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36C25025R0070 – JOC IDIQ – 515-24-500 – VAMC Battle Creek, MI

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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.)

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STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

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

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

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

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An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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

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

36C25025R0070 X 03-25-2025 515-24-1-155-0001 515-24-500 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 5500 Armstrong Rd Battle Creek MI 49037 Same as Block 7

Deininger, Terrance 216-447-8300 Description: The Battle Creek, Michigan Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) is in need of a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) construction Job Order Contract to provide simplified non-complex, general construction services for the lower dollar value construction projects, maintenance, alterations, and repair of buildings, structures, or other real property projects.

This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) with the ability to accomplish the work via North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a small business size standard of $45.0 million dollars.

Submittal Instruction:

All interested Contractors shall submit an electronic package for review to email address terrance.deininger@va.gov.

The package must be received and in government control NLT April 24, at 2:00 P.M. ET.

Proposal Submission Mandatory Documents Listing:

Attachment 1 - OFFEROR PRICE EVALUATION WORKSHEET JOC IDIQ Attachment 2 - ATTACHMENT VAAR 852.219-75 LIMITATIONS OF SUBCONTRACTING CERT Attachment 4 - Contractor EMR Certification Form Attachment 6 - Surety Form Attachment 7 - Financial Disclosure Attachment 8 - General Contractor Information

Note 1: All of the listed documents shall be provided with the proposal package in the form and format specified.

Failure to include any listed document shall result in the entire proposal being determined non-compliant with the requirements of the solicitation and shall not receive any consideration.

Note 2: The attached Past Performance Questionnaire form is optional and can be returned after the proposal due date to terrance.deininger@va.gov, but No Later Than (NLT) May 7, 2025.

Note 3: Address all questions in writing to Contract Specialist Terry Deininger at terrance.deininger@va.gov. No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered.

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17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of the solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within __________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

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

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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.

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(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.)

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CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

Cage Code: ____________________ (FAR 52.204-16) Enter pricing in Attachment 1 - Offeror Price Evaluation Worksheet $0.00 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 36C250 Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center Invoices to be Submitted Electronically www.ob10.com/us/en/veterans-affairs// e-Invoice Setup Info Phone

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INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSALS, BASIS FOR AWARD, AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 (VISN 10) - Battle Creek. MI VA Medical Center in need of expedited procurement capabilities to provide simplified non-complex, general construction services for the lower dollar value construction projects, maintenance, alterations, and repair of buildings, structures, or other real property projects.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 with the expectation of awarding one Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Job Order Contract (JOC).

The North American Industry Classification system (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220 General Contractors – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard is $45.0 million. The solicitation is 100% set-aside to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), as a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a firm fixed-price, Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a non-commercial item.

The construction IDIQ contract shall provide general construction work at an indefinite quantity by placing individual task orders with the contractors within minimum and maximum limitations of $2,000.00 - $750,000.00 per task order.

The minimum guarantee is $2,000.00 which meets the FAR 16.5 requirement. The total maximum value for the awarded contract is $30,000,000.00. The government does not guarantee that it will place any orders under the contract in excess of the guaranteed minimum award amount.

CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

This is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract for the maintenance, repair and non-complex construction work on real property. As authorized by FAR Part 6.504, the Contracting Office intends to award a 5-year IDIQ-JOC contract consisting of five (5), one-year ordering periods.

SOLICITATION MATERIALS: Solicitation materials including amendments issued to the solicitation will be posted to 36C25025R0070 on www.sam.gov. Enter 36C25025R0070 into the search box to access the proposal materials. This is the only official location where these documents can be obtained and where official amendments and updates are posted. No ‘hard copy’ solicitation materials are available.

