36C25526R0129_2.docx

36C25526R0129

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.

36C25526R0129 X 657A5-21-401 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

HOOVER, MARIA

913-946-1130 The Department of Veteran Affairs, NCO-15, intends to award a Construction Contract for project 657A5-21-401, Construct New Campus Chiller Plant at Marion VA Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.

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

Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.103-1, Best Value - Trade Off Source Selection Process.

See Basis for Contract Award explanation in Proposal Submittal Instructions.

Those offerors not providing the documentation outlined in the "Instructions to Offerors" will not be considered.

The NAICS Code for this project is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, the size standard of $45.0 million.

SAM UEID: ______________________________________

Estimate of the construction magnitude for this project is between $20,000,000.00 to $50,000,000.00.

There will be one site visit for this project. The site visit is scheduled for August 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM CDT at the Engineering Office, Marion VA Medical Center, 2401 W. Main St., Marion, IL. All questions pertaining to this project are due by 12:00 PM CDT, August 11, 2026. All questions shall be emailed to the Contracting Officer at jeanette.mathena@va.gov and contract specialist at maria.hoover@va.gov. CONTRACTORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT PROPOSAL BY EMAIL TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) AND CONTRACTING SPECIALIST (CS). The CO's phone is 913-946-1129 and the CS' phone is 913-946-1130.

It is the contractor's responsibility to make sure the proposal is received by the contracting officer.

Contractors working on this project is exempt from state sales tax, and a project tax exemption certificate will be issued upon award of this contract.

Bid bond shall be included in emailed proposal and hard copy mailed to address in Block 8 by proposal closing date.

All contractors and Joint Ventures must be registered in SAM.gov. All SDVOSB contractors must also be certified in SBA Small Business Search website at https://search.certifications.sba.gov by proposal due date in order to be eligible for award.

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

Proposals submitted by teaming arrangements other than VA SDVOSB Joint Ventures will not be considered.

If submitting as a Joint Venture, you are required to submit a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement with proposal.

Period of Performance for this project is 720 calendar days.

X 52.211-10 X

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12:00 PM

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08-27-2026 X

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE

FACILITY CODE

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

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) (

26. ADMINISTERED BY

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE:

FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

29. AWARD

Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract ractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31c. AWARD DATE

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code) (Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each) (Type or print) (4 copies unless otherwise specified) (Type or print) (Type or print) (Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror) (To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(See specification section 01 00 00, paragraph 1.3) Price to be submitted on page 5 of this solicitation and provide price breakdown in Appendix 1.

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 Jeanette Mathena Contracting Officer

Table of Contents

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

657A5-21-401, CONSTRUCT NEW CAMPUS CHILLER PLANT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Z2DA - Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries

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A.4 STATEMENT OF WORK

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Construct New Campus Chiller Plant Marion VA Medical Center - VISN 15 - Marion, IL VA Project No. 657A5-21-401

Statement of Work:

The subject project includes the construction of a new chiller plant including all associated equipment to make a fully functional chilled water service to the site independent of any existing equipment, the demolition of the existing chiller plant, and associated site improvements. It also includes tie-ins to exiting site utilities including chilled water supply and return, domestic water, electric, and telecommunications.

The existing chiller plant must remain in operation throughout the construction of the new chiller plant. Carefully coordinated phasing will be essential to ensure a smooth transition until the new chiller plant is completed and operational. Both the existing and new chiller plants are located in the rear area of the Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

This is a multi-phased project requiring detailed coordination with the assigned Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and VA staff to effectively retain functional and uncompromised patient care services. Coordination will also be necessary to effectively complete all tasking within the project duration indicated.

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, and expertise necessary to meet the requirements described in the construction documents. All work will be performed in accordance with the SOW, all local, state, and federal codes, the approved construction drawings and specifications, manufacturer specifications and all VA requirements.

Performance Period:

The contractor shall complete the work required in this Statement of Work (SOW) within seven hundred and twenty (720) calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP), unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. If the contractor proposes an earlier completion date, and the Government accepts the contractor’s proposal, the contractor’s proposed completion date shall prevail. Work is to be performed during normal working hours (7:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday) unless otherwise stated or required. Work at the government site shall not take place on Federal holidays unless directed by the Contracting Officer. General Contractor’s employees shall not enter the project site without an appropriate badge.

End of Statement of Work.

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

FOR BEST VALUE – TRADE OFF PROCESS

SOLICITATION: 36C25526R0129

PROJECT: CONSTRUCT NEW CAMPUS CHILLER PLANT, P/N 657A5-21-401

LOCATION: Marion VA Medical Center, Illinois

1. PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSALS

a. GENERAL INFORMATION.

