36C25621R0093_ 2.pdf

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.

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36C25621R0093

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04-09-2021

598-21-2-8761-0005

598-18-106

Department of Veterans Affairs

Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR)

Central Arkansas Veterans HCS

2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 208

North Little Rock AR 72114 1706

Department of Veterans Affairs

Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR)

Central Arkansas Veterans HCS

2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 200

North Little Rock AR 72114 1706

Renardo Hollowell 501-257-1338

Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, tools, equipment, transportation and supervision to Construct JLM Main

Front Entrance at The John L. McClellan VAMC (JLM) in Little Rock, AR 72205. All work is to comply with terms and conditions of this solicitation, Statement of Work (SOW) and Contract Specifications. [See attachments for more details]

This procurement is as a Firm-Fixed Price contract under primary NAICS code of 236220, Size std. $39.5M.

IAW FAR 36.204 and VAAR 836.204, contract magnitude is between $5M and $10M. Bid Bonds, Payment and Performance bonds are required.

Contractor shall use the attached US Department of Labor Wage Determinations AR20200027 in accordance with the Davis

Bacon Act.

Deadline for solicitation inquiries is Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 1:00PM CST. Inquiries submitted after the prescribed date and time may not be considered.

Deducts are in descending order. The Government may deduct Line items to meet budget requirements, In addition to overall price breakdown, Offerors shall breakdown each line item deduct.

This procurement is a 100% Set-Aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSBs) Under Public Law

(PL) 109-461. Offerors must be verified as a SDVOSB in VETBIZ Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https//www.vetbiz.

va.gov/ offers received from those who are not SDVOSB Verified in "VETBIZ" will not be considered for award. This also applies to and for Joint Ventures (JV), in accordance with VAAR 819.7003(c). JV are to also submit a copy of agreement.

Offerors shall be registered in SAM and be verified in VetBiz at the time offers are due. Offers may be rejected if they do not comply with this requirement.

Pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12, 2021 @ 10:00AM CST. Meeting will begin at the Main Lobby

Entrance of JLM in Little Rock, AR 72205.

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

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

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

26. ADMINISTERED BY 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE: FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT 29. AWARD Your

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

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

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

TO SIGN

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

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code)

(Include only if different than Item 14.)

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

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

(Type or print)

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror)

(To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

598-36X0162-8761-854200-3220 23NR8PC19

Department of Veterans Affairs

Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR)

Central Arkansas Veterans HCS

2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Room 208

North Little Rock AR 72114 1706

Financial Service Center

PO Box 149971

Austin TX 78714 9971

RENARDO HOLLOWELL

ALL LISTED SCHEDULE ITEMS

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

A.1 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Construction, Alteration, or

Repair)

A.2 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (CONSTRUCTION,

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

Evaluation Factors:

Factor 2 — Past Performance:

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENTS

Factor 3 — Price:

BASIS FOR AWARD

2.1 52.211-3 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS NOT LISTED IN THE GSA INDEX

OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL ITEM

DESCRIPTIONS (JUN 1988)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.4 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

2.5 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.6 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.8 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.9 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

2.10 VAAR 852.228-72 ASSISTING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC 2009)

2.11 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2020)

(JUL 2020) (DEVIATION)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020)

3.3 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.4 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (FEB 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.2 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER

COVERED ENTITIES (JUL 2018)

4.3 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.4 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.5 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(NOV 2020)

4.6 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.7 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.8 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (FEB 2021)

4.9 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.10 52.236-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

4.11 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.12 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN

2020)

(End of Clause)

4.13 VAAR 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION)

4.14 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.15 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV

2018)

4.16 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

4.17 VAAR 852.236-79 CONTRACTOR PRODUCTION REPORT (APR 2019)

4.18 VAAR 852.236-80 SUBCONTRACTS AND WORK COORDINATION (APR 2019)

4.19 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.20 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.21 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN

2008)

4.22 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

4.23 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0.01 JB __________________ __________________

Base: Construct JLM Main Front Entrance at Little Rock VA

Memorial Medical Centers. *Offerors shall complete the Price

Breakdown document included in this solicitation.

0001a

Base: less deduct alternate #1a - Deduct all “G” light fixtures from the

Base Bid.

0001b

Base: less deduct alternates #1a & 1b - Deduct light fixture “A1” along with related DMX controls, and in its place substitute light f ixture “A”.

0001c

Base: less deduct alternates #1a -1c - Deduct Healing Garden in its entirety as indicated on the Drawings Sheet AS 101 and AS 108.

GRAND TOTAL

CONTINUATION OF SF 1442 BLOCK # 17 CONTINUED

Project: Construct JLM Main Front Entrance in Little Rock, Arkansas

Date:

MATERIAL LABOR EQUIPMENT TOTAL

DIVISION

01:

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION

02:

EXISTING CONDITIONS

DIVISION

03:

CONCRETE

DIVISION

04:

MASONRY

DIVISION

05:

METALS

DIVISION

06:

WOOD, PLASTICS & COMPOSITES

DIVISION

07:

THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION

DIVISION

08:

OPENINGS

DIVISION

09:

FINISHES

DIVISION

10:

SPECIALTIES

DIVISION

11:

EQUIPMENT

DIVISION

12:

FURNISHINGS

DIVISION

13:

SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

DIVISION

14:

CONVEYING EQUIPMENT

DIVISION

21:

FIRE SUPPRESSION

DIVISION

22:

PLUMBING

DIVISION

23:

HVAC

DIVISION

25:

INTEGRATED AUTOMATION

DIVISION

26:

ELECTRICAL

DIVISION

27:

COMMUNICATIONS

DIVISION

28:

ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

DIVISION

31:

EARTHWORK

DIVISION

32:

EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

DIVISION

33:

UTILITIES

SUBTOTAL COST:

GENERAL LIABILITY / INSURANCE:

OVERHEAD & PROFIT:

BOND:

PROJECT TOTAL COST:

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

(a) All offer materials will be posted on https://beta.sam.gov/ (System for Award Management).

No hard copies will be available.

(b) An offer guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the offer price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required offer guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of offers, will require rejection of the offer in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then.

(c) The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Performance

Bond, SF 25, and a Payment Bond, SF 25A, each in the penal sum of 100% of the award amount.

(End of Clause) https://beta.sam.gov/

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

Offerors shall follow the instructions contained herein. These instructions prescribe the proposal format and describe the approach for development and presentation of the proposal.

These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information. Offerors 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 offerors 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 offer shall contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if it is determined to be necessary.

Technical proposals and Price proposals of each offeror will be evaluated independently.

Offerors shall submit as separate attachments titled, “Technical Proposal” and “Price

Proposal”. Each attachment must contain a cover sheet with the offerors name, business address, and VA Solicitation Number.

Proposal shall be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms; and (2) manually signed. The person signing the proposal shall initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form. Offerors 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 unacceptable without further consideration.

Alternate proposals 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 proposals transmitted through an electronic commerce method including but not limited to telegraph, fax, or email are NOT authorized under this solicitation and will NOT be accepted. The offeror shall submit two (2) separate proposals: Technical, Past Performance and Price identif ied accordingly. Price proposal shall be submitted in one (1) original hard copy. Technical proposal shall be submitted in one (1) original and two (2) hard copies.

The proposal shall be arranged in the following order:

1. 2-page 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. Offerors 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.

http://www.fbo.gov/

Construct Main Entrance for JLM Project

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 Solicitation No. 36C25621R0093

See clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee for additional information on the compliance with bid guarantee requirements.

3. To be eligible for award, Offerors are required to be CVE SDVOSB certif ied. Offerors must register their businesses at https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ and https://www.sam.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: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d) and Public Law 105-339 requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. This VETS-4212 report can be submitted per the instructions at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. For assistance contact VETS-4212 customer support at 1-866-487-2365 or https://www.dol.gov For procurement awards in excess of $150,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential contractors are encouraged to file every year.

6. Experience Modification Rate (EMR)

Proposals shall be submitted 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:

Chief, A&MM (90C / NLR)

Attn: Renardo Hollowell, Contracting Officer

2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg. 41, Room 208

North Little Rock, AR 72114-1706

It is solely the responsibility of the offerors to ensure the Government receives the proposal before or on the exact due date and time set forth in this solicitation. Offerors shall provide the

Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist confirmation of delivery via email to

Renardo.hollowell@va.gov prior to the closing date if the offeror uses a mail carrier, such as

FedEx, UPS, or USPS. 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 for this solicitation is listed on the SF 1442.

