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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 589A4-23-102 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

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66048 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

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66048 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25523R0117 08-18-2023

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September 6, 2023 by 2PM CDT Project 589A4-23-102, Replace Building 1 Roofs, located at the Harry S. Truman Medical Center, Columbia, MO.

This Amendment provides the following:

a. Questions and answers, Revised Proposal Instructions to Offerors, Revised Appendix 1-Price Breakdown Self Performance and SubContractor Work Sheet, Clause 52.219-14, 852.219-75.

b. Appendix 1- Breakdown Self Performance and SubContractor Work Sheet must be submitted for each bid item.

c. Clause 852.219-75-VA Notice of Limitations of Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction, must be completed and submitted with proposal to be considered for award.

d. This end the question and answer period no more question will be answered.

e. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

CONTINUATION PAGE

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.

As prescribed in 19.507(e), insert the following clause:

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)

(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.

(b) Definition. Similarly situated entity, as used in this clause, means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that—

(1) Has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award (e.g., for a small business set-aside contract, any small business concern, without regard to its socioeconomic status); and

(2) Is considered small for the size standard under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract.

(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to—

(1) Contracts that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);

(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15;

(4) Orders expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and that are—

(i) Set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii);

(5) Orders, regardless of dollar value, that are—

(i) Set aside in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F); or

(ii) Issued directly to concerns that qualify for the programs described in subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, or 19.15 under multiple-award contracts, as described in 19.504(c)(1)(ii); and

(6) Contracts using the HUBZone price evaluation preference to award to a HUBZone small business concern unless the concern waived the evaluation preference.

(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.

(e) Limitations on subcontracting. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Contractor agrees that in performance of a contract assigned a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for—

(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract;

(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract;

(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded; or

(4) Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(f) The Contractor shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting as follows:

(1) For contracts, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(1), (2), (3) and (6) of this clause— [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

□ By the end of the base term of the contract and then by the end of each subsequent option period; or

□ By the end of the performance period for each order issued under the contract.

(2) For orders, in accordance with paragraphs (c)(4) and (5) of this clause, by the end of the performance period for the order.

(g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(1) In a joint venture comprised of a small business protégé and its mentor approved by the Small Business Administration, the small business protégé shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the small business protégé in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

(2) In an 8(a) joint venture, the 8(a) participant(s) shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the 8(a) participants in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

(End of clause)

852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction.

As prescribed in 819.7011(b), insert the following clause:

VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (NOV 2022)

(a) Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(k)(2), the offeror certifies that -

(1) If awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101 definition), it will comply with the limitations on subcontracting requirement as provided in the solicitation and the resultant contract, as follows: [Contracting Officer check the appropriate box below based on the predominant NAICS code assigned to the instant acquisition as set forth in FAR 19.102.]

(i) □ Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-73 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Other direct costs may be excluded to the extent they are not the principal purpose of the acquisition and small business concerns do not provide the service as set forth in 13 CFR 125.6.

(ii) X General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction, the contractor will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-73or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated VIP-listed subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

(iii) □ Special trade construction contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, the contractor will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs as set forth in 852.219-73 or VOSBs as set forth in 852.219-74. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 75% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Cost of materials are excluded and not considered to be subcontracted.

(2) The offeror acknowledges that this certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States. The offeror further acknowledges that this certification is subject to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001, and, as such, a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the offeror subject to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties, including prosecution.

(3) If VA determines that an SDVOSB/VOSB awarded a contract pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127 did not act in good faith, such SDVOSB/VOSB shall be subject to any or all of the following:

(i) Referral to the VA Suspension and Debarment Committee;

(ii) A fine under section 16(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645(g)(1)); and

(iii) Prosecution for violating section 1001 of title 18.

