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36C24919R0050

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

3. DATE ISSUED

PAGE OF PAGES

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

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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 t ime. 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 accepta nce after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C24919R0050 X 05-15-2019

TBD

596-19-3-5851-0005 596-16-101 90C Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 Lexington VA Medical Center 2250 Leestown Road Lexington KY 40511 Same as Block 7.

Matthew R. Whisman 859-281-3883 Project 596-16-101. 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 Renovate Bldg. 28 for Specialty Care. This project will include both repairs and replacements to the heating and cooling system, elevators, plumbing, medical gas, and electrical system throughout the building, as well as upgrading the insulation of the building. The work will involve a high d egree of coordination among trades such as general construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, exterior improvements, utility systems and certain other items as identified 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, Page 18 of this solicit ation 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, s ubmit a written Request For Information (RFI) via email to the Contracting Specialist (CS)-Matthew Whisman at matthew.whisman@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, June 3, 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 ac cordance 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 viewab le 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, System For Award Management (SAM), all prospective offerors must have an active SAM's registration at the time of offer submission.

This project will be procured in accordance to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101-1, Tradeoff Selection Process. The evaluation factors and sub-f actors 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 1 electronic(CD) 11:00am ET 06-14-2019 X

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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.)

(Con tractor 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

Bid Item 1 (Base Offer) - _______________ Bid Item 2 (Deduct Alternate) - _______________ **Detailed pricing must be submitted on the attached form titled "S02 Solicitation Attachment-Price Schedule"

596-36X0162-5851-854200-3220 23NR6JA03

90C Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 Matthew R. Whisman 2250 Leestown Road Lexington KY 40511 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 Douglas J. Crowley Contracting Officer

Table of Contents

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

Statement of Work Project 596-16-101 Renovate Building 28 for Specialty Care Lexington VA Health Care System, Franklin R Sousley Campus

Project Description

This project will renovate and repair the first and second floors of building 28 for the dental and audiology clinics. This project renovates approximately 34,000 square feet of space. This project will perform the repairs and replacement of the heating and cooling system, elevators, plumbing, medical gas, and electrical systems throughout the entire building for the successful operation of the newly renovated space. This project will also include a new drop-off driveway entrance canopy as well as exterior and interior wayfinding.

Scope

The construction firm is to provide construction services for Project No. 596-16-101 Renovate Building 28 for Specialty Care. Construction disciplines anticipated include general construction, demolition, asbestos abatement, third party air monitoring, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, exterior improvements, utility systems, necessary removal of existing equipment, and certain other items.

Furnish all labor, tools, materials, and expertise to complete Project 596-16-101 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 or patient 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.

See project specifications for details on standard work hours and federal holidays.

Statement of Bid Items

A. Bid Item No. 1: Base Bid All Work: The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish and furnish all labor, material, equipment, transportation, and expert supervision necessary for project 596-16-101 Renovate Building 28 for Specialty Care at the Lexington VA Health Care System located at 2250 Leestown Road, Lexington KY 40511 in accordance to the statement of work, project specifications, and drawings. Work includes construction, demolition, asbestos abatement, third party air monitoring, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, exterior improvements, utility systems, necessary removal of existing equipment, and certain other items.

The period of performance for the work in the base offer is 540 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed.

B. Bid Item No. 2: Deduct Alternate No. 1: Removes a portion of the audiology department upfit on the first floor, plan west of column line 9. See Sheet A132AA and the other alternate sheets in the drawings for a full description.

The period of performance for the work in Bid Item No. 2, Deduct Alternate No. 1 is 500 calendar days from the receipt of notice to proceed.

END STATEMENT OF WORK

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO OFFERORS

1 PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

In order for a proposal to be considered, offerors must strictly comply with all instructions outlined in this solicitation. Failure to furnish proposals that comply with the instructions, at the predetermined proposal due date for submission, shall result in elimination from consideration for award. Furthermore, all solicitation amendments (if any) must be acknowledged in the SF 1442 and submitted in accordance with the instructions herein. The offeror shall bear all cost associated with the preparation and submission of the proposal. The Department of Veteran Affairs will not be responsible or liable for the cost incurred by the offeror, regardless of the outcome of the selection process.

1.1 QUESTION: All questions regarding this RFP shall be submitted in writing to Matthew.Whisman@va.gov and must be received no later than 12:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time on June 3, 2019, in order to allow government replies to reach all prospective offerors in a timely manner. No telephone calls will be accepted for questions.

