Final_36C25624R0090_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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36C25624R0090

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07-11-2024

TBD 598-24-3-8884-0001

598-23-505

Department of Veterans Affairs Central AR Veterans Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Rm 208 North Little Rock AR 72114

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, Rm 208 North Little Rock AR 72114

Julius Jones 501-918-1200

Note: Any reference contained herein concerning "bid" or "bidder" means "offer" or "offeror".

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) under Public Law (PL) 109-461. Offerors must be verified as a SDVOSB in the VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP at https://veterans.certify.

Offers received from contractors who are not SDVOSB verified in VetBiz will not be considered for award.

Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System For Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting a proposal. Award is subject to the availability of funds.

Project: 598-23-505 Mobile PET-CT Scan Trailer Pad Prep Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and material to perform all work in accordance with provided construction specifications, drawings, all documents attached to this solicitation, all terms and conditions of solicitation, and Statement of Work.

SITE VISIT: Please see information in solicitation provision FAR 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) ALTERNATE I.

Forward all questions to the Contract Specialist NLT July 31, 2024 @ 12PM CDT or as otherwise stated by amendment.

All Q&As will be posted by amendment via Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: In accordance with FAR 36.204 and VAAR 836.204 DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, the above described project falls between the following price range:

Between $250,000 and $500,000

NAICS CODE: 237110 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD:$45.0M

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WHERE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED: Little Rock, AR 72205

The Government does not compensate for proposal development and submission.

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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

598-3640162-8884-854200-2580 23NRNRA10

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41 North Little Rock AR 72114

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

Renardo Hollowell

CONTINUATION OF SF1442 SCHEDULE OF OFFER ITEMS

The Base Offer for CLIN 0001 Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work to Mobile Trailer Pad Prep for PET-CT as described in the project Scope of Work (SOW), Drawings, and Specifications located on the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (JLM) in Little Rock, AR, 72205. All work shall meet code and be performed in accordance with the contract and any applicable specifications.

The government intends to make a single award on the Base Bid, CLIN 0001 without discussions to the offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and is determined to be in the best interest of the Government in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The Government reserves the right to cancel this action in its entirety or to reject any or all offers if such action is also deemed to be in the Government's best interest.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 180 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE

TO PROCEED.

CLIN 0001: BASE OFFER ITEM – Mobile PET-CT Trailer Pad Prep:

Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work to Mobile Trailer Pad Prep for PET-CT as described in the project Scope of Work (SOW), Drawings, and Specifications located on the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (JLM) in Little Rock, AR, 72205. All work shall meet code and be performed in accordance with the contract and any applicable specifications.

CLIN 0001, Base Bid – Mobile PET-CT Trailer Pad Prep:

** Offeror shall complete the following price breakdown for CLIN 0001

CONTINUATION OF SF1442

Project: Project 598-23-505 - Mobile PET-CT Trailer Pad Prep at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (JLM) in Little Rock, AR, 72205

Date:

MATERIAL LABOR EQUIPMEN

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:

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

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

2.6 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.7 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

2.8 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.9 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.10 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

2.11 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

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

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (FEB 2024) ... 24

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3.3 52.204-29 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—

REPRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURES (DEC 2023)

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

CERTIFICATION (NOV 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 COVERED

ENTITIES (DEC 2023)

4.3 52.204-30 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—

PROHIBITION (DEC 2023)

4.4 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.5 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.6 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.7 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(FEB 2024)

4.8 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.9 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN

2020)

4.10 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.11 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (OCT 2022)

4.12 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.13 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

4.14 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.15 VAAR 852.209-70 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (OCT 2020) 57

4.16 VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

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

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

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

2018)

4.19 VAAR 852.232-70 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (WITHOUT NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

4.20 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

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

4.23 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.24 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) .. 68

4.25 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.26 VAAR 852.246-75 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION—GUARANTEE PERIOD

SERVICES (OCT 2018)

4.27 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008)

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, 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.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Project: 598-23-505 – Mobile PET-CT Scan Trailer Pad Prep Issuing Office: NCO 16 Location of Project: John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, Little Rock, AR Point of Contact: Julius Jones, Contract Specialist, NCO 16 E-mail: Julius.Jones@va.gov Point of Contact: Renardo Hollowell, Contracting Officer, NCO 16 E-mail: Renardo.Hollowell@va.gov

a. 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. Offerors must be registered and verified as a SDVOSB at Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) with the SBA.

Offerors received from contractors who are not verified as a SDVOSB in VetCert at the time of offer submission and at the time of contract award will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award.

b. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): SAM has replaced the Central

Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the SAM database at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their bid. Completion of Representations and Certifications shall consist of completing https://sam.gov/ mailto:Julius.Jones@va.gov mailto:Renardo.Hollowell@va.gov https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ annual representations and certifications electronically via SAM. It is not necessary to complete and return as a part of the offer package FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, contained in this solicitation unless offeror identifies changes in FAR 52.204-8(d).

c. 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.

d. Site Visit: An organized site visit is scheduled as shown in clause 52.236-27.

Attendance at the site visit is not mandatory, but highly suggested for proper proposal preparation. Information provided at the site visit shall not alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing.

e. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI’s are due no later than (NLT) July 31, 2024, at 12:00 PM CDT or Time as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI’s should be submitted by email to Contract Specialist, Julius Jones at Julius.Jones@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Renardo Hollowell at Renardo.hollowell@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, 36C25624R0090 and Project Title.

f. Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due NLT the date/time shown in Block 13a of Standard Form (SF) 1442. The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically to Contract Specialist at Julius.Jones@va.gov and Contracting Officer at Renardo.Hollowell@va.gov. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal (email copy is acceptable and preferred at this time). One (1) PDF copy of the bid bond shall be emailed to Renardo Hollowell and Julius Jones at the email addresses above. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes.

The Volumes are I – Past Performance, II – Price & Solicitation, Propose Offer, and requested documents.

g. Magnitude of Construction: Pursuant to VAAR 836.204 the magnitude of construction is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 mailto:vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov mailto:vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov mailto:Julius.Jones@va.gov mailto:Renardo.hollowell@va.gov mailto:Julius.Jones@va.gov mailto:Renardo.Hollowell@va.gov

h. North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code: The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures. The Small Business size standard is $45.0 Million.

i. Wage Determination (WD): The applicable Davis Bacon WD for this solicitation is incorporated as an attachment to this solicitation.

j. 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.

k. Funding: Award is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. The

Government does not compensate vendors for proposal development and submission.

l. Superintendence: The offeror shall provide, from their own staff, a competent

30-hour OSHA certified superintendent. This individual shall be 100% full time dedicated to supervision 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. The superintendent should only carry the superintendent role and not have multiple roles within this project.

Each project stands alone and requires a dedicated superintendent to be allocated and funded to that particular project.

m. Holidays: The following federal holidays are observed:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday President's Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

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.

n. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS):

Upon completion of contract performance and annually if performance is longer than 365 days, the Contracting officer will evaluate contractor performance for use in future contract award decisions. The Contractor shall be provided an opportunity to comment on the contracting officer’s evaluation. If you wish to familiarize yourself with this system, you can find it at https://www.cpars.gov/.

https://www.cpars.gov/

The government retains the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, as part of the contract file. The evaluations are available for Federal Agencies for support of future award decisions through CPARS.

The contractor must provide the contracting officer with the name and email address of the contractor CPARS POC. This is the person responsible for responding to these evaluations. This person will be granted access to CPARS during the award and assigned the system role of contractor representative (CR).

PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND EVALUATION INFORMATION

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

PROJECT NO. 598-23-505 - Mobile PET-CT Trailer Pad Prep

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.

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.

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 proposal revisions or discussions.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD TO OTHER THAN THE

OFFEROR WITH THE LOWEST PRICED PROPOSAL OR HIGHEST RATED TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL.

