36C24621R0115 RFP Bldgs 2.3 Posted 7.30.2021 sg.pdf

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

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

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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

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

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

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

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

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

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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

YES NO

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

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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

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

36C24621R0115

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07-27-2021

637-20-903

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville NC 28805

1100 Tunnel Road Asheville NC 28805

Shirley Gregory 828-299-5837

Request for Proposals: Project 637-20-903, Renovate Buildings 2&3 Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Rd.

Asheville, NC 28805

IAW FAR 36.204, Magnitude of Construction is between $250,000 and $500,000 This is a Total SDVOSB Set-Aside NAICS: 236220 | Size Standard: $39.5 Million Contractors must be registered in the Vendor Information Page (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov) to be eligible

Project Description: Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision to perform all operations necessary to complete Project 637-20-903, Renovate Bldgs. 2&3. All work shall be completed in strict accordance with the SOW, project Specifications and Drawings, to include final cleanup and completion of any punch list items.

See Statement of Work, Project Specifications and Drawings for details.

This contract will be awarded in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation SDVOSB is required to perform a minimum of 15% of the construction work on the project with its own labor force.

This does not include paperwork, submittals, and project management.

Prime SDVOSB shall comply with subcontracting limitation as defined in 13 CFR 125.6

Site Visit will be held on Friday, August 6, 2021, at 2:00 PM EST at Charles George VA Medical Center We will meet at Bldgs. 2&3 located off Riceville Rd on Veteran's Way at the Charles George VA Medical Center Campus Participants will stop at the screening booth and are subject to COVID protocols. All are required to wear face masks while on campus and in buildings 2&3.

Questions are due no later than Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST Proposals are due no later than Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST Proposal will only be accepted via email to Shirley.Gregory@va.gov and cc Patrick.Stultz@va.gov

15 350

X X 52.211-10

X 15

EDT

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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

Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools equipment, and supervision to perform all operations necessary to complete Project 637-20-903.

All work shall be completed in strict accordance with the SOW and project Specifications, to include final cleanup and completion of any punch list items.

Base: $ __________________

Asheville NC 28805

Financial Services Center P.O. Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

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

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

PROPOSAL ITEM LIST

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

1.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

1.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

1.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

1.4 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

1.5 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

1.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

1.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

1.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

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

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

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

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

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

1.12 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 (OCT 2020)

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

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

CERTIFICATION (FEB 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

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

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER

COVERED ENTITIES (JUL 2018)

4.3 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

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

(APR 1984)

4.5 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(NOV 2020)

4.6 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.7 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN

2020)

4.8 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.9 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.10 52.236-1 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR (APR 1984)

4.11 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY

2014)

4.12 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (FEB 2021)

4.13 VAAR 852.215-70 SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND VETERAN-

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EVALUATION FACTORS (OCT 2019)

4.14 VAAR 852.215-71 EVALUATION FACTOR COMMITMENTS (OCT 2019)

4.15 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.16 VAAR 852.219-75 SUBCONTRACTING COMMITMENTS MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

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

2018)

4.18 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

4.19 VAAR 852.236-72 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR (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)

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)

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT

UNIT

PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1.00 JB ________ __________________

Base Proposal I

RENOVATE BUILDINGS 2 & 3 - Contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, and qualified supervision necessary to perform work as described in the drawings and specifications for Project 637-20-903 Renovate Buildings 2&3 at Asheville VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Asheville, NC. Work includes construction, alterations, and other items, as is necessary to complete the scope of work.

GRAND

TOTAL

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

(a) If the bid/offer exceeds $150,000, an offer guarantee is required in an amount not less than twenty (20) percent of the bid/offer price or $3M, whichever is less.