(b) The offeror represents and understands that by submission of its offer and award of a contract it may be required to provide copies of documents or records to VA that VA may review to determine whether the offeror complied with the limitations on subcontracting requirement specified in the contract. Contracting officers may, at their discretion, require the contractor to demonstrate its compliance with the limitations on subcontracting at any time during performance and upon completion of a contract if the information regarding such compliance is not already available to the contracting officer. Evidence of compliance includes, but is not limited to, invoices, copies of subcontracts, or a list of the value of tasks performed.

(c) The offeror further agrees to cooperate fully and make available any documents or records as may be required to enable VA to determine compliance with the limitations on subcontracting requirement. The offeror understands that failure to provide documents as requested by VA may result in remedial action as the Government deems appropriate.

(d) Offeror completed certification/fill-in required. The formal certification must be completed, signed and returned with the offeror's bid, quotation, or proposal. The Government will not consider offers for award from offerors that do not provide the certification, and all such responses will be deemed ineligible for evaluation and award.

Certification I hereby certify that if awarded the contract, [insert name of offeror] will comply with the limitations on subcontracting specified in this clause and in the resultant contract. I further certify that I am authorized to execute this certification on behalf of [insert name of offeror].

Printed Name of Signee:

Printed Title of Signee:

Signature:

Date:

Company Name and Address:

(End of clause)

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FOR LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE COMPETITION

SOLICITATION: 36C25523R0117

PROJECT: Replace Building 1 Roofs, 589A4-23-102 LOCATION: Department of Veteran Affairs, Columbia, Missouri VAMC

1. PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSALS

a. GENERAL INFORMATION.

Selection of an offeror for contract award will be made based on an assessment of each offeror’s response to the Request for Proposal (RFP). As a Request for Proposals (RFP) based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection Process, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101-2, the VA will make the award based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The SIX (6) evaluation factors for determination of technical acceptability consist of:

1. RELEVANT PAST PERFORMANCE OF PRIME CONTRACTOR

1. TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE OF PRIME CONTRACTOR.

1. TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE ROOFING SUBCONTRACTOR.

1. TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE MECHANICAL SUBCONTRACTOR.

1. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL.

1. PRIME CONTRACTOR SAFETY PLAN

NOTE: Failure to comply with the RFP requirements 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 (included by reference), 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. Offerors shall submit Three volumes to the below e-mail address shown in Block 8 of the Standard Form 1442. The package shall include:

(a) jeanette.mathena@va.gov and james.petrik@va.gov. Volume 1 Technical Proposal and EMR Appendix 2, 852.219-75 Clause 852.219-75- VA Notice of Limitations of Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction. Volume 2 Price Proposal-1442, Amendments and Appendix 1 and Volume 3 - Bid Bond

Marked: ORIGINAL - RESPONSE TO RFP – 36C25523R0117

This package is to contain the signed original copies of the documents;

2. DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT.

The original documents to be included in the envelope identified above consist of:

a. Price: STANDARD FORM 1442. Submit the SF 1442 issued under this solicitation, with Blocks 10 (UEI Number) and Blocks 14 through 20 properly filled-out by the Offeror. Include acknowledgment of any and all Amendments that may have been issued, either by: (1) listing them in Block 19 of the SF 1442, or (2) including copies of the Amendment document(s) (Standard Form 30) with Blocks 8 and 15 filled in and signed, or (3) including signed acknowledgement in the form of a separate letter that includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. NOTE: Failure to acknowledge any and all Amendments issued pursuant to this solicitation may be cause for rejection of your offer. APPENDIX 1 Price Breakdown Self Performance and Sub Contractor Work Sheet.

b. OFFER GUARANTEE (BID BOND). In accordance with solicitation provision 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, failure to furnish a bid guarantee, in the proper form and amount, by the deadline established for submitting offers, may be cause for rejection of the offer.

c. DOCUMENTATION OF TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY. Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15.101-2 for the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offer. Clause 852.219-75- VA Notice of Limitations of Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction must be submitted with proposal to be considered.

