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Statement of Work Statement of Work

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

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8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

a. NAME

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date) 12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

STANDARD FORM 1442

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within ____________ calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See _____________________________).

YES

NO

a.

Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that 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.

36C25526R0125 X 06-15-2026 589A7-21-132 36C255 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048 Y Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth

KS

66048 Jennifer Hill 913-758-9925 THIS SOLICITATION IS A 100% SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 15 intends to awarda Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for Project 589A7-21-132, Construct Centralized Emergency Power System at the Bob Dole VA Medical Center (VAMC).

5500 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67218. Bob Dole VAMC is in need of construction services to provide all supervision, tools, labor, materials, equipment, transportation, incidentals, and testing necessary for the construction of a new centralized emergency power system.

Unique Identifier Number: ________________________________________ The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this acquisition is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard is $45.0 million.

This acquisition is a 100% Set-Aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). All Contractors and Joint Ventures must be certified in SBA VetCert, and registered in SAM.gov at the time of proposal due date through the time of award to be eligible for award. See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1).

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).

Proposals submitted by Teaming Arrangements other than VA Joint Ventures will not be considered.

Acknowledge VAAR clause 852.219-75 by signing certification blocks of the clause (see Appendix 3)

- VAAR 852.219-75 VA Limitations on Subcontracting for Clause) and return with proposal to the Contracting Officer.

The construction magnitude of the requirement is between $20,000,000–$50,000,000. Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition (FAR) 15.101-1, Tradeoff process source selection process.

Period of performance is for 1,460 calendar days After Notice To Proceed.

There will be only one site visit meeting on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 9:00 AM Central Time.

Location: Bldg. 10 Conference Room 1B-100 at Wichita VAMC. Attendance is highly recommended.

Questions relating to this solicitation document must be submitted in writing via email to jeanette.mathena@va.gov and Jennifer.Hill@va.gov by 2:00 PM Central Time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.

Proposals are to be emailed to jeanette.mathena@va.gov and jennifer.hill@va.gov by due date of August 26, 2026 by 2:00PM CDT.

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 a contract with a contractor who has not filed a VETS-4212 report for the preceding fiscal year under Title 38 Section 4212(d).

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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

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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 pricing schedule on page 5.

589-36X0162-7556-854200-3220 23NR2NA23

36C255 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 X Jeanette Mathena Contracting Officer

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A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

589A7-21-132 Construct Centralized Emergency Power System according to solicitation 36C25526R0125 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 10-01-2026 POP End: 09-30-2030 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Z2DA - Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries

STATEMENT OF WORK

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Project # 589A7-21-132 Construct Centralized Emergency Power System

Period of Performance 1460 total calendar days split between 2 Notices to Proceeds (NTPs). The first Notice to Proceed will be 730 calendar days to account for long-lead submittals and procurement of equipment. The second Notice to Proceed will be 730 calendar days and will commence the construction once all required equipment has arrived.

Scope of Work

1. Project Overview & Purpose This project will construct a new, centralized emergency power system to enhance the emergency power capabilities of the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center. This upgrade will support the current facility and future campus expansion of up to 150,000 additional square feet. The project will replace multiple distributed generators with a single, state-of-the-art, medium voltage power generation and distribution facility designed for resilience, security, and operational efficiency.

The scope of work for this project will be split into two phases, each initiated with its own notice to proceed. The first phase of work is strictly for long lead time requirements of the project. This covers the submittal process and procurement of the equipment for this project that would otherwise hinder the standard construction schedule. The second phase of the project involves the commencement of general construction work as outlined in the bid drawings and specifications.

All work must be performed in full compliance with the complete set of bidding documents, including contract drawings, specifications, and design narratives that accompany this solicitation. The general contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, supervision, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the tasks outlined herein. The work includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Electrical

· Centralized Generation: Install three new paralleled 3MW, 12.47kV diesel generators and associated paralleling switchgear to provide reliable N+1 emergency backup power for the campus and future expansions.

· Distribution Networks: Construct new underground, concrete-encased duct banks for both normal and emergency medium voltage power loops, including new pad-mounted stepdown transformers at each building.

· Campus Integration: Decommission and remove existing localized life safety generators and fuel tanks, integrating all facilities into the new centralized emergency power system.

· System Controls and Testing: Provide and connect load bank for generator testing, integrate start signals at all automatic transfer switches, and ensure system delivers emergency power within code-mandated timeframes.