(b) Offerors are reminded that an acceptable Offer Guarantee MUST be received with the bid/offer before the proposal opening. Failure to furnish the required offer guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids/offers, will require rejection of the bid/offer in all cases except those listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then. For guidance, Bidders/Offerors are referred to FAR provision 52.228-1, BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996) in the solicitation, FAR Part 28.101 Bid Guarantees, and FAR Part 28.2 Sureties and Other Security for Bonds. Corporate sureties offered for bonds must appear on the list contained in the Department of Treasury Circular 570, “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and Acceptable Reinsuring Companies, ” See http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/c570.html

(c) If the contract will exceed $30,000 but will not exceed $150,000, the bidder/offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish a Payment Bond, Standard Form 25A, or alternative payment protection.

(d) If the contract will exceed $150,000, the bidder/offeror to whom award is made shall be required to furnish a Payment Bond, Standard Form 25A, and a Performance Bond, Standard Form 25. Copies of the Standard Forms 25A and 25 may be obtained upon application to the Issuing Office.

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/c570.html

PROPOSAL ITEM LIST

Asheville VAMC, Asheville, NC

Renovate Buildings 2&3

Project No. 637-20-903

PROPOSAL ITEM I (BASE PROPOSAL): The contractor shall provide all labor, material, equipment, and qualified supervision necessary to perform work as described in the drawings and specifications for Project 637-20-903 Renovate Buildings 2&3 at the Asheville VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Work includes general construction, alterations, demolition, electrical work, and other items as is necessary to complete work as depicted in the drawings and specifications. Project consists of renovating existing buildings 2 & 3 at the VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Existing buildings are two story structures with basements are wood framed, aluminum siding, plaster walls and ceilings and hardwood floors. Building 2 is 2,100 s.f +/- and Building 3 is 2,415 s.f.+/-. Renovations are required to the existing quarters buildings to make them suitable for housing the Homeless Program and the Veteran Transportation Service. Both buildings contain lead paint and asbestos pipe insulation. Work includes, but is not limited to, partial demolition and construction of new walls, and closure of some existing openings, kitchen renovation, patching and repairing wood floors, new electrical service, new heat pumps, new gas water heaters and exterior tree damage.

If selected, the construction time allocated for completion of the work associated with Proposal Item I (Base Proposal), as described above, is 350 calendar days from notice to proceed

(NTP).

PROPOSAL ITEM I $_______________________________

Submitted for:

Company Name __________________________________________

Submitted by:

Authorized Signature ___________________________________Date: ________________

Printed Name: _________________________________________

(This individual must be a legally authorized signatory of the company)

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

A. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD: In order to be eligible for consideration and award, the contractor shall have no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past 3 years and have an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of equal to or less than 1.0.

All Proposals/Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record with their proposal.

1. A self-certification on company letterhead that the proposal 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. Proposals shall submit copies of their OSHA logs (OSHA Form 300A) for the past three years with their proposal. If the firm has been in business for less than three years, they shall submit copies of their OSHA logs for the period of time they have been in business.

2. Information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. This information shall be obtained from the proposal’s/offeror’s insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead.

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.

B. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: See SCOPE OF WORK and PROPOSAL ITEM LIST.

C. DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION FAR 836.204: $250,000 -

$500,000

D. NAICS: The NAICS Code for this procurement is 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Construction; Size Standard: $39.5 Million.

E. COMPLETION TIME: SEE PROPOSAL ITEM LIST

F. SDVOSB SET-ASIDE: Effective June 20, 2007, Public Law 109-461, the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 allow procurements to be set-aside for SDVOSBs and VOSBs. This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled, Veteran- Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Proposals are solicited only from SDVOSB concerns and proposals received from concerns that are not SDVOSB concerns shall be rejected. In order to be considered, the firm must be shown in the Center for Business Enterprise (VetBiz) website as verified at the time of submission of their proposal. No award can be made unless the vendor is registered.

G. Plans/Drawings/Specifications: Drawings and specifications are attached in electronic format to this solicitation. Offerors are responsible for downloading and printing their own proposal sets. The VA will not provide hard copies of the drawings and specifications to any offeror. Contractors are responsible for ensuring that any construction document package used for proposals or construction is complete and up-to-date.