WAGE DETERMINATION: Department of Labor General Decision for the Battle Creek, MI VAMC location are included as an attachment to this solicitation and is applicable to any resultant contract. Revisions may also be applicable prior to any contract award. Wage decisions are available at: http://www.wdol.gov/Index.aspx.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI): To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the contract requirements, specifications and/or drawings, submit a written RFI utilizing the RFI Form attached to this Solicitation, send via email to terrance.deininger@va.gov. The subject line of the email must read ‘RFI – 36C25025R0070. RFIs must be specific identifying section, paragraph and page no. of the specifications or cite the drawing number and must be in question format. All RFIs submitted shall include the solicitation number and title, contractor name, city, state, telephone, email address, date submitted, and the RFI question(s). RFI responses will be posted to http://www.sam.gov as necessary in amendment format. Deadline for submission of RFIs for this solicitation is 4:00pm (ET) on April 4, 2025. No questions will be answered after this date unless determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests for information will not be accepted or returned.

DATABASE REGISTRATION INFORMATION

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION: The System for Award Management (SAM) is the Official U.S. Government system that consolidated the capabilities of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR including FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Federal Acquisition Registrations require that federal contractors register in SAM at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Warning: Offerors must be registered in SAM at the time offers are due through contract award. Award cannot be made to unregistered contractors. If not registered, you are advised to do so immediately VETS-4212 FEDERAL CONTRACTING REPORTING SYSTEM: Contractors are required to submit a required annual Form VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report in all cases where the contractor or subcontractor has received an award of $150,000 or more in any fiscal year. Report submission link: https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212. The rules and regulations can be found here: https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm. Contracting Officers are prohibited from awarding a contract to a contractor that has not submitted a required VETS-4212 Report with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirement of 38 U.S. Code, Section 4212(d), codified at 41 CFR Section 61-300. Submit this report as soon as possible, if not already submitted, to avoid delays in the contract award process. See FAR provision 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (FEB 2016) under the Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors, and FAR clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016) under the General Conditions.

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (CPARS):

REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (CPARS):

(a) As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.15, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all contracts that exceed $150,000 and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement VA uses an online database, CPARS, which is available to all Federal agencies. CPARS collects and retrieves performance assessment reports used in source selection determinations. CPARS also includes access to the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). FAPIIS is a web-enabled application accessed via CPARS for contractor responsibility determination information.

(b) Each contractor whose contract award is estimated to exceed $150,000 is required to register with CPARS database at the following web address: www.cpars.csd.disa.mil. Help in registering can be obtained by contacting Customer Support Desk at 207-438-1690. Registration shall occur no later than thirty days after contract award and must be kept current shall there be any change to the contractor's registered representative.

(c) For contracts with a period of one year or less, the contracting officer will perform a single evaluation when the contract is complete. For contracts exceeding one year, the contracting officer will evaluate the contractor's performance annually. Interim reports will be filed each year until the last year of the contract, when the final report will be completed. The report shall be assigned in CPARS to the contractor's designated representative for comment. The contractor representative will have thirty days to submit any comments and re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer.

(d) Failure to have a current registration in the CPARS database, or to re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer within those thirty days, will result in the Government's evaluation being placed on file in the database with a statement that the contractor failed to respond.

BONDING INFORMATION:

BID GUARANTEE: A bid guarantee is only applicable to Request for Proposals (RFP) for Task Order Awards and is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of task order bids, shall require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.101-4. Bid Bonds must be provided using Standard Form 24 (see FAR 28.106-1) and the form must be provided in original (no white outs, faxed or copied signatures, seals) with ‘wet ink’ signatures and contain the proper solicitation number, bid opening date, and be from a corporate surety listed in Department of Treasury Circular 570. Individual sureties have to be acceptable to the Contracting Officer (see FAR 28.203) and be accompanied by Standard Form 28 Affidavit of Individual Surety. Other forms of bid security are acceptable as denoted in solicitation provision FAR Part 28.203-2.

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: Payment and Performance Bonds are only applicable to Request for Proposals (RFP) Task Order Awards. Also, in accordance with Contract Clause FAR 52.228-15, and FAR 28.102, Contractors are reminded that any amount awarded over $35,000.00 shall require a Payment Bond (SF 25A), and awards exceeding $150,000.00 shall require both Payment and Performance Bonds (SF 25). Payment and Performance bonds are due no later than 10 days after notification of award. Bonds must be provided with original ‘wet ink’ signatures - no white outs or other corrections are allowable. Copies and facsimiles of bonds shall not be accepted.