· Low Voltage & Controls: Install new dedicated low voltage (including fiber optic as necessary) communication duct banks for system controls and tie all security and monitoring equipment back to campus head-end systems.

Mechanical

· Building HVAC: Furnish and install dedicated HVAC systems for temperature regulation of generators, electrical switchgear, and support spaces, including steam heating and DX cooling per VA design standards.

· Ventilation: Provide appropriately sized air intake/exhaust systems with impact-rated louvers, attenuators, and fans to maintain safe and efficient generator operation.

· Fuel Oil Storage & Handling: Supply and install two 40,000-gallon double-wall fiberglass underground storage tanks with leak detection, day tank, pump system, and all associated secondary containment piping and trenching to support continuous operation.

Civil & Site

· New Generator Building: Construct a new, blast-rated enclosure (approx. 5,100 GSF) including all utilities, foundations, and architectural finishes per historic and campus standards.

· Site Utilities: Extend and reroute campus site utilities (including natural gas, domestic water, and steam) as necessary to support the new generator facility.

· Site Security & Access: Implement new site security fencing, blast protection walls, security gates with dual-authentication entry, and reconfigure drive aisles and parking as required by the VA Physical Security Master Plan.

· Site Restoration & Stormwater: Re-grade disturbed areas and address all required stormwater management in accordance with local and VA standards, returning the site to full operational capacity at project completion.

Multidisciplinary Coordination

· Architectural and Structural: The scope also requires all architectural and structural work needed to support the electrical and mechanical systems, including building finishes, protective construction, and integration of security features.

· Communications/Security Systems: Deploy all systems in conformance with VA requirements and fully coordinate with campus-wide communications, fire alarm, and access control devices.

General Requirements

· Standards & Compliance: All work must conform to the latest VA, federal, state, and local codes and standards, including but not limited to NFPA, and the VA Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual (PSRDM) located at https://www.cfm.va.gov/til/PhysicalSecurity/dmPhySec.pdf.

· Document Adherence: The full scope of work is further defined in the bid set drawings, design narratives, and specifications released with this solicitation. All construction, materials, testing, and commissioning must comply with these documents. In the event of a conflict between this summary and the bid documents, the latter shall take precedence.

· Coordination & Phasing: Construction sequencing must ensure no loss of critical campus emergency power at any stage. Temporary systems and phased changeovers are required as outlined in the bid documents.

Contractor will provide turnkey construction of the Centralized Emergency Power System as detailed above and in the accompanying bid documents, fully tested and commissioned for VA acceptance.

Attachments:

1. Design narratives for all associated disciplines, to include civil, structural, architectural, fire protection, mechanical, and electrical.

2. Bid drawings set.

3. Bid specifications.

4. CAD drawings by request.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 Appendix 1-Proposal Submittal Instructions

Proposal Submittal Instructions

SOLICITATION: 36C25526R0125

PROJECT: 589A7-21-132 Construct Centralized Emergency Power System

LOCATION: Bob Dole VA Medical Center 5500 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67218

1. PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSALS

a. GENERAL INFORMATION.

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government.

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). All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of government personnel. The government reserves the right to award without discussions based upon the initial evaluation of the proposals, but reserves the right to open negotiations if determined to be necessary.

Proposals submitted by Teaming Arrangements other than VA Joint Ventures will not be considered.

If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have shared experience, projects shall be submitted for each Joint Venture partner. Offerors who fail to submit experience for all Joint Venture partners may be rated lower.

The proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria provided in the solicitation. Using the Tradeoff process under the Best Value Continuum, and in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.103-2, it may be in the best interest of the Government to consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror. The intent is to award to the Offeror that offers the best value to the Government. All non-price evaluation factors, when combined are more important than price. Evaluations will be based on the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1 Relevant Experience of The Prime for critical large-scale centralized emergency power systems integration and installation work (Non-Price) Factor 2 Relevant experience of The Prime for large-scale utility projects that heavily involve coordination and installation of critical utility infrastructure alongside civil work in an occupied high traffic area (Non-Price) Factor 3- Technical Experience of Electrical subcontractor Factor 4 Key Personnel Experience (Non-Price) Factor 5 Prime contractor decommissioning, commissioning, and integration of primary equipment and appurtenant equipment (Non-Price) Factor 6 Prime contractor master safety plan (Non-Price) Factor 7 Past Performance (Non-Price) Factor 8 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

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 15.202 (a) (2). 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 proposals electronically by email to: Jeanette.Mathena@va.gov Contracting Officer and Jennifer.Hill@va.gov Contract Specialist. Email Subject Line should read: Solicitation 36C25526R0125, Project 589A7-21-132, Construct Centralized Emergency Power System.

