36C25622R0092_1.docx

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8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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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

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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.

36C25622R0092 X 06-24-2022 520-22-3-502-0018 520-22-177 Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue, Bldg 2 Rm 3B113 Biloxi MS 39531 Email All Volumes to the Contracting Officer shown in Section 9. a. below Add the Subject Line as follows:

Your Company Name; Solicitation No.

36C25622R0092 - Proj 520-22-177 Bill Geary/William.Geary2@va.gov 228-523-5062 This procurement is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside under Public Law 109-461.

Offerors must be registered & verified as a SDVOSB in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) VetBiz at https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/. Proposals received from contractors who are not verified as a SDVOSB in VIP VetBiz will not be considered for award. Contract award shall not be delayed due to loss of SDVOSB verification. Verification showing seal shall be included with proposal.

BASE OFFER ITEM: FURNISH ALL LABOR, TOOLS, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY TO PERFORM ALL WORK A ss ociated WITH PROJECT NO. 520-22-177 CONSTRUCT THREE-S

ID

ED EMPI STRUCTURE FOR THE GULF COAST VETERANS HEALTH CARE

SYSTEM, 400 VETERANS AVENUE, BILOXI, MS 39531.

SITE VISIT: An organized Site Visit will be h e ld at the date/time/location shown in FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction) Alternate I. This will be the only Site Visit conducted for this procurement.

Information provided at the Site Visit shall not alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Terms of the solicitation remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. Contractors are required to submit all questions in writing, using Exhibit F, (Email is acceptable) to the Contracting Officer shown above no later than 4:00 pm CT (14 calendar days prior to the date/time set for receipt of proposals or as amended).

The government reserves the right to award the Base Offer Item only if sufficient funds are available.

Per VAR 836.204 & FAR. 36.204 the estimated magnitude of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000.

APPLICABLE NAICS CODE: 236220 Commercial & Institutional Building Construction SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $39.5 Million

Geographical area where work is to be performed: Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi

NOTES:

In negotiated proposals "Bid" and "Bidder" mean "Offer" and "Offeror"

VAAR Clause 852.219-77 (included herein) is required to be completed and returned with each proposal.

Proposals without a completed VAAR Clause 852.219-77 will be considered ineligi b le for evaluation and award.

X X 52.211-10 X Email (1)

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

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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)( U.S.C.

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26. ADMINISTERED BY

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE:

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28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

29. AWARD

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

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

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

TO SIGN

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

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

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

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

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

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

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

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

SEE SCHEDULE OF OFFER ITEMS & BLOCK # 17 CONTINUATION

x Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531 FSC e-Invoice Payment http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135 invoice must be submitted electronically 1-877-489-6135 X

Table of Contents

4.27 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020)...72

A.3 SCOPE OF WORK

PROJECT NO. 520-22-177

CONSTRUCT THREE-SIDED EMPI STRUCTURE

VA GULF COAST VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

400 VETERANS AVENUE

BILOXI, MS 39531

SCOPE OF WORK

Furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to perform all work associated with the site work, electrical work, concrete work, and installation of metal structure open on the western side of the Emergency Management Three-Sided Metal Structure. The metal structure will be constructed in the grass field between Building 52 and Building 51. Emergency Management Structure (Canopy) with Three Sides enclosed that will house all the Emergency Management trailers (15), buses (3), water transports (2), mobile generators (2), and support gear. The new structure will have power, water, and Security Fencing open to Building 52 and a 12’ swinging gate on the Building 51 side. The scope of work for the Structure with open West side is as follows:

New Work:

Provide 120’ by 80’ pre-engineered I-Beam metal “Aircraft Hangar” structure that is rated for Wind Zone 4. The building clearance between bottom side of lowest beam and floor is 18’-0” at the low side with a sloped roof having a maximum eave height of 20’ at the western side. The building will consist of singe bay designed to meet Wind Zone 4 wind load and live loads as specified by code. The structure will span the entire 120’ width and have no interior columns. The north side of the canopy will be five feet from edge of the walkway of asphalt parking lot adjacently to the south of Building 51 and North of Building 52. The metal roof (24 Gauge min.) will be standing seam as specified and the structure enclosure metal (26 Gauge min.) is to be open on the western side. A six (6’) foot translucent panel will be on three sides at the top and slope down with the remaining metal siding below. All anchor bolts for the columns shall be installed per the metal building manufacturers shop drawings. Provide stamped pre-engineered metal building plans (including foundation design) for VA Project Engineer’s review and approval. All exposed steel is to receive an additional field applied primer after delivery and two coats of finish paint after erection to match other VAMC Biloxi open bay metal buildings. Install Commercial grade gutters and downspouts on the low side (East) of the covered structure that run into two (2) underground DWV PVC that run approximately 180’ from the eastern side of the structure 2’ past ribbon concrete for fencing.

Provide any earthwork and framing to accommodate Provide and finish 120’ wide by 90’ deep, 3,500 psi, 5” Minimum thick reinforced Concrete slab that is poured in unison with the structure footers where the finished pad is 2” above grade. The slab 5’ from the eastern edge will be flat. The remaining 85’ of slab will have a 1/8th inch slope from East to West.

Miscellaneous:

Run Power underground from area of electric located at north end of Building 26 approximately 225’ to the eastern, flat 5’ section in the middle, behind the new structure inside 1 – 4” PVC conduit and 1 – 4” PVC spare conduit encased in concrete for entire 225’ distance. Contractor to size wire and voltage drop. Install a 200 amp / 480 Volt weatherproof Main Distribution Panel (MDP) with a 200 Amp Main Circuit Breaker. Inside MDP, 80 Amp breaker feeding 50 KVA Transformer behind the middle of the Structure on cement pad. Install a 50 KVA Transformer next to MDP on flat pad. Install approximately 110 ft away, contractor to size wire and voltage drop, (1 ea.) 100 Amp, 3 phase, 208V/42 circuit weatherproof Distribution Panel (DP) with a 100 Amp Main Circuit Breaker on inside of the structure 10ft. from structure southwest opening. Run power to structure panel inside 1 – 4” PVC conduit and 1 – 4” PVC spare conduit encased in concrete for approximate 185’ distance.

Install one (1 ea.) - 120V – 60 AMP stove receptacle (NEMA Enclosure) at the mid-northern column and two (2 ea.) – 30 AMP RV-type retractable overhead reels (min. 30 ft. cord length) located at the center end of the canopy and at the central midpoint of the canopy to power EMS Trailers. Use rigid galvanized steel conduit from ground up six feet (6’), then use electrical metallic tubing (EMT) to fixture.

Provide 32 LED overhead weatherproof lights, 4 staggered per 15’ x 80’ bay, controlled by photocell with manual override switch with no more than 4 lights on a circuit breaker. Install 28, 120V GFCI weatherproof NEMA receptacles with no more than 3 GFCI’s on a circuit, every 15’ on 120’ side and every 20’ on each 80’ side of structure. Run power for overhead lights and NEMA GFCI receptacles from the DP located approximately 10’ from southwest side of canopy. Contractor to size wire and voltage drop. Use rigid galvanized steel conduit from ground up six feet (6’), then use electrical metallic tubing (EMT) to weatherproof receptacle. All wiring and electrical work to be done per the NEC and local codes.

Provide and install one (1 ea.) tapping sleeve on existing Building 26 - 8” water supply line approximately 70’ away. Install two (2 ea.) weatherproof hose bibs in-ground along the southern side of the structure. One (1 ea.) will be 4’ from the Canopy opening on the southwestern side, one (1 ea.) will be 40’ along the structure from the other. All plumbing work to be done per the plumbing and local codes.