E-VERIFY SYSTEM: Companies awarded a contract with the federal government shall enroll in E-Verify within 30 days of the contract award date. They shall also begin using the E-Verify system to confirm that all of their new hires and their employees directly working on federal contracts are authorized to legally work in the United States. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows an employer, using information reported on an employee's Form I-9, to determine the eligibility of that employee to work in the United States. There is no charge to employers to use E-Verify (FAR 52.222-54).

OTHER IMPORTANT PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Pre-Proposal conference and site visit for the base IDIQ award is not required and shall not be conducted. Pre-Proposal conference and site visit may be conducted prior to the Request for Proposal for each Task Order.

All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: http://www.sam.gov.

ADDITIONAL PRIME CONTRACTOR INFORMATION - Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rating Information

1.) All Offerors shall submit information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information must contain a certification that the offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years. If such certification cannot be made, an Offeror shall explain why and submit as much information as possible regarding the circumstances of its past safety and environmental record, including the number of EPA violations and/or the number of serious, repeat, and/or willful OSHA violations, along with a detailed description of those violations.

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

3.) Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR shall obtain their EMR rating from their state-run worker’s compensation insurance rating bureau.

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

5.) The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, will be used to make an initial Determination of Responsibility.

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

CONFORMANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: The Contractor shall perform work under this contract consistent with the relevant policy and objectives identified in the agency, organizational, or facility Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) applicable for your contract. The Contractor shall perform work in a manner that conforms to all appropriate Environmental Management Programs and Operational Controls identified by the agency, organizational, or facility GEMS, and provide monitoring and measurement information as necessary for the organization to address environmental performance relative to the environmental, energy, and transportation management goals. In the event an environmental nonconformance or noncompliance associated with the contracted services is identified, the contractor shall take corrective and/or preventative actions. In the case of a noncompliance, the Contractor shall respond and take corrective action immediately. In the case of a nonconformance, the Contractor shall respond and take corrective action based on the time schedule established by the facility GEMS Coordinator. In addition, the Contractor shall ensure that their employees are aware of the roles and responsibilities identified by the environmental management system and how these requirements affect their work performed under this contract.

REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER, SENIOR RESIDENT ENGINEER, OR PROJECT MANAGER: Any reference contained within contract specifications and/or drawings to the “VA Engineer”, “Resident Engineer”, “Senior Resident Engineer”, “Project Manager”, or their abbreviations are to be replaced with “Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)”.

PAYMENT FOR MATERIALS STORED OFF-SITE: Payment in advance of installation for materials stored off-site shall not be authorized under the base IDIQ or any resultant task order contract.

PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS AND REQUIREMENTS:

EVALUATION FACTORS AND BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SECTION WILL BE PHYSICALLY REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARDED CONTRACT BUT WILL BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

Basis For Contract Award:

1. This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.3. The regulation is available electronically at the Acquisition.Gov FAR Site, https://www.acquisition.gov/. The Government will select the best overall offer, based upon an integrated assessment of Price and Past Performance. The resulting contract will be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with (IAW) the FAR who, based on the evaluation factors that represents the best value to the Government. The Government seeks to award to the offeror who best meets and/or exceeds the requirements. This may result in an award to a higher rated, higher priced offeror, where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors. The Source Selection Authority (SSA) will base the source selection decision on an integrated assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation (described below). The Government source selection evaluation team and the SSA will strive for maximum objectivity. The source selection process, by its nature, is subjective, therefore, professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process.

2. To be eligible for award, the offeror’s proposal must be received timely, submit all information required with the offer, includes all required representations and certifications, and acknowledges all amendments, if applicable. Furthermore, offerors shall ensure the requested information is included as required. An offeror’s proposal that is missing required information to be submitted with the offer or fails to acknowledge all amendments may be deemed ineligible and may not be evaluated further.

3. Number of Contracts to Be Awarded: The Government intends to award a single contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and past performance. However, the Government reserves the right to not award a contract.

4. Discussions: The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it deems it necessary.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1. Evaluation Factors:

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal. Award will be made to the offeror proposing the most advantageous combination to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the factors described below.

This is a competitive best value source selection in which past performance is equal in importance to price. By submission of its offer the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including all terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and any technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined ineligible for award.

Factor 1: Price Proposal

Factor 2: Past Performance

2. Factor 1 - Price Proposal:

Multiple coefficients will be used for the pricing of this acquisition. The Government will evaluate offers for potential award purposes using the pricing information submitted via the Price Evaluation Worksheet Attachment. Each offerors price proposal will be evaluated for completeness, balance, and fair & reasonableness. Offerors shall explain the basis for how the proposed coefficients were developed. The coefficients shall include home office overhead, project management, supervision, equipment, insurance, bonding, profit, subcontractor and/or consultant overhead and profit as may be applicable, and any and all other project related direct and indirect costs. The explanation shall, at a minimum, address the offeror's pricing, and the basis for any assumptions. The price proposal shall be based on the offeror's approach to meeting the Scope of Work Statement overall requirements. It is the offeror's responsibility to demonstrate price reasonableness.

The Offeror’s/contractor’s coefficients (in percentage format, no more than 3 decimal places) shall contain any/all applicable profit and burden costs such as, but not limited to, bond premiums; insurance; compliance with environmental and safety laws/regulations, taxes, overhead, general and administrative expense and any/all other associated indirect costs required to perform the work.

The Government reserves the right to eliminate an offeror from competition if its price is unreasonable Offerors whose price is determined to be incomplete, unreasonable and/or unbalanced may not be considered for award. The offeror’s proposal will be reviewed for compliance with the requirements of the solicitation. If the Contracting Officer (CO)determines the offeror non-responsible, the CO will comply with FAR Subpart 19.6, Certificate of Competency and Determination of Responsibility. Based on the offeror’s price proposal, the offered amounts per CLIN and the proposed Total Evaluated Price (TEP) will be evaluated `for completeness, reasonableness, and balanced pricing.

Completeness: The Government will evaluate completeness of the offeror’s submitted Factor I – Price Proposal. Price Proposals shall be complete and clear and not require additional explanation of information. Completeness is defined as completing in its entirety CLINS 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001 and completing the Price Schedule Worksheet in its entirety to include Summary, Base year, Ordering Year One, Ordering Year Two, Ordering Year Three and Ordering Year Four. The Government may make a final determination as to whether a proposal is acceptable or unacceptable based solely on the proposal as presented and submitted.

Reasonable: The offeror’s price proposal will be evaluated to ensure it is fair and reasonable IAW FAR 15.404. Price reasonableness will be based on an evaluation of the offeror’s Total Evaluated Price (TEP). The TEP will be the total/sum of all proposed prices for separately priced contract line items for base plus four years to include CLINS 0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, and 4001. An assessment that the proposal is not reasonable will result in the offer being unacceptable for award. An offeror’s proposal shall represent the offeror’s best efforts to respond to the RFP.

Balanced: In accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g), the Government will evaluate the Offerors Price Evaluation Worksheet of the RFP to determine if the proposed coefficient of one or more of the CLINs is significantly over or understated as indicated by application of price analysis techniques. The proposal may be rejected if it is determined to be unbalanced and as a result poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. Offerors are encouraged to include explanatory notes regarding any fluctuations in coefficients that may otherwise be viewed as unbalanced.

3. Factor 2 - Past Performance:

The past performance assessment will assess the offeror’s ability to successfully accomplish the proposed effort based on the offeror’s demonstrated past work record. The recency and relevancy of the information, the source of the information, context of the data and general trends in the contractor’s performance will be considered. For purposes of this evaluation, recency is defined as active or completed efforts performed within the past five (5) years from the issuance date of this solicitation. The Government will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies (if used), affiliates, or other divisions, if such was provided for evaluation and if the offeror’s past performance volume demonstrates the company, affiliate, or division will provide the offeror with resources for the instant proposed effort, such as workforce, management, facilities, or other capabilities demonstrating direct and meaningful involvement in the performance of the proposed instant effort. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to assess the degree of confidence the government has in the offeror’s ability to successfully perform the requirements of the JOC effort based on the offeror’s demonstrated record of past performance in providing construction projects that met the customer's needs, including cost and schedule.

Past Performance Assessment: In assessing present and past performance, the Government will employ several approaches.

Other Sources of Information: Pursuant to FAR 15.305(a)(2)(ii), the Past Performance Team evaluation is not limited to review of the information provided in the offeror’s Present/Past Performance volume to include but not limited to Past Performance Questionnaire. Present/Past performance information may be obtained from the Government’s Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government reserves the right to use performance information from other sources such as commercial sources. Data from previous source selections may be used if the data is recent and relevant. Note: The attached Past Performance Questionnaire form is optional and can be returned after the proposal due date, but No Later Than (NLT) May 7, 2025.

Adverse Past Performance: Offerors shall be given an opportunity to address adverse past performance information if the offeror has not had a previous opportunity to respond to the information. Recent contracts will be examined to ensure that corrective measures have been implemented. The past performance evaluation assessment will consider issues including but not limited to the number and severity of the problems, the appropriateness and/or effectiveness of any corrective actions taken (not just planned or promised), and the overall work record. Prompt corrective action in isolated instances may not outweigh overall negative trends.

PAST PERFORMANCE RATING DESCRIPTIONS CATEGORIES

RECENCY

RELEVANCY

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE

RECENCY

Recency Definition: An evaluation of each past performance information citation will be completed to determine if the project is recent. To be determined recent, a project must be ongoing or completed within the past five years from the date of solicitation issuance. This includes projects awarded prior to this period, but still had performance during the recency timeframe.

RELEVANCY

Relevancy Definition: The Government will perform an independent determination of relevancy of the data provided and/or obtained. A relevancy determination will be made for each Past and Present Performance contract that has met the recency criteria. The Government is not bound by the offeror’s opinion of relevancy. The government will conduct an in-depth evaluation of all recent past performance information to determine scope (broad range of repair, alteration, renovation, maintenance, and minor construction projects on various real property); magnitude (value of the task order/stand-alone contract); and complexity (multiple functions/trades, and performance at multiple locations, etc.) per the Statement of Work.

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE

Performance Confidence Definition: The government will perform evaluations of a contractor’s ability to perform a proposed contract successfully. These ratings are based on performance criteria, including quality of work, timeliness, cost control, and customer satisfaction. These criteria are used to gauge a contractor’s reliability and suitability for future contract awards.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or is so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance and will be assigned a performance confidence rating of “Neutral”.

Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format as specified. The Government intends to award a single contract without discussions with respective offerors. Therefore, the offerors initial offer shall contain the offeror's best terms from a price and past performance standpoint. As stated in FAR 15.306(a)(2), 'If the award will be made without conducting discussions, offerors may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of proposals (e.g., the relevance of an offeror's past performance information and adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond) or to resolve minor or clerical errors." The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. Prior to discussions, a competitive range may be established and the offerors within the competitive range will be part of the discussions if deemed necessary. The Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

D. TASK ORDER PROCEDURES:

Offerors are required to propose on all items as solicited in the Price Schedule to be considered responsive to the Task Order RFP. Offerors shall explain the basis for development of the coefficients. The explanation shall, as a minimum, address the offeror’s perception of the accuracy of the unit price book (RS Means) and the basis for any assumptions regarding expected volume (dollars) of work under the contract.

PRICING:

UNIT PRICE BOOK (UPB): The most recent version of RS Means cost estimating data will serve as the UPB for this contract. The UPB is updated annually after 1 January and no later than 15 January. The contractor’s proposals for the work described in each task order will be based on the pricing information and the units of measure specified in the UPB. Any of the R.S. Means UPB’s could be used in the generation of the government estimates, the specific task order will list which UPB’s are utilized. It is expected that the contractor will use the same UPB’s, but in the event that the contractor has reason to believe a different UPB should be utilized, any line items associated with that UPB must be spelled out in their answer to the Request For Proposal (RFP).

If the government specifies an item, which meets both the RS Means line-item description and the characteristics called out in the Technical Specifications the contractor is obligated to furnish that item, regardless of actual cost compared to the RS Means cost.

