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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

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.

36C24918R0163 X 5/1/2018

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596-18-1-1001-0001 614-320 90C Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129 Jason Kinchen 615-225-6506 Project 614-320. Memphis VA Medical Center 1030 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 The Memphis VA Medical Center has a requirement for construction services for a contractor to provide all labor, mate-rials , equipment and expert supervision required to construct a parking garage on West Lot.

The parking garage will be 4 stories and approximately 135,000 square feet.

All offerors are hereby advised that in order to have a valid offer, the Offer must provide a response to both the base and Deduct Alternates. Offers received that have not priced all line items will not be considered.

NAICS code 236220 is applicable to this project. The small business size standard is $36.5M.

The Project Magnitude is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

See FAR 52.236-27 in section 2.6 of this solicitation for the date and time for the organized site visit.

To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the contract requirements, specifications and/or draw-ings , submit a written Request For Information (RFI) via email to the Contracting Specialist (CS) Jason Kinchen at jason.kinchen@va.gov. RFI's must be specific in identifying section, paragraph and page number and must be in a question format. All RFI's submitted shall include the Project Number and Title, Contractor Name, City, State, Telephone, Email Address, Date submitted and RFI question(s).

No questions received after 12:00pm ET, May 14, 2018 will be answered unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the CO. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted.

In accordance with P.L. 109-461, this acquisition is 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns.

In order to be eligible to receive an award under this solicitation, the SDVOSB contractor must be listed and viewable in the Vetbiz Registry located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov. The vetbiz listing will be checked both at the time of offer submission, as well as prior to award. Offerors are advised that the fast-track re-verification prog-ram ended September 30, 2012.

Consequently Offerors in "reverification" status will not be eligible to submit offers for this project. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7(b)(1), System For Award Management (SAM), all prospective offerors must be registered in SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of contract.

This project will be procured in accordance to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101-2 as a "Lowest Price Tech nically Acceptable" source selection. The evaluation factors and sub-factors that will be used in this procurement can be found under the section entitled "Instructions, Conditions & Other Statements To Bidders/Offerors" x x 52.211-10 X

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

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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.

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

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25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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26. ADMINISTERED BY

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

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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

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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

Base Offer:_ Deduct Alternate 1: ____________________________ Deduct Alternate 2: ____________________________ Deduct Alternate 3: ____________________________ Deduct Alternate 4: ____________________________ 614-36X0111-950-850100-3220 90C Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 Jason Kinchen 1639 Medical Center Parkway Murfreesboro TN 37129 90C FSC e-Invoice Payment http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135 Invoice must be submitted electronically

Setup 1-877-489-6135 X Dean J. Regazzi Contracting Officer

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

1.1 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 Twenty (20%) percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, 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)

1.2 EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATE (EMR)

Offeror must provide a letter from their insurance company on insurance company letter head attesting to their safety record and Experience Modification Rate (EMR). Per VHA Directive 2011-036 Safety and Health During Construction, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Violations: For a contractor to be eligible for an award, the contractor shall have no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat, or one (1) willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past three (3) years and have an EMR of equal to or less than 1.0.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

STATEMENT OF WORK

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Project: Construct Parking Garage on West Lot

2. Scope of Work: Construct a four-story, approximately 135,000 square foot parking garage in the northwestern portion of the Memphis VAMC campus. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and quality control to Construct Parking Garage on West Lot in accordance with the drawings and specifications.

Contract award will be based on the lowest price, technically acceptable offer.

3. Background: VA Memphis has a parking shortage that is a daily issue affecting patients, visitors, and staff. Spaces are already leased offsite for staff in order to provide more patient and visitor spaces on campus. The medical center is an urban facility located in the Medical District east of downtown Memphis. Public transportation is limited to buses and a light rail operated by the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). Bus routes are mostly limited to the city limits with financial problems leading to decreases in service. The light rail system is limited with a downtown loop and a single rail to that extends only a few miles east into the city. Surface and garage parking choices within walking distance of the hospital are limited. A majority of the spaces are not available for general parking. The VA property is landlocked with major streets or interstate on all sides. All surrounding properties are developed. The medical center property is fully built-out with surface parking occupying most of the available land. 350 parking spaces are already leased at a parking garage a half mile from the medical center to help alleviate the shortage. Employee parking spaces were displaced from on campus in order to provide more parking spaces for patients and visitors. A parking garage EUL "2009 Memphis, TN EU Parking Garage" had been pursued and reached the point of working out the financial considerations with a developer in 2013. The EUL stalled, however, as there were no financially feasible alternatives that did not include daily parking payments by all patients, visitors, and staff. The developer had plans for other revenue streams from the development of the property along with the garage, but there was no relief from daily payments.