The email(s) shall include the following as attachments:

The total size of any single email must be less than 20 megabytes. Use multiple emails if necessary and label each as 1 of 3, 2 of 3…

Original Bid Bonds must be received at Attn: Jeanette Mathena, Network Contracting Office 15 (NCO15), 3450 S. 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth, KS 66048 via US Postal Service or other courier prior to the solicitation closing time. A copy of the bid bonds must be submitted with the emailed proposal submission.

2. DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT.

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

a. STANDARD FORM 1442. Submit the SF 1442 issued under this solicitation, with Blocks 10 (SAM Unique Entity ID) 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 shall be cause for rejection of your offer.

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, shall be cause for rejection of the offer.

c. Calculation Worksheet for Self-Performed and Subcontracted Work (See Appendix 2) Contractor shall complete and sign form, or your proposal will not be evaluated and will be ineligible for award.

d. Appendix 3- VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting—Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (See Appendix 2) This form must be completed and signed or your proposal will not be evaluated and will be ineligible for award.

e. 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 15.103-2 Tradeoff process.

The following Evaluation Factors will be used as the basis for determining Technical Capability.

Factor 1 Relevant Experience of The Prime for critical large-scale centralized emergency power systems integration and installation work.

Factor 2 Relevant experience of The Prime for large-scale utility projects that heavily involve coordination and installation of critical utility infrastructure alongside civil work in an occupied high traffic area.

Factor 3 Technical Experience of the Electrical Subcontractor Factor 4 Technical Qualifications of Prime Contractors Key Personnel Factor 5 Prime contractor decommissioning, commissioning, and integration of primary equipment and appurtenant equipment.

Factor 6 Prime contractor master safety plan.

Factor 7 Past Performance.

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 Experience Of The Prime For Critical Large-Scale Centralized Emergency Power Systems Integration and Installation Work.

For relevant experience, the offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) project examples demonstrating recent and relevant experience with a dollar magnitude equal to, or greater than $10,000,000.00. Only recently completed projects within past 7 years, for relevant emergency power systems or utility plant construction, or power/ utility experience in a hospital, projects already completed shall be submitted. Relevant experience is experience on projects that are similar in size and scope.

The Offeror must clearly identify and document relevant experience with examples. In addition, in the submitted projects the offeror shall state what work fulfilled the relevant experience for the critical large-scale centralized emergency power systems integration and installation work, or power/ utility experience in a hospital and/ or medical setting by the prime contractor. Projects with emergency power systems or utility plant construction will receive a higher rating than those with only power/ utility experience in a hospital and/ or medical setting. For each of the projects submitted for construction experience of the prime the offeror must submit contact information including name and phone number, and provide a short description of the project.

At a minimum the offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) project examples that demonstrate recent and relevant experience in either, or both of the two relevant experience areas of emergency power system / utility plant construction. Only completed projects within the past 7 years demonstrating recent and relevant experience shall be submitted. The offeror shall provide a short description of the submitted project, and state what work fulfilled the relevant experience areas. Our preferred and highest weighting will be for demonstrated experience in centralized emergency power systems or utility plants in an active critical operating setting, followed by emergency power systems or utility plants for new construction.

FACTOR 2: Relevant Experience Of The Prime For Large-Scale Utility Projects That Heavily Involve Coordination And Installation Of Critical Utility Infrastructure Alongside Civil Work In An Occupied High Traffic Area.

For relevant experience, the offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) project examples demonstrating the prime’s recent and relevant experience with a dollar magnitude equal to, or greater than $1,000,000.00. Only completed projects within past 7 years involving relevant utility infrastructure and civil projects carried out in a high traffic occupied area shall be submitted. Relevant utility infrastructure includes installation of concrete-encased electrical duct banks, medium voltage power systems, and installation of stepdown transformers. Relevant civil projects include large-scale excavation and installation of concrete-encased duct banks (e.g. >10,000 LF / 100,000 SY area) in an active hospital setting with work taking place in walkways, roadways, and parking lots with high vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The submitted projects shall state what work fulfilled the relevant experience areas for the utility infrastructure and civil work by the prime. For each of the projects submitted for construction experience of the prime the offeror must submit contact information including name and phone number and provide a short description of the project.