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 evaluation 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 and considered 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 evaluate capability and price trade-offs until it’s determined 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.

EVALUATION FACTORS

EVALUATION:

COMPLIANCE REVIEW: The CS will receive and review each proposal for compliance prior to sending to the SSEB. The solicitation section titled "Proposal Preparation and Evaluation Information" provides instructions for submitting proposals. One (1) emailed copy of the contractor’s proposal must be received with the required bid bonds by the closing date and time indicated in the solicitation. Proposals must address all required factors:

Technical, Past Performance, Schedule, Price, and their related sub-factors to be considered compliant. Offerors submitting proposals determined non-compliant will be notified that their proposal will no longer be considered for award.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: The solicitation section titled "Basis for Contract Award" describes in detail the evaluation process. In the event of any possible ambiguity between the solicitation and this SSEP, then the solicitation shall prevail. The Government anticipates that a contract will be awarded to the offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be “Best Value” to the Government. In establishing “Best Value,” the Government will utilize a tradeoff strategy. The evaluation factors that shall be used are Technical, Past Performance Schedule, and Price.

Evaluations: - Factor 1 (Technical Factor) is more important than Factor 2 (Past Performance). All Non-Priced Factors (Technical, Past Performance and Schedule), when combined, are more important than Price (Factor 4).

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD TO OTHER

THAN THE OFFEROR WITH THE LOWEST PRICED PROPOSAL OR

HIGHEST RATED TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

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. To select the offeror representing the best value, the Government will evaluate the offers against source selection criteria in the solicitation. Benefits associated with additional costs will be identified and considered by trading off difference in technical capability, past performance, schedule, and price. If one offeror has better capability and lower price, then that proposal may be viewed as the better value. If one offeror has better capability and the higher price, then the source selection authority (CO) will decide when the difference in capabilities is worth the difference in price. NOTE: Price will be evaluated and considered 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 may be the better value. If not, then the less capable, lower priced offer may be the better value. The source selection authority will continue to make capability and price trade-offs until a decision is made to 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 below and font/size shall be no smaller than Times New Roman 11. Page limits are for single sheets of paper and may be double-sided. If these page limits are exceeded, the pages more than the limit will not be read or considered.

VOL TITLE PAGE LIMITS

I TECHNICAL PROPOSAL 30*

II PAST PERFORMANCE 30*

III SCHEDULE 10

IV PRICE Completed SF1442/SF1442 BACK with acknowledgement of amendments and completed Schedule of Offer Items

*EXHIBIT B PAST AND PRESENT PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE and cover pages do not count against the 30-page limit for Past Performance.

EVALUATION FACTORS:

Factor 1-Technical/Experience: Construction Management Technical Evaluation for Construction Management will be based on the following significant subfactors:

SUBFACTORS:

Subfactor 1. Provide documentation of specific related work Subfactor 2. Provide Project Construction Experience

Subfactor 3. Demonstrate clear understanding of project Subfactor 4. Provide List of Key Personnel Subfactor 5. Provide project implementation details Subfactor 6. Provide means to maintain schedule Subfactor 7. Provide contractor’s capabilities to complete the project

1. Provide documentation of specific projects (minimum of three) relating to preparing site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures for Mobile Trailer Pad Prep for PET-CT or similar projects in a hospital environment; successfully completed or above 75% in progress, that was coordinated and performed by the general contractor in the last 5 years of a similar size ($250,000.00 to $500,000.00), in scope and complexity.

2. Contractor shall provide the following information for each contract/project submitted for evaluation: Company Name/Address Phone number/Email, Project Title, Contracting Office/Government Agency (if applicable), Contract Number, Total Contract Amount, Period of Performance, Contracting Officer (CO) name, Phone number and Email, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) name, Phone number, Email, Brief Description of the Project /Requirements, and number of personnel assigned to the project.

3. Demonstrate a clear understanding in narrative form of your company’s experience and means to meet the critical milestones and critical path related to the Statement of Work (SOW), Drawings & Specification related to requirement “Mobile PET-CT Trailer Pad Prep.” Include examples of the company’s management approach addressing time, labor, materials, supervision.