1.2. WHERE TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL

Offerors shall submit the original proposal plus three (3) copies and one (1) CD-ROMs of Volumes I and II of their proposal to the NCO 9 Contracting Office at the address shown below:

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SOLICITATION #-36C24919R0050

ATTN: CONTRACT SPECIALIST (Matthew R. Whisman)

LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER, SOUSLEY CAMPUS

LEXINGTON, KY 40511

Volumes I and II will be labelled as “Volume I Technical Submission” and “Volume II Price Proposal Submission”, as appropriate, and each volume will have a cover sheet stating “36C24919R0050, Renovate Bldg. 28 for Specialty Care” and will include the Project Location, Offeror Name, Address, Point of Contact, Phone Number, Fax Number, and E-mail Address.

1.3 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Offers shall be submitted at the location stated and by the time and date as specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442

2 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT

2.1. PROPOSAL FORMAT

All proposals shall contain the evaluation requirements stated herein. All written information and data shall be submitted in an 8½” x 11” format and shall be provided in a standard three–ring binder. Font size shall be no smaller than 11 inches Times New Roman format. Volumes I Technical and Volume II Price Proposal binders shall be separate. Contents shall follow the order of the evaluation criteria and all pages shall be numbered. Facsimile proposals will not be accepted.

Firms submitting proposals should limit submission to data essential for evaluation of proposals so that a minimum of time and resources are expended in preparing information required by the Request for Proposal (RFP). Data submitted must reflect the Offeror’s interpretation of criteria contained in the RFP.

All commitments made in the proposal may become a part of the resultant contract. The data submitted with each proposal should be complete and concise. Excessive reliance on promotional brochures is discouraged.

Technical and Past Performance Volumes shall not exceed the page limits stated herein. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit will not be read or considered.

Page limits for Past Performance Volume are six (6) pages, Page limits for Technical Approach Volume are twenty five (25) pages, Page Limits Shall Include: All appendices, charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, photographs, drawings, etc. except as noted in the instructions. Type size will not be smaller than Microsoft Word Times New Roman 11 point font, normal proportional spacing. Text lines will be single-spaced.

Technical proposals will be evaluated for conformance with the minimum solicitation criteria. It must also form sufficient basis for a fair and reasonable price proposal.

Proposal clarity, organization as stated in this solicitation, and cross-referencing are mandatory. Referenced information or materials not included with the proposal documents may be considered nonconforming to the solicitation requirements.

3. EVALUATION OF OFFEROR PROPOSALS

3.1 BEST VALUE TRADEOFF SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

The Government will select offers that represent the best value to the Government by using the trade-off process described in FAR Part 15.101-1. The award decision will be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria listed in “Evaluation Factors for Award.”

3.2 EVALUATION FACTORS: The evaluation factors that shall be used to evaluate offeror proposals for this solicitation are as follows and are listed in order of descending importance, below.

Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Technical Approach Factor 3 – Price

3.3 EVALUATION FACTORS SIGNIFICANT OF IMPORTANT: Past performance and Technical Approach factors are of equal importance, but when combined are significantly more important than Price.

4 PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS FORMAT AND EVALUATION

4.1 VOLUME I: All Volume I proposals shall be submitted in a single three-ring binder with tabs separating the factors shown in the table below. The original plus three (3) copies and one (1) CD-ROMs of Volume I should be submitted. Price Proposals shall be separate from Technical Proposal and organized according to the following general outline:

A cover sheet must be submitted and labeled as Volume I: Technical Proposal Submission - “36C24919R0050, Renovate Bldg. 28 for Specialty Care” and includes the Project Location, Offeror Name, Address, Point of Contact, Phone Number, Fax Number, and Email Address.

Volume I must be labeled with tabs and number separating the factors shown below.