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: beta.SAM.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.

https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212.

https://www.dol.gov/ mailto:Renardo.hollowell@va.gov mailto:renardo.hollowell@va.gov http://www.fbo.gov/

Evaluation Factors:

Factor 1— Technical: Construction Management

Technical Evaluation will be based on the following significant subfactors which are of equal importance:

• Subfactor 1a. Corporate Construction Project Experience;

• Subfactor 1b. Key Project Personnel Construction Experience;

• Subfactor 1c. Technical/Management Approach

1a. Corporate Construction Project Experience: The offeror shall demonstrate relevant corporate project experience, primarily involving ground up/civil-site construction for large medical facilities. Provide a list of projects successfully completed by the offeror of similar size, scope, and complexity (in a Hospital facility or similar working conditions) within the last 5 years of proposal issuance date.

1b. Key Personnel Construction Experience: Provide the names of the offeror’s proposed project management personnel (i.e. Site Superintendent, Project Manager,) along with a description of the individual’s experience and a list of successfully completed projects of similar size, scope, and complexity (in a Hospital facility or similar working conditions) within the last 5 years from proposal issuance date. Superintendent shall have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience managing or supervising multiple projects of similar size and scope; Project Manager with a minimum of 5-years’ experience. If the person listed as proposed superintendent is not a current employee of the offeror but intends to become one upon award of the contract, OFFEROR SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF A COMMITMENT LETTER FROM THAT

PERSON AS A PART OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL to verify offeror will be hiring him/her and he/she intends to accept the position.

1c. Technical/Management Approach: Contractor shall explain how the project will be accomplished with no interruptions of services in adjacent patient care areas. Contractor shall demonstrate a clear understanding of the project requirements including critical milestones and critical path.

Demonstrate techniques for maintaining on-time schedule performance. Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation as to how the project will be implemented and managed to ensure compliance with all OSHA Construction Standards, and Fire and Life Safety issues, and security measures.

Contractor shall provide a site-specific Quality Control Plan describing technique for maintaining quality control for workmanship.

In addition to the above, offerors shall provide a confirmation letter from an acceptable Surety, indicating their company’s bonding capacity and capability.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTOR RATINGS: The SSEB will rate an offeror's

Technical proposal at the factor level using the adjective ratings below that combines technical merit and proposal risk that most accurately defines the offeror's performance risk considering all subfactors identified in this section. Subfactors shall not be evaluated separately if subfactors are used. The SSEB must establish overall team ratings by consensus and not by vote. If a consensus cannot be reached, the SSEB will provide the SSA with written majority and minority opinions.

The SSEB will ensure that none of the SSEB members have misinterpreted or misunderstood any aspects of the proposal prior to issuing the majority and minority opinions.

Rating Description

Outstanding

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good

Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is not awardable.

__ Strength: Any aspect of a proposal that, when judged against a stated evaluation criterion enhances the merit of the proposal or increases the probability of successful performance of the contract.

__ Weakness: A flaw in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

__Deficiency: A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

Factor 2 — Past Performance:

The Offeror shall demonstrate recent (within the last five years from proposal issuance date) successful performance under contracts (ongoing or completed) which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the subject requirement via SUBMISSION WITH PAST

PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL OF EXHIBIT A PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY

SURVEY.

SUBMIT EXHIBIT A ON NO LESS THAN THREE (3) PROJECTS, including information on problems encountered and corrective actions.

Past Performance Questionnaire – Offerors shall prepare and forward to prior client(s) for submission to the Contracting Office EXHIBIT B PAST AND PRESENT PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE for all the projects listed by contractor and submitted using EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY SURVEY. This includes correspondence explaining the requirement to obtain an independent evaluation of prior contract performance and the Past and

Present Performance Questionnaire for use in evaluating Past Performance. It is preferred that these are the same projects for ease of evaluation and comparison.

Completed Past Performance Questionnaires shall be submitted to the Contracting Office so as to arrive not later than the closing date/time for receipt of proposals shown on the SF1442.

Completed questionnaires shall be forwarded via email to renardo.hollowell@va.gov. The subject line shall state 36C25621R0093 Past Performance for (Name of Company.) NOTE: Offeror shall not review the Past Performance Questionnaire prior to submission. Past Performance mailto:renardo.hollowell@va.gov.

Questionnaire must be submitted by the client/evaluator directly to the Contracting Office.

Offerors should follow-up and encourage references to get the questionnaires to the Contracting

Office in a timely manner. Do not include copies of the letters or questionnaires in the proposal.