Selection of an offeror for contract award will be made on the basis of an assessment of each offeror’s response to the Request for Proposal (RFP). As a Request for Proposal (RFP) based on Best Value – Trade Off Source Selection Process, in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 15.103-1, the VA will make the award based on the highest technically acceptable proposals with a fair and reasonable price. All non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

The five (5) evaluation factors for determination of technical acceptability consist of:

1. Technical Construction and Relevant Construction Experience of the Prime Contractor (Non-price)

2. Past Performance (Non-Price)

3. Technical Qualifications and Relevant Experience of Mechanical Subcontractor (Non-price)

4. Technical Qualifications of Prime Contractor’s Proposed Key Staffing (Non-price)

5. Prime Contractor’s Safety Plan (Non-price)

NOTE: Failure to comply with the RFP requirements may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from further consideration for contract award. A rating of Unacceptable for any factor makes the offeror ineligible for 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 RFO clause 52.215-1 (included by reference) and RFO Part 15.105-2, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract with or without conducting negotiations with offerors whose proposals have been determined to be within the competitive range. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical qualifications standpoint. The VA reserves the right to conduct negotiations if the Contracting Officer later determines such negotiations to be necessary.

d. NUMBER OF COPIES TO SUBMIT. OFFERORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT PROPOSAL BY EMAIL TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, Jeanette Mathena and Contract Specialist: Maria Hoover. Documents must be submitted as pdf attachments to the email (20 MB limit per email).

Contracting Officer email: jeanette.mathena@va.gov and Contract Specialist: maria.hoover@va.gov (CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO VERIFY THAT THE EMAIL HAS BEEN RECEIVED WITH ATTACHED PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS BY THE CONTRACTING SPECIALIST AT 913-946-1130.)

Submit one pdf document for Volume 1 Technical Proposal, One pdf document for Volume 2 Price Proposal and one pdf document for Volume 3 Bid Bond.

Marked: ORIGINAL - RESPONSE TO RFP – 36C25526R0129 Project # 657A5-21-401, Construct New Campus Chiller Plant These documents are to contain the signed original copy of the documents listed below:

2. DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT.

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

Appendix 1- Price Breakdown Calculation of Self Performed and Subcontracted work for each bid item shall be included in volume 2.

c. VOLUME 3-OFFER GUARANTEE (BID BOND). In accordance with solicitation provision RFO Part 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.

d. DOCUMENTATION OF TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY. Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with procedures outlined in RFO Part 15.103-1 and RFO Part 15.202 for the Best Value – Trade Off process. The significant Evaluation Factors to be used as the basis for determining Technical Acceptability is indicated in paragraph below.

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.

Technical Evaluation Factors:

FACTOR 1: Technical Construction and Relevant Experience of the Prime Contractor.

To be Technically Acceptable, The Offerors must provide evidence that they possess the technical qualifications and relevant experience needed to meet the performance requirements of this project. To demonstrate this, the Offerors shall submit no less than three (3) and no more than five (5) examples of their previously awarded and completed construction contracts that is similar in scope, size, and complexity to this project. Example projects which are as similar as possible to the requirements of this project will be given the most consideration. Example projects completed for private commercial or institutional entities will be acceptable, however, higher ratings will be given when the contracts are completed for either Federal, State or Local Government Agencies with the highest ratings done for the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Due to the complexity associated with the construction of a new building and the intricacy of the mechanical system, the past performance of the prime contractor and the mechanical subcontractor will be assessed collectively.

For the previously listed experience to be deemed relevant, the example contracts submitted shall include:

a. Work which occurred under NAICS codes 236210 – Industrial Building Construction and/or 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction as a prime contractor that is similar in scope of work required under this contract.

b. Work which occurred at a hospital or in-patient medical facility. Work performed at non-medical facilities may be considered, if they explain how the work conducted involved technical requirements equivalent to that described within the plans and specifications of this solicitation.

c. Work which consisted of the construction of entirely new buildings, as opposed to additions, alterations or renovations of existing buildings, will receive additional consideration.

d. Work for which the total contract cost exceeded $15,000,000.

e. Work which was 100% completed within a period of no more than ten (10) years prior to the submittal date of their proposal. Contract work which is yet to begin, incomplete at the time of submittal or which was completed over ten (10) years from the time of submittal will be deemed irrelevant and will not be considered.

f. Additionally, to be considered technically acceptable, the example contracts shall include the following information, at a minimum:

vi. The percentage of total labor self-performed by the offeror’s employees. In accordance with VAAR 852.219-73, for general construction contracts, the SDVOSB prime contractor shall ensure that no more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to the prime contractor for contract performance, excluding materials costs, is paid to firms that are not certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA certification database. The offeror is required to perform at least fifteen percent (15%) of the project labor on-site using their own employees or employees of other eligible SDVOSB concerns.

vii. At least one point-of-contact (POC) within the awarding body or project owner who can speak to the contractor’s effectiveness. The POC shall include the current address, phone number and email address.

Example projects listed which do not include all the previously identified data will be deemed unacceptable and will not be considered.

SPECIAL NOTE: 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 will receive no further consideration.

FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

To be Technically Acceptable, the Offeror’s performance on the contracts supplied must be established as satisfactory or better. The offerors themselves are encouraged to provide supplemental information on their performance throughout the previous contracts, such as CPARS evaluations, Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ’s), testimonials or other documentation to aid the Government in establishing this. However, the Government will also be free to consider both the thoughts and opinions of the project POC’s listed on the examples as well as all other formal ratings and evaluations made available to it (and not necessarily limited to the projects listed within their proposal) when making its final determination.

