36C24726R0083.docx

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8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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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 _____________________________).

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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.

36C24726R0083

X 04-10-2026

679-26-2-5702-0009

679-24-102 36C247 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office 3701 Loop Rd East Room 223 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Email only. Send to Contracting Officer:

joseph.osborn@va.gov

No physical documents will be accepted.

Allen Cristwell

(205) 554-2000 ext.2366 Project No./Title: 679-24-102, "B18 Laundry Renovations & Additions" Project Location: Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, 3701 Loop Rd East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

This acquisition is 100% Set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) only.

The SDVOSB Business must be 51% or more owned and controlled by one or more veterans.

Offerors are required to complete VAAR 852.219-75, Limitations on Subcontracting (See Attachment 2).

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00 NAICS Code: 236220; Small Business Standard: $45 Million

To be eligible for award, the offeror shall be registered at the following websites: System for Award Management at sam.gov with completed electronic annual representations certifications, SBA at certifications.sba.gov and comply with VETS 4212, Federal Contractor Veterans Employment Report. Offerors MUST ensure registration in these websites are accurate, complete, and have not expired prior to proposal due date or thereafter.

Offerors who have not done business with VA must complete VA10091 to register in financial database (see Attachment 6).

Site Visit: An organized site visit is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM CST.

Location: Contractors should meet at Bldg. 5, as Site Visit will begin in Bldg. 5 Conference Room and will walk to Bldg. 18.

Information provided at the site visit shall not alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation and terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. Offerors are required to submit all questions in writing to the Contracting Officer following the site visit.

Requests for Information (RFIs) are due by Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST, via email to joseph.osborn@va.gov.

Late RFIs may not be accepted and offerors are responsible of ensuring questions are received on time.

Responses to RFIs will be provided in question and answer form via a posted amendment at www.sam.gov.

Offer guarantee will be accepted via email only if received before the date/time specified in block 13a below to the Email specified in block 8 above. Hand-delivered and/or mailed offer guarantees will not be accepted.

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

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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.

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18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

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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

Complete Price Offer Schedule

36C247 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 7 Network Contracting Office 3701 Loop Rd East Room 223 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

Austin Payment Center Department of Veteran Affairs

PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-8971

(877) 353-9791

(512) 460-5545

Joseph Osborn

VA-VHA-RPOE-2026-XXXX

(To be completed by Government)

Table of Contents

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 PRICE OFFER SCHEDULE

1. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to complete: Full renovation of Building 18 including interior spaces, restrooms, basements, structural supports, waterproofing, and MEP upgrades. Abatement of lead-based paint and management of any hazardous materials. Relocation and installation of electrical equipment to a new building. Construction of a generator enclosure and a blast resistant above ground fuel tank enclosure. Replacement of windows/doors and refurbishment of select historic units. Installation of two HVAC units and required physical security protections. Exterior site work including grading, drainage, utilities, and traffic control systems. All tasks shown or implied on drawings, specifications, and referenced standards. Contractor shall reference all plans, drawings, and VA specifications. Materials, finishes, and equipment must match approved submittals.

Completion Time: 600 Calendar Days from Notice to Proceed (NTP)

JB

A single award will be made on line item 1 for which funds are determined available.

The Period of Performance includes submittal phase and the completion of all punch list items.

ATTACH YOUR ITEMIZED COST BREAKDOWN: Offerors are to include a construction price/cost breakdown using Attachment 4.

Project #679-24-102 – B18 Laundry Renovations & Additions Statement of Work

BACKGROUND:

This project includes the renovation of the Historic Laundry Building, building 18, on the campus of the Tuscaloosa VAMC. The VA’s Design Guidelines will be used to design this renovation along with direction from the Staff at the VAMC that will use the facility. It will be designed to accommodate the facility staying operational, work will be done after hours and on weekends.