4.2 Volume I Technical Proposal Required Submittals

Tab (A) Technical Proposal Cover Sheet Tab (B) Factor 1 – Past Performance

(1) Past Performance Relevancy Questionnaire (Attachment A)

(2) Subcontractor Information Consent Form (Attachment B)

(3) Self Performed Trades/Capabilities (Attachment C)

Tab (C) Factor 2 – Technical Approach

(1) Sub-Factor 1 Capability and Experience

(2) Sub-Factor 2 Organization & Key Personnel

(A) Organization & Key Personnel Self Performed Trades/Capabilities (Attachment 1)

(3) Sub-Factor 3 Quality Control

TAB (B) PAST PERFORMANCE – FACTOR 1

The Government will evaluate an offeror's Past Performance at the factor level using descriptive adjectives that most accurately define the offeror's performance risk considering all potential evaluation criteria identified in this section. Relevance will be considered in the overall Past Performance rating. Ratings will consider the offeror's Past Performance considering recency, relevancy, sources, context, and trends. The Past Performance evaluation will include, but is not limited, to the following:

Quality of service provided (workmanship) Timeliness of performance Cost Control Specification/Technical compliance Business practices Customer satisfaction Key personnel past performance Safety Infection Control Federal Law Compliance

Each offeror shall provide a maximum of no more than three contract references from previous contract customers. Each contract reference shall be rated for recency, relevancy, and performance in accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2).

RECENCY: Recency 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.

RELEVANCY: 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.

The following definitions shall apply to relevancy considering all the elements listed above;

VERY RELEVANT - Past/present performance efforts in a medical health care facility setting involving the magnitude of effort and complexities which are essentially what this solicitation requires;

RELEVANT - Past/present performance efforts involved less magnitude of effort and/or complexities, including some of what this solicitation requires;

NOT RELEVANT - Past/present performance efforts involved none or significantly less magnitude of effort and complexities, of what this solicitation requires.

The Government will evaluate and rate an offeror's Past Performance using descriptive adjectives that most accurately define the offeror's performance.

The following definitions apply to performance for each contract reference submitted for Past Performance evaluation.

The government will ultimately evaluate each past performance reference for recency, relevancy, and performance to arrive at a past performance confidence rating as depicted below.

PAST PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS

The Past Performance proposal evaluation will consider such things as an offeror's business practices, customer relationship, and ability to successfully perform as proposed and other considerations considering recency, relevancy, sources, context, and trends. Past Performance includes current on-going (present) performance. Sources is defined as the source of the past performance information. Context is defined as the situation in which the past performance occurred. Trends may be defined as how often something occurs either good or bad.

The Government may evaluate present and past performance information through the use of questionnaires completed by the offeror's references; use data independently obtained from other Government or commercial sources, including, but not limited to Government databases; rely upon personal business experience with the offeror; and use the information provided in the Offeror’s Past Performance Relevancy Questionnaires.

The evaluation will also consider information provided relative to corrective actions taken to resolve problems on past or existing contracts and trends in performance.

The evaluation may take into account Past Performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, and/or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to this acquisition. If multiple subcontractors are provided for the same discipline, the government will use the lowest rated subcontractor in the evaluation.

Past Performance information on contracts not listed by the offeror, or that of planned subcontractors, may also be evaluated. The Government may contact references and contact parties other than those identified by the offeror, and information received may be used in the evaluation of the offeror’s Past Performance. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing current accurate and complete Past Performance information rests with the offeror. The Government reserves the rights to obtain and evaluate Past Performance information from any source it deems appropriate.

An offeror with no Past Performance may receive a rating based on the evaluation of its predecessor companies, proposed key personnel, and/or subcontractors, provided a Subcontractor Release of Information (Attachment B) has been executed and included in the proposal for proposed subcontractors and/or potential key personnel not employed by the contractor. These ratings may have the same importance as the ratings of the proposing company. If such information is not applicable (i.e., the offeror does not have a predecessor company, key personnel or subcontractors with relevant experience), the offeror shall be evaluated as "Neutral”. However, the proposal of an offeror with no relevant Past Performance history, while rated ”Neutral” in Past Performance, may not represent the most advantageous proposal to the Government and thus, may be an unsuccessful proposal when compared to the proposal of other offerors.

TECHNICAL APPROACH – FACTOR 2

The technical approach factor will be comprised of three (3) sub-factors. Sub-factors 1 and 2, Capability and Experience and Organization, which are of equal importance, are more important than Sub-factor 3. An overall rating will be assigned for sub-factors one (1) through three (3).

Technical Approach Sub-factors

(1) Capability and Experience (General and Medical)

(2) Organization & Key Personnel

(3) Quality Control

SUB-FACTOR 1 CAPABLITY AND EXPERIENCE

An offeror, including its key personnel and/or subcontractors, must demonstrate experience in general and medical health care facility construction projects possessing comparable characteristics to the categories of work described in the solicitation. Offerors shall provide information such as the size, duration, complexity, dollar value, and description of the contracts submitted for consideration. Offerors shall identify three (3 total) general and medical health care facility construction projects completed within the past five (5) years through the proposal due date. Offerors must provide points of contact (POC) and any other pertinent details, to include performance evaluations of any kind.

For each project submitted to demonstrate experience general construction and medical health care facility construction, offerors shall provide the following information:

(1) Project Description

(2) List of involved Trades. i.e. Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing.

(3) Contract Numbers

(4) Contract Values

(5) Location

(6) Type of Contract – Federal, State, Commercial

Proposals must demonstrate that the offeror has experience with management of general construction and medical health care facility construction projects that require multi-discipline skills to perform as well as the capability to perform multiple projects at one time. The Government will evaluate the quality and extent of related experience, and determine if the offeror has the experience to manage multi-disciplined construction projects, which is comparable to the work requirements of this solicitation.

SUB-FACTOR 2 ORGANIZATION & KEY PERSONNEL

The Government will evaluate 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 specific criterion proposed (skill levels, experience, and background) for personnel, if adequate, may be used as an indicator of an acceptable organization.

The proposal narrative must adequately address functions, responsibilities and authorities for performing such duties as overall project management, site superintendence, quality and infection control, safety, administration and in-house trade capabilities. An offeror who has the capability to perform both as a prime contractor for multi-discipline projects and self-perform a major element of construction, for example, Architectural, Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, may be afforded additional consideration in the evaluation. The offerors shall complete and submit the Organization & Key Personnel Self-Performed Trades/Capabilities Form (Attachment 1) in Volume I of its proposal.

The Government may evaluate the offeror’s proposed personnel for Project Management, site superintendence, quality control, infection control and safety during construction, as well as the list of major subcontractors who will be utilized throughout the life of the contract.

Resumés or information provided for Key Personnel should indicate the position for which the individual is proposed, and provide (as a minimum) the following information:

(1) The person(s) who will be the on-site Contractor Representative(s) responsible for management of the contract. Furnish evidence of his/her qualifications and a description of primary duties, authorities and responsibilities;

(2) Detailed job descriptions to include an indication as to whether the position is a full time or part time position;

(3) Details listing minimal qualifications for each position to include levels of general, professional and specific experience, training, certification, licenses, professional awards and any other related and necessary qualifications; and

(4) If the individual is being proposed for other positions in response to other solicitations;

(5) If the individual is already assigned to other major projects and how they will be made available for this effort; and

(6) If the individual is not employed by the offeror at the time of the submittal, has given the offeror a firm commitment to accept the position, if the offeror is awarded the contract.

In the event an offeror becomes aware that one or more key personnel (whose resumés were submitted for evaluation) are no longer available to the offeror as proposed, resumés of replacement individual(s) shall be submitted to the Government for consideration. A written narrative explaining the reason(s) for the change must accompany the new resume.

If applicable, the support and interface with home office or corporate headquarters for such aspects as financial, management and technical support are adequately defined.

SUB-FACTOR 3 QUALITY CONTROL

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposed quality control (QC) activities for compliance and sound business practices, and how the company plans to execute surveillance of work, acceptance, rejection, documentation and resolution on deficiencies. Offerors must submit a QC plan that effectively covers methodology for identifying and preventing defects in quality of service.

The Quality Control plan should provide a detailed explanation of how quality issues are dealt with on various types of construction projects, and must address the following in detailed measures:

(1) Proposed quality control activities for compliance with the requirements of the solicitation.

(2) The proposal’s quality control discussion should adequately detail the offeror’s policy with regard to QC and how the offeror intends to achieve acceptable standards.

(3) The Quality Control discussion must provide a detailed explanation of how quality issues are dealt with on various types of construction projects.

(4) Sample documents such as checklists, Key Quality Control personnel references, Quality Process Control Flowcharts, etc. to support the overall Quality Control Plan.

(5) Who will be responsible for the plan and what authority they have to ensure quality is provided.

4.3 VOLUME II: All Volume II proposals shall be submitted in a single three-ring binder with tabs separating the factors shown in the table below. The original plus three (3) copies and one (1) CD-ROMs of Volume II should be submitted. Price Proposals shall be separate from Technical Proposal and organized according to the following general outline:

A cover sheet must be submitted and labeled as Volume II: Price Proposal Submission - “36C24919R0050, Renovate Bldg. 28 for Specialty Care” and includes the Project Location, Offeror Name, Address, Point of Contact, Phone Number, Fax Number, and Email Address.