Install the around the perimeter approximately (485’) of 8’-high anti-climb fencing AmeriStar Impasse II or Equal, with concrete ribbon along the perimeter except the southern side plus a Slide / Roller Gate on the northwest side to the existing parking lot of same type fence as depicted in the attached manufacturers literature to match existing. Contractor to verify all measurements. The existing hurricane fencing on the northern side of the Building 52 parking lot will be removed from the intersection of the new fencing on the eastern side to the intersection of the new fencing on the western side. The concrete ribbon should have drainage channels every 18” so as to not allow standing water within the fenced in area.

Note: Install 4” PVC conduit for electric and water pipes before pouring of concrete.

· Repair and replace any disturbed areas affected by new work.

· All Metal Paint and Coloring is to be approved by COR prior to purchasing.

Period of Performance:

All work shall be completed within 120-calender days after “Notice to Proceed” is received by the Contractor with some leniency due to material availability.

Submittals:

Prior to starting work, the building contractor must submit the following:

· Shop Drawings showing footer layout, details of concrete pad construction, and identification of materials.

· Shop Drawings showing roof layout, details of construction, and identification of materials.

· Sample of the Installers 5-year Labor / Installation Warranty

· Letter of Certification from the manufacturer with Engineer’s Approval.

Project completion:

· Remove and dispose of all debris and waste to an approved disposal site at Contractors expense.

· Thoroughly clean up the work area at the end of each day’s work, and at completion of the project. If any product is in liquid or aerosol form, no over-spill or over-spray to be left on any VAMC building or equipment surface. Leave the premises clean and free of waste, scrap, used equipment, or other material intentionally or incidentally delivered to the site by Contractor or Contractor’s personnel.

· COR will ensure final construction and associated areas used to be deemed cleaned and complete prior to Final Inspection.

· Upon completion of the Building Installation, submit copies of the manufacturer’s final inspection to the COR prior to the issuance of the manufacturer’s warranty

Proposal Evaluations

Award will be a firm fixed price contract to the offeror whose proposal represents the BEST VALUE to the government. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

· Total price. All proposals must contain a breakdown of the proposed pricing.

· A technical review will be conducted by the COR. All proposals must contain a narrative or list of tasks, describing the work to be done along with a work schedule / timeframe with completion of each task.

· Period of Performance must be in the proposal. A lead time for completion of the project must be included in each proposal to be considered responsive.

BID DEDUCT ALTERNATE SUMMARY:

· CLIN 0001, BASE OFFER ITEM - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION – DURATION – 120 CALENDAR DAYS.

· If adequate funding is available, award will be made on CLIN 0001 which includes all work in all items listed in SOW. If adequate funding is not available, we will proceed to CLIN 0002, Deductive Alternate No. 1, to see if adequate funding is available to make an award. If not, this same procedure will continue with CLIN 0003 until an award can be made. Note: The Deductive Alternates are listed in descending order of importance.

· CLIN 0002, DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO. 1 – DURATION - 120 CALENDAR DAYS.

· Work includes all work in CLIN 0001 minus the work of all electrical work except the running of the two (2ea.) runs of 4” PVC conduit from Building 26 to the East side of the Concrete Pad and the two (2ea.) runs of 4” PVC conduit from the East side to the Concrete Pad to inside of the structure 10ft. from structure southwest opening.

· CLIN 0003, DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO. 2 - DURATION - 120 CALENDAR DAYS.

· Work includes all work in CLIN 0002 minus the work of all plumbing and Security Fencing work.

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS:

Contractor’s workmen shall provide and utilize ALL safety requirements in accordance with OSHA regulations during all phases of the work. Contractor shall provide and utilize scaffolding and ladders in accordance with all OSHA regulations.

NOTE:

· Contractor to verify all dimensions, utility locations, and electrical requirements.

· Contractor shall submit samples of all new proposed materials for approval with manufacturer’s literature. No materials shall be procured or installed prior to sample approval.

· Contractor to provide a detailed As-Builts of the completed project.

· Contractor to provide shop drawing of metal siding, girts, and columns for VA review and approval.

· Prime contractor is responsible for informing all sub-contractors and employees of nature of work, hospital safety polices, and requirements.

· Most work is to be performed during the hours of 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, exclusive of Federal holidays. However, some areas may require work to be performed outside of normal working hours. Any work performed outside of normal working hours shall be coordinated with the project manager.

· Construction areas are to be clean and free of debris (including scrap material, trash, and food) at all times.

· Contractor will not be allowed to use Government tools, materials, and/or labor for this project.

· All contractors are to obtain a contractor’s ID badge and have them visibly always displayed.

All work is to be performed in strict compliance with the approved drawings, specifications, and “Scope of Work”.

A.4 SCHEDULE OF OFFER ITEMS

Contract Line Item Number CLIN 0001-CLIN 0003 (See Scope of Work, Specifications and Drawings)

AWARD POLICY: The Base Offer for CLIN 0001 includes all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to complete Project No. 520-22-177 Construct Three-Sided EMPI Structure, for the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS), 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531. Offerors shall submit offers for CLIN 0001 through CLIN 0003. The Government reserves the right to award the base offer item if sufficient funds are available. Based upon availability of funds, award will be made to the offeror whose offer best conforms to the request for proposal, will be most advantageous to the Government considering past performance factors, technical factors, and price-related factors, as included in the solicitation.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSING ON BASE OFFER AND EACH DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE: FOR BASE OFFER ITEM, INSERT TOTAL PROJECT OFFER.

FOR DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 1, INSERT REVISED TOTAL PROJECT OFFER AFTER DEDUCTIONS ARE SUBTRACTED FROM AMOUNT OF BASE OFFER ITEM. DO NOT INSERT AMOUNT OF DEDUCTION!

EXAMPLE: CONTRACTOR’S TOTAL OFFER FOR BASE OFFER ITEM IS $250,000.00. INSERT THIS AMOUNT FOR BASE OFFER ITEM. CONTRACTOR DETERMINES THAT DEDUCTION FOR DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 1 IS $50,000.00. INSERT $200,000.00 ($250,000.00 BASE OFFER ITEM MINUS $50,000.00 DECREASE FOR DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 1) FOR DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 1. DO NOT INSERT $50,000.00 OR –$50,000.00 AS AMOUNT FOR DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 1.

CORRECT

)SEE FOLLOWING SAMPLES BASED ON THE ABOVE EXAMPLE:

WRONG

WRONG

BASE OFFER ITEM: $250,000.00

DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 1: -$ 50,000.00

The above procedure is to be completed for each of the Deductive Alternates (i.e. the amount of the Base Offer Item (CLIN 0001) minus the deducts listed in each Deductive Alternate).

CLIN 0001, BASE OFFER ITEM - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to perform all work associated with Project No. 520-20-177 Construct Three-Sided EMPI Structure.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 120 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE TO PROCEED.

CLIN 0001

If adequate funding is available, award will be made on CLIN 0001 which includes all work in SOW. If adequate funding is not available, we will proceed to CLIN 0002, Deductive Alternate No. 1, to see if adequate funding is available to make an award. If not, this same procedure will continue with CLIN 0003, Deductive Alternate No. 2, until an award can be made. (Note: The Deductive Alternates are listed in descending order of importance.)

CLIN 0002, DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 1: Work includes all work in CLIN 0001 minus the work of all electrical work except the running of the two (2ea.) runs of 4” PVC conduit from Building 26 to the East side of the Concrete Pad and the two (2ea.) runs of 4” PVC conduit from the East side to the Concrete Pad to inside of the structure 10ft. from structure southwest opening.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 120 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE TO PROCEED.

CLIN 0002

CLIN 0003, DEDUCTIVE ALTERNATE NO. 2: Work includes all work in CLIN 0002 minus the work of all plumbing and Security Fencing work.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 120 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE TO PROCEED.