Structural concerns with the existing building will be addressed, FCA’s will be addressed for the facility (including renovation of the restrooms and applying ADAAG requirements to the facility), and the building will be upgraded to meet current Building, Energy, HVAC, and Life Safety Codes while maintaining the Historic Integrity of the facility.The existing building is a 1-story 12,750 SF building (with two small basements, one containing electrical equipment, one for mechanical equipment). The proposed Laundry Renovation design will be to meet the needs of the Tuscaloosa VAMC Campus. Special attention will be paid to ensure the facility remains operational. Lead-based paint will be abated from the facility, and special attention will be given to maintain the shipping, receiving and storage of toxic chemicals along with the soiled and clean laundry to and from the facility. The existing Electrical Room will be relocated to the Generator and Electrical Room building. The generator was determined to be required at the 35% submission stage, so a new Generator and Electrical room (relocated from the basement) building was added to the project. Initially the design for the Generator Build called for a large underground fuel tank, after discussions with the VA it was determined the fuel tank needed to be above ground. To meet PSRDM requirements, the above ground fuel tank had to be enclosed with blast resistant walls and a roof, so another building was added to the project. The existing Mechanical basement will be renovated, and structural repairs will be made to the existing structure, including the application of water proofing material to prevent further damage to the concrete structure of the building. Non-functioning equipment will be demolished and removed from the space. New exterior windows and doors will be provided, and a few existing windows will be refurbished, to match Historic requirements. All existing doors not affected by changes to the building’s interior will remain, along with their existing hardware. Two HVAC units will be replaced and protected as required by the Physical Security Design Guidelines.

STATEMENT OF WORK:

Work includes general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, and construction and certain other items as required by the contract drawings and specifications. Renovate the existing historic Laundry Facility in Building 18 on the Tuscaloosa VA Campus, and construct a new generator enclosure, and a fuel tank enclosure building. New traffic control gate arms will be provided with this project to control traffic.

In addition to the above requirements, Contractor shall abide by all VA safety rules and regulations, and ensure work is compliant with applicable NFPA and NEC codes.

PROJECT GOALS

Renovate Building 18 to meet current operational, safety, code, and accessibility requirements. Maintain uninterrupted laundry operations throughout construction. Preserve the historic integrity of the building while modernizing infrastructure. Improve structural stability, energy efficiency, security, workflow, and overall functionality. Construct new generator and fuel‑tank enclosure buildings compliant with PSRDM and VA standards.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to complete: Full renovation of Building 18 including interior spaces, restrooms, basements, structural supports, waterproofing, and MEP upgrades. Abatement of lead-based paint and management of any hazardous materials. Relocation and installation of electrical equipment to a new building. Construction of a generator enclosure and a blast‑resistant above‑ground fuel‑tank enclosure. Replacement of windows/doors and refurbishment of select historic units. Installation of two HVAC units and required physical‑security protections. Exterior site work including grading, drainage, utilities, and traffic control systems. All tasks shown or implied on drawings, specifications, and referenced standards. Contractor shall reference all plans, drawings, and VA specifications. Materials, finishes, and equipment must match approved submittals.

TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

Contractor shall provide: Detailed project execution plan and mobilization schedule. Submittals for all materials, finishes, equipment, and methods. Phased construction plan maintaining facility operations. Lead abatement plan and hazardous‑material handling plan. Structural repair documentation. Weekly progress reports, meeting minutes, and updated schedules. Completed construction in accordance with contract documents. Deliverables must meet acceptance criteria defined by the COR and Contracting Officer.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

All work shall meet NFPA, NEC, IBC, IFC, ASHRAE, ADAAG, OSHA, VA Design Guides, Infection Control standards, and all applicable codes. Contractor shall perform all required inspections, quality checks, lifecycle testing, and documentation. All MEP upgrades must tie into existing utilities with minimal interruptions. Dust control, noise control, infection control, and vibration mitigation are required.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Contractor: Perform all work, provide quality control, safety compliance, submittals, scheduling, and communication. COR (Contracting Officer’s Representative): Primary day‑to‑day Government contact; approves access, monitors performance, verifies deliverables. CO (Contracting Officer): Final authority for contract changes, modifications, and approvals. Government Staff: Provide facility access and operational coordination.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Monthly and weekly progress meetings required. Contractor shall maintain an updated schedule, RFI log, submittal log, and risk register. Any changes must be submitted formally and approved by the CO. Contractor shall provide periodic status reports including progress, risks, and resource utilization.

SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE

Contractor workers must have negative TB tests prior to arrival on campus. Supervisor must have completed OSHA‑30; all subcontractors must have OSHA‑10. Compliance with all OSHA, VA, and facility‑specific safety rules is mandatory. Daily safety meetings and hazard assessments required. All areas must be protected from dust, debris, and environmental hazards.

SCHEDULE

Contractor must provide a detailed CPM schedule with milestones covering all phases of work. After‑hours and weekend work must be coordinated with the COR.

SECURITY AND ACCESS

All contractor personnel must obtain VA identification badges and follow VA access, escort, and security procedures. Badges must be worn above the waist and returned upon project completion. Contractors must complete VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness training (VA10176). Photography, video, and recording devices are prohibited. Sensitive areas require COR escort.

ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Hazardous‑material handling must comply with EPA, OSHA, and VA requirements. Proper disposal of lead waste, construction debris, and chemicals is required. Contractor shall implement recycling practices where feasible. Spill‑prevention procedures must be in place.

COMMUNICATION

Weekly coordination meetings with the COR. Immediate notification of schedule delays, safety incidents, or operational conflicts. All communication regarding modifications must go through the CO.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Work must meet all specifications, codes, quality standards, and inspection requirements. Failure to meet performance requirements may result in corrective actions or penalties as defined by the CO. Exceptional performance may be recognized through incentive structures if included in contract terms.

PAYMENTS

Payments will be issued based on completion of milestones and deliverables and approved by the COR and CO. Contractor shall submit properly itemized invoices with supporting documentation.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Contractor shall identify, track, and mitigate risks including schedule delays, structural surprises, material availability, and operational disruptions. A risk‑mitigation plan must be submitted and updated throughout the project.

RECORDS AND DATA MANAGEMENT

Contractor shall protect all VA information and comply with VA Directive 6300, VA Handbook 6300.1, and VA Handbook 6500.1. At project completion, all VA information must be returned or destroyed per VA requirements. No information may be destroyed without prior written approval from the VA. Self‑certification of proper destruction must be provided within 30 days of contract termination if applicable.

COMPLETION TIME:

600 calendar days from date of award for construction completion.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Building 18- Laundry, 3701 Loop Road Tuscaloosa, AL. 35404

WORK HOURS:

Normal operational hours are 7am -3:30 pm Monday-Friday. Contractor will have to work after hours and weekends due to Laundry remaining operational while all aspects of the project are performed. Contractor must request for an approval from COR to work additional hours, weekends, or holidays.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1. The contractor shall provide COR with a list of contractor employees expected to enter facilities. While on VA premises, all contractor personnel shall comply with the rules, regulations, and procedures governing the conduct of personnel and the operation of the facility.

2. All contractor employees will be required to receive a VA issued badge prior to the start of work. Current badging process takes two separate trips to the VA. This is subject to change and contractor shall comply with rules, regulations, and procedures governing the conduct of personnel and the operation of the facility at no additional cost to the government. The contractor employee must safeguard the access badge and immediately report any lost, stolen, or destroyed badges to the COR. All contract personnel must properly display their access badges. Access badges must be worn at or above the waist (facing forward). The contractor’s employees must return the access badge(s) to the COR or designee when the work is complete.

3. All work will be done according to VA specifications, Design Guides, Infection Control guidelines and all applicable codes. The work will be structured to require minimum interruption of space function during construction. All work shall meet the most current edition of NFPA/Life Safety Code and comply with all applicable building codes.

4. Contractor is required to have all submittals approved before work can begin. The Government reserves the right to authorize the final style and color of any component prior to installation.

5. Contractor shall field verify all measurements.

6. It is the responsibility of the contractor’s personnel to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Parking information shall be coordinated with each facility COR.

7. Tuscaloosa VA does not validate or make reimbursement for parking violations of the contractor’s personnel under any circumstance.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The Government shall be responsible for making the building available to Contractor during work hours. If there is a need for work to be done after hours, the Government will make arrangements for Contractor to have access to the building.

CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall be required to comply with all security policies/requirements. All security policies/requirements must be met, and employees cleared prior to the contractor performing work under this contract. Employees that cannot meet the security and clearance requirements shall not be allowed to perform work under this contract.

INTERFERENCE TO NORMAL FUNCTION:

Contractors may be required to interrupt their work at any time so as not to interfere with the normal functioning of the facility, including utility services, fire protection systems, and passage of facility patients, personnel, equipment and carts.

1. In the event of an emergency, contractor services may be stopped and rescheduled at no additional cost to the government.

2. Contractor shall inform the COR to gain access to secure areas. If access is required to secure areas, prearranged scheduling will be made with COR.

SAFETY:

Contractor to provide proof to the CO and COR that all employees have tested negative for Tuberculosis prior to arriving on campus. Contractor to provide proof that the Supervisor has completed the 30-hour OSHA course and proof that all subcontractors have completed the 10-hour OSHA course prior to arriving on campus.

IDENTIFICATION, PARKING, SMOKING, AND VA REGULATIONS:

The Contractor’s FSE shall always wear visible identification and face coverings (surgical masks, bandanas, reusable masks) while on the premises of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Contractor shall only park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Information on parking is available from the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Police Section. Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center will not invalidate or make reimbursements for parking violations of the contractor under any conditions. Smoking is prohibited on the campus of Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Possession of weapons is prohibited. Enclosed containers, including tool kits, shall be subject to search. Violations of VA regulations may result in citation answerable in the United States (Federal) District Court, not a local district, state, or municipal court.

OBTAINING VA IDENTIFICATION BADGE:

Contractor shall contact the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), upon contract award, to receive instructions on how to obtain a VA Identification Badge during the performance of this contract.

SECURITY:

The Contractor shall ensure compliance by its employees with the security regulations of the Veterans Administration where work is performed under this Contract. Contracted employees shall self-register at https://www.tms.va.gov/SecureAuth35/ . Once registered, enroll in class VA10176 VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior. Contractors shall provide signed certifications of completion to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) prior to starting work on this contract.

Photography or Video on medical center premises is strictly prohibited. Additionally, pursuant to 38 CFR 1.218(b) (23): Use of recording devices of any kind to record patients or employees is strictly prohibited. VA-designated employee shall provide escort in sensitive areas (e.g. patient areas, MACPAC, HAS, or any areas where sensitive information is kept) and in OIT areas.

RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Upon completion or termination of the applicable contract(s) or agreement(s), return and/or destroy, at Covered Entity’s option, VA information gathered, created, received, or processed during the performance of the contract(s) or agreement(s). No data will be retained by Business Associate, or contractor, subcontractor, or other agent of Business Associate, unless retention is required by law and specifically permitted by Covered Entity. As deemed appropriate by and under the direction of Covered Entity, Business Associate shall provide written assurance that all VA information has been returned to Covered Entity or destroyed by Business Associate. If immediate return or destruction of all data is not possible, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity and assure that all VA information retained will be safeguarded to prevent unauthorized Uses or Disclosures.

Prior to termination or completion of this contract, contractor/subcontractor must not destroy information received from VA, or gathered/created by the contractor in the course of performing this contract without prior written approval by the VA. Any data destruction done on behalf of VA by a contractor/subcontractor must be done in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements as outlined in VA Directive 6300, Records and Information Management and its Handbook 6300.1 Records Management Procedures, applicable VA Records Control Schedules, and VA Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization. Self-certification by the contractor that the data destruction requirements above have been met must be sent to the VA Contracting Officer within 30 days of termination of the contract.

END OF SECTION

2.2 PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND EVALUATION INFORMATION

I. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

This is a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) that represents the best value to the Government conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.1 using the tradeoff process and evaluated in accordance with FAR Overhaul Subpart 15.2, Evaluation and Award. This section describes the method for evaluating and selecting offers for this procurement.

A. Proposal Submission:

1. Submit one (1) Electronic Proposal to the email addresses indicated on page 1, block 8 of Standard Form 1442. The Subject Line of the email should include “Company Name, RFP number, Project Title.”

2. The size of your file shall not exceed 10 MB. If you have multiple documents, please submit them as separate emails. Emails larger than this may be rejected by the network servers and will be considered non-responsive.

