36C24919R0012-0001001.pdf

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

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

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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

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

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

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

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

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

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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

YES NO

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

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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

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

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36C24919R0012

X 02-12-2019

TBD 596-19-2-1001-0002

596-332

90C

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 Robley Rex VA Medical Center 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville KY 40206

Department of Veterans Affairs Robley Rex VA Medical Center c/o: Roxie Ann Keese, CO 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville KY 40206

Roxie Ann Keese, Contract Specialist 502.287.6108

Project 596-332. Lexington VA Medical Center (Leestown Division) 2250 Leestown Road, Lexington, KY 40511.

The Lexington 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 two (2) Continuous Care Facilities. Each facility will be approximately 11,000 square feet. The project will include site utilities, parking and infrastructure. The new units/ houses have been designed using the latest "Green House" and "Small Home" patient centered care concepts and will contain ten (10) units each. The work will involve a high degree of coordination among trades such as general construc-tion, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, exterior improvements, utility systems and certain other items as identified more fully in the Statement of Work, Project Specifications and Drawings provided herein.

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

The Project Magnitude is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00.

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 Officer (CO)-Roxie Ann Keese at roxie.keese@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, February 28, 2019 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.va.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, System for Award Management (SAM), all prospective offerors must have an active SAM's registration at the time of offer submission. All Offerors must also have active vetbiz registration.

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"

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52.211-10

X 10 Calendar Days

1 electronic(CD) 2:00pm ET

03-15-2019

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

Base Offer:_____________________________________ Deduct Alternate 1: ____________________________ Deduct Alternate 2: ____________________________ Deduct Alternate 3: ____________________________ The Offeror must provide a offer price to the base offer as well as all of the three deduct alternates. Failure to do so will result in a rejection of the offer.

596-36X0111-1001-854200-3220

90C

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 Roxie Ann Keese, CO 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville KY 40206

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

Douglas Crowley Contracting Officer

Minor Project 596-332 Construct Continuing Care Facilities-Phase 1 Solicitation #36C24919R0012 Lexington VA Medical Center

Table of Contents

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

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

OR REPAIR)– BACK

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

Statement of Work: Minor Project 596-332, Construct Continuing Care Facilities Phase 1……...6 Evaluation of Offers…..Source Selection Process…………………………………………………9

1.1 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

1.2 52.228-5 INSURANCE—WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION (JAN 1997) .. 13

1.3 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF

THE WORK (MAY 2014)

2.3 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (OCT 2016)

2.4 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

2.5 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.6 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.7 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

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

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

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

2.10 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(SEP 2018)

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

2.12 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN 2008) 23

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.2 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.3 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROLS TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (JUN 2018)

3.4 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

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

SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER COVERED

ENTITIES (JUL 2018)

4.3 52.208-9 CONTRACTOR USE OF MANDATORY SOURCES OF SUPPLY OR

SERVICES (MAY 2014)

4.4 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

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

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.6 52.211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)

4.7 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL

2013)

4.8 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (OCT 2016) ALTERNATE I (MAY 2014)

4.9 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE I (MAY 2014)

AND ALTERNATE II (JUN 2009)

4.10 52.236-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

4.11 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.12 VAAR 852.236-90 RESTRICTION ON SUBMISSION AND USE OF EQUAL

PRODUCTS (NOV 1986)

4.13 52.223-1 BIOBASED PRODUCT CERTIFICATION (MAY 2012)

4.15 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.16 VAAR 852.211-73 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (NOV 2018)

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

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2016)(DEVIATION)

4.18 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.19 VAAR 852.228-70 BOND PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT (JAN 2008)

4.20 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (INCLUDING NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

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

2018)

4.22 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (JUL

2002)

4.23 VAAR 852.236-74 INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION (JUL 2002)

4.24 VAAR 852.236-76 CORRESPONDENCE (APR 1984)

4.25 VAAR 852.236-77 REFERENCE TO "STANDARDS" (JUL 2002)

4.26 VAAR 852.236-78 GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION (APR 1984)

4.27 VAAR 852.236-79 DAILY REPORT OF WORKERS AND MATERIAL (APR 1984)

4.28 VAAR 852.236-80 SUBCONTRACTS AND WORK COORDINATION (APR 1984)

ALTERNATE I (JUL 2002)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BAR CHART SCHEDULE