H. RESIDENT PROJECT ENGINEER: All reference to "Resident Project Engineer" in the solicitation will be changed to "Contracting Officer’s Representative" or “COR.”

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

J. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: All reference to "Veteran's Administration" or "VA" in the solicitation will be changed to Department of Veterans Affairs".

K. 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 tolerances specified using conversion tables and 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 tolerances specified in inch-pound units, a request should be made to the Contracting Officer, in writing, 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.

L. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY: Contractor shall be required to complete all contract work and schedule a final inspection within the specified contract performance period.

Should the Contractor fail to complete the contract work (including scheduling of the final inspection), and it is determined by the Government to be a Contractor-caused delay, the Contractor shall be in default status. If the Government determines it to be in the best interest of the Government to allow the Contractor to continue to perform contract work, the Contractor shall provide equitable consideration to the Government for additional time granted for completion of contract work. Such agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of the Government’s right to terminate this contract in the event the Contractor fails to complete the contract work (including scheduling of the final inspection) on or before the completion date.

M. TRAINING: Effective July 1, 2005, all employees of the general contractor and subcontractors shall have the 10-hour OSHA certified construction safety course and/or other relevant competency training, as determined by the COTR with input from the ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) team. The General Contractor’s competent person shall have completed the 30-hour OSHA certified construction safety course.

Documentation of training shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for review and approval prior to any work being performed. No ID badge will be issued to an employee who does not provide this documentation. There shall be no exceptions to this requirement.

N. TB TESTING: It is the responsibility of the contractor to provide TB training annually and a PPD test annually for any employee(s) providing services at Asheville VAMC. The Government reserves the right to review the contractor’s records.

O. PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: A site visit has been scheduled for August 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST, at the Asheville VA Medical Center Asheville VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC. This pre-proposal conference will be the only opportunity for potential offerors to visit the site. All potential offerors, subcontractors, and suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend this pre-proposal conference/site visit.

NOTE: QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA E-

MAIL TO Shirley.Gregory@va.gov. NO TELEPHONE QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

QUESTIONS ARE DUE: 12:00 PM EST, August 12, 2021.

PROPOSAL IS DUE ON: September 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST.

P. KEYS: All keys provided to the Contractor for use during the project shall be returned to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at completion of the work or upon request. No keys shall be reproduced by the Contractor. There shall be a charge of $25.00 for each key that is lost or not returned to the COR. Payment shall be made to the VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC upon receipt of a Bill of Collection.

Q. PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS/OFFERS/PROPOSALS: Neither the VAMC nor the VISN 6 NCO will pay for any costs incurred in preparation and submission of proposals or proposals.

R. PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY: Contractors to the Department of Veteran Affairs may be unintentionally exposed to sensitive information. Information may be overheard, seen on documents or electronic devices, or observed that could potentially violate the privacy and confidentiality of our veterans, employees, volunteers, and their families. Regulations such as, but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act of 1974 have been enacted to protect sensitive information from being improperly disclosed. Information should not be divulged or released to anyone unless specifically authorized by this contract or its’ attached documents in accordance with the contracted services. Failure to comply with applicable statutes and regulation can result in the termination of this contract and civil and criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment. All suspected or actual breeches of privacy and confidentiality should be reported immediately to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or the Facility Privacy Officer.

The C&A requirements do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

If the contractor opts to use a computer or computer system for processing contract documents, the requirements of FIPS 140-2 for encryption of contract documents must be met.

S. VETS 100: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d) and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS 100 reporting information can be done electronically at: VETS 4212. Award cannot be made unless the awardee has filed their VETS 100 report; therefore, all proposals/offerors are encouraged to file every year.

mailto:Shirley.Gregory@va.gov http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm

T. 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. Proposals are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their proposal.

U. LIMITATION ON SUBCONTRACTION (Reference Contract Clause FAR 52.219-14 (c) (4):

Construction by special trade contractors. The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING-- MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUN 2011)

This solicitation includes VAAR 852.219-74 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business Set-Aside. 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.