3. Interested firms are responsible for ensuring electronic submission delivery by the time and the date specified. It is highly recommended that interested firms confirm that the Contracting Officer has received electronic submissions. Failure to provide a proposal in its entirety before the deadline will render the proposal non-compliant.

B. Proposal Preparation and Format Instructions:

Offerors must provide all requested information for each factor. Proposals must address each element of each factor as applicable to be considered responsive to this RFP. Factor headings should be highlighted in yellow or typed in bold text for identification. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure the submitted proposal is in the proper format and that the information provided is clearly understood and free of ambiguities.

Offerors’ proposals should consist of past performance and price proposals, as described below.

1. TAB A: General Information:

(1) Cover Page with Solicitation Number, Project Title

(2) Table of Contents

(3) Signed offer/Acknowledgement of Amendments (SF1442)

(4) Copy of current SDVOSB MySBA Certification.

(5) SAM UEI Number

(6) Offer Guarantee Bond (DO NOT SEND HARD COPY) Electronic copy acceptable and should be emailed to Point of Contact(s) listed on page 1, block 8.

(7) Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification (EMR) Rate *Submit information regarding current experience modification rate form (See Attachment 1). An EMR of greater than 1.0 may disqualify the bidder/offeror.

(8) 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting—Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (Jan 2023) (Deviation), (See Attachment 2).

(9) Provide evidence of VETS-4212 Reporting (if applicable)

2. TAB B: Relevant and Recent Past Performance Experience

3. TAB C: Price Proposal

II. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND FACTORS

A. The evaluation is subjective based on the information provided in response to the information requested in the evaluation factors. The two (2) factors to be evaluated include past performance and price.

B. Relevant and Recent Past Performance Experience will be evaluated to assess recent and relevant past performance resulting in a performance confidence assessment rating. For evaluation purposes, past performance will be significantly more important than cost or price.

C. Offerors proposal shall address the following:

1. FACTOR 1 – RELEVANT AND RECENT PAST PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE:

***Relevant is defined as performance similar or greater in scope, magnitude, and complexity than the effort described in this solicitations scope of work, to include B18 Laundry Renovations and Additions per project SOW, Drawings, Specifications, and solicitation documents. This relevant work can be a portion of a larger requirement, which was issued by the VA, Federal, State, Local Government agencies, and/or commercial facilities.

***Recent is defined as performance within the last five (5) years, to include ongoing projects.

Proposal shall include:

(1) Offeror must submit a minimum of one (1) but no more than three (3) references.

(2) The submission shall include a brief description of the project, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) contact information for references, Contract Number, and Dollar Value.

(3) Provide a brief narrative describing the firms (primary and sub) specialized experience working with Laundry Room Renovations and Additions per project SOW, Drawings, Specifications, and solicitation documents.

i. Further note: If utilizing the past performance of a subcontractor, subcontractors identified in the proposal must remain on the contract for its duration unless there is a compelling reason to replace them. The prime contractor will need to obtain approval from the contracting officer before making changes to key subcontractors.

(4) Respondents with no previous past performance shall state this when addressing the selection criteria. Where there is no record of past performance, the proposal will be evaluated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Superior performance ratings on relevant projects may be considered more favorably in the evaluation.

(5) The Government will evaluate the offeror’s past performance on active and completed contracts. The Government will contact the offeror’s submitted references on contracts if deemed necessary. Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to: Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or other databases, past performance questionaries, and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and/or Contracting Officer Representatives. The past performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with an offeror’s likelihood of success in performing the scope of work requirements as indicated by the offeror’s record of past performance.

(6) The following evaluation documents are acceptable:

i. Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS), or

ii. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) evaluation (Attachment 3).

(7) If a completed CPARS evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal. If using Attachment 3 PPQ, it should be emailed to the construction contract administrator of the entity (Government or civilian) for which the construction was completed and emailed to Joseph Osborn at email joseph.osborn@va.gov, and CC: joyce.powers1@va.gov.

2. FACTOR 2 – PRICE PROPOSAL:

(1) Complete the price offer schedule in section A.3.

