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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.

36C25523R0130

X 09-26-2023

657-22-102JC

Department of Veterans Affairs Network 15 Contracting Office 3450 S. 4th Street

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

Leavenworth KS 66048 Graham, Cedric 913-946-1141 THIS PROCUREMENT IS A SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE ACQUISITION The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15, intends to award a Construction Contract for Project 657-22-102JC.

NAICS CODE: 236220

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE: $45.0 Million Magnitude of VA Project: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: 657-22-102JC, Prepare site for new CT Room A256.

The contractor shall furnish all supervision, tools, labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and testing necessary.

Provide all materials and perform work as required by the attached drawings and specifications for Project 657-22-102JC at the John Cochran, MO VA Medical Center. Period of performance is 190 days.

Provide Contractor UEI:__________________________

NOTES:

1) Failure to provide all documentation required by this solicitation may be grounds to deem your offer nonresponsive.

2) The contractor's price must be determined to be Fair and Reasonable IAW FAR 15.002(a).

3.) A single award will be made on Bid Item 1, based on availability of funding.

CLIN 0001 - $

4.) Contractors performing work at this facility are exempt from sales tax as specified on exemption certificate.

project tax exemption certificate (Missouri) will be issued upon NTP.

5.) There will only be one organized pre-proposal site visit on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, CST at 1:00 PM, Contact Mr. Walter Staas at walter.staas@va.gov or phone 314-652-4100,Ext 58723 for coordination.

Contractors are highly encouraged to attend the pre-bid site visit to fully understand their potential responsibility.

All questions shall be submitted in writing to cedric.graham@va.gov no later than October 10, 2023.

6.) Proposals must be submitted to the address in block 8 as well as an email copy to cedric.graham@va.gov.

NOTE: The term offer and bid are interchangeable.

Facility COR: Walter Staas 314-652-4100 Ext. 58723 Contracting Officer: Cedric Graham 913-946-1141, email address: cedric.graham@va.gov

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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

(See Specification Section 01 00 00 Paragraph 1.3)

Price to be submitted on Page 1 of this solicitation

657-3640162-1582-854200-3223 23NRNR000

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

Leavenworth KS 66048

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

Austin TX 78714

512-460-5545

SUBMIT PROPOSALS THROUGH VENDOR PORTAL

SEND CONFIRMATION E-MAIL AFTER UPLOADING

TO CEDRIC.GRAHAMVA.GOV

Cedric Graham

Table of Contents

BID ITEMS – PREPARE SITE FOR NEW CT ROOM A256

OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE PRICING FOR BID ITEM 1 BELOW:

CLIN 0001 BID ITEM 1, (Base Bid)GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: VA Saint Louis Health Care System, John Cochran Division, requires a Construction Contractor to prepare existing space on the second floor of the main hospital for a new CT system. A separate contractor is supplying CT equipment. Work includes, but not limited to, coordination of the disconnection and removal of the existing CT, coordination of the reconnection and placement of the new CT and finishing the space for patient care. John Cochran VAMC Division as fully described herein these contract documents. Under Bid Item 1, all work shall be completed in a 190 Calendar Day Period of Performance.

BID ITEM 1: $___________________

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

STATEMENT OF WORK

Statement of Work VA St. Louis Health Care System Project 657-22-102JC “Prepare Site for New CT, Room A256”

Purpose of Project:

VA Saint Louis Health Care System, John Cochran Division, requires a Construction Contractor to prepare existing space on the second floor of the main hospital for a new CT system. A separate contractor is supplying CT equipment. Work includes, but not limited to, coordination of the disconnection and removal of the existing CT, coordination of the reconnection and placement of the new CT and finishing the space for patient care. This project has a set of drawings and specifications that have been created by an Architectural-Engineering firm. These drawings and specifications indicate the work to be performed.

Criteria:

Work includes, but is not limited to, general construction, alterations, mechanical and electrical work, utility systems, necessary demolition and removal of existing structures, associated appurtenances and certain other items necessary completion. All work shall be performed in accordance with solicitation/contract terms and conditions, specifications and drawings, and all applicable VA TIL and local and National codes. Contractor shall furnish all supervision, tools, labor, materials, equipment, transportation and testing necessary. Contractor will perform site investigations to fully inform themselves of the conditions and limitations applied to the work. The contractor shall be responsible for complying with all VA stipulated COVID requirements.