The Government may evaluate Past Performance information through the use of Exhibit B completed by the offeror's references; use data independently obtained from other Government or commercial sources, including, but not limited to, Government databases; and/or rely upon personal business experience with the offeror. The evaluation may take into account Past

Performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, and/or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to this acquisition. Past Performance information on contracts not listed by the offeror, or that of planned subcontractors, may also be evaluated. The

Government may contact references and contact parties other than those identified by the offeror, and information received may be used in the evaluation of the offeror’s Past Performance. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing current accurate and complete Past Performance information rests with the offeror. The

Government reserves the right to obtain and evaluate Past Performance information from any source it deems appropriate.

An offeror with limited or no past performance may receive a rating based on the evaluation of its subcontractors and/or key personnel, provided an EXHIBIT C SUBCONTRACTOR

INFORMATION AND CONSENT FORM has been executed and included in the proposal for proposed subcontractors and/or potential key personnel not employed by the offeror. These ratings shall have the same weight as the ratings of the offeror. Offerors without a record of relevant past performance will be assigned a neutral rating in accordance with FAR

15.305(a)(2)(iv). 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, may be an unsuccessful proposal when compared to the proposal of other offerors.

In accordance with FAR 15.306(a)(2), if award will be made without conducting discussions, an offeror may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their proposal (i.e. the relevance of an offeror's past performance information) as related to this acquisition, address adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond or to resolve minor clerical errors.

Performance Currency, Trends, and Relevancy: The Government will consider the currency, trends and relevancy of the performance information while conducting its performance evaluation. For the purpose of this solicitation, performance currency is performance occurring within the last five (5) years from the proposal issuance date. Within this period, performance occurring later in the period may have greater significance than work occurring earlier in the period. For example, performance information for work occurring during March 2020 may have greater importance than performance information for work occurring during March 2018.

Performance Trends may, depending upon the circumstances, have greater significance than sporadic incidents of "Exceptional" or "Unsatisfactory" performance.

For the purpose of this solicitation, Performance Relevancy is defined as contracts (ongoing or completed) which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the current requirement.

Higher relevancy will be assessed for contracts that are similar to the effort, or portion of effort, for which that contractor is being proposed, and may contribute to an overall higher relevancy score for the offeror. Based on the evaluation of offers, the Government will assign a performance confidence rating for each proposal at the factor level. The evaluation will consider the sub-factors as described herein. Following assignment of the performance confidence rating for each proposal, each offeror will receive a final risk rating for performance based on the cumulative rating of performance currency, trends and relevancy.

The following Performance Relevancy definitions apply:

Rating Definition

Very Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat

Relevant

Present/Past Performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/Past Performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

The following Performance Confidence Rating adjectives and related definitions will be used in the evaluation of Past/Present Performance:

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENTS

Rating

Description

Substantial

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No

Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown

Confidence

(Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

Based on the evaluation of offers, the Government will assign a performance confidence rating for each proposal at the factor level. The evaluation will consider the sub-factors as described herein. The resulting evaluation will assign one of the confidence ratings as defined in the table above. The SSEB must establish overall team ratings by consensus and not by vote. If a consensus cannot be reached, the SSEB will provide the SSA with written majority and minority opinions. The SSEB will ensure that none of the SSEB members have misinterpreted or misunderstood any aspects of the proposal prior to issuing the majority and minority opinions.

Please note that the SSEB may contact the references supplied for projects submitted. Each reference may be asked the following:

a. Was the Contractor cooperative, capable, and effective in prosecuting the work?

b. Did Contractor’s performance conform to the terms and conditions of the contract?

c. Once completed, did the project require unexpected maintenance activity?

d. Have any latent defects been found?

e. Was the staffing level consistent with the project size and complexity?

f. Would the client use this firm again? Why or why not?

Offeror shall provide the following information for each contract/project submitted for evaluation:

• Company Name/Address/Phone number/Email Address

• Project Title

• Contracting Office/Government Agency

• Contract Number

• Total Contract Amount

• Period of Performance and date of project completion

• Contracting Officer (CO) name, Phone Number and Email

• Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) Name, Phone number, and email address

• Brief Description of the Project /Requirements and number of personnel assigned to the project.

Following assignment of the performance confidence rating for each proposal, each offeror will receive a final rating for performance based on the cumulative rating of performance currency, trends and relevancy. The SSEB must establish overall team ratings by consensus and not by vote. If a consensus cannot be reached, the SSEB will provide the SSA with written majority and minority opinions. The

SSEB will ensure that none of the SSEB members have misinterpreted or misunderstood any aspects of the proposal prior to issuing the majority and minority opinions.

Evaluation. The SSEB members will perform independent, individual evaluations prior to group rating.

The SSEB will compile all data into an integrated assessment and prepare the proposal evaluation report for submission to the SSA.

Factor 3 — Price:

The Government shall evaluate offers for award purposes based on CLINS or any alternate deduct items as determined by the Government based on the availability of funding.

The purpose of the price evaluation is to provide an assessment of the completeness and reasonableness of the proposed price in relation to the solicitation requirements. Offerors shall submit pricing in the

Schedule and on the SF1442 Back as a part of their price proposal. Price proposals will be evaluated to determine if the prices and support costs areas are:

Complete – The proposal contains costs to perform all tasks required by the Scope of

Work (SOW), specifications, design drawings if provided and break down by divisions, as well as any pricing for additives or deducts.

Reasonable – The price is determined fair and reasonable using price analysis techniques described in FAR 15.404.

Each proposal will be evaluated to determine whether it complies with the stated criteria. Those proposals evaluated as not satisfying all the price criteria may be eliminated from consideration for award unless the

SSA determines:

A minor clerical error has occurred, then the offeror may be given an opportunity to correct the minor error within the constraints of the "clarifications" process; or After the non-price factors have been evaluated and rankings have been established, price will be compared against these rankings to determine the combination most advantageous to the Government. The evaluation of price will be based on each offeror’s price proposed.

Prices that are too high or too low in comparison to the other Price Proposals received, to the Independent

Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), and to historical prices may be indicative of an inherent lack of understanding of the solicitation requirements and may result in proposal rejection without discussion.

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Process: Not applicable

BASIS FOR AWARD

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: This is a competitive source selection process which will result in a contract award. The proposed action will be a negotiated source selection utilizing a tradeoff strategy. The Government intends to award without discussions to the offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and is determined to be of "Best Value" to the Government in accordance with Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. A competitive range may be established if discussions are necessary as determined by the SSA. Should the SSA determine that discussions are necessary, they will be held with all Contractors determined to be within the competitive range. If a competitive range is established, proposals that do not have a reasonable chance of receiving award may be accordingly eliminated from competition and further evaluation. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers if such action is in the Government's best interest. There will be no public bid opening.

2.1 52.211-3 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS NOT LISTED IN THE GSA

INDEX OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL

ITEM DESCRIPTIONS (JUN 1988)

The specifications cited in this solicitation may be obtained from:

Activity: NCO 16 Contracting Office

Complete Address:

Dept. Veteran Affairs 2200 Fort Roots Road, Bldg. 41 Little Rock, AR 72205 Telephone Number: 501-257-1338

Person to be Contacted: Renardo Hollowell

Time(s) for Viewing:

The request should identify the solicitation number and the specification requested by date, title, and number, as cited in the solicitation.

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—

SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

(a)(1) The offeror shall 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 shall 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 shall 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 52.222-23 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:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

27.3 % 6.9 %

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 f or 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 identif ication 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

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off -the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material,"

"domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provis ion, 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 should submit the request to the

Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(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 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 wi th 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, certif ied 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)

2.6 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)

2.7 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:

RENARDO HOLLOWELL

Hand-Carried Address:

Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR) Central Arkansas Veterans HCS 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg. 41, Room 208 North Little Rock AR 72114 1706

Mailing Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Chief, A&MM (90C/NLR) Central Arkansas Veterans HCS 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg. 41, Room 208 North Little Rock AR 72114 1706

(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)

2.8 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I

(FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and

Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for—

May 12, 2021 at 10am (CST)

(c) Participants will meet at—

Main Lobby Entrance - Green Atrium

(End of Provision)

2.9 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identif ier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

2.10 VAAR 852.228-72 ASSISTING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED

AND VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC

2009)

Prime contractors are encouraged to assist service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business potential subcontractors in obtaining bonding, when required. Mentor firms are encouraged to assist protégé firms under VA's Mentor-Protégé Program in obtaining acceptable bid, payment, and performance bonds, when required, as a prime contractor under a solicitation or contract and in obtaining any required bonds under subcontracts.

(End of Clause)

2.11 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

(a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: EDProtests@va.gov.

(b) The protest will not be considered if the interested party has a protest on the same or similar issue(s) pending with the Contracting Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: The correct mailing information f or filing alternate protests is as follows:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management Team, Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20420

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