(2) Price shall be addressed using the attached price breakdown worksheet, which is included in Attachment 4 to include cost elements such as:

a. Labor (Direct & Indirect),

b. Materials, Material Markups, Materials overhead,

c. Equipment

d. Subcontractor Cost

e. Other Direct Costs

f. Overhead expenses

g. Indirect Cost

h. Profit

i. Bonds

j. Breakdown of G&A expenses inclusive of all project staff and general requirements of the Prime Contractor.

(3) Provide supporting documentation showing quotes/price breakdowns for both prime and subcontractors.

NOTE: Price breakdown shall be indicative of showing at least 15% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns in accordance with VAAR 852.219-73(d)(3).

III. EVALUATION CRITERIA/OVERVIEW

A. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of two evaluation criteria: Past Performance and Price. Past performance will be evaluated for relevancy and recency for a confidence assessment rating. . Past performance will be considered significantly more important than price.

B. Past Performance: The basis of the evaluation will be the degree to which past performance evaluations and all other past performance information reviewed by the Government reflect a trend of satisfactory performance considering 1) compliance with the contract requirements, 2) effectiveness of the Offeror's on-site management; 3) use of appropriate personnel for contract requirements); 4) timeliness in the submission of schedules, reports, and submittals; 5) adherence to the construction schedule; 6) coordination and control of subcontractors; 7) ability to effectively deal with the customer and other Government personnel; 8) cooperativeness in solving problems and negotiating changes; 9) response to warranty notifications, and other pertinent information obtained from past performance evaluations that have affected the overall performance of previous or ongoing projects.

C. The Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources, including sources outside of the Government. Other sources may include but are not limited to past performance information retrieved through the (CPARS), for Contractors who are part of a partnership or joint venture identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

D. In evaluating past performance, the government reserves the right to give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this solicitation. Common aspects of relevancy include similarity of service/support, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming.

E. Past performance evaluation will allow the government to assess the offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this solicitation based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. The assessment process will result in an overall performance confidence assessment of Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, Limited Confidence, No Confidence or Neutral/Unknown Confidence.

F. In evaluating price, the government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to determine price reasonableness. Price will be evaluated for Price Reasonableness. The Government reserves the right to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions (except clarifications as described FAR Overhaul 15.202(a)(2)(i-iv)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a performance and price standpoint. The Government will evaluate price based on the total price.

IV. EVALUATION AND BASIS FOR AWARD:

A. FAR Overhaul 15.103-1 shall apply to the government’s evaluation of proposals. The factors that shall be used to evaluate offers are Past Performance and Price. Past Performance is significantly more important than Price.

B. Discussions: The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR Overhaul 15.202(a)(2)(i-iv)). Offerors should not automatically assume that they will have an opportunity to participate in discussions or be asked to submit a revised proposal. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors would not constitute discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them necessary.

C. 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, past performance, and price considered. The proposals must conform to the RFP's requirements and be evaluated to represent the Best Value to the Government. The Best Value is the most advantageous offer, consistent with the Government's stated importance of evaluation criteria. This may result in award being made to a high-rated, higher-priced offeror where the Contracting Officer determines that it is worth the price premium to do so.

D. Offerors must provide all requested information for each factor. Proposals must separately address each of the factors as applicable to be considered responsive to this RFP. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure the submitted proposal is in the proper format and that the information provided is clearly understood and free of ambiguities (Reference Proposal Preparation and Format Instruction).

E. To determine which proposal represents the best overall value, the Government will conduct a tradeoff analysis, comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the competing proposals to determine which proposal represents the best value to the Government and thus shall receive contract award.

F. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer. The right is also reserved to reject any and all offers. The basis of the award will be a conforming offer, the price or cost of which may or may not be the lowest. If other than the lowest offer, it must be sufficiently more advantageous than the lowest offer to justify the payment of additional amounts.

G. Award will result in a firm-fixed-price contract. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the submitted price proposal includes all costs for total project requirements and completion in accordance with the specifications and drawings herein. The Offeror assumes all risk for omissions in prime and/or subcontractor proposals.