The drawings and specifications include guidance on:

· Working hours allowed on this project.

· Allowable storage of contactor equipment and materials.

· ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessments) requirements and containment barriers.

· ILSM (Interim Life Safety Measures).

· Division of responsibilities between contractor and equipment vendor.

This Statement of Work (SoW) is intended as an outline and is not a detailed summary of the work the contractor will be required to perform. In the event of conflict between this SoW and the project drawings and specifications, the drawings and specifications will take precedence over this Sow.

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2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for— October 3, 2023 at 1:00 pm

(c) Participants will meet at— Coordinate with Walter Staas at 314-652-4100 Ext. 58723 or walter.staas@va.gov for additional information (End of Provision)

2.3 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

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

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

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

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

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be percent of the bid price or , whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of Provision)

2.4 PROJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

PROJECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

PROJECT TITLE AND NO: Project 657-22-102JC, Prepare site for new CT Room A256.

PROJECT LOCATION: Department of Veteran Affairs, John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.

NAICS: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE: $45.0 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 is 190 Calendar Days The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

SITE VISIT: A site visit will be conducted on: October 3, 2023, 1:00 P.M. CST.

Location: BLDG 16 ROOM B201 with Walter Staas at 314-652-4100 Ext. 58723, email walter.staas@va.gov, John Cochran Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) 915 N. Grand Blvd St. Louis, Missouri 63106.

BID GUARANTEE: A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $2,000,000. 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 and Contract Clause 52.228-15, Contractors are reminded that any amount awarded over $35,000 shall require Payment Protection (Bonds) in 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 Participation for each trade __6.9__% Goals for Minority Participation for each trade __12.7__% The Geographical covered area for this solicitation (project) is Crawford County Missouri.

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:

General Decision Number: MO20230056 09/15/2023 Supersede General Decision Number: MO20230056 PROPOSAL DUE DATE: October 26, 2023 - 2:00 PM CST (Submit pricing and all documentation at the address indicated in the solicitation document).

PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL CONTENTS SHALL INCLUDE:

1. Signed copy of the SF1442 (front and back) with amendments

1. Calculation Worksheet for Self-Performed and Subcontracted Work

1. Contractor Certification Regarding Safety and Environmental

1. Bid Bond

1. Any other information called out by this request for proposal documents

BASIS FOR AWARD: LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE.

SAFETY OR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AND EXPERIENCE MODIFICATION RATE:

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.

This requirement is applicable to all subcontracting tiers, and prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the acceptability of their prospective subcontractors consistent with this safety requirement.

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2.5 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SOLICITATION

PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION: 36C25523R0130

PROJECT: 657-22-102JC, Prepare Site for new CT Room A256 LOCATION: John Cochran VA Medical Center, located at 915 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63106.

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-price factors. The FOUR (4) evaluation factors for determination of technical acceptability consist of:

NOTE: Failure to comply with the RFP requirements may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from further consideration for contract award.

NOTE: Failure to comply with the RFP requirements will raise serious questions regarding an Offeror’s technical 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 a SINGLE PACKAGE via email. * To ensure timely delivery due to electronic submission malfunctions the contractor shall also provide the proposal in two separate binders along with a CD of the proposal content by the due date October 26, 2023– at the NCO 15 Contracting Office 3450 S 4th Street Leavenworth KS 66048 containing the technical and price information by the request due date.

The package shall include:

(a) One (1) submittal will be marked Technical: ORIGINAL - RESPONSE TO RFP 36C25523R0130, 657-22-102JC, Prepare site for new CT Room A256

This submittal is to contain the signed original copy of the documents and the technical response. *Original copies of required Payment and Performance bonds will be sent hard copy to the NCO15 Office address stated above.

(b) One (1) submittal attachment containing the pricing information for each Bid item as indicated on the price schedule.

2. DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT.

Task Order award will be made based on the lowest price technically acceptable and best value to the Government in accordance with the criteria described in the RFP/RFQ. When price is the only factor considered, award will be based on the lowest reasonable and realistic price received. Proposals unrealistically high or low in price, when compared to the Government estimate, and market conditions evidenced by other competitive proposals received, may be indicative of an inherent lack of understanding of the solicitation requirements and may result in proposal rejection without discussion. The basis of award of each task order will be stated in the RFP/RFQ. Depending upon the requirements of each Task Order, the Contractor will typically provide a price proposal in response to an RFP/RFQ. Contractors shall respond within the number of calendar days stated in the RFP/RFQ by submitting an *email copy to the Contracting Officer in accordance with requirements stated in the RFP/RFQ. PROPOSAL DUE DATE: October 26, 2023 at 2:00 PM CST.

The following significant Evaluation Factors will be used as the basis for determining Technical Acceptability: Relevant Past Performance of Prime Contractor, Technical Construction Experience of Prime Contractor, Technical Qualifications of Proposed Key Staffing, and 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 evaluated to determine if an Offeror’s past, performance is technically acceptable, Offerors should identify no less than THREE (3), and no more than FOUR (4) relevant (network infrastructure upgrades and data center construction), previously awarded, and completed construction contracts, which were issued by either: Federal, State, or Local Government Agencies, and/or Private Organizations in a health care setting. 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 $100,000.00.

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;

(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).

Factor 1 SPECIAL NOTE 1 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.

Factor 1 SPECIAL: NOTE 2 for Offerors that have Past Performance: 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

CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

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 THREE (3) examples of their successful technical construction experience with projects that involved technical requirements similar to the requirements of this health care network infrastructure upgrade and data center construction 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, General Contractors; in an active operating medical center.

2. Work of a dollar magnitude equal to, or greater than $100,000.00. 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.

3. Work where the offeror self-performed at least FIFETEEN percent (15%) of the cost of the project labor performed on site, using the offeror's own employees. If offering subcontracted work as proof of technical construction experience, offerors must submit evidence that at least FIFETEEN percent (15%) of the cost of the subcontracted project labor performed on site was from the offeror's own employees;

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 technical construction requirements equivalent to that described in the Plans & Specifications of this solicitation.

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

FACTOR 3. TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS OF PROPOSED KEY STAFFING.

Offerors must submit a detailed resume of each key individual. To be technically acceptable this information 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 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, must be trained, 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, the safety officer for this project needs to be experienced with crane operations, 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/Lead Mechanic – Must have minimum of 5 years-experience, as a site Superintendent/Foreman/Lead Mechanic, must be trained and certified at the Mechanic level for the work to be performed, 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 above Staffing unless the substitution is necessitated by illness, death, request by VA 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 this Key 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:

Offerors must provide a Safety Plan.

1. The contractor's Safety Plan shall be evaluated for their compliance with local/State/Federal rules and regulations, ASME A17, 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, and ASME A17.

3. Project Construction Plan: Project work is located in Room A256of the VA Medical Center. The plan should include but not limited to the following:

• Worker entry

2. 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. 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. The Government's payment for the items listed in the Pricing Schedules of individual Task Orders will constitute full compensation to the Contractor for-- (1) Furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, services, appliances, and materials; and (2) Performing all operations required to complete the work in conformity with the drawings and specifications. The contractor shall include in the prices for the items listed in the Pricing Schedule all costs for work in the specifications, whether or not specifically listed in the Pricing Schedule.

3. BASIS OF AWARD.

VA will make the award based on the Lowest Price Technical Acceptable process to select the best evaluated price proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the evaluation factor and significant subfactors in the solicitation when and if they are provided. Note that offers that do not meet the evaluation standards of the solicitation cannot be selected, regardless of price.

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(END OF PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS)

2.6 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2017)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Discussions are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

In writing, writing, or written means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation’s closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

Proposal revision is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

Time, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show—

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a different period is proposed by the offeror).

(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall—

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed—in whole or in part—for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of—or in connection with—the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award.

(1) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) 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 standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, 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.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government’s best interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(i) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient…