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36C25520R0007

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.

36C25520R0007 X 11-27-2019 589-369 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048 Sterrett, David 913-946-1146 The Department of Veteran Affairs NCO 15 intends to award a Construction Contract for project 589-369, Renovate Emergency Department Phase IIB located at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO.

This project is being solicited as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside.

Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 15.101-1 Best Value Tradeoff source selection process.

Those offerors not providing the documentation outlined in the "Instructions to Offerors" will be deemed unacceptable to the terms of the solicitation.

The NAICS code and size standard for this project are: NAICS 236220-Commercial and Institutional Building Construction standard of $39.5 Million. Estimate of construction magnitudefor this project is between: $500,000 and $1,000,000.

There will be only one site visit for this project. The site visit is scheduled for December 11, 2019 at 11:00 am CST.

All Questions pertaining to this project are due December 19, 2019 by 2:00 pm CST.

Provide Contractor Duns Number:__________________________

Contractors working for the Medical Center are exempt from state sales tax, and a Project Exemption Certificate will be issued upon award of this contract.

Note: The term Offer and Bid are interchangeable within this solicitation.

**HAND DELIVERED PROPOSALS MUST BE DELIVERED TO: DEPARTMENTOF VETERAN AFFAIRS, NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE (NCO) 15, ATTN: David Sterrett, 3450 S. 4th STREET, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS 66048. CALL ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS TO BE RECEIVED UPON ARRIVAL: 913-946-1146, 913-946-1124 or 913-946-1131

A single award will be made on Bid Item 1

All contractors and joint ventures must be verified in VetBiz and registered in SAMS at the time of proposal due date, in order to be eligible for award.

NOTICE: Clause 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans is incorporated by reference in this solicitation. Public Law (P.L. 105-339), Section 1354 provides that no agency may enter into a contract with a contractor who has not filed a VETS-4212 report for the preceding fiscal year under Title 38 Section 4212(d).

X X 52.211-10 X 2:00 pm CST 01-17-2020 X

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

**PRICE IS TO BE SUBMITTED ON PAGE 6 OF THIS SOLICITATION**

00255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp Austin

TX

877-353-9791 512-460-5429 David Sterrett Contracting Officer

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Offerors must provide pricing for all bid items 1 through 8 below:

BID ITEM NO. 1 Base Bid $_______________ All work as described in base scope of work:

Work includes general construction, alterations, finishes and necessary removal/replacement of existing structures, construction and certain other items to renovate and reconfigure the existing space (approx. 1,250 sq. ft.), currently un-occupied/occupied by the Emergency Department. This renovated space will include 3 new Treatment Rooms, a Nourishment Room (Re: Alternate 7), a Bio-Med Closet, a Shower/Toilet facility (Re: Alternate 6) and Electrical Room to allow for the relocation of the primary electrical panel in this area of the Hospital. The spaces mention will be linked together by adjacent accessible corridors.

Find the full general description in Specification Section 01 00 00 General Requirements.

The above work and other project requirements as defined by the drawings and specifications shall be included under the BID ITEM No. 1 (one) Base Bid. The VA may consider the following Deductive Alternates for the project as further directed by the Contracting Officer. The period of performance for bid item 1 is 180 calendar days

BID ITEM NO. 2 (BID ALTERNATE NO. 1) $_______________

All work in Bid Item 1 above except delete all cubicle curtain tracks. Refer to specification 10 21 23 CUBICLE CURTAIN TRACKS and drawings for the scope of work to be deleted. The period of performance for bid item 2 is 180 calendar days

BID ITEM NO. 3 (BID ALTERNATE NO. 2) $_______________

All work in Bid Item 2 above except delete all room signage. Refer to specifications 10 14 00 SIGNAGE. The period of performance for bid item 3 is 180 calendar days

BID ITEM NO. 4 (BID ALTERNATE NO. 3) $_______________

All work in Bid Item 3 except delete of all manufactured metal casework, except lavatory base units and corresponding solid surface material countertop and splashes (which shall remain as a part of the base bid). All Plumbing rough-in and finish shall remain in base bid. Refer to the drawings for locations and specification 12 31 00 and 12 36 00 for Manufactured Metal Casework and Countertops. The period of performance for bid item 4 is 180 calendar days

BID ITEM NO. 5 (BID ALTERNATE NO. 4) $_______________

All work in Bid Item 4 above except delete all ceiling mounted patient lifts. All Structural and Electrical rough-in shall remain in the base bid. Refer to the drawings for the locations & specification 11 73 00 CEILING MOUNTED PATIENT LIFT SYSTEM. The period of performance for bid item 5 is 180 calendar days