(End of Provision)

U. WAGE DETERMINATION: Wages for all contractors and subcontractors must comply with Davis Bacon Wage Determinations. The current determination is General Decision NC20210043 dated 07/23/2021. Be advised the determination that is current at the time of the Contract award is the determination that will apply for the project. Current determinations are always available at: http://www.wdol.gov/

"General Decision Number: NC20210043 07/23/2021

Superseded General Decision Number: NC20200043 http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.wdol.gov/

State: North Carolina

Construction Type: Building

Counties: Buncombe and Haywood Counties in North Carolina.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (does not include single family homes or apartments up to and including 4 stories).

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.95 for calendar year 2021 applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January

1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.95 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year

2021. If this contract is covered by the EO and a classification considered necessary for performance of work on the contract does not appear on this wage determination, the contractor must pay workers in that classification at least the wage rate determined through the conformance process set forth in 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii) (or the EO minimum wage rate, if it is higher than the conformed wage rate). The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Please note that this EO applies to the above-mentioned types of contracts entered into by the federal government that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act itself, but it does not apply to contracts subject only to the

Davis-Bacon Related Acts, including those set forth at 29 CFR

5.1(a)(2)-(60). Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Modification Number Publication Date

0 01/01/2021

1 07/23/2021

* ELEC0238-001 06/01/2021

Rates Fringes

ELECTRICIAN......................$ 27.43 8.33+13.75%

IRON0384-002 05/01/2020

IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL...........$ 28.73 15.36

PLUM0421-003 07/01/2020

PIPEFITTER.......................$ 29.35 12.41

SUNC2011-024 08/24/2011

BRICKLAYER.......................$ 19.51 3.86

CARPENTER, Excludes Drywall

Hanging, and Form Work...........$ 15.68 0.00

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER...$ 16.41 0.00

DRYWALL HANGER...................$ 13.83 0.00

FORM WORKER......................$ 13.41 0.00

HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC Duct

Installation Only)...............$ 17.41 1.64

LABORER: Common or General......$ 10.87 1.03

LABORER: Landscape &

Irrigation.......................$ 9.13 0.28

LABORER: Pipelayer..............$ 13.35 2.80

LABORER: Mason

Tender-Brick/Cement/Concrete.....$ 12.00 0.00

OPERATOR:

Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe.......$ 16.00 2.48

OPERATOR: Bulldozer.............$ 16.00 1.87

OPERATOR: Crane.................$ 19.77 4.48

OPERATOR: Forklift..............$ 13.86 0.00

OPERATOR: Grader/Blade..........$ 15.72 1.49

OPERATOR: Loader................$ 16.17 0.25

PAINTER: Brush, Roller and

Spray............................$ 14.13 2.88

PLUMBER..........................$ 19.86 5.61

ROOFER...........................$ 12.50 0.81

SHEET METAL WORKER, Excludes

HVAC Duct Installation...........$ 15.96 1.13

TRUCK DRIVER.....................$ 14.51 0.85

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the

Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.

Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses

(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classification and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the cited type(s) of construction in the area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order of ""identifiers"" that indicate whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate for local), a survey rate (weighted average rate) or a union average rate

(weighted union average rate).

Union Rate Identifiers

A four-letter classification abbreviation identifier enclosed in dotted lines beginning with characters other than ""SU"" or

""UAVG"" denotes that the union classification and rate were prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:

PLUM0198-005 07/01/2014. PLUM is an abbreviation identifier of the union which prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers. 0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. 07/01/2014 is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate, which in this example is July 1, 2014.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all rate changes in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing this classification and rate.

Survey Rate Identifiers

Classifications listed under the ""SU"" identifier indicate that no one rate prevailed for this classification in the survey and the published rate is derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As this weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SULA2012-007 5/13/2014. SU indicates the rates are survey rates based on a weighted average calculation of rates and are not majority rates. LA indicates the State of Louisiana. 2012 is the year of survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 5/13/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

Survey wage rates are not updated and remain in effect until a new survey is conducted.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

Classification(s) listed under the UAVG identifier indicate that no single majority rate prevailed for those classifications, however, 100% of the data reported for the classifications was union data. EXAMPLE: UAVG-OH-0010

08/29/2014. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the state. The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 08/29/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January of each year, to reflect a weighted average of the current negotiated/CBA rate of the union locals from which the rate is based.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

* an existing published wage determination

* a survey underlying a wage determination

* a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

* a conformance (additional classification and rate) ruling

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour

Regional Office for the area in which the survey was conducted because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the

Davis-Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.)

and 3.) should be followed.

With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal process described here, initial contact should be with the

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations. Write to:

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations

Wage and Hour Division

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

2.) If the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an interested party (those affected by the action) can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator

(See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to:

Wage and Hour Administrator

U.S. Department of Labor

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and by any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3.) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative

Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:

Administrative Review Board

U.S. Department of Labor

4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final.

END OF GENERAL DECISION"

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION

THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SECTION WILL BE

PHYSICALLY REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARD BUT WILL BE DEEMED

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

(a) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. All proposal preparation cost will be the sole responsibility of the Offeror. The Government will not reimburse any firm for their proposal preparation cost.

2. Cost proposals and Technical proposals of each offeror will be evaluated independently.

Offerors shall separately bind each. All copies shall therefore be labeled with the offerors name, business address, and VA Solicitation Number.

3. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, Offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

The offer shall consist of two (2) separate parts:

• Part I - TECHNICAL CAPABILITY FACTOR

• Part II – PRICE FACTOR

(b) SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

1. PART I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL – Submit electronic PDF documents by email.

The technical proposal shall be limited to no more twenty (20) pages total.

Format as follows:

TAB A: General Information

a. Cover page with Solicitation Number and Project Title

b. Table of Contents

c. Company information to include: DUNS Number, Cage Code, Tax ID Number, Principle points of contact with addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.

TAB B: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

a. Professional/General – sub-factor 1

2. PART II – PRICE FACTOR - Submit electronic PDF documents by email:

TAB A: General Information

a. Cover page with Solicitation Number and Project Title

b. Table of Contents

c. Company information to include: DUNS Number, Cage Code, Tax ID Number, Principle points of contact with addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.

d. Base Offer Cost Breakdown Worksheet (included in Solicitation documents)

TAB B: Offer, Guarantee, and Certifications

a. Complete the SF 1442, Blocks 14, 15, 17, 19, 20A, 20B, 20C and 30. An official having the authority to bind your company contractually must sign and date the SF 1442 Block 30b. One copy of the SF 1442 must bear an original, authorized signature. In doing so, the Offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP. All sections of the RFP, excluding Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Procedures Sections, constitute the model contract.

b. Complete the PROPOSAL ITEM LIST. Provide an estimate showing major trades and equipment items. A Construction Takeoff estimate may request, if necessary.

c. Complete 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications, paragraph (d) applies to this contract. 52.209-5 – complete sections (b) (1) and (2), and 52.209-7 paragraph (b). Print out these provisions in their entirety and submit it with the proposal. Offerors shall submit only those pages that require fill-in.

d. Proposal Bond/Offer/Guarantee

e. Acknowledgement of Amendments

f. Copy of VetBiz Registry printout showing your firm as a verified SDVOSB (www.vip.vetbiz.gov).

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth will not be read or evaluated and will be removed from the proposal.

Format for proposal Part I & II shall be as follows:

• A page is defined as one face of an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper containing information.

• Typing shall not be less than font size 11.

2. Offers shall be submitted via email to Contract Specialist, Shirley Gregory, at

Shirley.Gregory@va.gov and cc to Patrick.Stultz@va.gov prior to the due date and time identified in the solicitation. Multiple emails may be required to submit all attachments.

NOTE: Server capacity is 10MB for all file attachments per email.