4.29 VAAR 852.236-85 SUPPLEMENTARY LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS (APR

1984)

4.30 VAAR 852.236-86 WORKER'S COMPENSATION (JAN 2008)

4.31 VAAR 852.236-87 ACCIDENT PREVENTION (SEP 1993)

4.32 VAAR 852.236-88 CONTRACT CHANGES--SUPPLEMENT (JUL 2002)

4.33 VAAR 852.236-89 BUY AMERICAN ACT (JAN 2008) ALTERNATE I (JAN 2008)

4.34 VAAR 852.236-91 SPECIAL NOTES (JUL 2002)

4.35 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

ATTACHMENTS

Specs - Project 596-332 .

Drawings - Elec Bid Docs.

Drawings - FA Bid Docs.

Drawings - Mech Bid Docs. Pt.1

Drawings - Mech Bid Docs. Pt.2

Drawings - Mech Bid Docs. Pt.3

Drawings - Plumb Bid Docs. Pt. 1

Drawings - Plumb Bid Docs. Pt. 2

Drawings - Plumb Bid Docs. Pt. 3

Drawings - 07-FP Bid Docs.

Drawings - Civil Bid Docs.

Drawings - Ext Arch Bid Docs.

Drawings - Int Arch ID Bid Docs.

Drawings - Landscape.

Drawings - Structural Bid Docs.

S02-General Decision Number-KY180169 10122018 KY169 (Fayette County).

S02-Price Schedule (Proj 596-332) FY2019.

S15-Past Performance Questionnaire.

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

Statement of Work Project 596-332 Construct Continuing Care Facilities – Phase 1

Lexington VA Health Care System, Leestown Road

Project Description

This project will construct two approximately 11,000 square foot continuing care facilities. The project will also include site utilities, parking, and infrastructure. The new units/houses will be designed using the latest “Green House” and “Small Home” patient centered care concepts and contain ten beds each.

All Offerors are hereby advised that references to time, as it relates throughout this solicitation document shall refer to Eastern Time (ET) only. In addition, all work relative to Project #596- 332, shall occur during normal operating hours of the Lexington VA Medical facility. Normal operating hours are from 8:00am to 4:30pm. ET, Monday through Friday. Holidays falling on Saturday will be observed the preceding Friday, and holidays falling on Sunday will be observed the following Monday. The following federal holidays are observed:

New Year’s Days Labor Day Martin Luther King’s Birthday Columbus Day Presidents Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day

All work occurring outside of the time and days listed above, must have prior approval from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

General Scope

The construction firm is to provide construction services for Project No. 596-332 Construct Continuing Care Facilities – Phase 1. Construction disciplines anticipated include general construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, exterior improvements, utility systems, and certain other items.

Furnish all labor, tools, materials, and expertise to complete Project 596-332 in strict accordance with the contract documents, specifications, and drawings. Some work will be required after standard administrative hours; work may be limited to periods shorter than a standard shift for specific items in the project. This is a medical environment and the contractor shall take into consideration infection control, demolition noise, environmental dust control, and specialized facility requirements as a medical environment requires. Using the available space, it will be necessary to phase as indicated by the contract documents. The hospital shall remain in continuous operation at all times and any utility interruptions shall be planned in advance and executed as required, so as to minimize staff, patient, traffic disruptions.

The Contracting Officer (CO) is the only person authorized to bind the Federal Government, and then only to the extent of the authority invested by appointment. No other office or individual has the authority to act in any manner in behalf of the Federal Government on the performance of the contract. Any changes or questions regarding this contract will be referred to the Contracting Officer by the COR, who in turn, will initiate necessary action.

Contractor employees shall not be considered Government employees for any purpose under the resulting contract.

Statement of Bid Items

A. Base Offer:

The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish and furnish all labor, material, equipment, transportation and expert supervision necessary for project #596- 332, construct continuing care facilities-phase 1 at the Lexington VA health care system located at 2250 Leestown road, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 in accordance with the statement of work, project specifications and drawings. Work includes general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, necessary removal of existing structures and construction along with certain other items.

The period of performance for the work in the base offer 480 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed.