At a minimum the offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) project examples that demonstrates recent and relevant experience in the two relevant experience areas of utility infrastructure and civil projects carried out in a high traffic occupied area. Only completed projects within the past 7 years demonstrating recent and relevant experience shall be submitted. The offeror shall provide a short description of the project, and state what work fulfilled the relevant experience areas for utility infrastructure and civil projects carried out in a high traffic occupied area work. Relevant projects carried out in an active hospital operating setting will be given higher weight than relevant projects for new construction.

FACTOR 3: TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR

If the electrical will be completed by the Prime contractor then this must be stated and applicable information provided.

Offerors must provide evidence that their electrical subcontractor has the technical qualifications and experience needed to meet the technical performance requirements of this project. Offerors must submit no less than TWO (2) examples of their subcontractor’s successful technical construction experience with projects that involved technical requirements similar to the requirements of this project that were previously awarded and completed. Subcontractor must have at least seven years of successful experience in this electrical field. The construction project submitted must involve:

A. Work that was of a similar nature to the scope of work for this project. This is defined as work on a centralized emergency power system or utility plant in an active critical operating setting that also included hospital/medical renovations on the same project. 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. The projects must have been in operation for a period of not less than two years preceding the date of this solicitation.

For each of the submitted centralized emergency power system or utility plant Experience projects, provide the following information:

(a) The name and location of the construction project with knowledgeable and qualified points of contact who can verify these qualifications.

(b) The performance period, including the starting and completion dates;

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

(d) A brief description of the construction project scope of work that is technically similar to the project work under this Solicitation.

(e) Ability to meet the technical requirements of Division 26 specification requirements. Residential experience does not qualify

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 Qualifications of Prime Contractors Key Personnel This factor will be evaluated to determine if the Prime’s Key Personnel have the relevant qualifications and previous construction experience to meet the technical requirements of a project of this nature. The offeror shall provide a detailed resume for each of the key personnel members on this project, to include the Project Manager, On-Site Superintendent, Quality Control Manager, Safety Officer (designated Competent Person as defined by OSHA). For each resume, include name of company, name of individual, relevant listing of experience, qualifications for each person such as specialized training, education, experience, etc. No one individual can perform more than two of the staffing positions below. Project Manager and Superintendent cannot be the same person.

(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. Project Manager and Superintendent cannot be the same person.

(b). Quality Control (QC) 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 (designated Competent Person as defined by OSHA); 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. Superintendent must be on site when work is being completed. Project Manager and Superintendent cannot be the same person.

Special Note: During the period of performance of the Contract, the Contractor shall make NO substitutions of the Key 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 Key Staffing shall have equal or better qualifications subjected to the approval of the contracting officer to avoid potential Termination for Default.

FACTOR 5: Prime Contractor Decommissioning, Commissioning, And Integration Of Primary Equipment and Appurtenant Equipment.

This factor considers the commissioning and integration of primary and appurtenant equipment. It requires experience of the prime contractor in commissioning, integration and decommissioning of equipment and associated controls in projects of a similar size, scope, and complexity to this project. For relevant experience, the offeror shall submit a minimum of one (1) and maximum of three (3) project examples demonstrating recent and relevant experience integration and decommissioning of equipment and associated controls as mentioned and defined in factor 1 and factor 2. Only completed projects within the past 7 years demonstrating relevant experience shall be submitted. The offeror shall provide a short description of the project, submit contract dollar value at completion of the project, provide project timelines and schedules, and state what work fulfilled the relevant experience areas. In addition, only those projects for which the offeror was the Prime Contractor should be submitted. Submitted projects shall show they successfully commissioned and integrated relevant equipment for the project. This includes decommissioning of existing localized life safety generators and fuel tanks, integration of facilities into a new centralized emergency power system, integration of load banks and start signals for automatic transfer switches, and integration of low voltage communication duct banks for security and monitoring to the BAS head-end unit.