CLIN 0003

PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX BELOW INDICATING WHICH FENCING YOU

ARE INCLUDING IN YOUR PROPOSAL (Either the exact fencing or equal fencing)

______ 8 Foot High Anti-Climb Fencing AmeriStar Impasse II or Equal (Check if providing exact fencing)

______ OTHER (Check if providing “or Equal” fencing and complete the blocks below and supply the equal fencing descriptive literature with your proposal for evaluation :)

Manufacturer Name: _______________________________________________________

Brand: __________________________________________________________________

No.: ____________________________________________________________________

CONTINUATION OF SF 1442 - BLOCK # 17

SUBTOTAL COST:

GENERAL LIABILITY / INSURANCE:

OVERHEAD & PROFIT:

BOND:

PROJECT TOTAL COST:

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

BIDDING MATERIALS, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

(a) All offer materials will be posted on https://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)

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

1.1 GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Project: 520-22-177 Construct Three-Sided EMPI Structure Issuing Office: Network Contracting Office 16 Location of Project: GCVHCS, 400 Veterans Ave, Biloxi, MS 39531 Point of Contact: Bill Geary, Contracting Officer, NCO 16 – Biloxi, MS E-mail: William.Geary2@va.gov

1. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification: This action is a 100% set aside for verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The award of this solicitation shall not be delayed due to loss of SDVOSB verification. Proposals submitted by non-verified SDVOSB shall be excluded from award consideration.

1. Joint Ventures must be verified SDVOSB and registered in SAM.

1. 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 1-866-237-0275 or vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.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.

3. Past Safety Record: VHA DIRECTIVE 7715 SAFETY AND HEALTH DURING CONSTRUCTION requires that Contracting Officers evaluate and consider past safety records of prospective contractors in awarding contracts. OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT EXHIBIT D CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AS A PART OF THE OFFER PACKAGE.

All offerors shall submit information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record using Exhibit D. The information must show that the offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA violation(s) in the past three years. If those totals are exceeded, the offeror shall attach an explain why and submit as much information as possible regarding the circumstances of its past safety and environmental record, including the number of EPA violations and/or the number of serious, repeat, and/or willful OSHA violations, along with a detailed description of those violations.

All offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR). This information shall be obtained from the offeror’s insurance carrier and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead. If an offeror’s EMR is above 1.0, offeror must attach a written explanation of the EMR from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, describing the reasons for the EMR, and the anticipated date the EMR may be reduced to 1.0 or below.

Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR shall obtain their EMR rating from their state run worker’s compensation insurance rating bureau.

If the NCCI cannot issue an EMR because the offeror lacks insurance history, offeror shall submit a letter indicating so from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, and include a letter from the NCCI indicating that is has assigned offeror a Unity Rating of 1.0.

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

The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, will be used to make an initial Determination of Responsibility.

OFFERORS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT EXHIBIT D (AND THE ASSOCIATED ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION) AS A PART OF THEIR PROPOSAL PACKAGE WILL BE RATED LOWER THAN AN OFFEROR THAT DOES PROVIDE.

1. Site Visit: An organized site is scheduled as shown in clause 52.236-27. Only one site visit will be conducted. Attendance at the site visit is not mandatory, but highly suggested for proper proposal preparation.

6. Surety Info: Offeror’s are instructed to submit their Exhibit E Surety Form as a part of their Technical proposal package.

7. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI’s are due, utilizing Exhibit F, no later than (NLT) 4:00 PM CDT Time 14 calendar days prior to the date/time set for receipt of proposals or as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI’s should be submitted by email to the Contracting Officer, Bill Geary, at William.Geary2@va.gov. Responses will be provided by amendment to the solicitation in a question and answer format. Example: Subject Line of the RFI e-mail should be as follows: Company Name; RFI #1; 36C25622R0092; Project 520-22-177.

8. Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due NLT the date/time shown in Block 13a of Standard Form (SF) 1442. All proposals will be submitted by E-Mail (all volumes) to the Contracting Officer at William.Geary2@va.gov (Example: Subject Line of the Proposal e-mail should be as follows: Company Name; 36C25622R0092; Project 520-22-177). A “copy” of the Bid Bond may be provided with proposals. However, the original “Bid Bond” must be submitted to the CO by mail (USPS, UPS, FEDEX, etc.) or hand carried to the below address and received NLT date/time shown in Block 13A:

· Department of Veterans Affairs

· Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

· (NCO 16) ATTN: Bill Geary - 36C25622R0092

· 400 Veterans Ave, Bldg 2 Rm 3B113

· Biloxi, MS 39531-2410

NOTE: It is the Offeror’s Responsibility to ensure proposals are received by the time/date established in Block 13A on SF 1442.

9. Magnitude of Construction: Pursuant to VAAR 836.204 the magnitude of construction is between: $250,000 and $500,000.

10. North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code: The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 – Commercial & Institutional Building Contractors. The Small Business size standard is $39.5 Million.

11. Wage Determination (WD): The applicable Davis Bacon WD, General Decision No. MS20220050 dated 02/25/2022, for this solicitation is incorporated as an attachment to this solicitation. ***Please note the minimum wage rate change for contractor workers under Executive Order 14026 for contracts entered into after January 30, 2022.***

12. Period of Performance: The successful offeror shall begin performance within 10 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed and complete all work within the time specified in the award. All punch list items must be completed during the established period of performance.

13. Funding: Award is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. The Government does not compensate vendors for proposal development and submission.

14. Superintendence: The offeror shall provide, from their own staff, a competent 30 hour OSHA certified superintendent. This individual shall be 100% full time dedicated and assigned to this project while work is being performed on site. The offeror shall not divide or split up their superintendence duties among multiple projects at the same facility. Each project stands alone and requires a dedicated superintendent to be allocated and funded to that particular project.

15. Holidays: The following federal holidays are observed:

Any other holiday proclaimed by the President as a Federal Holiday.

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a legal holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed by U.S. Government agencies.

16. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS):

(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.

1.2 PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND EVALUATION INFORMATION

This part describes the precise mechanism for evaluating and selecting offers for this procurement for:

PROJECT NO. 520-22-177 Construct Three-Sided EMPI Structure A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Proposals must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements. The Government reserves the right to make a final determination on a proposal’s acceptability/ unacceptability solely on the basis of the proposal submitted and to proceed without requesting additional information. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being removed from consideration for award.

B. Offerors must provide all requested information for each factor. Proposals must address each element of the factors as applicable to be considered responsive to this solicitation. Factor headings should be highlighted in yellow or typed in bold text for identification. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure the submitted proposal is in the proper format and the provided information is clear and free of ambiguities.

C. Offeror’s proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price standpoint. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in the proposal instructions. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors would not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposals revisions or discussions.

D. Evaluations for this Project: Factor I (Technical Factor: Construction Management) and Factor II (Past Performance) are equal and Factors I and II when combined are significantly more important than Factor III (Price).

E. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD TO OTHER THAN THE OFFEROR WITH THE LOWEST PRICED PROPOSAL OR TO THE OFFEROR WITH THE HIGHEST RATED TECHNICAL PROPOSAL. The source selection process will be a negotiated source selection process utilizing a tradeoff strategy for all non-price evaluation factors in accordance with FAR 15.101 and FAR 15.101-1 respectively. Offers will be evaluated using the evaluation factors listed. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the completeness of the proposal. The SSEB may evaluate solely on the information provided in the initial proposal and will not assume that an offeror possesses any capability that is not specifically identified in the proposal.

a. The objective of the source selection is to select the offer that represents the best value to the Government. In order to select the offeror representing the best value, the Government will rate the offers by conducting a comparative assessment of all acceptable offers against source selection criteria in the solicitation. Benefits associated with additional costs will be identified and considered by trading off difference in capability and price. If one offeror has better capability and lower price, then that will be the better value. If one offeror has the better capability and the higher price, then the source selection authority (Contracting Officer) will decide when the difference in capability is worth the difference in price. NOTE: Price will be evaluated but not ranked by CO.

b. If the source selection authority considers the better capability to be worth the higher price, then the more capable higher-priced offeror will be the better value. If not, then the less capable, lower-priced offer will be the better value. The source selection authority will continue to make capability and price trade-offs until he has decided which offeror represents the best value to the Government. Therefore, the source selection may result in the contract being awarded to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offer.

Proposal size will be limited as shown and font/size shall be no smaller than Time New Roman 11. Page limits are for single sheets of paper and may be double-sided. If these page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit will not be read or considered.

PROPOSAL

1 pdf document 25*

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Completed SF1442/SF1442 BACK and completed Schedule of Offer Items

*EXHIBIT A PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY SURVEY and EXHIBIT B PAST AND PRESENT *EXHIBIT A PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY SURVEY and EXHIBIT B PAST AND PRESENT PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE do not count against the 25-page limit for Past Performance. In addition to the hard copies, each offeror will be requested to provide their proposals on a Compact Disc (CD) to be in pdf format and separated by the same volumes noted above.

It is the Government’s intent to award without discussions (See FAR 52.215-1) unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the government by the Contracting Officer. In accordance with FAR 15.306(b)(1)(i), communications may be held with offerors before establishment of the competitive range if the offerors past performance information is the determining factor preventing them from being placed within the competitive range. If discussions are required, the CO will establish a competitive range of the three most highly rated proposals and will then enter into negotiations and will allow for Final Proposal Revisions. Final proposal revisions shall be submitted as specified except as noted below and will be due at a time and place to be determined.

Basis for Contract Award:

1. Source Selection: This acquisition will be a “Best Value” source selection process utilizing a tradeoff strategy among price and non-price factors in accordance with FAR 15.101 and FAR 15.101-1 respectively. This process enables the government to consider other than the lowest priced offeror, or other than the highest technically rated offeror. The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract for construction to the best overall proposal which is determined to be the best value to the Government.

2. Awarding with Discussions: In accordance with FAR 52.215-1(f)(4), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award the contract with discussions; however, the possibility exists that no discussions will be necessary or held. The SSA will make the determination on whether discussions are needed based upon the evaluation and the findings of the SSEB. Offerors will be reminded that the Government reserves the right to make a final determination whether a proposal is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the proposal submitted and to proceed without requesting additional information.

The offeror's proposal must conform to the solicitation requirements and be judged to represent a "Best Value" to the Government. The "Best Value" is the most advantage offer, all factors and significant subfactors considered, and consistent with the Government’s stated importance of evaluation criteria.

A competitive range may be established if discussions are necessary as determined by the SSA. Should the CO determine that discussions are necessary, they will be held with only those offerors determined to be in the competitive range. Any proposal that does not have a reasonable chance of receiving award may be accordingly eliminated from competition and further evaluation.

EVALUATION FACTORS

Factor 1— Technical: Construction Management Technical Evaluation for Construction Management will be based on the following subfactors and are of equal importance:

SUBFACTORS

1a. Corporate Construction Project Experience: The offeror shall demonstrate relevant corporate construction project experience, primarily involving large medical facilities.

1b. Key Construction Personnel & Experience: The Offeror shall provide a resume (page limitation: two (2) pages per requested resume) for each of the following key construction or contract personnel:

a. Project Manager

b. Project Engineer

c. Site Superintendent

d. Lead personnel for any known major subcontractors.

For each resume, include company name; name of individual; listing relevant experience; qualifications such as specialized training; education; and a list of successfully completed projects of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity (in a hospital facility or similar working conditions) within the last five (5) years from proposal issuance date. Superintendent shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience managing or supervising multiple projects of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity. 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. For any subcontractors identified, provide a resume of the lead person who will be directly involved in the work subcontracted for that company, identify any key personnel that will be assigned to the contract resulting from this solicitation, and the relevant experience of both the company and any key personnel that were identified. Please delineate the approximate percentage of work the prime contractor will perform and the approximate percentage of work the subcontractors (collectively) will perform.