36C25624R0109.docx

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)

1. 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.

36C25624R0109 X 07-29-2024

TBD

667-24-4-1471-0002 667-25-125 Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531 Department of Veterans Affairs Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Network Contracting Office 16 510 E. Stoner Ave.

Shreveport LA 71101 Keith Mainous 601-618-0761 VAAR Clause 852.219-75 (included herein) is required to be completed and returned with each proposal. Proposals without a completed VAAR Clause 852.219-75 will be considered ineligible for evaluation and award

This procurement is a total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under Public Law 109-461.

Offerors must be reg istered and certified as a SDVOSB in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification site at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov. Proposals received from contractors who are not certified as a SDVOSB at the SBA site shall not be considered for evaluation a nd award. This includes Joint Ventures. Joint Venture Agreements must be submitted with proposal to be considered. Contract award shall not be delayed due to loss of VOSB certification.

Verification showing seal shall be included with proposal (pricing volume).

SITE VISIT: AN ORGANIZED SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE/TIME/LOCATION SHOWN IN FAR 52.236-27 SITE VISIT

(CONSTRUCTION) ALTERNATE I. THIS WILL BE THE

ONLY SITE VISIT CONDUCTED FOR THIS PROCUREMENT.

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

SOLICITATION REMAIN UNCH

ANGED UNLESS THE SOLICITATION IS AMENDED IN WRITING. CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS IN WRITING, USING EXHIBIT F, (EMAIL IS ACCEPTABLE) TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST SHOWN ABOVE NO LATER

THAN NOON CT 14 CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE/T

IME SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS.

SEE BLOCK 13A FOR SOLICITATION CLOSING DATE.

PER FAR 36.204 THE ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROJECT IS BETWEEN $100,000.00 and $250,000.00.

IN NEGOTIATED SOLICITATIONS “B

ID” AND “BIDDER” MEAN “OFFER” AND “OFFEROR”

NAICS CODE: 236220 SIZE STANDARD: $45M

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

WHERE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED: Shreveport (71101), Louisiana

This project is not tax exempt.

Base Offer Item: furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment and supervision necessary to perform all work associated with Project #667-25-125, Upgrade Isolation Wards Room Exhaust Syste m, located at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, 510 E. Stoner Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101.

X 52.211-10 X One (1) Email 14:00

CDT

08-28-2024 X

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE

FACILITY CODE

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

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

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

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

23.

ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( U.S.C.

d

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-th is 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 s pecified) (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

Please see Schedule of Offer Items & Continuation of SF 1442 (Divisions) located in Sections A.3 and A.4 X Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531 FSC e-Invoice Payment http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135 invoice must be submitted electronically 1-877-489-6135 X JB Herbst VA-VHA-RPOC-2023-0125 Contracting Officer

Table of Contents

A.3 Schedule of Offer Items

Contract Line Item Number CLIN 0001 (See Statement of Work, Contract Specifications and Drawings) AWARD POLICY: The Base Offer for CLIN 0001 includes all labor, tools, materials, equipment and supervision necessary to complete Project #667-25-125, Upgrade Isolation Wards Room Exhaust System, located at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, 510 E. Stoner Ave, Shreveport, LA, 71101. Offerors shall submit an offer for CLIN 0001. The Government reserves the right to award the base offer item if sufficient funds are available. Based upon availability of funds, award will be made to the offeror whose offer best conforms to the request for proposal, will be most advantageous to the Government considering past performance factors, technical factors, and price-related factors, as included in the solicitation.

CLIN 0001, BASE OFFER ITEM - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment and supervision necessary to perform all work associated with Project #667-25-125.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 180 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE TO PROCEED.

CLIN 0001

A.4 CONTINUATION OF SF 1442 BLOCK # 17

SUBTOTAL COST:

GENERAL LIABILITY / INSURANCE:

OVERHEAD & PROFIT:

BOND:

PROJECT TOTAL COST:

A.5 GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Project: 667-25-125 Upgrade Isolation Wards Room Exhaust System Issuing Office: NCO 16 Location of Project: OBVAMC, Shreveport, LA 71101 Point of Contact: Keith Mainous, Contract Specialist, NCO 16 E-mail: keith.mainous@va.gov

1. VETS-4212: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d), and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. This VETS-4212 report can be submitted per the instructions at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. For assistance contact VETS-4212 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov. For procurement awards in excess of $150,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential contractors are encouraged to file every year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFIs are due, utilizing Exhibit F, no later than (NLT) 12:00 PM CST 14 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of proposals or as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFIs should be submitted by email to the Contract Specialist, Keith Mainous at keith.mainous@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, 36C25624R0109 and Project #667-25-125.

1. Proposal Due Date: Proposals and Bid Bonds are due NLT the date/time shown in Block 13a of Standard Form (SF) 1442. A hard copy bid bond must be received NLT date/time shown in Block 13A and sent to the below address. All proposals will be submitted by E-Mail (all volumes & a copy of the Bid Bond) and received NLT date/time shown in Block 13A:

· Department of Veterans Affairs

· Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16)

· ATTN: Keith Mainous (BLDG 10)

· 400 Veterans Ave.

· Biloxi, MS 39531

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

1. Magnitude of Construction: Pursuant to FAR 36.204 the magnitude of construction is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00.

1. 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 $45 Million.

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

1. 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.

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

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

11. Holidays: The following federal holidays are observed:

Christmas Day Juneteenth National Independence 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.

A.6 Proposal Preparation

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

Project #667-25-125 Upgrade Isolation Wards Room Exhaust System

· 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.

· Evaluations: Factor I (Professional Qualifications & Specialized Experience Technical Factor), Factor II (Past Performance) are of equal importance. When Factor I and Factor II are combined, they are significantly less important than Factor III (Price).

· THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD TO OTHER THAN THE OFFEROR WITH THE LOWEST PRICED PROPOSAL OR TO THE OFFEROR WITH THE HIGHEST RATED TECHNICAL PROPOSAL. Offers will be evaluated using the evaluation factors listed. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the completeness of the proposal. The SSEB will 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 an evaluation of all acceptable offers against source selection criteria in the solicitation. Benefits associated with a higher price will be identified and considered by trading off a difference in one or more non-price factors.

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

Submission Requirements:

1) Exhibit C – (if applicable) to be used for subcontractor past performance if the prime needs this to support this evaluation of past performance.

2) A listing of COMPLETED projects consistent with submission criteria below.

3) Exhibit A – can be used to satisfy #1 (3a) or may be used for consideration of current project examples (3b) (the form must clearly annotate what is being used for).

4) Exhibit B – This exhibit is to be completed by an end user and submitted to contracting separately from an offeror’s proposal. Exhibits received will be used as part of the evaluation – If Exhibit B is not received by an end user, offerors will not be penalized.

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.

Basis for Contract Award

1) The Government anticipates discussions being held; however, the possibility exists that no discussions will be needed. As such, offerors are advised to submit their best offer in terms of technical and price at the time of initial submission of offers.

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

Evaluation Factors FACTOR 1 - Professional Qualifications & Specialized Experience Technical Factor

SUBFACTORS

· Subfactor 1. Subcontractors

Subfactor 1 – Subcontractors: Identify the key subcontractors and its associated socioeconomic status for the chosen for the project. Submit no more than five (5) Subcontractor Consent Forms (Exhibit C) for each Key Subcontractor. Each consent form shall have a narrative consisting of the locality, experience with construction at medical centers, and resumes of the proposed staff of the subcontractor.

FACTOR 2 - Past Performance

SUBFACTORS

· Subfactor 2a. Previous Recent/Relevant construction experience with VA Construction Contracts

Subfactor 2a Previous Recent/Relevant construction experience with VA Construction Contracts completed at VA Medical Centers.

· List of Contract Names (and Brief Description) & Contract Numbers

· Date of Contract Awards

· Contract Dollar Amounts & Date Completed

· Contract Completed in Delinquent Status: Yes or No

The Government may evaluate Past/Present Performance information through the use of Exhibit A & B completed by the offeror's references; The Government may evaluate Key Staff-Subcontractor Performance information through the use of Exhibit C completed by the offeror; 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.

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

Performance Currency, Trends, and Relevancy: The Government will consider the currency, trends and relevancy of the performance information while conducting its performance evaluation. For the purpose of this solicitation, performance currency is performance occurring within the last five (5) years from the proposal issuance date. Within this period, performance occurring later in the period may have greater significance than work occurring earlier in the period. For example, performance information for work occurring during March 2020 may have greater importance than performance information for work occurring during March 2017. 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: Offerors shall submit pricing in the Schedule, the SF1442 Back, and in the continuation page of SF 1442 (Block 17) as a part of their price proposal. 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. Price proposals will be evaluated to determine if the prices and support costs areas are:

· Complete – The proposal contains costs to perform all tasks required by the Scope of Work (SOW), specifications, and design drawings if provided.

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

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 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.

(End of Clause)

2.2 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)

2.3 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.

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

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

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

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

LA Caddo

(End of Provision)

2.5 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)

2.6 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

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

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

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

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

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be percent of the bid price or , whichever is less.

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety’s assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of Provision)

2.8 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:

JB Herbst Contracting Officer Hand-Carried Address:

Network Contracting Office 16 Alexandria VA Health Care System 2495 Shreveport Hwy, 71N Pineville LA 71360 Mailing Address:

Network Contracting Office 16 Alexandria VA Health Care System 2495 Shreveport Hwy, 71N Pineville LA 71360

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

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

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for— August 8, 2024 @ 9am CT

(c) Participants will meet at— 510 E. Stoner Ave. Shreveport LA 71101. Building 4, Room 16 (End of Provision)

2.10 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Provision)

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

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any VAAR Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Provision)

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

(a) It is in the best interest of the Government to avoid situations which might create an organizational conflict of interest or where the Offeror’s performance of work under the contract may provide the Contractor with an unfair competitive advantage. The term ‘‘organizational conflict of interest’’ means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons, a person is unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, or the person’s objectivity in performing the contract work is or might be otherwise impaired, or the person has an unfair competitive advantage.

(b) The Offeror shall provide a statement with its offer which describes, in a concise manner, all relevant facts concerning any past, present, or currently planned interest (financial, contractual, organizational, or otherwise) or actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest relating to the services to be provided under this solicitation. The Offeror shall also provide statements with its offer containing the same information for any consultants and subcontractors identified in its proposal and which will provide services under the solicitation. The Offeror may also provide relevant facts that show how its organizational and/or management system or other actions would avoid or mitigate any actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest.

(c) Based on this information and any other information solicited or obtained by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer may determine that an organizational conflict of interest exists which would warrant disqualifying the Contractor for award of the contract unless the organizational conflict of interest can be mitigated to the Contracting Officer’s satisfaction by negotiating terms and conditions of the contract to that effect. If the conflict of interest cannot be mitigated and if the Contracting Officer finds that it is in the best interest of the United States to award the contract, the Contracting Officer shall request a waiver in accordance with FAR 9.503.

(d) Nondisclosure or misrepresentation of actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest at the time of the offer or arising as a result of a modification to the contract, may result in the termination of the contract at no expense to the Government.

(End of Provision)

2.13 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

(a) Any protest filed by an interested party shall—

(1) Include the name, address, fax number, email and telephone number of the protester;

(2) Identify the solicitation and/or contract number;

(3) Include an original signed by the protester or the protester’s representative and at least one copy;

(4) Set forth a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest, including a description of resulting prejudice to the protester, and provide copies of relevant documents;

(5) Specifically request a ruling of the individual upon whom the protest is served;

(6) State the form of relief requested; and

(7) Provide all information establishing the timeliness of the protest.

(b) Failure to comply with the above may result in dismissal of the protest without further consideration.

(c) Bidders/offerors and Contracting Officers are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures to resolve protests at any stage in the protest process. If ADR is used, the Department of Veterans Affairs will not furnish any documentation in an ADR proceeding beyond what is allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(End of Provision)

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

(a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: EDProtests@va.gov.

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

(End of Provision) PLEASE NOTE: The correct mailing information for filing alternate protests is as follows:

Or for solicitations issued by the Office of Construction and Facilities Management:

2.15 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the Web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.

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