The following significant Evaluation Factors will be used as the basis for determining Technical Acceptability:

1) RELEVANT PAST PERFORMANCE OF PRIME CONTRACTOR

2) TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE OF PRIME CONTRACTOR.

3) TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE ROOFING SUBCONTRACTOR.

4) TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE MECHANICAL SUBCONTRACTOR.

5) TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL.

6) PRIME CONTRACTOR SAFETY PLAN

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

To be Technically Acceptable, Offerors should identify TWO (2) no more than 3, previously awarded, and completed construction contracts, which were issued by either: Federal, State, or Local Government Agencies; and/or Private Organizations that involved requirements similar to the requirements of this project.

To be evaluated as Relevant Past Performance, the construction contracts submitted by offerors must involve:

1. Construction work, at an active hospital or medical facility, that involved construction, with emphasis on roofing or similar construction.

1. A dollar magnitude equal to, or greater than $1,000,000.00.

C. 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.

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

(1) The name of the construction contract, and the contract ID number.

(2) The name of the contracting agency or organization the contract was awarded by.

(3) The date of the construction contract award and the contract award amount in dollars.

(4) The date of the construction contract completion, and the final contract amount, in dollars.

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

(6) 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).

Factor 1 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 actions. 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: TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE OF PRIME CONTRACTOR.

To be Technically Acceptable, offerors must provide evidence that they have the technical qualifications and experience needed to meet the technical performance requirements of this project. Offerors must submit no less than TWO (2) no more than 3 examples of their technical construction experience with projects that involved technical requirements similar to the requirements of this project. The construction project submitted must involve:

A. Work as a prime under the same NAICS code as this solicitation (236220, Commercial and Intuitional Building Construction), that involved construction for an active hospital or medical facility, with emphasis on TPO roofing or similar construction.

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

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

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

(1) The name and location of the construction project.

(2) The performance period, including the starting and completion dates.

(3) The total cost of the project in dollars.

(4) The percentage of total labor self-performed by the offeror's employees.

(5) 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 technically similar to the project work under this Solicitation.

FACTOR 3: TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE ROOFING SUBCONTRACTOR.

Offerors must provide evidence that the Roofing subcontractor has the technical qualifications to self-perform and experience needed to meet the technical performance requirements of this project. To be evaluated as technical experience the information submitted by offerors must involve the following:

1. Work under the NAICS code 238160, Roofing Contractor.

1. Ability to meet the requirements of specification section 07 54 23, Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) Roofing.

1. Products or services of proposed manufacturer, suppliers and installers as follows:

1. Roofing contractor is currently and regularly performing work as a roofing contractor.

1. Provide a list of two or more hospital and/or medical center installations where the roofing contractor has performed Division 07 Thermal and Moisture Protection services.

1. Roofing contractor has technical qualifications of at least five years of experience. Provide certifications and Company Resume/Bio of trained supervisory personnel and installation personnel.

1. Roofing contractors safety plan for low sloped/flat roofs.

Special Note: 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.

FACTOR 4: TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE MECHANICAL SUBCONTRACTOR.

Offerors must provide evidence that the Mechanical subcontractor has the technical qualifications to self-perform and experience needed to meet the technical performance requirements of this project. To be evaluated as technical experience the information submitted by offerors must involve the following:

1. Work under the NAICS code 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air- Conditioning Contractor.

1. Ability to meet the technical requirements of specification Division 23 – Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC).

1. Products or services of proposed manufacturer, suppliers and installers as follows:

1. Mechanical contractor is currently and regularly engaged in design, fabrication, and installation of HVAC systems for hospital and/or medical centers usage.

1. Provide a list of two or more hospital and/or medical center installations where service-related fabrication & installation of mechanical systems, to include duct work, within the past five years. Include the names and addresses of the hospital and/or medical center and the point of contact

1. Mechanical contractor has technical qualifications of at least five years of experience. Provide certifications and Company Resume/Bio of trained supervisory personnel, installation personnel, and facilities used to complete installation of mechanical works as required by contract documents.