Volume II must be labeled with tabs and number separating the factors shown below.

Volume II Price Proposal Required Submittals

Tab (A) Factor 3 – Cost / Price

(1) Price Proposal Cover Sheet

(2) Bid Item 1 (Base Bid) (Itemized Pricing Schedule Excel Spreadsheet)(a detailed breakout of each discipline and sub-discipline to include general conditions).

(3) Bid Item 2 (Deduct Alternate) (Itemized Pricing Schedule Excel Spreadsheet)(a detailed breakout of each discipline and sub-discipline to include general conditions).

(4) Signed and completed Standard Form 1442 Solicitation/Offer/Award Documents

(5) Solicitation Amendments

(6) Offeror’s DUNS number. If submitting a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture DUNS number as well.

(7) Offerors submitting Joint Venture shall submit a copy of their Joint Venture Agreement with their offer

To be considered eligible for award all offerors must provide the following:

Tab (B) Accreditation and Supporting Documentation

1. Offer Guarantee

1. Letter from CVE indicating your eligibility as a verified SDVOSB.

Financial Resources: Offerors shall address a fiscal plan for covering phase-in, unexpected and/or emergency situations, and initial performance costs prior to recoupment in the form of progress payments. Offerors shall submit a financial capability letter from their financial institution. This letter will be used in the Contracting Officer’s determination of responsibility.

PRICE EVALUATION

The purpose of Price evaluation is to provide an assessment of the reasonableness of the proposed price in relation to the solicitation requirements.

Price proposals will be evaluated to determine if the prices and support costs are:

Complete – The proposal contains costs to perform all tasks required by the Statement of Work (SOW)/Specifications.

Reasonable – The price is determined fair and reasonable using cost or price analysis

The Government will conduct an evaluation of each offeror's proposal to determine whether or not each proposal complies with the stated criteria: "Reasonableness" and “Unreasonable”.

Those proposals evaluated as not satisfying all of the price/cost criteria may be eliminated from consideration for award unless the Contracting Officer determines:

(1) A minor clerical error has occurred, then the offeror may be given an opportunity to correct the minor error within the constraints of the "clarifications" process or

(2) The Contracting Officer determines discussions are required.

Reasonableness of an offeror's proposal is evaluated through cost or price analysis techniques as described in FAR Subpart 15.305(a) (1) and (4). For price to be considered reasonable, it must represent a price that provides best value to the Government when consideration is given to prices in the market, (market conditions may be evidenced by other competitive proposals), technical and functional capabilities of the offeror. Proposals unrealistically high or low in price, when compared to the Government estimate, and market conditions evidenced by other competitive proposals received, may be indicative of an inherent lack of understanding of the solicitation requirements and may result in proposal rejection without discussion.

Any inconsistency, whether real or apparent, between proposed performance and price must be clearly explained in the price proposal. For example, if unique and innovative approaches or conditions are the basis for an unbalanced and or inconsistently priced proposal, the nature of these approaches and their impact on price must be completely documented. The burden of proof of Price reasonableness rests solely with the offeror.

BASIS OF AWARD

Offerors shall submit responses to all evaluation factors and sub-factors provided in this solicitation. The Offerors shall also provide all pricing information necessary to provide a meaningful basis for Government's analysis and evaluation of price for this solicitation. The Government does not intend to request certified cost or pricing data.

The government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract that conforms to the proposal requirements set forth in the RFP and represent the best value to the Government. For the purposes of this solicitation, best value is defined as the most advantageous offer, price and other factors considered, that is consistent with the Government's stated importance of evaluation criteria.

Past performance and Technical Approach factors are of equal importance, but when combined are significantly more important than Price.

The Government intends to make award without discussions. However, the government reserves the right to hold discussions. If discussions are determined to be needed, the Government may establish a competitive range for the purpose of conducting discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the Offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Notwithstanding, the Government may conduct discussions with all responsible Offerors who submit proposals and are considered within the competitive range. Offerors submitting proposals determined outside of the competitive range (lacking a reasonable chance of being selected for contract award) will be notified in writing.

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 52.225-12 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)

2.4 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

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

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

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

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

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 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)

2.5 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:

Douglas Crowley 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)

2.6 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— Monday May 27, 2019 at 11:00am ET

(c) Participants will meet at— Leestown Division, Bldg#2, Engineering Conference Room 216 (End of Provision)

2.7 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with…