36C25624R0102 Solicitation_Final.docx

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

36C25624R0102

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

3. DATE ISSUED

25 June 2024

PAGE OF PAGES

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

564-24-2-666-0002

6. PROJECT NUMBER

564-24-104

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 2475 Keystone Crossing Fayetteville, AR 72703

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 715 S. Pear Orchard Rd Plaza 1, 4th Floor Ridgeland, MS 39157

Victor McNair

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

(601) 955-3428

SOLICITATION

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

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 Veterans Small Business Certification at at http://veterans.certify.sba.gov. Offers received from contractors who are not SDVOSB verified in the Veterans Small Business Certification 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.

Project: 564-24-104 Renovate Space for Logistics (B-1) Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR.

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

Forward all questions to the Contracting Officer NLT 12 July 2024. All Q&A's will be posted by amendment to the solicitation.

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 $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 NAICS CODE: 236220 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $39.5M GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WHERE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED: Fayetteville, Arkansas IAW FAR 52.232-18, award is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. The Government does not compensate for proposal development and submission.

X

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

X YES

NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and 1 copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by 14:00 CDT

(hour) local time 25 July 2024 (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.X

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 considered and will be rejected.

calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than Item 14.)

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. (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.)

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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

AMENDMENT NUMBER

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

AWARD

(To be completed by Government)

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

FSC e-Invoice Payment http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135 invoice must be submitted electronically

PHONE: 1-877-489-6135 FAX:

Department of Veterans Affairs G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC A&MM Service (90C) 715 South Pear Orchard Road Ridgeland MS 39157

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract 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.

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont- ractual document is necessary.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print) 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

BY

31c. AWARD DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

Table of Contents 36C25624R0102

1.1 52.201-1 ACQUISITION 360: VOLUNTARY SURVEY. (SEPT 2023) ………………….16

1.4 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE II (JUN 2009)

1.8 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

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1.9 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.11 VAAR 852.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 2022) .53

3.14 VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING— CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (NOV 2022)

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

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

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3.20 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

3.22 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

SCHEDULE OF OFFER ITEMS

The Base Offer for LIN 0001 shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, quality control, supervision and to perform the work in accordance with the plans and specifications for project 564-24-104 Renovate Space for Logistics at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO). This project renovates roughly 6,100 square feet of space for logistics service in Building 1, first floor at the VHSO campus. This space will be assigned to Logistics for the storage of medical and surgical supplies as well as logistics staff. Electronic Portable Document Format (.pdf) copies of drawings and specifications to this work will be furnished by VA upon Contractor’s written request to the Contracting Officer (CO). Hard copies of SOW, drawings, and specifications must be the Contractor’s responsibility and expense. Contractor is responsible to verify existing and new dimensions, locations, and quantities to complete this project located on the VHSO Main Campus 1100 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703.

This project must be a turn-key operation in accordance with this SOW, drawings, and specifications to be complete and working system(s). The VHSO facility must continue to operate during the contract Period of Performance, including but not limited to, the mechanical and electrical systems.

All work shall meet VA, National, State, and local codes and be performed in accordance with the contract and any applicable drawings and specifications.

The Government intends to award to the offeror whose proposal is determined to provide the "Best Value" to the Government based upon technical evaluations, SSEB consensus ratings, price evaluation, and overall evaluation by the SSA who will document their decision into a source selection decision document using the evaluation criteria in the solicitation in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers if such action is in the Government's best interest.

A single award will be made on Line Item No. 1, but in the event an offer exceeds the funds available, a single award may be made on Line Item No. 2, Line Item No. 3, or Line Item No. 4 in that order, based on available funding. The line items are listed in descending order of importance. Offerors shall provide a total contract price on each line item listed.

LIN 0001: BASE OFFER ITEM - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: The Contractor must furnish all necessary tools, labor, materials, equipment, permits, license, and supervision to “Renovate Space for Logistics (B-1).,” Project Number 564-12-140, located at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (VHSO). in Fayetteville, AR, in accordance in accordance with the SOW, drawings, and specifications to renovate roughly 6,100 square feet of space for logistics service in Building 1 at the VHSO campus. Work includes general construction, alterations, necessary demolition and construction and certain other items.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 365 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE TO PROCEED.

LIN 0001, Base Bid – General Construction: $ ** Offeror shall complete a price breakdown by Specification Divisions as shown below for LIN 0001 LIN 0002: DEDUCT ALTERNATE 1 - Complete all base bid work except delete all work associated with bathroom porcelain tiled walls and floors. In place of porcelain tile, install wall paint on walls and integrally coved, resinous epoxy flooring on floors and wall base. The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

$ (New Total Amount: $ )

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

LIN 0003: DEDUCT ALTERNATE 2 - Complete all base bid work except delete Deduct Alternate 1 and delete furnishing the wire shelving (JSN #M2055). In Deduct Alternate No. 2, VA furnishes wire shelving units (JSN #M2055). The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

LIN 0004: DEDUCT ALTERNATE 3 - Complete all base bid work except delete Deduct Alternate No. 1, Deduct Alternate No. 2, and delete furnishing the EIFS and cold-formed metal framed exterior duct enclosure on the loading dock. Install exterior metal duct jacketing in place of the EIFS and cold-formed metal framed enclosure. Retain the bollards. The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

LIN 0005: DEDUCT ALTERNATE 4 - Complete all base bid work except delete Deduct Alternate No. 1, Deduct Alternate No. 2, Deduct Alternate No. 3, and delete installing the east furring wall in EMS Primary Storage Room L116. Also, delete the elevator work to permanently disconnect the double-sided elevator doors that formerly open into EMS Primary Storage Room L116. In place of removing the east furring wall, paint the existing wall. Retain the floor base. The undersigned hereby agrees to deduct from the Base Bid the sum of:

CONTINUATION OF SF 1442 BLOCK # 17 CONTINUED

Project: 564-14-140 – Renovate Space for Logistics (B-1)

Date:

SUBTOTAL COST:

GENERAL LIABILITY / INSURANCE:

OVERHEAD:

PROFIT:

BOND:

PROJECT TOTAL COST:

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Project: 564-24-104 – Renovate Space for Logistics (B-1) Issuing Office: NCO 16 Location of Project: Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR Point of Contact: Victor McNair, Contract Specialist, NCO 16 – Jackson, MS E-mail: Victor.McNair@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. Offerors must be registered and verified as a SDVOSB in the Veterans Small Business Certification at http://veterans.certify.sba.gov. Offerors received from contractors who are not verified as a SDVOSB in Veterans Small Business Certification 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 completion of 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. 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 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 attached Contractor Evaluation Form. 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 CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM AND THE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION AS A PART OF THEIR

PROPOSAL PACKAGE WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION IF AWARD IS MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS.

e. Site Visit: An organized site visit 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. 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.

f. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI’s are due no later than (NLT) 2:00 PM CST Time 12 July 2024 or as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI’s should be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist, Victor McNair at victor.mcnair@va.gov and Felicia Lovelady at felicia.lovelady@va.gov. Responses will be provided by amendment to the solicitation in a question and answer format within 7 days of RFI submission due date. Subject Line of the RFI e-mail should be as follows: Company Name, RFI #1, 36C256-24-R-0102 and Project Title.

g. Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due NLT the date/time shown in Block 13a of Standard Form (SF) 1442. Complete proposals must include an electronic copy of the Bid Bond and must be submitted by email to victor.mcnair@va.gov and felicia.lovelady@va.gov.

h. Magnitude of Construction: Pursuant to VAAR 836.204 the magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

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

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

k. 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.

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

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

n. 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.

o. 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/.

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. 564-24-104 – RENOVATE SPACE FOR LOGISTICS (B-1)

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 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 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 in excess of the limit will not be read or considered.

with acknowledgement of amendments and completed Schedule of Offer Items.

*Exhibit A does not count against page limits.

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 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.

Relative Weight of Evaluation Factors: Evaluations: - Factor 1 (Technical Factor) is more important than Factor 2 (Past Performance). All Non-Priced Factors (Technical and Past Performance), when combined, are more important than Price (Factor 3) as indicated below:

EVALUATION FACTORS

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

SUBFACTORS:

Subfactor 1a. Corporate Construction Project Experience Subfactor 1b. Key Project Personnel Construction Experience Subfactor 1c. Subcontractor Experience Subfactor 1d. Technical/Management Approach

1a. Corporate Construction Project Experience:

Offeror must have at least 5 years’ experience performing renovation in an active healthcare center environment with at least five (5) projects completed successfully within the last 5 (5) years. The Offeror shall demonstrate successful performance under contracts (substantially completed or completed) which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the subject requirement via SUBMISSION OF EXHIBIT A PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY SURVEY. SUBMIT EXHIBIT A ON NO LESS THAN five

(5) PROJECTS, including information on problems encountered and corrective actions. Offerors shall clearly indicate work performed which is directly related to the scope of work for this project.

1b. Key Project Personnel Construction Experience: Provide the names of the offeror's proposed project management personnel (i.e. Site Superintendent, Project Manager, Site Safety) along with a description of the individual's experience and a list of projects in an active healthcare setting which the individual participated in within the last 5 years (recent) from proposal issuance date. The list of projects for each individual must include dates and the individual’s role in the project. Key Personnel shall have a minimum of 5 (5) years of experience managing or supervising projects of similar size and scope. If the person listed as proposed superintendent is not a current employee of the offeror but intends to become one upon award of the contract, OFFEROR SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF A COMMITMENT LETTER FROM THAT PERSON AS A PART OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL to verify offeror will be hiring him/her and he/she intends to accept the position.

1c. Subcontractor Experience: Contractor shall provide a list of subcontractors who will perform work on this project. All subcontractors must have at least 5 years’ experience in their trade. The offerors’ list of subcontractors must address this experience and have enough information to satisfy all requirements for this subfactor.

1d. Technical/Management Approach: Contractor shall explain how the project will be accomplished with no interruptions of services in adjacent patient care areas. Contractor shall demonstrate a clear understanding of the project requirements including critical milestones and critical path. Demonstrate techniques for maintaining on-time schedule performance to include a detailed phasing plan. Contractor shall provide a detailed explanation as to how the project will be implemented and managed to ensure compliance with all OSHA Construction Standards, and Fire and Life Safety issues, and security measures. Contractor shall provide a site-specific Quality Control Plan describing techniques for maintaining quality control for workmanship.

Factor 2 — Past Performance:

The Government may evaluate Past Performance information through the use of Exhibit A; use data independently obtained from other Government or commercial sources, including, but not limited to, Government databases; and/or rely upon personal business experience with the offeror. The evaluation may take into account Past Performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, and/or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement when such information is relevant to this acquisition. Past Performance information on contracts not listed by the offeror, or that of planned subcontractors, may also be evaluated. The Government may contact references and contact parties other than those identified by the offeror, and information received may be used in the evaluation of the offeror's Past Performance. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing current accurate and complete Past Performance information rests with the offeror. The Government reserves the right to obtain and evaluate Past Performance information from any source it deems appropriate.

Offerors without a record of relevant past performance will be assigned a neutral rating in accordance with FAR l 5.305(a)(2)(iv). However, the proposal of an offeror with no relevant Past Performance history, while rated "Neutral" in Past Performance, may not represent the most advantageous proposal to the Government and thus, may be an unsuccessful offer when compared to the proposal of other offerors.

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

Performance Currency, Trends, and Relevancy: The Government will consider the currency, trends and relevancy of the performance information while conducting its performance evaluation. For the purpose of this solicitation, performance currency is performance occurring within the last five (5) years from the proposal issuance date.

Within this period, performance occurring later in the period may have greater significance than work occurring earlier in the period. For example, performance information for work occurring during March 2022 may have greater importance than performance information for work occurring during March 2020. Performance Trends may, depending upon the circumstances, have greater significance than sporadic incidents of "Exceptional" or "Unsatisfactory" performance. For the purpose of this solicitation, Performance Relevancy is defined as contracts (ongoing or completed) which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the current requirement. Higher relevancy will be assessed for contracts that are similar to the effort, or portion of effort, for which that contractor is being proposed, and may contribute to an overall higher relevancy score for the offeror. Based on the evaluation of offers, the Government will assign a performance confidence rating for each proposal at the factor level. The evaluation will consider the sub- factors as described herein. Following assignment of the performance confidence rating for each proposal, each offeror will receive a final risk rating for performance based on the cumulative rating of performance currency, trends and relevancy.

Factor 3 — Price:

The purpose of the price evaluation is to provide an assessment of the completeness and reasonableness of the proposed price in relation to the solicitation requirements. Offerors shall submit pricing in the Schedule and on the SF1442 Back as a part of their price proposal. Price proposals will be evaluated to determine if the prices and support costs areas are:

(1) Complete – The proposal contains costs to perform all tasks required by the Scope of Work (SOW), Specifications, and Design Drawings if provided.

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

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

A minor or clerical error has occurred, then the offeror may be given an opportunity to correct the minor error within the constraints of the "clarifications" process; or

After the non-price factors have been evaluated and rankings have been established, price will be compared against these rankings to determine the combination most advantageous to the Government.

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: The Government intends to award to the offeror whose proposal is determined to provide the "Best Value" to the Government based upon technical evaluations, SSEB consensus ratings, price evaluation, and overall evaluation by the SSA who will document their decision into a source selection decision document using the evaluation criteria in the solicitation in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all offers if such action is in the Government's best interest.

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

1.1 52.201-1 ACQUISITION 360: VOLUNTARY SURVEY (SEP 2023)

(a) All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https:// www.acquisition.gov/360.

(b) The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

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1.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

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1.3 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.

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1.4 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT— CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE II (JUN 2009)

(a) Definitions. "Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani construction material," "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, except foreign construction material from a designated country other than Bahrain, Mexico, or Oman 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 other than Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani 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 other than Bahrainian, Mexican, or Omani 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.

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1.5 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

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

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

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

(g) 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.

(h) 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.

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

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1.6 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(j) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(k) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(l) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or 3M, whichever is less.

(m) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(n) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

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1.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

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