B. Alternate Deduct #1:

Work for Alternate #1 is the same as for Base Offer, except for deducts specified as Alternate #1, which includes:

Omit connecting canopy structure between buildings and canopy extension to parking area.

Omit all steel structure, cladding, foundations and electrical lighting connected to canopy.

Sidewalk to remain. In lieu of the integrated patient healthcare casework, provide suspended manufactured plastic casework with solid surface countertop and backsplash.

All other design elements are to remain the same. Omit paving and base at the parking spaces remote from the sidewalks accessing the buildings. Provide seeded area in place of the paving, matching the adjacent seeded areas to include topsoil as required.

The period of performance for the work in alternate deduct #1 is 460 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed.

C. Alternate Deduct #2:

Work for Alternate #2 is the same as for Base Offer, except for deducts specified as Alternate #2, which includes:

Utilize standard 3-tab shingles as specified in lieu of dimensional shingles.

The period of performance for the work in alternate deduct #2 is 460 calendar days from

D. Alternate Deduct #3:

Work for Alternate #3 is the same as for Base Offer, except for deducts specified as Alternate #3, which includes:

Substitute heavy duty asphalt for heavy duty concrete paving where indicated on the site plan except at the pad adjacent to the oxygen tank indicated on CS101.

The period of performance for the work in alternate deduct #2 is 460 calendar days from

There are no reserved items to be maintained as part this project, demolition, removal and or site excavation. The contractor shall be responsible for hauling away all items relative to the project’s demolition and site excavation.

Changes to Project#596-332, or any part of the statement of work may only be made by a written modification formally executed by the contractor and the Contracting Officer.

END STATEMENT OF WORK

Evaluation of Offers:

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 (LPTA) 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 to the Offeror with the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from both a technical and cost standpoint.

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. The evaluation factors provided in this solicitation will be rated on an “Acceptable/Unacceptable” basis. 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 596-332)

6. VA Project Name (Construct Continuing Care Facilities-Phase 1)

7. Solicitation number (36C24919R0012)

Any offer/bid that comes in the form of an email or facsimile shall be rendered technically unacceptable/nonresponsive.

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, using the “ACCEPTABLE” or “UNACCEPTABLE” ratings 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 – Hospital/Healthcare 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 Prime Contractor shall provide demonstrated experience in new construction or the addition of a hospital/medical center and/or health care facility for two (2) completed projects within the past ten (10) years with a contract value equal to or greater than $4,000,000.00. The subject project must have involved multiple trades so as to demonstrate the management and coordination of trades by the Prime Contractor.

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 the new construction or the addition of a hospital/medical center and/or health care facility. 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 equal to or greater than $4M 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 hospital construction and/or construction additions in a hospital or medical center environment.

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 480 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-Project Management: Based on your experience in hospital construction of a project of this magnitude and scope, involving multiple trades and the coordination thereof, the commissioning of various systems involved in the new construction of a facility and your review of the 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 or reasonable view of potential changes or unforeseen conditions or work not considered.

FACTOR 3 - Past Performance: Offeror shall list only three (3) prior clients for completed projects of new construction or new addition of hospital/healthcare facility, medical clinics where the projects dollar magnitude equal to or greater than $4,000,000.00 within the last ten (10) years on the VA Past Performance questionnaire and ask the client to forward directly to the CO via email at Roxie. Keese@ va.gov by 2:00PM, Eastern Time on March 15, 2019.

Standard for Acceptability: This factor is met when up to three (3) past performance questionnaires that the offeror has worked with in the past ten (10) years are submitted and are determined to be relevant relative to the subject procurement, and recent in regard to the timeframe-within the past 10 years. 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: 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.

RELEVANT: The government will perform an independent determination of data relevancy, provided or obtained. The main assessment of relevancy shall focus on capability and magnitude. Capability assesses whether the work being performed in the reference is similar to the work in the requirement. Magnitude defines whether the amount of work in the reference is similar to the amount of work that is to be performed in the requirement.

RECENT Recent past performance shall be defined as successful performance under contracts similar in scope to the subject requirement completed within the last five (5) years through proposal due date

FACTOR 4: Price: The offeror shall provide prices for all offer items provided, as well as the deduct alternates in the schedule. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by the base offer item

1. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the additional offer line items and deduct alternates are significantly unbalanced.