H. The Government evaluation team will consider all information provided in the proposal individually. Once these individual analyses are completed, the team will meet and determine a rating by consensus decision.

I. Exceptions to the contractual terms and conditions of the solicitation (e.g., standard company terms and conditions) may result in a determination to reject a proposal.

J. Failure to submit all the data in the format indicated in this section may be cause for determining a proposal incomplete and, therefore, not considered for evaluation and for subsequent award.

K. A Determination of Responsibility will be accomplished for the apparent awardee prior to processing the award. Information obtained from government and commercial systems will be used to determine responsibility. Any information received by the Government that would be cause for an adverse Determination of Responsibility will make the offeror ineligible for award.

SDVOSB Verification: The Government will review SBA certification database (https://certifications.sba.gov/) to confirm Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status certification for the submitted proposals. Evaluations will be performed on proposals submitted by verified SDVOSBs only. Subsequent confirmation of SDVOSB certification status will be performed for the apparent award. For a Joint Venture to be considered eligible as a SDVOSB if the joint venture 13 CFR 128.402 and the managing joint venture partner makes the representations under paragraph (c) of this clause. A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph 852.219-73(d)(3) of the clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants. Failure of a prospective SDVOSB to meet these certification requirements by the SBA shall result in elimination from consideration. Joint Venture -- Any offeror submitting a proposal as a joint venture must provide a certification from each SDVOSB joint partner, signed by an authorized official of each partner to the joint venture, stating the parties to the joint venture:

1) Have entered into a joint venture agreement that fully complies with paragraph (c) of 13 CFR § 128.402; and

2) Will perform the contract in compliance with the joint venture agreement. Failure to submit the certification with the offeror’s proposal will render the offeror ineligible for award.

L. Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate. The prospective offeror must complete certification -- 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting—Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (Jan 2023) (DEVIATION)

M. To be eligible for an award, if applicable, offerors must have submitted the required Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report) with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirements in accordance with 52.222-37.

N. Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rate (EMR):

a. Offerors shall submit information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information must contain a certification that the bidder/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. If such certification cannot be made, a Bidder/Offeror shall explain why and submit as much information as possible regarding the circumstances of its past safety and environmental record, including the number of EPA violations and/or the number of serious, repeat, and/or willful OSHA violations, along with a detailed description of those violations.

b. Offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR). This information shall be obtained from the Bidder’s/Offeror’s insurance carrier and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead. If a Bidder/Offeror’s EMR is above 1.0, the Offeror must submit a written explanation of the EMR from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, describing the reasons for the EMR, and the anticipated date the EMR may be reduced to 1.0 or below.

c. Self-insured contractors or other contractors who cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation.

d. 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.

e. If the NCCI cannot issue an EMR because the Bidder/Offeror lacks insurance history, the Offeror shall submit a letter indicating so from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead and include a letter from the NCCI indicating that is has assigned Bidder/Offeror a Unity Rating of 1.0.

f. 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 an initial Determination of Responsibility.

g. This requirement applies to all subcontracting tiers, and prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors.

2.3 GENERAL SOLICITATION INFORMATION

I. GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

A. PROPOSAL MATERIALS

Proposal materials consisting of drawings, specifications, contract forms, and any issued Amendments will be posted at www.sam.gov. This is the only official location where these documents can be obtained, and updates are posted. No ‘hard copy’ proposal materials are available.

B. WAGE DETERMINATION:

Wages for all contractors and subcontractors must comply with Construction Wage Rate Requirements (Reference 52.222-6 for further information). The current determination is General Decision AL20260098 dated 1/2/2026, Attachment 5. Be advised the determination that is current at the time of the contract award is the determination that will apply to the contract. Current determinations are always available at https://sam.gov.

II. DATABASE REGISTRATION INFORMATION

A. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION

The System for Award Management (SAM) is the Official U.S. Government system that consolidated the capabilities of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR including FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Federal Acquisition Registrations require that federal contractors register in SAM at www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system.

Please Note: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting Officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

B. THE EXCLUDED PARTIES LIST SYSTEM (EPLS)

To ensure that the individuals or businesses providing services under the contract have not…