36C24821R0139.docx

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

3. DATE ISSUED

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4. CONTRACT NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

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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 _____________________________).

YES

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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.

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

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36C24821R0139

X 07-29-2021

573-18-605 36C248 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8)

8875 Hidden River Pkwy Suite 525 Tampa FL 33637 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (248) Room 315, Bldg. 2 10,000 Bay Pines Blvd Bay Pines FL 33744 Milton, Amber C.

727-399-3343 Project Title: Correct Patient Privacy Deficiencies Project Number: 573-18-605 Location: Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, located at 1601 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida Contracting Officer: Amber Milton amber.milton@va.gov COR: Francisco Flores Francisco.flores@va.gov Magnitude of Construction: Pursuant 36.204(g) $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

NAICS - 236220; Size Standard of $39.5M Service Code: Z1DA

Project Description - Contractor will provide all labor, materials, and supervision to Renovate Clinical Research Laboratories in the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The renovation consists of approximately 16,000 SF on the Basement Floor, Main Building, of existing Clinical Research Service laboratories.

This requirement is set-aside for VIP certified, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) Vendor verification for SDVOSB can be found here at https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/

While working on the Medical Center Property (both inside and outside the Medical Center) the contractor is responsible to wear a face covering at all times. PPE is not provided. All VA hospitals are SMOKE FREE facilities.

Funds are not currently available. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.

AT THE TIME OF PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, interested contractors MUST be actively registered in the following databases.

System for Award Management: https://www.sam.gov Vet Biz: https://www.vetbiz.gov

The Period of Performance is 365 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed.

Site Visit: 08 August 2021, Time: 1:00 PM (EST), at the Malcom Randall VAMC Main Entrance.

RFI(s): Due 16 August 2021 at 1:00PM.(EST)

52.211-10

1 EMAILED

1:00 pm

EDT

08-27-2021

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

36C248 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8)

8875 Hidden River Pkwy Tampa FL 33637

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center

P.O. Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

Table of Contents

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

1.00

ITEM I (BASE BID: Work includes the renovation and expansion of the existing Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit for treatment of patients recovering from surgical procedures involving the heart. Work includes general construction, alterations, necessary removal of existing construction and certain other items.

Contract Duration is 365 calendar days after the NTP PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Z1DA - Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries

1.00

ITEM II (BID DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO. 1): Provide all Work described in ITEM I except modify the following items:

a. Provide Ceiling-mounted curtain tracks in Patient Rooms where indicated in the Drawings (Drawing A111, Keynote 5) in lieu of Switchable Privacy Glass (Glass Type G3).

b. Provide Clear Tempered Glass (Glass Type G1) in lieu of Switchable Privacy Glass (Glass Type G3).

c. Contract Duration is 365 calendar days after the NTP

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Z1DA - Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries

A.4 DELIVERY SCHEDULE

STATEMENT OF WORK

GENERAL INTENTION

A. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for the expansion and renovation of the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit located on the First Floor of the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center located in Gainesville, FL as required by drawings and specifications.

B. Visits to the site by Bidders may be made only by appointment with the Medical Center Engineering Officer.

C. Offices of Toland Mizell Molnar LLC, as Architect-Engineers, will render certain technical services during construction. Such services shall be considered as advisory to the Government and shall not be construed as expressing or implying a contractual act of the Government without affirmations by Contracting Officer or his duly authorized representative.

D. Before placement and installation of work subject to tests by testing laboratory retained by Department of Veterans Affairs, the Contractor shall notify the COR in sufficient time to enable testing laboratory personnel to be present at the site in time for proper taking and testing of specimens and field inspection. Such prior notice shall be not less than three workdays unless otherwise designated by the COR.

E. All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Project: 573-18-6- Correct Patient Privacy Deficiencies.

Issuing Office: NCO 8 – Gainsville, FL Location of Project: Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL Point of Contact: Amber Milton, Contracting Officer, E-mail: amber.milton@va.gov

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification: This action is a 100% set aside for verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The award of this solicitation shall not be delayed due to loss of SDVOSB verification. Proposals submitted by non-verified SDVOSB shall be excluded from award consideration. Offerors must be registered and verified as a SDVOSB in the VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at http://www.vetbiz.gov/. Offerors received from contractors who are not verified as a SDVOSB in VetBiz at the time of offer submission and at the time of contract award will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): SAM has replaced the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the SAM database at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their bid. Completion of Representations and Certifications shall consist of completion of annual representations and certifications electronically via SAM. It is not necessary to complete and return as a part of the offer package FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, contained in this solicitation unless offeror identifies changes in FAR 52.204-8(d).

VETS-4212: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d) and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. This VETS-4212 report can be submitted per the instructions at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. For assistance contact VETS-4212 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov. For procurement awards in excess of $150,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential contractors are encouraged to file every year.

Past Safety Record: VHA DIRECTIVE 2011-036 SAFETY AND HEALTH DURING CONSTRUCTION requires that Contracting Officers evaluate and consider past safety records of prospective contractors in awarding contracts. OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT ATTACHMENT 6 EMR CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AS A PART OF THE OFFER PACKAGE.

All offerors shall submit information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record using ATTACHMENT 6. The information must show that the offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA violation(s) in the past three years. If those totals are exceeded, the offeror shall attach an 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.

All offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR). This information shall be obtained from the offeror’s insurance carrier and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead. If an offeror’s EMR is above 1.0, offeror must attach 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.

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.

If the NCCI cannot issue an EMR because the offeror lacks insurance history, 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 offeror a Unity Rating of 1.0.

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

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.

OFFERORS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT THE EMT AND THE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION AS A PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL PACKAGE WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION IF AWARD IS MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS.

Site Visit: An organized site visit is scheduled as shown in clause 52.236-27. Only one site visit will be conducted. Attendance at the site visit is not mandatory, but highly suggested for proper proposal preparation. Information provided at the site visit shall not alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing.

Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI’s are due no later than (NLT) 1:00 PM EST Time 16 August, 2021 or as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI’s should be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist, Amber Milton at amber.milton @va.gov. Responses will be provided by amendment to the solicitation in a question and answer format within 7 days of RFI submission due date. Example: Subject Line of the RFI e-mail should be as follows: Company Name, RFI #1, 36C248-21-R-0139- 573-18-605, Correct Patient Privacy Deficiencies, VAMC GAINESVILLE, FL.

Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due NLT the date/time shown in Block 13a of Standard Form (SF) 1442. Complete proposals must be submitted via email to amber.milton@va.gov with francisco.flores@va.gov copied. Subject Line of the proposal e-mail must include Solicitation Number and Project Title. NO hard copy of proposals will be submitted including bid bonds all documents will be submitted electronically prior to the deadline. no late submittals will be accepted.

Magnitude of Construction: Pursuant to VAAR 836.204 the magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code: The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business size standard is $39.5 Million.

Wage Determination (WD): The applicable Davis Bacon WD for this solicitation is incorporated as an attachment to this solicitation.

Period of Performance: The successful offeror shall begin performance within 15 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed and complete all work within the time specified in the award. All punch list items must be completed during the established period of performance.

Funding: Award is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. The Government does not compensate vendors for proposal development and submission.

Superintendence: The offeror shall provide, from their own staff, a competent 30 hour OSHA certified superintendent. This individual shall be 100% full time dedicated to supervision and assigned to this project while work is being performed on site. The offeror shall not divide or split up their superintendence duties among multiple projects at the same facility. Each project stands alone and requires a dedicated superintendent to be allocated and funded to that particular project.

Holidays: The following federal holidays are observed:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday President's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Columbus Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Veterans Day

Any other holiday proclaimed by the President as a Federal Holiday.

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a legal holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed by U.S. Government agencies.

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS): Upon completion of contract performance and annually if performance is longer than 365 days, the Contracting officer will evaluate contractor performance for use in future contract award decisions. The Contractor shall be provided an opportunity to comment on the contracting officer’s evaluation. If you wish to familiarize yourself with this system, you can find it at https://www.cpars.gov/.

The government retains the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, as part of the contract file. The evaluations are available for Federal Agencies for support of future award decisions through CPARS.

The contractor must provide the contracting officer with the name and email address of the contractor CPARS POC. This is the person responsible for responding to these evaluations. This person will be granted access to CPARS during the award and assigned the system role of contractor representative (CR).

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PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND EVALUATION INFORMATION

This part describes the precise mechanism for evaluating and selecting offers for this procurement for: PROJECT NO. 573-18-605- Correct Patient Privacy Deficiencies.

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Proposals must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements. The Government reserves the right to make a final determination on a proposal’s acceptability/ unacceptability solely on the basis of the proposal submitted and to proceed without requesting additional information. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being removed from consideration for award.

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

Offeror’s proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price standpoint. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in the proposal instructions. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors would not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revisions or discussions.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD TO OTHER THAN THE OFFEROR WITH THE LOWEST PRICED PROPOSAL OR HIGHEST RATED TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

Offers will be evaluated using the evaluation factors listed. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the completeness of the proposal. The SSEB may evaluate solely on the information provided in the initial proposal and will not assume that an offeror possesses any capability that is not specifically identified in the proposal.

a. The objective of the source selection is to select the offer that represents the best value to the Government. In order to select the offeror representing the best value, the Government will rate the offers by conducting a comparative assessment of all acceptable offers against source selection criteria in the solicitation. Benefits associated with additional costs will be identified and considered by trading off difference in capability and price. If one offeror has better capability and lower price, then that will be the better value. If one offeror has the better capability and the higher price, then the source selection authority (Contracting Officer) will decide when the difference in capability is worth the difference in price.

NOTE: Price will be evaluated but not ranked by CO.

b. If the source selection authority considers the better capability to be worth the higher price, then the more capable higher-priced offeror will be the better value. If not, then the less capable, lower priced offer will be the better value. The source selection authority will continue to make capability and price trade-offs until he has decided which offeror represents the best value to the Government. Therefore, the source selection may result in the contract being awarded to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offer.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

Proposals must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of the solicitation. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, raises a fundamental issue of the offeror’s understanding and/or ability to perform the contract. This may be a basis for rejection of the proposal.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

One electronic copy of all Volumes of the proposal (General Information, Technical, Past Performance and Price) shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer via email to amber.milton@va.gov on or before the due date.

Faxed proposals are not permitted under any circumstances.

Proposal submission and preparation: Proposal size will be limited as shown and font/size shall be no smaller than Times New Roman 11. f these page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit will not be read or considered. Page limits are for single sheets of paper and may be double-sided.

VOL TITLE COPIES PAGE LIMITS

I TECHNICAL PROPOSAL 1 EMAIL 25*

Do not include any idetifiying company information within the technical proposal (names/logo’s)

* EXHIBIT A PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY SURVEY and EXHIBIT B PAST AND PRESENT PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE does not count against the 25-page limit for Past Performance.

Awarding Without Discussions: It is the Government’s intent to award without discussions (See FAR 52.215-1) unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the government by the Contracting Officer. In accordance with FAR 15.306(b)(1)(i), communications may be held with offerors before establishment of the competitive range if the offerors past performance information is the determining factor preventing them from being placed within the competitive range. If discussions are required, the CO will establish a competitive range of the three most highly rated proposals and will then enter into negotiations and will allow for Final Proposal Revisions. Final proposal revisions shall be submitted as specified except as noted below and will be due at a time and place to be determined.

Relative Weight of Evaluation Factors: The following five (5) factors, Relevant Experience (Correct Patient Privacy Deficiencies) of the Prime Contractor; Technical/Management Approach; Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan/Safety Requirement; Past Performance and Price, have been identified and shall be utilized in evaluation of offers and determination of award.

Factor(s) Used

Non-Price/Cost Factors

FACTOR 1: RELEVANT AND RECENT EXPERIENCE

FACTOR 2: TECHNICAL/MANAGEMENT APPROACH

SUB-FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL NARRATIVE

SUB-FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT

FACTOR 3: QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL PLAN/SAFETY REQUIREMENT

FACTOR 4: PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 5: PRICE

Questions shall be submitted using Q&A RFI’s Template, via email to amber.milton@va.gov entitled “573-18-605- Correct Patient Privacy Deficiencies.”. Prime offerors should consolidate questions from its team members and submit as one submission to the maximum extent practicable. Offerors may submit questions to the Contracting Officer at any time; however, questions received after 16 August 2021 @ 1:00 PM (EST) may not be answered. No telephone questions will be accepted.

The following must be included in the offeror’s proposal:

GENERAL INFORMATION (include in Volume III Price)

1. Cover Page with: Solicitation Number, Project Title and Project Number, Company Information (Principle points of contact, email, address, phone numbers (including area code), DUNs number, Cage code, etc.)

2. Table of Contents

3. Signed SF 1442, with Blocks 14-20C completed including acknowledgement of any Amendments issued

4. Completed Experience Modification Rate (EMR) Form

5. Completed Bid Bond

6. Limitations on Subcontracting Certification Form (The offeror shall provide documentation as required in order for the Contracting Officer to determine the offeror responsible IAW FAR 9.104-1 and therefore, eligible for contract award)

TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

1. EVALUATION FACTORS

Factor 1: Relevant Experience and Capability The offeror is required to submit at least 3 and a maximum of 5 example projects demonstrating your firms experience and capability with projects that required work similar in size and scope of this project in the past 5 years; a minimum of one project must have been performed in an active healthcare environment (within a hospital). ,This may include past performance from a sub-contractor. Note: Any teaming or proposed sub-contractor arrangement you are submitting as part of this proposal for evaluation must remain intact through contract completion. Provide the following information for each example:

1. Provide one example projects demonstrating similar construction capability of the firm (subcontractor) that will be performing the Upgrade Patient Privacy Deficiencies in a healthcare environment.

a) Example projects submitted are to demonstrate a firm’s experience and capability must be relevant to the work that the firm will be performing under the prospective contract. The offeror should explain how the work performed by the proposed firm in the example project is relevant to the proposed acquisition.

2. All projects submitted must be at least 50% complete.

3. At least one (1) of the projects submitted must be valued at greater than $1,500,000 AND performed within the last 5 years.

4. Contracting Officer and COR Name and contact information, telephone and email

5. Total Project Value and duration (at least 3 shall be greater than $1M)

6. Detailed description of work, including trades involved (identify percentage of self performed work)

Table 3. Performance Confidence Assessments Rating Method

Factor 2: Technical/Management Approach

(1) Sub Factor 1: Technical Narrative Ability to follow Solicitation instructions and Proposal Organization, Appearance & Completeness.

a. Describe in a written narrative, the plan for phasing the work so that the facility remains operational. The narrative will also detail how the contractor intends to prepare the site, renovate, and return to use within any specified time limits.

(2) Sub Factor 2: Management

a. Project Organizational Chart and Narrative – Submit documentation which describes your company management structure (organizational chart is acceptable).

Factor 3: Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan/Safety Requirement (exclusive of EMR documentation)

1. The Offeror shall describe in a written narrative the plan for construction phasing to minimize the impact in the space above, below, and near the area including impact in utility shutdowns.

1. The narrative will also detail how the contractor intends to prepare the site, disassemble, relocate, reassemble, and reactivate utility services to the facility within any specified time limits.

1. Approach to construction safety and infection control.

1. SAFETY: Experience Modification Rate (EMR): Submit your current EMR (which compares your company’s annual losses in insurance claims against its policy premiums over a three-year period). Your EMR should not exceed 1.0. This information shall be obtained from the bidder’s/offerors insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead. If you have no EMR, affirmatively state so, and provide explanation.

NOTE: The Government will evaluate and consider past safety records of bidders/offerors prior to award. The requirement is a pass/fail; therefore, it is critical to the acquisition.

NOTE: Company’s Insurance Experience Modification Rate (EMR) for the past 3 years. IAW VHA Directive the Government will verify that the Offerors EMR is no greater than 1.0. An EMR greater than 1.0 disqualifies the contractor.

NOTE: FAR 9.103 Policy.

(a) Purchases shall be made from, and contracts shall be awarded to, responsible prospective contractors only.

(b) No purchase or award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. In the absence of information clearly indicating that the prospective contractor is responsible, the contracting officer shall make a determination of no responsibility.

Table 2. Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method

Factor 4: Past Performance The Offeror shall provide formal performance evaluations from the client on the projects submitted in response to Factor 1. In addition to formal evaluations or if a formal evaluation is unavailable, the Offeror shall obtain the information using the PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (PPQ) form (Attachment B) included below. The Past Performance Questionnaire included in the solicitation is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 2, Past Performance. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment 8), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

1) Offeror’s Team is required to demonstrate recent (within the last five years), successful performance under contracts (ongoing or completed) which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the subject requirement. Submit a minimum of 1 but no more than 3 references. Past Performance may be from all or any or either of the following categories:

a. Team Past Performance

b. General Contractor/Construction Past Performance

2) Past Performance technical proposal shall include:

a. Government Agency/Company which awarded contract to offeror

1. Name

2. Email

3. Phone Number

4. Address

Past performance will be rated in terms of how likely there is a performance risk to the Government; that is, low performance ratings will be taken as indicators of a high risk that the Offeror will successfully perform the work. The more relevant a proposed project is the more weight it will be given.

Offerors who do not have relevant past performance will receive a neutral rating (neither favorable nor unfavorable) (FAR 15.305)(a)(iv).

Offerors are authorized to provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the offeror's corrective actions. The Government shall consider this information as well as information obtained from any other sources in evaluating the offerors past performance.

(F) Factor 5: Price Proposal

The Government will evaluate price based on the total price. Total price consists of the basic requirement may include alternate bid items such as, deductive, or options.

1) Basis of evaluation: Analysis will be performed by one or more of the following techniques to ensure a fair and reasonable price:

a. Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFP.

b. Comparison of proposed prices with the IGE.

c. Comparison of proposed prices with available historical information.

d. Comparison of market survey results.

2) The price proposal shall show direct and indirect project cost price break down.

The cost breakdown shall reflect the Base and Alternate Deduct items detailed separately using, at a minimum, the following cost elements: will be identified on the Price Matrix attached.

a. Labor (Direct & Indirect),

b. Materials, Material Markups, Materials overhead,

c. Equipment

d. Subcontractor Cost

e. Travel

f. Other Direct Costs

g. Overhead expenses

h. Indirect Cost

i. General & Administrative (G&A) expenses

j. Profit

3) Proposal Deduct Alternatives: Contractors shall submit lump sum pricing to identify total costs. Contractors shall provide pricing on Main Proposal Items and Proposal Deduct Alternates for evaluation. The Line Items are listed in descending order of importance.

Base Proposal Item:

All work including Proposal Deduct Alternates I (365 Calendar Days Duration)

I. Proposal Deduct Alternative No. 1 = switchable privacy glass (Glass Type G3) and replace with either ceiling-mounted curtain tracks or clear tempered glass (Glass Type G1) from the scope of work

***Estimate to include a detailed line item breakdown of all G&A expenses inclusive of all Project Staff and General Requirements OF THE PRIME CONTRACTOR and shall be indicative of the 15% of contract performance that will be incurred for SDVOSB personnel in accordance with FAR 52.219-27 – Limitations on Subcontracting.***

Offer guarantee/Bid Bond Required

Following assignment of the performance confidence rating for each proposal, each offeror will receive a final rating for performance based on the cumulative rating of performance currency, trends and relevancy.

PRICE – EVALUATED BY CONTRACTING OFFICER (include Price in General information) Completed SF1442/SF1442 BACK with acknowledgement of amendments. Completed Price Schedule & Price Matrix One tab for each bid item (keep excel format)

The purpose of the price evaluation is to provide an assessment of the completeness and reasonableness of the proposed price in relation to the solicitation requirements. Offerors shall submit pricing in the Schedule and on the SF1442 Back as a part of their price proposal. Price proposals will be evaluated to determine if the prices and support costs areas are:

Each proposal will be evaluated to determine whether it complies with the stated criteria. Those proposals evaluated as not satisfying all the price criteria may be eliminated from consideration for award unless the Contracting Officer determines:

A minor clerical error has occurred, then the offeror may be given an opportunity to correct the minor error within the constraints of the "clarifications" process; or The Contracting Officer determines discussions are required.

After the non-price factors have been evaluated and rankings have been established, price will be compared against these rankings to determine the combination most advantageous to the Government. The evaluation of price will be based on each offeror’s price proposed.

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: The Government intends to award to the offeror whose proposal is determined to provide the "Best Value" to the Government based upon technical evaluations, SSEB consensus ratings, price evaluation and overall evaluation by the SSA who will document their decision into a source selection decision document using the evaluation criteria in the solicitation in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers if such action is in the Government's best interest.

ATTACHMENTS

ALL ATTACHMENTS MUST BE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED AND SUBMITTED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE INSTUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

Attachment 1- Specifications.

Attachment 2- Drawings.

Attachment 3 - LOS Certification Solicitation Version.

Attachment 4 - Price Matrix.

Attachment 5- DB Wage Rates FL20210194 05.07.2021.

Attachment 6 - EMR.

Attachment 7- Performance Relevancy Survey v2.

Attachment 8 Past and Present Performance Questionnaire.

Attachment 9 - Q_A RFIs.

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.3 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:

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

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

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

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is FL, Gainesville

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

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

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

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

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

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3M, whichever is less.

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28,…