UNIT PRICE SOFTWARE: Estimates shall be computed using Unit Type, Standard Union Labor, Master Format 2018 and U S Standard measurement.

Means Cost Works pricing is updated on an annual and quarterly basis, The contractor shall use the Means Cost Works established pricing in effect as of the date the contractor’s Task Order Price Proposal is received by the Government from the contractor. That price shall remain fixed throughout the life of the Task Order.

Working in an Occupied Hospital shall not be added to the RS Means Cost breakdown as a Labor Adjustment Factor. Any cost associated with these factors may be included into the coefficient rate.

LINE-ITEM UNIT PRICES AND QUANTITIES: The price set forth in the RS Means software on the date proposal is due shall be multiplied against the coefficient to determine line-item unit cost. Use location of the facility where work is to be completed for all RS Means pricing.

COEFFICIENT/WAGE DETERMINATION: The purpose of applying the coefficient(s) to direct costs, national average bare costs as obtained from the Unit Price Book, and/or negotiated bare costs of non- Unit Price Book (non-pre-priced) items, is to compensate the Contractor for all indirect costs and profit for performance.

After the first year of the IDIQ contract and each year after, the contracting officer will incorporate a new wage determination into the contract and the most current update of R.S. Means pricing*. The contractor will use the updated R.S. Means Cost Estimating System (unit price book) multiplied by the coefficient in the basic contract to price individual task orders. The coefficient(s) will remain unchanged throughout the life of the contract and no other contract adjustments will be made as a result of the incorporation of the new or revised wage determination. Annual updates will occur on a yearly basis thereafter, IAW with RS Means updates, not from the anniversary date of the awarded contract.

The government expects reasonable coefficients to accomplish the resulting task orders. Submitted coefficient(s) less than one (1.00) requires an acknowledgement from the bonding company that work will be bid and may potentially be accomplished at less than cost.

Task order prices will be based on negotiated quantities times the total of the current established prices in the R.S. Means database bare cost column (which means no markup for overhead and profit (O&P)) times the current City Cost Index (weighted average percentage) for the VA facility location. After the City Index has been applied, his amount will then be multiplied by the coefficient proposed for the applicable category. Any non-priced items will then be added on to the total to arrive at the total task price for a unit of work. Example: Pricing will be determined at the task order level as follows:

Total amount of RS Means items:

x City index x Coefficient + any non-priced (R.S. Means) items = total task order price.

The categories of pricing coefficient(s) in this contract are based on a combination of normal working hours and other than normal working hours. If a task order includes work that has more than one pricing coefficient category, the work will be weighted, and the applicable coefficient applied to its portion of the direct costs.

The Offeror must include a coefficient cost for work to be performed during standard and premium working hours; the appropriate coefficient will be applied to each task order issued under the contract.

LINE-ITEM UNIT PRICES: Unit prices include consideration of direct material, labor, and equipment costs, but do not include indirect costs and profit. Indirect costs and profit are in the coefficients.

NON-PREPRICED ITEMS: Items of work not covered by RS Means Software, but within its scope, may be negotiated by the Contracting Officer. Added items of work shall be incorporated into and made a part of the task order in accordance with VAAR 852.236-88 Changes and shall be performed at the negotiated unit price. Non-prepriced work shall be so noted on each task order. Non-prepriced proposals shall be supported with verifiable documentation showing a minimum of two competitive quotes. Non-prepriced items shall be proposed in bare costs only (material, equipment and labor) multiplied by the quantity and the coefficient. If the dollar value of the non-prepriced items exceeds 10 percent of the dollar value of the task order proposals must be supported with verifiable documentation and quotes from at least three sources.

E. VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE:

Offers are reminded to complete the attached VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance. To be eligible for evaluation and consideration for award, offerors must return the entire LOS Certificate of Compliance clause containing a fully completed certification at the time offers are due. Otherwise, the offer will be rejected and not forwarded for evaluation. In addition to other offeror ‘fill-in’ requirements for this clause, a fully completed certification must include the insertion of the offeror’s name in the brackets containing the following verbiage: “[Insert Name of Offeror]”.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

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

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;