4. Performance Period: The contractor shall complete the work required under this SOW in a total of 360 calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed.

B. CONTRACT AWARD MEETING

The contractor shall not commence performance on the tasks in this SOW until the CO has conducted a kick off meeting, or has advised the contractor that a kick off meeting is waived.

C. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

a. Base Offer: Construct a four-story, approximately 135,000 square foot parking garage in the northwestern portion of the Memphis VAMC campus. Work includes general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, mechanical and electrical work, utility systems, elevators, parking structure, necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items. Provide routine inspections and maintenance services as prescribed in Operations & Maintenance manuals required under this contract. Provide services during construction until items below are completed:

1) VA Inspection complete

2) Training of VA Maintenance staff

3) Acceptance by VA of each system described in other specifications related to this contract.

4) O&M Manual submittals received, and approved by VA.

b. Systems included in this contract are:

1) Elevators

2) Plumbing/Fire Protection

3) HVAC

c. Submit with O&M manuals (if phased work, submit at substantial completion of work phases and update upon completion of final work phase) a spreadsheet based comprehensive summary schedule of routine inspection and maintenance for systems. List the specification section, article, and paragraph. Include a description of systems/subsystems, O&M Manual reference, and frequency.

d. Complete construction in 360 calendar days.

2. Alternate Deduct #1: Work is the same as for Base Offer, except remove second elevator cab, machine, and equipment; keep the shaft and all corresponding elements. Infill opening with precast punch panel. Complete construction in 360 calendar days. No change from Base Offer.

3. Alternate Deduct #2: Work is the same as Alternate Deduct #1, except deduct level 3 of the precast concrete structure and associated items from column line 3-A/B to level 3 column line 7-B/C. Reduce west stair tower 1 level. This deduct includes, the reduction of precast spandrels, double tees, lighting, and electrical, parking striping, and all other associated items shown as base bid in this location. Complete construction in 345 calendar days, 15 calendar days less than Alternate Deduct #1.

4. Alternate Deduct #3: Work is the same as Alternate Deduct #2, except deduct level 3 of the precast concrete structure and associated items from column line 7-B/C to level 2 ramp column line 3-A/B. Reduce east stair tower 1 level and elevator tower 1 level. This deduct includes the reduction of precast spandrels, double tees, lighting, and electrical, parking striping, and all other associated items shown as base bid in this location. Complete construction in 320 calendar days, 25 calendar days less than Alternate Deduct #2.

5. Alternate Deduct #4: Work is the same as Alternate Deduct #3, except deduct level 2 of the precast concrete structure and associated items from column line 3-A/B to level 2 column line 7-B/C. Reduce west stair tower 1 level. This deduct includes the reduction of precast spandrels, double tees, lighting, and electrical, parking stripes, and all other associated items shown as base bid in this location. Complete construction in 300 calendar days, 20 calendar days less than Alternate Deduct #3.

D. SPECIFIC MANDATORY TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES

Deliverable One: Provide submittals in PDF for AE and VA review. Allow 15 calendar days to complete review of each submittal.

Task Two: Work performance.

Deliverable Two: Provide completed work that is fully inspected, punch list completed, and closeout documentation provided.

E. SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERABLES

1. The contractor shall provide a Delivery Date for each deliverable specified above.

2. Unless otherwise specified, the number of draft copies and the number of final copies shall be the same.

3. If for any reason any deliverable cannot be delivered within the scheduled time frame, the contractor is required to explain why in writing to the CO, including a firm commitment of when the work shall be completed. This notice to the CO shall cite the reasons for the delay, and the impact on the overall project. The CO will then review the facts and issue a response, in accordance with applicable regulations. If deliverable cannot be delivered within the scheduled time frame, compensation may be taken from the contractor.

G. CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK

Any changes to this SOW shall be authorized and approved only through written modifications to the contract by the CO. A copy of each modification will be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the contractor through the actions of parties other than the CO shall be borne by the contractor.

H. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

1. Daily Log

2. Safety meetings

3. Accidents and injuries

4. Permits

5. Inspection, testing, and certifications

6. Payrolls

I. TRAVEL [N/A]

[Discuss any anticipated travel. Include the VA site locations, number of trips and duration of travel anticipated.] [When travel is applicable include the following language] “Travel and per diem shall be reimbursed in accordance with VA/Federal Travel Regulations.”

J. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES N/A

[Tells what the Government will provide; for example: office space, telephone service, Government-furnished equipment; procedural guides, reference materials, and program documentation.]

K. CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

· The contractor must inform the VHA COR when personnel are removed from the contract for any reason.

· If a key person becomes unavailable to complete the contract, proposed substitutions of key personnel shall be made to the COR and CO.

L. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE

It is agreed that:

1. The preliminary and final deliverables, and all associated working papers, application source code, and other material deemed relevant by VA which have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this contract, are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government and shall be submitted to the CO at the conclusion of the contract.

2. The CO will be the sole authorized official to release, verbally or in writing, any data, draft deliverables, final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this contract. No information shall be released by the contractor. Any request for information relating to this contract, presented to the contractor, shall be submitted to the CO for response.

3. Press releases, marketing material, or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, shall not be publicized without the written approval of the CO.

EVALUATION PROCESS

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This section describes the evaluation process, proposal preparation, the significant factors and sub-factors and criteria to be used in the evaluation process. This procurement action is a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. Proposals will be evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-price factors/sub-factors. In order to be considered for award, an offeror must have an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor/sub-factor under consideration.

The Government intends to award a single contract to a qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) determined responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose proposal conforms to all the requirements in this solicitation, and is further determined to meet or exceed the standards of acceptability at the lowest offered price. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from both a technical and cost standpoint. Notes:

(1) The Contracting Officer is the only person who can change a requirement within the solicitation and resultant contract.

(2) Contract changes may only be made by a written modification which is formally executed by the contractor and the Contracting Officer.

(3) Contractor Employees shall not be considered Government Employees for any purpose under this contract.

(4) Normal work hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, excluding federal holidays.

(5) Federal Holidays:

Refer to OPM’s website for a listing of Federal Holidays: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/federal-holidays/

(6) A single award will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder on Base Bid Item I, but in the event the bid exceeds the funds available, a single award will be made on Alternate Deduct #2, or Alternate Deduct #3, and Alternate Deduct #4 in that order of precedence based on funds available.

(7) As prescribed in FAR Part 4.1705(a) and contracts Clause 52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Construction Contracts that meet or exceed the thresholds at FAR 4.1703, the contractor shall submit the report to www.sam.gov annually by October 31, for services performed under this contract during the preceding Fiscal Year (October 1 – September 30). The contractor is hereby put on notice that non-compliance with the above reporting requirements will have a strong effect on your annual Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

(8) FAR 22.1302(b) – Except for contracts for commercial items or contracts that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers must not obligate or expend funds appropriated for the agency for a fiscal year to enter into a contract for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services (including construction) with a contractor that has not submitted the required annual VETS-4212. Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report), with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) for that fiscal year.

The evaluation of offers submitted in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation will be conducted utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) selection process. Utilization of this source selection process may result in not all offers being evaluated. The Contracting Officer upon receipt of offers, will determine eligibility and compliance to the solicitation requirements. The Vendor Information Pages (vetbiz registry) will be checked to ensure that any offeror submitting a proposal to perform the work is both listed and verified. All proposals received will also be checked for an active registration in the System For Award Management (SAM). Thereafter, the Contracting Officer will review all proposals to ensure that the minimum proposal submission requirements have been met. Once these requirements have been satisfied, the Contracting Officer will select and submit for review to the Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) the technical proposal of the lowest priced offeror for consideration. Initially, the TEB will not receive any pricing information, only the technical portion of the offeror’s proposal. The offeror’s proposal will be rated against each evaluation factor as set forth in this solicitation.