1. Proposed Mechanical contractor shall submit a list of two or more prior hospital and/or medical center installations where all the equipment/material they propose to furnish on this project has performed satisfactorily together under conditions of normal use. The list shall include projects that have been in operation for a period of not less than two years preceding the date of these specifications. Include the names and addresses of the hospital and/or medical center and the names of the hospital and/or medical center and the point of contact. Also included shall be project cost of mechanical installation and project completion date.

Special Note: 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.

FACTOR 5: TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL.

To be Technically Acceptable, qualified offerors must submit a detailed resume of each key individual. This will be evaluated to determine if they have the appropriate technical training and or previous construction experience to meet the technical requirements of a project of this nature. Project Manager and Superintendent cannot be the same person No one individual can perform more than two of the staffing positions below:

(a.) Project Manager – Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a project manager 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, 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 (if applicable). Note: Project Manager will be required to attend weekly project meetings in person at the station facilities office.

(b). 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 (if applicable).

(c.) On Site Safety Officer; must have OSHA 30 training (must provide certificate) with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a safety officer.; provide a list of safety training, which includes at a minimum life safety, excavation safety, fall protection training, scaffold safety, crane/rigging safety. 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; 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 address (if applicable). Note: On site Safety Officer must be on site when work is being completed.

(d) On Site Superintendent: Must have minimum of 5 years’ experience as a site superintendent and must have OSHA 30 training (must provide certificate).

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; 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). Note: On Site Superintendent will be required to attend weekly project meetings in person at the station facilities office and must be on site when work is being completed.

Special Note: 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.

FACTOR 6: PRIME CONTRACTOR SAFETY PLAN

Offerors must provide a construction safety plan:

A. 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 general 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.

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

d. PRICE PROPOSAL.

Price is to be submitted on page 3 and 4. Offerors must provide a price for each contract line item. In addition, offerors shall include a breakdown of material and labor costs, by specification division for each bid item. Overhead, profit and bond costs shall be added after a subtotal of materials and labor costs has been calculated see Appendix 1.

Note: It is intended that award will be made on contract line item 1; however, should bids exceed the funds available, award will be made on contract line item 2 in that priority order.

3. BASIS OF AWARD.

VA will make the award based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Note that offers that are not technically acceptable cannot be selected, regardless of price.

4. Special Contract Requirements

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.

C5. SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATE

All Bidders/Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record see Appendix 2. 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 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS)

Appendix 1 - PRICE BREAKDOWN OF SELF-PERFORMED/SUBCONTRACTED WORK SHEET

Offerors for General Construction (NAICS code 236220) must not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. To assist in our review of this calculation, please 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. Below is the required format.

THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE COMPLETED FOR EACH BID ITEM.

Division 01

Division 02

Division 03

Division 05

Division 06

Division 07

Division 08

Division 09

Division 10

Division 11

Division 14

Division 21

Division 22

Division 23

Division 26

Division 27

Division 28

Calculation of self-performed personnel costs:

1. Total offered price (excluding materials): $_________________

2. Total amount paid for contract performance (excluding materials) to subcontractors that are not listed as “certified” by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert). $__________________

3. Non-Self-performed work = Line 2/Line 1 x 100 = __________%

All SDVOSBs must be listed as “certified” by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert).

I certify the above representations are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

(Title of Authorized Representative)

There are no changes to the solicitation requirement date and time.

Replace specification 01 35 26, Section 1.7-C with the following;

These Competent Persons can have collateral duties as the subcontractor’s superintendent and/or work crew lead persons as well as fill more than one specialized CP role (i.e. Asbestos, Electrical, Cranes, & Derricks, Demolition, Fall Protection, Fire Safety/Life Safety, Ladder, Rigging, Scaffolds, and Trenches/Excavations). However, the SSHO is a collateral duty and may be performed by the Prime Contractor’s Superintendent or Quality Control Manager but no single person shall perform more than two positions.

No additional questions were received.

36C25523R0117 Amendment 1

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