BID ITEM NO. 6 (BID ALTERNATE NO. 5) $_______________

All work in Bid Item 5 above except delete all patient bed service walls. All Electrical and Plumbing rough-in/finish shall remain in base bid. Refer to the drawings for the locations and specification 10 25 13 PATIENT BED SERVICE WALLS. The period of performance for bid item 6 is 180 calendar days

BID ITEM NO. 7 (BID ALTERNATE NO. 6) $_______________

All work in Bid Item 6 above except work for Room “Shower/Toilet VI-840” is provide as a shell space only. Re: Sheet AS114 for additional information. Provide rough-in of Plumbing, HVAC & Temporary Lights, turn up heads for the sprinkler system. Provide all rough-in boxes and conduit w/pull string for devices in the room. The period of performance for bid item 7 is 180 calendar days

BID ITEM NO. 8 (BID ALTERNATE NO. 7) $_______________

All work in Bid Item 7 above, except delete Room “Nourishment VI-836” in its entirety. Continue Corridor wall and wall rail & guards to engage with new “Electrical Room VI-834” walls to seal off “New Construction” from “Existing to Remain”. The period of performance for bid item 8 is 180 calendar days

A.3 PROJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

PROJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

PROJECT TITLE AND NO: 589-369, Renovate Emergency Department Phase IIB PROJECT LOCATION: Department of Veteran Affairs, Kansas City VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd Kansas City Mo 64128.

MAGNITUDE OF PROJECT: Between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 (VAAR 836.204)

TYPE CONSTRUCTION: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

NAICS: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction SMALL BUSINESS SIZE: $39.5 Million PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use no later than the performance schedule listed below:

The Period of Performance for all Bid Items is 180 Calendar Days The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: For the Government to respond to all questions timely and in an appropriate format, questions must be submitted no later than December 19, 2019 2:00 pm CST and will be answered by amendment to the solicitation. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. All technical questions shall be submitted via email to david.sterrett@va.gov Questions received after this date will not be answered.

SITE VISIT: A site visit will be conducted on: December 11, 2019 11:00 am CST.

Location: Facilities Management Building 6 at Kansas City VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd Kansas City Mo 64128, and then proceeding to actual project location.

BID GUARANTEE: A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish a photocopy of the original required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then. Bidders shall provide an original bid guarantee within two business days after notification by the Contracting Officer.

PERFORMANCE & PAYMENT BONDS: In accordance with FAR 28.102-1(b) and Contract Clause 52.228-15, Contractors are reminded that any awards exceeding $150,000 shall require both Payment and Performance Bonds. All bonds are due no later than 10 days after award.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION GOALS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (reference 52.222-23):

Goals for Female Participate for each trade __6.9__% Goals for Minority Participation for each trade __12.7__% The Geographical covered area for this solicitation (project) is Kansas City, Mo.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: (_) YES or (_X_) NO (reference Contract Clause 52.211-12) Amount Per Day: ___NA___ WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION FOR GUARANTEE PERIOD SERVICES: ( X ) YES or ( ) NO (reference VAAR 852.246-75).

RESTRICTION ON SUBMISSION AND USE OF EQUAL PRODUCTS: ( ) YES or (X) NO (reference VAAR 852.236-90) Description: ____NA__________________________________________ METRIC PRODUCTS: Products manufactured to metric dimensions will be considered on an equal basis with those manufactured using inch/pound units, providing they fall within tolerances specified using conversion tables contained in the latest revision of Federal Standard NO. 376B, and all other requirements of this document are met. If a product is manufactured to metric dimensions and those dimensions exceed the tolerances specified in the inch/pound units, a request should be made to the contracting officer to determine if the product is acceptable. The contracting officer, in concert with the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative, will accept or reject the product.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPLICABLE TO THIS PROJECT:

Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office 15 3450 South 4th Street Leavenworth KS, 66048 Attn: David Sterrett

PROPOSAL EVALUATION:

Offers will be evaluated using the procedures in FAR 15.305. The Government’s intent is to award without discussions and offerors may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their proposal in accordance with FAR 15.306. If discussions become necessary, they will be conducted using FAR 15.306. The Government is not obligated to request any additional information from an offeror who does not provide sufficiently detailed information of which an accurate evaluation can be made of an offeror’s proposal. Failure to submit all the requested e information in the manner described above for the technical proposal may be grounds to consider the offeror incomplete and exclude the proposal from further considerations. It is, therefore, in the offeror’s best interest to submit all required documentation to the fullest degree possible. If an offeror cannot provide all information required by the evaluation factors, a statement documenting each omission shall be included in the offeror’s proposal addressing the omission(s).

SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATE:

All Bidders/Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information shall contain, at a minimum, a certification that the bidder/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.

All Bidders/Offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. This information shall be obtained from the bidder’s/offeror’s insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead.

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.

A Determination of Responsibility will be accomplished for the apparent awardee prior to processing the award. 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 the Determination of Responsibility. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines above or submit this information will result in a determination of “Non-Responsibility” for the bidder/offeror. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility will make the bidder/offeror ineligible for award.

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

A.4 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

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PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

FOR BEST VALUE TRADOFF PROCESS SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION: 36C25520R0007

PROJECT: 589-369: Renovate Emergency Department Phase IIB LOCATION: Department of Veteran Affairs, Kansas City VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd Kansas City Mo 64128.

1. PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSALS

a. GENERAL INFORMATION.

Selection of an offeror for contract award will be made on the basis of an assessment of each offeror’s response to the Request for Proposal (RFP). The Request for Proposals (RFP) solicitation is based on the Best Value Source Selection Process, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101-1, the VA will make the award to the best value evaluated proposal meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the evaluation factor and significant sub-factors in the solicitation. Evaluation factors of Past Performance and Technical considerations, which are of equal weight, but when combined are significantly more important than cost or Price. The five (5) evaluation factors for determination of technical acceptability consist of:

1. Factor 1: Relevant Past Performance of Prime Contractor

2. Factor 2: Construction Experience of Prime Contractor

3. Factor 3: Qualifications of Proposed Staffing

4. Factor 4: Prime Contractor Safety Plan

5. Factor 5: Contractor’s Quality Management Program

NOTE: Failure to comply with the RFP requirements will raise fundamental questions regarding an Offeror’s ability to perform the services and may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from further consideration for contract award.

b. THE OFFER.

The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the Offeror’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the RFP, including the Plans & Specifications for the construction of this project. These instructions prescribe the format for the proposal, and describe the approach for the development and presentation of proposal data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals.

c. AWARD BASED ON INITIAL OFFERS.

Pursuant to clause 52.215-1 the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price, and technical qualifications standpoint. The VA reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines such discussions to be necessary.

d. NUMBER OF COPIES TO SUBMIT.

Prospective offerors shall submit One (1) Original Signed Package and Two (2) Copies of the Original Signed Package along with a CD of the proposal content by the due date – at the NCO 15 Contracting Office 3450 S 4th Street Leavenworth KS 66048 containing the technical and price information by the request due date.

Each package shall consist of:

(a) One (1) submittal will be marked Technical: ORIGINAL - RESPONSE TO RFP 36C25519R0045 PROJECT: 589-369, Renovate Emergency Department Phase IIB. This submittal is to contain the signed original copy of the documents and the response for the five (5) technical factors listed below.

(b) One (1) submittal attachment containing the pricing information for each bid item as indicated on the price schedule. In addition, offerors shall include a breakdown of material and labor costs, by specification division for each bid item. See the Attachments Section for the required format to submit cost breakdown for each bid item.

2. DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT.

3. DOCUMENTATION OF ACCEPTABILITY.

Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15.101-1 Best Value Tradeoff Process.

The following acceptability standards for the evaluation factor and significant sub-factors in the solicitation will be used as the basis for determining Technical Acceptability: Relevant Past Performance of Prime Contractor, Construction Experience of Prime Contractor, Qualifications of Proposed Staffing, Prime Contractor Safety Plan and Contractor’s Quality Management Program.

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION FACTORS: All non-price factors, which are of equal weight, but when combined, are significantly more important than price. All sub factors are equally important.

Offerors should address, in detail, their capabilities by describing their proposed approach to each factor. All factors will be considered based solely on the proposal provided, to the extent in which the proposal demonstrates a clear understanding of the requirements, and the contractor’s ability to meet those requirements. Evaluation factors of Past Performance and Technical considerations, which are of equal weight, but when combined are significantly more important than cost or price.

NOTE: There is a realistic possibility that some offerors may choose to submit the same construction project as a qualifying example for both the past performance and the technical experience evaluation factors. This is not prohibited, but the supporting documentation must demonstrate that the submitted projects absolutely do comply with the specific minimal requirements, identified below, for each separate evaluation factor.