Special note: In accordance with RFO 15.202(c)(3) on Past performance evaluation: Evaluations should consider the following:

(i) The information provided by the offeror, as well as information obtained from any other sources.

(ii) The currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor's performance. The SSA determines the relevance of similar past performance information.

(iii) Any information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to the instant acquisition.

(iv) The past performance of the joint venture, when evaluating an offer from a joint venture. If the joint venture does not demonstrate past performance for award, the past performance of each party to the joint venture must be considered.

FACTOR 3: Technical Construction and Relevant Experience of the Mechanical Subcontractor.

The Offerors must provide evidence that their mechanical subcontractor possesses the technical qualifications and relevant experience needed to meet the performance requirements of this project. To demonstrate this, the Offeror shall submit no less than three (3) and no more than five (5) examples of their mechanical subcontractor’s previously awarded and completed construction contracts of similar in size, scope and complexity to this project. Example projects which are as similar as possible to the requirements of this project will be given the most consideration. Work performed for Federal, State or Local Government Agencies will receive additional consideration with higher consideration for US Department of Veteran’s Affairs. For the previously listed experience to be deemed relevant, the construction contracts submitted shall include:

Example projects listed which do not include all the previously identified data will be deemed unacceptable and will not be considered.

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 his 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 PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL.

To be considered technically acceptable on this factor, the Offerors must submit detailed resume for each key individual on the Prime Contractor’s Team. These resumes will be evaluated for the appropriate training, knowledge and experience to maximize Government confidence of a successful project outcome. A single individual may fill up to two (2) of the key positions indicated below:

Note: Project Manager will be required to attend weekly project meetings in person at the station facilities office.

b. Quality Control Manager (QCM) – Must have a minimum of five (5) years as a project quality control manager for at least three (3) example projects with scopes similar to this project. The resume shall include the following details on each of the example projects:

Resume example projects listed which do not include all the previously identified data will be deemed unacceptable and will not be considered. The Government is also free to consider the thoughts and opinions of the example project POC’s when determining technical acceptability of the individuals proposed to fill each role.

Note: No one individual can perform more than two of the key staffing positions above. The project manager and superintendent cannot be the same person. If references cannot be verified for any of the key personnel you identify, then Factor 3 will receive a rating that is less than acceptable (i.e., marginal if one reference can’t be verified and unacceptable if more than one reference can’t be verified). It is the offeror’s responsibility to make sure the references provided know that they may be contacted by VA for a reference and that if the reference doesn’t timely respond to VA, that it may have an adverse impact on the offeror’s rating under this factor.

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.

FACTOR 5: PRIME CONTRACTOR SAFETY PLAN

To be Technically Acceptable under this factor, Offerors must provide a construction safety plan:

To be evaluated under this factor, the Prime Contractor shall provide a construction safety plan that is deemed acceptable, at a minimum, and meets the following requirements:

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 required contract work on and around an active hospital without impact to patient care and facility operations.

If the safety plan does not address the requirements listed above (a and b), the proposal will be deemed unacceptable and will not receive further consideration for award.

e. PRICE PROPOSAL.

Price is to be submitted in Volume 2. Offerors must provide a price that is fair and reasonable for the bid item. 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 1. Your proposal will be rejected if there is not a completed Appendix 1.

3. BASIS OF AWARD.

Under the best value tradeoff process, it may be in the Government’s best interest to consider award to other than the lowest-price offeror. All non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. In accordance with RFO Part 15.303-3, VA will award based on the Best Value-Trade off to the highest technically rated proposal with a fair and reasonable price. If the proposed price is not fair and reasonable, the award will be made to the next highest technically rated proposal with a fair and reasonable price. Please note that proposals receiving an unacceptable rating in any factor will not be considered eligible for award.

4. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

A. SUBSTITUTIONS OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND / OR KEY PERSONNEL

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

(2). When an offeror submits its proposal in response to this Request for Proposals, and the name and experience of a specific subcontractor is a required evaluation factor, then that subcontractor who is offered must 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.

A Determination of Responsibility will be accomplished for the apparent awardee prior to processing the award. The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, will be used to make the Determination of Responsibility. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines above or submit this information will result in a determination of “Non-Responsibility” for the bidder/offeror. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility will make the bidder/offeror ineligible for award.

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

END OF PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS.

PRICE BREAKDOWN AND CALCULATION OF SELF-PERFORMED/SUBCONTRACTED WORK - Appendix 1

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

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

3. Remainder is ‘Total amount of work to be self-performed under the Contract’: $________________

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

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

(Title of Authorized Representative)

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

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

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION) (a)(1) The offeror must notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.228-1 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 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, 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 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety’s assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Hand-Carried Address:

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

Leavenworth KS 66048 Mailing Address:

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

Leavenworth KS 66048

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

2.6 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Backhaul, covered article, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, interconnection arrangements, national security system, roaming, sensitive compartmented information, sensitive compartmented information system, source, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions.

Business operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.

Marginalized populations of Sudan means—

(1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to receive assistance under section 8(c) of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 109-344) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and

(2) Marginalized…