3. Each response shall address each factor in the sequence listed and clearly identify which factor is being addressed.

4. There shall be no mention of costs in the Technical Proposal.

http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ mailto:Shirley.Gregory@va.gov mailto:Patrick.Stultz@va.gov

5. FEDERAL HOLIDAYS: The following Federal Legal Holidays are observed by this Medical Facility:

• New Year’s Day – 1 January

• Martin Luther King’s Birthday – Third Monday in January

• Presidents Day – Third Monday in February

• Memorial Day – Last Monday in May

• Juneteenth – 19 June

• Independence Day – 4 July

• Labor Day – First Monday in September

• Columbus Day – Second Monday in October

• Veterans Day – 11 November

• Thanksgiving Day – Fourth Thursday in November

• Christmas Day – 25 December

• Any other Federal Holiday granted by the President of the United States

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SECTION WILL BE

PHYSICALLY REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARD BUT WILL BE DEEMED

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

• Part I – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY FACTOR

• Part II – PRICE FACTOR

(b) All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price.

(c) BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.3, Source Selection. The Government intends to make a source selection based on full and open competition utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process. The LPTA process does not permit tradeoffs among price and non-price factors (FAR 15.101-2(b)(2)). The Government will award one contract to responsive offerors whose proposals conform to the solicitation requirements. Unreasonably high, unbalanced, inaccurate or incomplete price proposals, may be the grounds for eliminating a proposal from competition. The Government will evaluate proposed prices for reasonableness using price analysis techniques. Offers received for less than the stated requirements in the SOW will be considered ineligible for award. As set forth in FAR 52.215-1 (f)(4), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors but reserves the right to seek clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a), Clarifications, and award without discussions.

Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the

Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. In the event that discussions are held, a competitive range determination will be made. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition.

PART I – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY FACTORS

The Government will evaluate whether the offeror, along with their subcontractors/teaming partners, has the specialized experience set forth in the SOW and the likelihood of success based on the offeror’s demonstrated experience. The Government will evaluate the following:

• Whether the offeror, and/or teaming partners’ have the specialized knowledge, understanding, technical competence and methodology needed to successfully perform all required tasks. Failure to demonstrate an ability to perform will result in an unacceptable rating for this factor.

NOTE: Those offers not meeting the minimum standard for acceptability will not be considered for award.

Evaluators shall assign a rating of Acceptable or Unacceptable based on the minimum requirements stated below.

Non-price factors (Factors 1-3) will be evaluated using the adjectival ratings in Table 1 (Technical acceptable/unacceptable Rating). Proposals are evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-price factors. In order to be considered awardable, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor.

Sub-Factor 1 – Professional/General CRITERIA and SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The prime contractor shall be (1.) a licensed General Contractor, or otherwise demonstrate meeting licensure requirements according to State regulation where the firm is headquartered (“principle place of business”), relevant to the work being performed, and (2.) shall perform work under the applicable NAICS code 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, as verified in the System for Award Management. The Offeror shall provide their State of Licensure and license number in a brief narrative, or otherwise explain if their State of Incorporation/Formation lacks licensing requirements for General Contractors.

Professional/General Rating Method

Table 1 Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation

PART II – PRICE FACTOR

The Offeror’s price proposal will be submitted in a separate volume. No price information is to be included in the technical sections of the proposal. Price will not receive a technical rating.

The Price factor will not be scored or rated. The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated for price reasonableness and pricing balance in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. Through these techniques, the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable and complete. Price reasonableness will be evaluated in accordance with the proposal analysis techniques described in FAR 15.404-1(b). Unbalanced Pricing may be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g), as applicable, to assess potential performance risk which could result in unreasonably high prices.

• Completeness/Accuracy. A determination will be made as to whether the Offerors have properly understood the proposal instructions. The proposals will also be checked for mathematical accuracy.

• Contractor Pricing. The Offeror’s submission in response above will be used by the Government to analyze and evaluate each Offeror’s cost/price proposal submitted for the solicitation.

1.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

1.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—

SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

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

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

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

1.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO

ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION

(FEB 1999)

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

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

8.5 % 6.9 % These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. 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.