FACTOR 1. Relevant Past Performance of Prime Contractor Offerors should identify no less than Two (2), and no more than THREE (3), relevant, previously awarded and completed construction contracts, which were issued by either: Federal, State, or Local Government Agencies, and/or Private Organizations. To be evaluated as Relevant Past Performance, the construction contracts submitted by offerors must involve:

1. Has performed as a General/Prime contractor at a hospital or medical facility which operates 24 hours per day, a project with similar scope and a value equal to, or greater than $1,000,000.00;

2. Work that was 100% completed within a time period of no more than FIVE (5) years prior to the date of submitting this proposal. If the contract/work is incomplete, or was completed more than five years prior to the date of submitting this proposal, it will not be deemed relevant and not considered.

3. Work completed with the same General/Prime contractor management team and Sub-contractors or In-house Staff.

4. Relevant past performance must have been satisfactory or better.

5. For each of the submitted Relevant Past Performance contracts, provide the following information:

(a) The name of the construction contract, and the contract ID number;

(b) The name of the contracting agency or organization the contract was awarded by;

(c) The date of the construction contract award, and the contract award amount in dollars;

(d) The date of the construction contract completion, and the final contract amount, in dollars;

(e) The originally scheduled date of completion, reasons for delay(s) / extension(s)

(f) A brief description of the construction contract scope of work;

(g) Identification of at least one point-of-contact at the organization that awarded the submitted contract, including: the name of the point-of-contact; their current mailing address; phone number; and email address.

SPECIAL NOTE for Offerors That May Lack Past Performance Information: In accordance with FAR Part 15.305(a)(2), in the case of an offeror that is without a record of relevant past performance, or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Such offerors may submit relevant past performance information regarding: predecessor companies; key personnel who have relevant experience; or subcontractors that will be performing major or critical aspects of this requirement; provided that such information is relevant to the construction in this solicitation. Offerors may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the offeror’s corrective action, which may be considered by the Government. The Government also reserves the right to consider past performance information from all available sources, in addition to any information submitted by offerors.

FACTOR 2. Construction Experience of Prime Contractor Offerors must provide evidence that they have the qualifications and experience needed to meet the performance requirements of this project. Offerors must submit no less than TWO (2) examples of their successful construction experience with projects that involved requirements similar to the requirements of this project. The construction project submitted must involve:

1. Work as a prime or subcontractor under the same NAICS code as this solicitation, which is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; in an active operating medical center.

2. Work of a dollar magnitude equal to, or greater than $1,000,000.00. If offering subcontracted work as proof of construction experience, offerors must submit evidence that supports the magnitude of the work they performed as a subcontractor.

3. Work where the offeror self-performed at least FIFTEEN percent (15%) of the cost of the project labor performed on site, using the offeror's own employees or employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns IAW with 52.219-14.

4. Work that was of a similar nature to the scope of work for this project. This is defined as work performed at an active and occupied Hospital or round the clock Medical Facility. If an offeror chooses to submit experience that was not conducted at Patient Care Area of a Hospital or Medical Facility, they must explain how the nature and complexity of the work conducted involved construction requirements equivalent to that described in the Plans & Specifications of this solicitation.

5. For each of the submitted Construction Experience projects, provide the following information:

(a) The name of the construction contract, and the contract ID number;

(b) The name of the contracting agency or organization the contract was awarded by;

(c) The date of the construction contract award and the contract award amount in dollars;

(d) The date of the construction contract completion, and the final contract amount, in dollars;

(e) A brief description of the construction contract scope of work.

(f) Identification of at least one point-of-contact at the organization that awarded the submitted contract, including: the name of the point-of-contact; their current mailing address; phone number; and email address (if applicable).

(g) A brief description of the construction project scope of work, which explains how the project involved work as a prime contractor under NAICS Code 236220 involving construction work that was similar to the project work under this Solicitation.

FACTOR 3. Qualifications of Proposed Staffing Offerors must submit a detailed resume of each key individual. This information will be evaluated to determine if they have the appropriate training and or previous construction experience to meet the requirements of a project of this type to include the qualifications noted below.

No one individual can perform more than two of the staffing positions below:

1. Project Manager – Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a project manager, and must provide a minimum of 3 projects with similar scope of this project. Provide the name of the construction contract, and the contract ID number; The name of the contracting agency or organization the contract was awarded by; The date of the construction contract award and the contract award amount in dollars; The date of the construction contract completion, the date the contract was originally scheduled to be completed, and the final contract amount, in dollars; A brief description of the construction contract scope of work; Identification of at least one point-of-contact at the organization that awarded the submitted contract, including: the name of the point-of-contact; their current mailing address; phone number; and email address.

2. Quality Control Manager –Provide a minimum of 3 projects with similar scope of this project that they have acted as the QC manager. Provide the name of the construction contract, and the contract ID number; The name of the contracting agency or organization the contract was awarded by; and the date of the construction contract award. A brief description of the construction contract scope of work and the QC program that was implemented.; Identify at least one point-of-contact at the organization that awarded the submitted contract, including: the name of the point-of-contact; their current mailing address; phone number; and email address.

3. Safety Officer – Must provide a list of safety training completed to include at a minimum; life safety, excavation safety, scaffold safety, OSHA 30, fall protection training, rigging safety with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a safety officer. Provide a minimum of 3 projects with similar scope of this project where they have worked as a safety officer. Provide the name of the construction contract, and the contract ID number; The name of the contracting agency or organization the contract was awarded by; Provide a brief description of the construction contract scope of work and how the safety program was implemented; Identify at least one point-of-contact at the organization that awarded the submitted contract, including: the name of the point-of-contact; their current mailing address; phone number; and email.

4. Site Superintendent/Foreman– Must have minimum of 5 years-experience, as a site Superintendent/Foreman and must have OSHA 30 training. Provide at least 3 projects as a site superintendent with similar scope of this project. Provide the name of the construction contract, and the contract ID number; The name of the contracting agency or organization the contract was awarded by; The date of the construction contract award and the contract award amount in dollars; The date of the construction contract completion, and the final contract amount, in dollars; A brief description of the construction contract scope of work; and Identification of at least one point-of-contact at the organization that awarded the submitted contract, including: the name of the point-of-contact; their current mailing address; phone number; and email address (if applicable).

Special Note: During the period of performance of the Contract, the Contractor shall make NO substitutions of the Staffing unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, or termination of employment. The contractor shall notify the contracting officer, in writing within five (5) calendar days after the occurrence of any of these events. Any replacement of Staffing shall have equal or better qualifications subject to the approval by the contracting officer.

FACTOR 4. PRIME CONTRACTOR SAFETY PLAN

Offerors must provide a construction safety plan (Reference Spec Section):

1. The contractor's Safety Plan shall be evaluated for their compliance with local/State/Federal rules and regulations and the company's consideration of safety of its employees and the public. The contractor's Safety Plan at the minimum shall address their safety policy, commitment to safety, detailed disciplinary action to be taken with respect to employees violating safety requirements, personnel safety responsibilities, personnel safety training, personal protective equipment, accident / incident reporting procedure and investigations, emergency procedures guidelines.

2. The contractor’s Safety Plan shall address their plan for completing all contract work on and around an active hospital without impacting patient care and completing all work in accordance with all construction documents and all local/State/Federal rules and regulations.

3. Project Construction Plan: Project work is located in Building 26 Emergency Room at KC VA Medical Center. Provide the approach of how you will plan to conduct the renovation of the Emergency Room Phase IIB project. The plan should include but not limited to the following:

FACTOR 5: CONTRACTOR’S QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Offerors must provide a Quality Management Program document.

1. The contractor's Quality Management Program will be evaluated for its processes, practices, and procedures, to ensure the project’s quality requirement are met or exceeded. The program minimum will incorporate two elements, a Quality Control plan and Quality Assurance Procedures.

2. Quality control (QC): provide the contractor’s definition of how the project quality will be managed during construction of the project. Any unique project quality requirement must be defined in a project specific document. It defines who is responsible for achieving the quality standards and how this is to be accomplished. It establishes a framework with defined procedures and practices to ensure that the completed product meets or exceeds the project specified quality requirements.

3. Quality Assurance (QA): provide explanation of the processes and procedures the contractor will engage in, to ensure that the required quality of the project is achieved. The QA process will define inspection requirements, timing and frequency of inspections, written report, which receives and review them, and in the event, there is any need for correction who and how it will be done, with the appropriate defined follow up.

4. Quality Management Process (QMP): The contractor’s QMP will contain each of the following elements:

· Policy and Procedures

· Goals and Objectives

· General Quality Management

· Roles and Responsibilities

· Approvals and Reviews

· Document Control

· Process Improvement

· Project-Specific Quality Management Plan

4. PRICE PROPOSAL.

Offerors must provide a price for each bid item. In addition, offerors shall include a breakdown of material and labor costs, by specification division for each bid item. See the Attachments Section for the required format to submit cost breakdown for each bid item. Overhead, profit and bond costs shall be added after a subtotal of materials and labor costs has been calculated. Price is to be submitted in accordance with the instructions in Block 17 of the Standard Form 1442.

Note: It is intended that award will be made on bid item 1; however, should bids exceed the funds available, award will be made on bid item 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in that priority order.

5. BASIS FOR AWARD:

This is a best value tradeoff source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process. The Government will select the best overall offer, based upon an assessment of evaluation factors listed in the section entitled Evaluation Criteria. Contract may be awarded to the offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR, whose offer conforms to the solicitation’s requirements (to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required within the Performance Work Statement) and is judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation factors to represent the most advantageous offer to the Government. As part of making the assessment, a best value analysis will be performed determining whether exceeding the minimum requirements at an associated price provides the best value to the Government.

As a basis for award, trade-offs between price and non-price factors are permitted. THEREFORE, THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD TO OTHER THAN THE LOWEST PROPOSED PRICE. However, the degree of importance of price as a factor in determining award could become greater depending upon the equality of the offers evaluated in the non- price factors. The greater the equality of offers within the non- price factors, the more important price becomes in selecting the best value to the Government.

Award for all the work. The Government intends to award one firm fixed price contract as a result of this solicitation. Offers received for less than the stated number of items listed in the schedule will be considered ineligible for award. As set forth in 52.212-2(g), the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors; therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Note that offers that do not meet the evaluation standards of the solicitation cannot be selected, regardless of price.

6. Special Contract Requirements:

a. SUBSTITUTIONS OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND / OR KEY PERSONNEL

1. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to this Request for Proposals, and key personnel who are proposed to work on the project are required to be submitted, those personnel who are offered will be the same personnel who will actually perform on the project. If, during performance of the contract, it becomes necessary for the contractor to substitute personnel for one of those whose qualifications were the basis for evaluation of the offer and award of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer the same information that was required in the initial proposal regarding the proposed substitute employee. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to review the qualifications of the proposed substitute employee and to approve or disapprove his or her qualifications. If the proposed substitute employee's qualifications are disapproved by the Contracting Officer, the contractor will propose another employee who does possess equivalent qualifications.

2. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to this Request for Proposals, and the name and experience of a specific subcontractor is a required evaluation factor, then that subcontractor who is offered will be the same subcontractor who will actually perform the specified work on the project. If, during performance of the contract, it becomes necessary for the contractor to substitute a subcontractor for one of those whose qualifications were the basis for evaluation of the offer and award of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer the same information that was required in the initial proposal regarding the proposed substitute subcontractor. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to review the qualifications of the proposed substitute subcontractor and to approve or disapprove its qualifications. If the proposed substitute subcontractor's qualifications are disapproved by the Contracting Officer, the contractor will propose another subcontractor who does possess equivalent qualifications.

b. SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATE:

All Bidders/Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information shall contain, at a minimum, a certification that the bidder/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.

All Bidders/Offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. This information shall be obtained from the bidder’s/offeror’s insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead.

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.

A Determination of Responsibility will be accomplished for the apparent awardee prior to processing the award. 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 the Determination of Responsibility. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines above or submit this information will result in a determination of “Non-Responsibility” for the bidder/offeror. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility will make the bidder/offeror ineligible for award.

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

(END OF PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS)

A.5 CALCULATION WORKSHEET FOR SELF-PERFORMED AND SUBCONTRACTED WORK

Offerors for General Construction (NAICS code 236220) must provide at least 15 percent (25% for NAICS codes 238210 & 238220) of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Provide a breakdown of material and personnel costs, by specification division listed for the project. Home Office overhead, profit/fee and bond costs shall be added after a subtotal of personnel and material/Equipment costs has been calculated. Clearly identify the personnel costs you will be performing, and the personnel costs of other eligible service disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Below is a suggested format.

Division 01

Division 02

Division 03

(Add additional lines as necessary for each Division applicable to this project)

Calculation of self-performed personnel costs:

1. Total personnel costs * both prime and all subcontractors: $_________________

2. Subtract all subcontractor personnel costs* that are not SDVOSB companies that will perform work on this contract: $__________________

3. Remainder is ‘Total…