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

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 and being consistent with the Offeror’s Technical Proposal. A detailed price breakdown will be required, and Offerors shall provide a detailed breakout of pricing on the “S02- Price Schedule” worksheet provided with the solicitation.

If a detailed price breakdown is not included in the Offeror’s price proposal, the contractor shall 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.

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 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)

1.2 52.228-5 INSURANCE—WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION

(JAN 1997)

(a) The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance of this contract, at least the kinds and minimum amounts of insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract.

(b) Before commencing work under this contract, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing that the required insurance has been obtained. The policies evidencing required insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that any cancellation or any material change adversely affecting the Government's interest shall not be effective—

(1) For such period as the laws of the State in which this contract is to be performed prescribe; or

(2) Until 30 days after the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice to the Contracting Officer, whichever period is longer.

(c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract that require work on a Government installation and shall require subcontractors to provide and maintain the insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors' proofs of required insurance and shall make copies available to the Contracting Officer upon request.

(End of Clause)

1.3 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with FAR 28.307-2 and FAR 52.228-5, the following minimum coverage shall apply to this contract:

(a) Workers' compensation and employer’s liability: Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer's liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a Contractor's commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 is required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers' compensation to be written by private carriers.

(b) General Liability: $500,000.00 per occurrences.

(c) Automobile liability: $200,000.00 per person; $500,000.00 per occurrence and $20,000.00 property damage.

(d) The successful bidder must present to the Contracting Officer, prior to award, evidence of general liability insurance without any exclusionary clauses for asbestos that would void the general liability coverage.

(End of Clause)

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

***Attention to All Offerors***Please be advised that failure to check either box relative to section 3.2 52.209-7 (b) as requested on page 29 will render the proposal technically unacceptable outright, and the offeror will not be considered for award.

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 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER

TRADE AGREEMENTS (OCT 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

"Caribbean Basin country construction material" means a construction material that—

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a Caribbean Basin country; or

(2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a Caribbean Basin country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

"Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item"— (1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

"Component" means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into a construction material.

"Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

"Cost of components" means—

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the construction material (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material.

"Designated country" means any of the following countries:

(1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) country (Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, or United Kingdom);

(2) A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) country (Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, or Singapore);

(3) A least developed country (Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, or Zambia); or

(4) A Caribbean Basin country (Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saba, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, or Trinidad and Tobago).

"Designated country construction material" means a construction material that is a WTO GPA country construction material, an FTA country construction material, a least developed country construction material, or a Caribbean Basin country construction material.

"Domestic construction material" means—

(1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States;

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if—

(i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic; or

(ii) The construction material is a COTS item.

"Foreign construction material" means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

"Free Trade Agreement country construction material" means a construction material that—

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) country; or

(2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a FTA country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

"Least developed country construction material" means a construction material that—

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a least developed country; or

(2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a least developed country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

"United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

"WTO GPA country construction material" means a construction material that—

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a WTO GPA country; or

(2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in a WTO GPA country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

(b) Construction materials.

(1) This clause implements 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy American statute is waived for construction material that is a COTS item. (See FAR 12.505(a)(2)). In addition, the Contracting Officer has determined that the WTO GPA and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) apply to this acquisition. Therefore, the Buy American restrictions are waived for designated country construction materials.

(2) The Contractor shall use only domestic or designated country construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this clause.

(3) The requirement in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause does not apply to information technology that is a commercial item or to the construction materials or components listed by the Government as follows:

(4) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(3) of this clause if the Government determines that—

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. The cost of a particular domestic construction material subject to the restrictions of the Buy American statute is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The application of the restriction of the Buy American statute to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or

(iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American statute.

(1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including—

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Price;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed price comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The price of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free certificate may be issued).

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to the Buy American statute applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable price of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the Buy American statute applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy American statute.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Price Comparison

Construction Material Description

Unit of Measure

Quantity Price (Dollars)*

Item 1:

Foreign Construction Material Domestic Construction Material Item 2:

Foreign Construction Material Domestic Construction Material

[List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.]

[Include other applicable supporting information.]

[* Include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued).]

(End of Clause)

2.4 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY…