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1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

3. DATE ISSUED

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4. CONTRACT NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

6. PROJECT

NUMBER

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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 _____________________________).

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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 t ime. 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 accepta nce after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C25618B0678 X 09-05-2018 564-18-4-994-0015 564-610 00564 Department of Veterans Affairs Central Arkansas Healthcare System 2200 Fort Roots Road North Little Rock AR 72114 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 ATTN: Renardo Hollowell 2200 Fort Roots Road, Bldg. 41, Rm.208 North Little Rock AR 72114 Renardo Hollowell 501-257-1338 Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment and supervision necessary to perform all work associated with project 546-610 To construct New Inpatient Mental Health Bldg. in accordance with drawings, specifications, and SOW specified herein. There are sixteen (16) Deduct Alternates for this project. See Bid Schedule.

A . This is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside competitive procurement pursuant to Public Law 109-461 (38 USC 8127). The SDVOSB is required to perform a minimum of 15% of the construction work. The SDVOSB must be a small business under the relevant NAICS code. Vendors submitting proposals under a Joint Venture shall submit a copy of their Joint Venture agreement with their offer. Joint Ventures shall comply with VA IL 049-06-4 found at http://www.va.gov/oal/docs/library/ils/il06-4.pdf.

B. Notice of total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside applies to all items in this solicitation.

C. SITE VISIT: Was held at 9:00am LOCAL (Fayetteville, AR) time on Aug 9, 2018. Interested Parties met at 2575 Keystone Cros sing, Fayetteville, AR. 72703; an additional site visit can be schedule w/ the COR.

D. INFORMATION PROVIDED AT THE SITE VISIT SHALL NOT ALTER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SOLICITATION.

Terms of the solicitation remains unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. Contractors are required to submit all questions in writing (email is acceptable) to the Contracting Officer shown above no later than noon local time (Fayetteville, AR) NLT 8/22/18 or as amended.

E. IMPORTANT: All SDVOSB contractors shall be Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified with the assigned NAICS code in o rder to receive contract award. Visit the following website for more information:

HTTP://WWW.VA.GOV/OSDBU/VETERAN/VERIFICATION.ASP

F. Wage Determination AR180035 dated 07/06/ 2018 applies and is incorporated into this IFB.

G. Per VAAR 836.204 the estimated price range of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

H. NAICS CODE: 236220 SIZE STANDARD: $36.5M

I. Geographical area where work is to be performed:

Fayetteville, Washington County, AR.

J. This procurement is subject to the availability of funds.

x x 52.211-10 X 12pm 10-09-2018 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.

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

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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

564-36X0111-994-854200-3223 000000000 X Department of Veterans Affairs Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare Sys.

VISN 16, Chief A&M Service (90C) 2200 Fort Roots Rd.

North Little Rock AR 72114 Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Service Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714 9971 X

ALL ITEMS

Table of Contents

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS

BASIS OF AWARD: The Base Offer for CLIN 0001 includes all materials, labor, equipment and supervision to construct New Inpatient Mental Health Building, at the Veteran Healthcare System of the Ozarks (VHSO) in Fayetteville, AR. Work includes general construction, site work, electrical work, utility systems, and necessary removal of existing structures, providing equipment and materials, and certain other items necessary to construct a new building of approximately 22,000 square feet as provided in the Statement of Work and referenced attachments. All work shall meet code and be performed in accordance with the contract and any applicable drawings and specifications. Bidders shall submit bids for all CLINs. Based upon availability of funds, an award will be made to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation is found to be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors (see 14.201-8) included in the invitation.

Veteran Healthcare System of the Ozarks (VHSO) is located at 1100 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703.

A single award will be made on the Base Bid, CLIN 0001, but in the event the lowest bid exceeds the funds available, a single award will be made on CLIN 0002, should the lowest bid also exceed funding limits the government shall proceed to CLIN 0003 and so on in ascending order until a responsible, responsive bid within funding limits is accepted. Should the government find no bid within the acceptable funding limits, we shall have the right to cancel this action in its entirety or enter negotiations with lowest responsible, responsive offer.

Contractor shall provide all materials, equipment, labor, supervision and expertise necessary to construct New Inpatient Mental Health Building at the VHSO campus, in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), Drawings and Specifications.

PROJECT DURATION OF (420 DAYS) after receipt of Notice to Proceed CLIN 0001, BASE BID: Construction services is to provide new finished stand-alone, single story approximately 22,000 square foot secure, inpatient mental health building to include but not be limited to, fifteen private patient beds, one patient isolation room, one patient seclusion room, a secure and safe outdoor courtyard for direct access by patients’ additional space for meeting and dining, group therapy, nursing station, patient exam rooms, staff support, and offices at the VHSO Campus in Fayetteville, AR in accordance with the SOW, plans, drawings, specifications, and terms and conditions contained herein.

0001h – Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning: $______________________________

CLIN 0002: ALTERNATE NO. 1– DELETE ALL LANDSCAPING AND SITE RETAINING WALLS 1-3:

The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

(minus Alts 1)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ ___________________________)

CLIN 0003: ALTERNATE NO. 2 – Delete: BRICK PATTERNS ON THE SOUTH COURYARD WALL ELEVATION

The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid and preceding Alternates the sum of:

(minus Alts 1&2)

CLIN 0004: ALTERNATE NO. 3 – DELETE SPEAKERS IN QUIET ROOM:

The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

(minus Alts 1-3)

CLIN 0005: ALTERNATE NO. 4 – DELETE ECHY LIGHTING SYSTEM:

The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

(minus Alts 1-4)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _________________________)

CLIN 0006: ALTERNATE NO. 5 – DELETE WICKET DOORS AND REPLACE WITH STANDARD DOORS:

(minus Alts 1-5)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ __________________________)

CLIN 0007: ALTERNATE NO. 6 – DELETE PRIVACY GLAZING AT GROUP ROOM:

(minus Alts 1-6)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ __________________________)

CLIN 0008: ALTERNATE NO. 7 – DELETE TERRAZZO FLOORING AND REPLACE WITH SHEET VINYL AND LVT:

(minus Alts 1-7)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _____________________________)

CLIN 0009: ALTERNATE NO. 8 – DELETE TRANSOM ABOVE PATIENT ROOM DOORS:

(minus Alts 1-8)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

CLIN 0010: ALTERNATE NO. 9 – DELETE ENTRANCE CANOPY:

(minus Alts 1-9)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ ______________________________)

CLIN 00011: ALTERNATE NO. 10 – DELETE SOLID SURFACE WALL COVERING AND REPLACE WITH HIGH IMPACT WALL COVERING:

(minus Alts 1-10)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

CLIN 00012: ALTERNATE NO. 11 – DELETE BUILD-IN BENCH SEATING ADJACENT TO PATIENT DOORS:

(minus Alts 1-11)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

CLIN 00013: ALTERNATE NO. 12 – DELETE CIRCADIAN DAYLIGHT MIMICKING LED LIGHTING AND REPLACE WITH STANDARD LED LIGHTING:

(minus Alts 1-12)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

CLIN 00014: ALTERNATE NO. 13 – DELETE PLASTIC LENS COVERS AT PATIENT ROOMS:

The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

(minus Alts 1-13)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

CLIN 00015: ALTERNATE NO. 14 – DELETE SOLAR TUBES:

The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

(minus Alts 1-14)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

CLIN 00016: ALTERNATE NO. 15 – DELETE COURTYARD CANOPY:

(minus Alts 1-15)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

CLIN 00017: ALTERNATE NO. 16 – DELETE CASEWORK FROM PATIENT DINING AND DAY ROOMS, OPEN OFFICE, AND STAFF LOUNGE:

(minus Alts 1-16)

$ ___________________________ (New Total Amount: $ _______________________________)

The successful bidder shall provide an itemized breakdown of pricing for each item under the deductive alternates with their bid.

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SECTION C – STATEMENT OF WORK

CONSTRUCT NEW INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH BUILDING VA MEDICAL CENTER

FAVETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS

Project 564-610

1 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1.1 The Contractor must furnish all management, supervision, labor, material, equipment, tools, supplies, parts, and related services in accordance with the SOW, drawings, specifications and the SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD to construct a new standalone Inpatient Mental Health Building (building). Electronic copies of drawings and specifications for this work will be furnished by the Government upon Contractor’s written request to the Contracting Officer (CO). Hard copies of SOW, Drawings, and Specifications must be the Contractor’s responsibility and expense. Contractor is responsible to verify existing and new dimensions, locations, measurements, and quantities. The location of the new building is on the main campus of the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks located at 1100 N. College Ave, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

1.2 The new finished single story approximately 22,000 square foot secure inpatient mental health building must include but not be limited to, fifteen private patient beds, one patient isolation room, one patient seclusion room, a secure and safe outdoor courtyard for direct access by patients’ additional space for meeting and dining, group therapy, nursing station, patient exam rooms, staff support, and offices. This SOW is not considered to be a comprehensive description of work details for this project. All work must be in accordance with but not limited to the SOW, drawings and specifications.

1.3 The Performance Period is four hundred twenty (420) calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP).

2 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

2.1 The new building must be in accordance with patient centered care for inpatient mental health facilities as described in the VA Mental Health Facilities Design Guide. All construction must be in accordance with the VA Barrier Free Design Standards, Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard (ABAAS) for Federal Facilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and all federal, state, and local building code and regulations.

2.2 The new building must include new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems complete including, but not limited to new direct digital control (DDC) which interface seamlessly with the existing Allerton BACnet Building Automation System (BAS) located in Building 29. All new HVAC equipment and controls must be monitored and controlled by the existing Allerton BAS compatible front-end hardware and software located in Building 29. Graphics and user interfaces must be integrated and updated to all existing Allerton BAS monitoring workstations.

2.3 The new building must be constructed adjacent to the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (Building- 44), interconnected to the connecting corridor of the Main Hospital (Building-1) to the Auditorium (Building-3), and must be constructed to facilitate future addition of a second floor. Construction of the new building must include, but is not limited to site preparation, new concrete work, slabs, sidewalks, curbs asphalt paving, landscaping, retaining wall, earth work, masonry, framing, gypsum board, glazing, exterior and interior signage, ceilings, air conditioning equipment, plumbing, electrical, fire sprinkler system, fire alarm system, roofing and interior finishes including but not limited to paint, tile, flooring, and window treatments/coverings.

2.4 The Contractor must furnish an Infection Control Plan, Construction Safety Plan, Interim Life Safety Plan, Project Construction Schedule, and a Schedule of Values to written Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) written approval prior to any mobilization and construction.

2.5 The new building’s construction and temporary works must be in accordance with the SOW, drawings, specifications, SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD, EPA, OSHA, NFPA, NEC, ASHRAE, LIFE SAFETY CODE, UBC, Federal, state, and local codes and regulations.

2.6 The Contractor must keep on the work site an up to date copy of Record Drawings (red-lined field as-built drawings), Request for Information (RFI), and specifications to record up to date construction changes during the Performance Period and must at all times give the CO and COR access thereto. The Contractor must revise and furnish AutoCAD drawings with all construction changes during the Performance Period to the COR for written approval.

2.7 The following milestone dates shall be incorporated into the contractor’s schedule.

2.7.1 The Contractor must furnish a Submittal Schedule and log within ten (10) calendar days after NTP to the COR for written approval.

2.7.2 The Contractor must furnish a construction schedule within ten (10) calendar days after NTP for written approval by the CO and COR. The construction schedule must be in accordance with the SOW, drawings, specifications, SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD and be prepared in terms of calendar days (not working days). Once the construction schedule is approved by the CO, no lateness in the schedule shall be tolerated without the CO’s written approval.

2.7.3 A pre-construction meeting must be held within ten (10) calendar days after award of Contract. The weekly construction progress meeting day, time and location will be addressed in the pre-construction meeting. During the Performance Period, the Contractor must attend all weekly construction progress meetings.

3 HOURS OF OPERATION

3.1 VA’s Normal Working Hours are between 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Contractor may work earlier or later in the day and on weekends or federal holidays with the COR’s written approval at no additional cost to the Government. Noise disturbances and utility shutdowns/tie-ins must be coordinated with written approval by the COR and not interfere with VA daily operations.

3.2 The following legal holidays are observed by this Government Agency:

New Year's Day January 1st Martin Luther King's Birthday Third Monday in January Presidents Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4th Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veterans Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th and any day declared by the federal government as holiday.

4 PROJECT MEETINGS

4.1 The Contractor and Government must hold weekly meetings to review progress to date and to resolve all questions for the upcoming weeks. The weekly construction progress meeting participants must include at a minimum, the Contractor’s Project Manager and Superintendent, the COR and the CO. Technical supervisor (foreman), sub-contractors, suppliers, etc. shall attend when requested by the CO. Every effort is to schedule the weekly construction progress meeting on the same day, time, and location.

4.2 Meeting Minutes - The Government must take minutes of all meetings held relative to this project. The minutes format must include the meeting date, time, location, agenda, list of participants with their affiliations and telephone numbers, issues, problems, decisions made, and action items with names of responsible parties and deadlines. In addition, the minutes must include as attachments all exhibits and references distributed as handout materials, unless the materials are part of a formal submission. The Government will furnish via e-mail complete copies of all minutes to all attendees within 72 hours of the meeting. All challenges to the minutes will be reflected in a revised version prepared by the Government. The CO, COR and the Contractor must either Concur or Not to Concur the final minutes. In the event of any disputes or challenges that cannot be resolved, the CO will render a final decision. Copies of final minutes will be distributed to the all attendees within 48 hours after change notice.

5 ID BADGE REQUIREMENT

5.1 The Contractor must furnish a badge system to the COR for written approval. The Contractor must furnish badges to all work site workers prior to starting work.

5.2 All Contractor personnel are subject to inspection of personal effects when entering or leaving the project site.

6 PARKING

6.1 Parking is limited at the Medical Center. Contractor parking is only allowed in authorized areas by the COR. Contractor must abide by all police and Government requirements. Parking in designated patient parking areas is strictly prohibited.

7 CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT

7.1 Only the CO has the authority to make changes to the contract. These changes include but are not limited to terms, conditions, quality, quantity, price, and delivery. If the Contractor commits to contract changes at the direction of any person other than the CO, then the Contractor will be working at risk. The Government is not obligated to issue a Modification to pay the Contractor for any unauthorized changes incurred as a result thereof.

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9.0 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM

(a) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

(b) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

(c) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractors portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official. The report information must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

(d) When your Contractor Representative(s) (Past Performance Points of Contact) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically-generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS are available at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. The CPARS User Manual, registration for On Line Training for Contractor Representatives, and a practice application may be found at this site.

(e) The Assessing Official will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation and the report will be accessible at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. The Contractor Representative has the option to provide comments on the evaluation, indicate if they concur or do not concur with the evaluation, sign, and then return the evaluation to the Assessing Official. The Contractor Representative has a total of 60 days following the Assessing Official’s evaluation signature date to send comments. If the Contractor Representative sends comments within the first 14 days following the Assessing Official’s signature date and the Assessing Official or Reviewing Official closes the evaluation, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC within 1 day. On day 15 following the Assessing Official’s evaluation signature date, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC with or without Contractor Representative comments and whether or not it has been closed by the Assessing Official or Reviewing Official. If no Contractor Representative comments have been sent and the evaluation has not been closed, it will be marked as “Pending” in PPIRS-RC. If the Contractor Representative sends comments at any time prior to 61 days following the Assessing Official’s evaluation signature date, those comments will be reflected in PPIRS-RC within 1 day. On day 61 following the Assessing Official’s evaluation signature date, the Contractor Representative will be “locked out” of the evaluation and may no longer send comments.

(f) The following guidelines apply concerning Contractor Representative use of the past performance evaluation:

(1) Protect the evaluation as "source selection information." After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the Contracting Officer for instructions.

(2) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

(3) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

SEE CLAUSE 52.228-1 for additional details. Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bonding required.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

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BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

To assure acceptability of submitted bids associated with solicitation, bidders shall follow the instructions contained herein. These instructions prescribe the bid format of this Invitation for Bids and the approach for development and presentation of your bid submission. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information. Bidders are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate competition in this acquisition. Interested bidders shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with this solicitation including but not limited to the preparation of proposals.

The Government plans to make an award without discussions. Therefore, each initial bid shall contain bidder’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Bid submissions should not exceed 25-pages.

Bid shall be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms; and manually signed. (2) The person signing the bid shall initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form.

Bidders shall submit proposed prices for ALL priced line items as listed in the schedule. Failure to submit proposed prices for ALL bid items will result in the proposal being rejected as non-responsive without further consideration.

Alternate bids will NOT be considered. The following documents shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist on the due date and time listed on the SF 1442. Electronic bids transmitted through an electronic commerce method is NOT authorized under this solicitation and will NOT be accepted. The bidder shall submit one (1) original and one Computer Disk with their bid documents in PDF; no password protected, zipped files or self-extracting files.

The electronic copy shall be stored in PDF file format. The original hard document of the bid shall be arranged in the following order:

1. 2nd-page of SF1442 completed and signed by the signatory authority. All blocks under section “OFFER” on page 2 of SF1442 (Item 14 thru 20C) shall be completed. Bidders shall be solely responsible for monitoring Government’s website www.fbo.gov for amendments to this solicitation if any and acknowledge them in accordance with the requirements stipulated in this solicitation and amendments.

2. Duly executed Bid Bond/Guarantee: Offerors shall use form SF24 Bid Bond. Bid bonds that are found noncompliant with bid guarantee requirements may result in the rejection of the bid. See clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee for additional information on the compliance with bid guarantee requirements.

3. To be eligible for award, each bidder must be CVE verified at time of bid submission and at time of award. Bidders must register their businesses at http://www.vetbiz.gov/ and https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (Previously known as www.ccr.gov) and complete the ORCA. Upon request by the Government, Offerors shall submit a printout of their ORCA.

4. Acknowledgement of ALL Amendments

5. Proof VETS 4212 has been filed for 2018.

Bids submitted via mail or delivery services shall be in a sealed envelope and delivered to the address below by or on the due date set forth in this solicitation, page 1, form SF1442, block 13:

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) NCO 16 Contracting, (90C) Rm 208 Attn: Renardo Hollowell 2200 Fort Roots Road North Little Rock, AR 72114 It is solely the responsibility of the bidder to ensure the Government receives their bid before or on the exact due date and time set forth in this solicitation. The government is not responsible and shall not be held liable for fax or email submissions that are not transmitted and/or received at this office by the schedule response date and time.

Bidders shall provide the Contract Specialist confirmation of delivery via email to renardo.hollowell@va.gov prior to the closing date if the offeror uses FedEx as the mail carrier. Tracking number and the name of the person who signed for the package is required.

All inquiries about this solicitation shall be directly submitted in writing via email to the Contract Specialist: renardo.hollowell@va.gov. No phone or faxed inquiry will be accepted.

Deadline for all inquiries is 09/13/2018, at Noon (CST).

Government’s responses to inquiries will be issued in the form of Amendment(s) to be posted on the same website where this solicitation is posted: www.fbo.gov. All interested offerors including those submitting inquiries are required to monitor the above website for any posted amendments and acknowledge them in accordance with the instructions provided in the amendments as well as in this solicitation.

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 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the—

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Fayetteville, AR Washington County

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item"—

(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

"Component" means any article, material, or supply incorporated directly into construction material.

"Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

"Cost of components" means—

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material.

"Domestic construction material" means—

(1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States;

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if—

(i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic; or

(ii) The construction material is a COTS item.

"Foreign construction material" means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

"United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Domestic preference.

(1) This clause implements 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy American statute is waived for construction material that is a COTS item. (See FAR 12.505(a)(2)). The Contractor shall use only domestic construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this clause.

(2) This requirement does not apply to information technology that is a commercial item or to the construction materials or components listed by the Government as follows:

None

(3) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause if the Government determines that—

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. The cost of a particular domestic construction material subject to the requirements of the Buy American statute is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The application of the restriction of the Buy American statute to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or

(iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American statute.

(1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including—

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Price;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed price comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The price of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free certificate may be issued).

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to the Buy American statute applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable price of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the Buy American statute applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy American statute.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICE COMPARISON

Item 1:

Foreign Construction Material

Domestic Construction Material

Item 2:

Foreign Construction Material

Domestic Construction Material

[List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.] [Include other applicable supporting information.] [*Include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued).] (End of Clause)

2.4 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE I (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute shall submit the request with its offer, including the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.5 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 million, 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)

2.6 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:

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