelines Background Investigation Requirements: None

The following table is a matrix that depicts access and processing requirements for PIV, Non- PIV and Flash Badge card types:

Table 1: Card Access and Process Requirements PIV Card Access Requirements

More than 6 months or more than 180 aggregate days in a one-year period

PIV Card Processing Requirements

Local Access

Sensitive Records Access

Restricte d

Physical Access

Commo n

Physical Access

NACI

Initiation (or higher BI) Required

SAC

Required

Number of IDs

Required

VA E-

Mail

Required

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 No

Non-PIV Card Access Requirements

Less than 6 months or less than 180 aggregate days in a one-year period

Non-PIV Card Processing Requirements

Local Access

Sensitive Records Access

Restricte d

Physical Access

Commo n

Physical Access

NACI

Initiation (or higher BI) Required

SAC

Required

Number of IDs

Required

VA E-

Mail

Required

Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2 Yes

Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2 No

Flash Badge Access Requirements

Common physical access only for less than 6 months or less than 180 aggregate days in a one-year period

Flash Badge Processing Requirements

Local Access

Sensitive Records Access

Restricte d

Physical Access

Commo n

Physical Access

NACI

Initiation (or higher BI) Required

SAC

Required

Number of IDs

Required

VA E-

Mail

REquire d

Yes No No

1; PCI

Manager can waive required

ID No

See Attachment for Security Forms

2.1 STATEMENT OF WORK

Statement of Work Project No. 512A-18-302

Construct Central Emergency Power Distribution

1. OVERVIEW —

1.1 Government Agency Department and Address:

VA Maryland HealthCare System – VISN5 – Perry Point

1.2 Project Title, Number and Location:

Project Title: Construct Central…