If the selected offeror’s proposal is determined to be acceptable based on the standards of acceptability, and that offeror’s price is the lowest of all offers submitted, then no further evaluation of offers shall occur and the Contracting Officer will document these findings, and proceed with the responsibility determination of the offeror. Pricing information will only be provided to the TEB upon notification to the Contracting Officer that the technical proposal as submitted meets or exceeds the acceptability standard necessary to fulfill the objective of the requirement.

Should the initial offeror’s proposal be determined to be unacceptable according to the standards of acceptability, then the TEB will be required to provide to the Contracting Officer a summary evaluation sheet that documents how the offeror’s proposal fails to meet the standards of acceptability, and request to the Contracting Officer that another selection be made for consideration of award. This process shall continue until such time that an award is made.

Offerors shall respond in writing to the evaluation factors listed below, in the same order as they appear in this solicitation document. Failure to provide all information will adversely affect the evaluation of an offer. The information contained in the technical proposal should be complete, concise, and address each factor. If information is applicable to more than one evaluation factor, it must be repeated for each factor, unless stated otherwise.

Technical and Price sections of an Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated independently. Offeror shall separately bind each section. All pages containing text shall be consecutively numbered, type-written on 8-1/2x11 inch paper with margins of at least once inch, and created using a Times New Roman 12-point font. The submitted package should contain two sections, separately bind: a.) Technical Proposal b.) Price Proposal. The Offeror’s Technical proposal shall be no more than 50 pages’ total, which is not inclusive of the solicitation and any amendments issued thereof. The Offeror’s Price Proposal shall be no more than 25 pages inclusive of the bid bonds required. The Offeror is hereby advised that the “S02-Price Schedule” attached worksheet shall be considered as 20 pages, regardless of the overall total. Each section must therefore be labeled with the following:

1. Construction Company Name

2. Physical Address of the Company

3. Telephone Number

4. Email address

5. VA Project Number (Project 614-320)

6. VA Project Name (Construct Parking Garage West Lot)

7. Solicitation number (36C24918R0163)

The Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) shall evaluate the offeror’s proposal against all non-price factors/sub-factors to determine whether the proposal is acceptable or unacceptable based upon the standard of acceptability that follows each factor/sub-factor below. In order to obtain a “acceptable” rating an offeror must meet the standard of acceptability that is listed for each factor/sub-factor.

The evaluation process and criteria stated in this section will be strictly adhered to. Evaluators will make no assumptions regarding an offeror’s proposal. Therefore, an Offeror must demonstrate understanding by the thoroughness, soundness, comprehensiveness and price reasonableness of technical approach. There will be no public opening of offers.

The following evaluation factors and sub-factors will apply to this procurement:

FACTOR 1 – Construction Management The offeror shall provide a narrative that describes the offeror’s overall organization, organizational chart, as well as number of personnel and the duties of proposed technical staff to determine if offeror has the ability to manage multi-discipline projects without significant difficulty. The proposal narrative must adequately address functions, responsibilities and authorities for performing such duties as overall project management, site superintendence, quality control, safety, administration and in-house trade capabilities.

Sub-Factor 1a – Relevant Experience: The Contractor shall provide demonstrated experience in pre-cast multilevel parking structure construction. Provide a list of two (2) completed multilevel parking structure projects in the past five (5) years.

Standard for Acceptability: The Prime Contractor must provide complete project title, location, start and completion dates, contract price, and trades involved. Provide written narrative of work and a reference for verification.

Sub-Factor 1b - Key Personnel: Provide the names of the Prime Contractor’s project manager and on-site superintendent, including name with title, years with prime contractor, and total work experience as it relates to pre-cast parking structure construction. Both Project Manager and Site Superintendent must demonstrate (by way of professional resume) experience in managing and providing oversight with new hospital construction or construction additions with a project magnitude of $3M or more over the past 5 years.

Standard for Acceptability: Project manager and the on-site superintendent must have a minimum of five (5) or more years of experience managing new construction and/or construction of pre-cast parking structures.

FACTOR 2 - Technical Management Approach: The offeror shall provide a narrative that outlines the proposed technical approach for this project, including assumptions and rationale for choosing the preferred approach.

Sub-Factor 2a-Project & Construction Quality Control: Include a discussion of how the duration of project time was achieved; provide a Gantt chart of contract times broken into schedule of values by trade discipline and by General Wage Decision (formerly Davis-Bacon Act). Offeror must include identification of proposed personnel for project management, site superintendence, and quality control; including role in commissioning, safety during construction, and in-house trade capabilities.

Standard for Acceptability: Gantt chart achieving successful project completion in 360 calendar days, with all requirements met for contract. Technical narrative demonstrates sound logic with minimal disruption to medical center operations at all times.

Sub-Factor 2b-Change Order Management: Based on your experience in new construction or pre-cast multilevel parking structures and your review of project specifications and the proposed work you viewed at the site visit. Discuss potential changes or any unforeseen conditions, or work not considered.

Standard for Acceptability: When the offeror proposes a realistic view of potential changes or unforeseen conditions, or work not considered.

FACTOR 3 - Past Performance: Offeror shall list three (3) only prior clients for completed projects of pre-cast multilevel parking structures where the projects dollar magnitude was $3,000,000.00 or greater within the last five (5) years on the VA Past Performance questionnaire and ask the client to forward directly to the CS via email at jason.kinchen@va.gov by 2:00 PM, Eastern Time on TBD.

Standard for Acceptability: This factor is met when up to three (3) past performance questionnaires that the offeror has worked with in the past five (5) years are submitted, and are deemed satisfactory. The Government will evaluate the relative merits of each project listed under past performance as well as verify the information provided through direct contact, as well as other government websites.

NOTE: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (SEE FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

The past performance evaluation results is an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the minimum past performance solicitation requirements. This assessment is based on the offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain to the products and/or services outlined in the solicitation requirements. The government may also obtain past performance information through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) other sources known to the Government.

FACTOR 4: Price:

The price proposal is assumed to include the S02-Price Schedule Worksheet, the signed SF 1442, with acknowledgment of any amendments, plus the Offeror’s Bid Guarantee documents (3 pages).

Standard for Acceptability: This standard is met when the Offeror submits a price proposal consistent with the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and when analyzed by each price line item, is determined to be consistent with the work required.

The proposed price will be analyzed for reasonableness. It may also be analyzed for the different divisions of work to be performed, reflects a clear understanding of the requirement; and is consistent with the Offeror’s Technical Proposal. A detailed price breakdown is required and shall be provided on the “S02-Solicitation Attachment-Price Schedule” worksheet provided with the solicitation.

If a detailed price breakdown is not included in the offeror’s price proposal, the contractor may be excluded from further consideration of contract award. Pricing will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.4 to determine reasonableness and evaluate potential performance risks. In this context, reasonableness will be determined by comparing offered prices with the government estimate. This factor will be evaluated as either reasonable or unreasonable. The Government reserves the right to cancel subject RFP and re-solicit via another mechanism should a fair and reasonable price not be achieved or reasonableness of price cannot be determined.

2.1 52-211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES (SEP 2000)

(a) If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, the Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $322.47 for the first day and $250.67 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

(b) If the Government terminates the Contractor’s right to proceed, liquidated damages will continue to accrue until the work is completed. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause.

(End of Clause)

2.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

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

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.222-23 -- Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999)

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

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

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

(c) The Contractor’s compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on

(1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause,

(2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled “Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,’’ and

(3) its efforts to meet the goals.

The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

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

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

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

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

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

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

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Shelby County, Memphis, TN.

2.5 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "designated country construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

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

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

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

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.6 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

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

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

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

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

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be Twenty Percent (20%) percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

Dean Regazzi Contracting Officer Hand-Carried Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Ste 400

Murfreesboro TN 37129 Mailing Address:

Same Address As Above

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

(End of Provision)

2.9 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

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

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for— May 7, 2018 2:00 PM CST May 10, 2018 2:00 PM SXT

(c) Participants will meet at— Bed Tower 1st floor Conference Room F102 across from Audiology/Speech and ENT (End of Provision)

2.10 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ https://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx#0 (End of Provision)