4. Provide a list of key personnel names (i.e., Site Superintendent, Project

Manager, [5yrs experience or more] along with a description of the individual’s experience and a list of successfully completed projects (three no more than five) of similar size, scope, and complexity (in a hospital facility or similar working conditions) within the last 5-years. Include all certifications, licenses, and specialized training such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 30-hour construction safety courses.

5. Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation as to how the project will be implemented and managed through completion to ensure compliance with all applicable Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and OSHA standards.

Contractor shall plan and execute the work with minimal impact to the normal functioning of the Medical Center as a whole, including patient care, operations of utility services, etc.

6. Provide the means in which your projected performance schedule will be maintained.

7. Provide information about the business or firm’s resource capabilities to ensure successful completion of this project.

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. 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 SSA and/or SSEB Chair 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.

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings 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: (Non-Price Factors)

Past Performance is one indicator of an offeror’s ability to perform the contract successfully and determine responsibility. The Prime Contractor shall coordinate with previous customers to submit to Julius.Jones@va.gov a minimum of three, no more than five, recent and relevant projects completed as the general contractor (See attachment E of solicitation 36C25624R0090). The Government mailto:Julius.Jones@va.gov shall consider the offeror’s past performance based on submitted projects.

Recent - is defined as a construction project completed within the last 5 years.

Relevant - is defined as a construction project for a similar type of project in size, scope, complexity, and value ($250,000.00 to $500,000.00). The contractor may identify contracts that include Federal, State, and local government and private for efforts like the government requirement. The Government may evaluate Past Performance information using attachment E “Past and Present Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)” 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 Offeror shall return the questionnaire prior to the due date or with their proposal submission to the CO.

To be a completed past performance questionnaire, the “PPQ” shall include correct phone number, correct email address and all requested information on the Questionnaire Form. In some circumstances Past Performance may receive a neutral rating. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. (See FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). The government can use other methods to determine past performance.

NOTE SUBCONTRACTOR’S CONSENT – Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with their proposal, a letter of consent from referenced subcontractors authorizing release of their past performance information for this requirement.

Factor 3-Schedule:

The Contractor shall submit to the CO a practicable schedule showing the order in which the Contractor proposes to perform the work, and the dates on which the Contractor contemplates starting and completing several salient features of the work (including acquiring materials, planning, and equipment). The schedule shall be in the form of a progress chart of suitable scale to indicate appropriately the percentage of work scheduled for completion within 180 calendar days.

Factor 4-Price:

Offers shall provide best proposal meeting or exceeding the government requirement and performance period. Price proposals will be evaluated according to price, from lowest to highest. Price will be evaluated to ensure price reasonableness and determine availability of funds. The Government may use various price techniques to conclude a price reasonableness determination.

BASIS FOR AWARD:

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: This is a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) that represents the best value to the Government conducted under FAR Part 15, Tradeoff Source Selection process. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO

AWARD TO OTHER THAN THE OFFEROR WITH THE LOWEST PRICED

PROPOSAL OR HIGHEST RATED TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals solely on the information provided and award a contract without discussions. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information in the format specified in the “Proposal Preparation and Evaluation Information” section of this solicitation. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors would not constitute discussions and the CO reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revisions.

There will be no public proposal opening.

A single award will be made to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) using best value Technical/ Past Performance/Schedule/Price tradeoff process considering all technical and non-price factors and allows the Government in accordance with FAR 15.101-1, to accept other than the lowest price proposal or other than the highest technically rated offer and award to the responsible offeror whose proposal the SSA has determined conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, represents fair market value and offers the best overall value to the Government.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.222-5 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

15.7 % 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 for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

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

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

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

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

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

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

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

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

North Little Rock, AR Pulaski County

(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 provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute 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 with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

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

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "designated country construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination 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 FAR clause 52.225-11 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 materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

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

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country 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 FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country 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)

2.6 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and…