FACTOR 6: PRIME CONTRACTOR MASTER SAFETY PLAN

This factor considers the overall safety plan for the prime contractor. Components of the safety plan to be evaluated include but are not limited to the following: accident and injury prevention programs, identification and qualifications of responsible safety officer, hazard identification and abatement policies, common safe work practices and general construction code adherence, chemical risk identification and safety, confined space safety policy, emergency response action plan and responsibilities, construction site management, materials handing and protective equipment, fall protection, and any applicable tool safety requirements.

The Offeror must submit a thorough master safety plan that should include, at a minimum, those topics identified in the preceding paragraph. This plan should also cover, in detail, all common and potential construction safety-related incidents that could be expected to occur on a project of this size & scale. Safety related categories in addition to the ones mentioned above may be expanded upon with subcategories and further detail as necessary. Offeror must clearly define what responsibilities are delegated to the identified safety officer, construction site supervisor, and all employees on the job. Offeror must also provide detailed information explaining their standard operating procedure for responding to active risks and construction safety related accidents.

FACTOR 7: PAST PERFORMANCE

Each proposal shall provide recent and relevant information regarding an Offeror’s performance under previously awarded contracts submitted in satisfaction of the requirements of Factor 1 Relevant Experience of the Prime contractor for critical large-scale centralized emergency power systems integration and installation work. Factor 2 Relevant experience of The Prime contractor for large-scale utility projects and factor 4, Prime Contractor Decommissioning, Commissioning, And Integration Of Primary Equipment And Appurtenant Equipment. If a completed past performance evaluation is available in PPIRS, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project referenced in Factor 1, Factor 2 and Factor 4. If there is not a completed past performance evaluation available in PPIRS, then the Offeror shall submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) (reference ATTACHMENT 5) for each project referenced in Factors1, 2 and 4. The Offeror shall notify their client that the PPQ shall be submitted by the client via email directly to the Government’s point of contact Jeanette.Mathena@va.gov and Jennifer.Hill@va.gov . If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the Offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

The Government may make reasonable attempts to contact the client noted for that project(s) to obtain the PPQ information. However, Offerors should follow- up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information.

SPECIAL NOTE 1: For Prime Contractors That May Lack Past Performance Information:

In accordance with FAR Part 15.305(a)(2), in the case of a Prime Contractor 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 and will receive a Neutral rating. 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. However, the proposal of an offeror with no relevant Past Performance history, while rated “Neutral” in Past Performance, may not represent the most advantageous proposal to the Government and thus, the Government may in its tradeoff analysis determine that highly rated past performance is more beneficial than a neutral past performance rating.

SPECIAL NOTE 2: For Prime Contractors that have Past Performance: Prime Contractors 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.

3. PRICE PROPOSAL.

Price is to be submitted on page 5, Statement of Proposal Items, following the Standard Form 1442. In addition, offerors shall include a breakdown of material and labor costs, by specification division for the bid item. Overhead, profit and bond costs shall be added after a subtotal of materials and labor costs has been calculated. See – Appendix 2 Calculation of Self-Performed and Subcontracted Work.

4. BASIS OF 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 this solicitation. All non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are more important than price. 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 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.

(END OF PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS)

ATTACHMENT 5 - PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Contractor Information

Firm Name:

Address:

Phone Number:

Point of Contact:

Contact Phone Number:

DUNs Number:

2. Work Performed as: |_| Prime Contractor |_| Sub Contractor |_| Joint Venture |_| Other

Percent of project work performed:

If subcontractor, who was the prime (Name/Phone #):

3. Contract Information Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

Contract Type: |_| Firm Fixed Price |_| Cost Reimbursement |_| Other (Please specify):

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Project Description:

Complexity of Work |_| High |_| Med |_| Routine Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

Final Contract Price (to include all modifications, if applicable):

Explain Differences:

Rating: Please evaluate the past performance using only the following ratings without variation. DO NOT RATE ON A “+” OR “-“ SCALE. If a “+” or “-“ is used, the rating without the "+" or "-" will be applied. In addition to the ratings, please provide a short narrative in the appropriate block or in the remarks section of this form.

“O”

actions taken by the offeror were effective.

contractual performance contained some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the offeror were satisfactory.

Performance indicated that there are some potential risks associated with the quality products, timeliness of service, and contract.

Please rate and provide any supporting information/comments for the following:

7. Any Value added to the project as the result of cost savings, favorable financing, positive asset management, etc.

Yes No

10. Other relevant…