36C25625R0087 Solicitation_ Completed.pdf

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X 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 10

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

36C25625R0087

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

3. DATE ISSUED

04-24-2025

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

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

TBD

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

598-25-3-8861-0036

6. PROJECT NUMBER

598-23-106

7. ISSUED BY CODE 36C256 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

a. NAME 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 VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP at https://veterans.certify.

sba.gov). 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.

Project: 598-23-106 B65 Structural Repairs

Work consists of the contractor providing all labor, equipment, transportation, materials, quality control and supervision necessary to conduct construction in accordance with the project specifications and drawings. All construction work must be performed without affecting medical center’s operations. Work will be performed at the Eugene J. Towbin Veteran Affairs Healthcare Center in North Little Rock, 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 and Contract Specialist NLT May 22, 2025 @ 2:00pm 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 $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

NAICS CODE: 236220 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $45.0M

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WHERE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED: North Little Rock, Arkansas

****NOTE****OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AS A PART OF THE OFFER PACKAGE

The Government does not compensate for proposal development and submission.

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within 10 calendar days and complete it within 365 calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See 52.211-10 ).

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and 1 email copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by 2:00PM CDT

(hour) local time 06-06-2025 (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 120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d) http://www.sam.gov/

AMOUNTS

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code) 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

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.)

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)

20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

598-3650162-8861-854200-2580 23NR3PA43

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

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 36C256 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

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 Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive North Little Rock AR 72114

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

X 28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return 1 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) Renardo Hollowell

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

BY

31c. AWARD DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

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

SCHEDULE OF OFFER ITEMS

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND EVALUATION INFORMATION

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.201-1 ACQUISITION 360: VOLUNTARY SURVEY

2.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.3 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

2.4 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.5 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

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

(FEB 2021)

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

2.9 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2024)

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 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.5 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.201-1 ACQUISITION 360: VOLUNTARY SURVEY (SEP 2023)

4.2 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.3 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (NOV 2021)

4.4 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB COVERED

ENTITIES (DEC 2023)

4.5 52.204-30 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—

PROHIBITION (DEC 2023)

4.6 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.7 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.8 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(FEB 2024)

4.9 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.10 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN

2020)

4.11 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.12 52.236-21 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB

1997) ALTERNATE II (APR 1984)

4.13 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.14 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.15 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

4.16 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

4.17 VAAR 852.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 2022)

4.18 VAAR 852.209-70 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (OCT 2020)56

4.19 VAAR 852.215-70 SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND VETERAN-

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS EVALUATION FACTORS (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

4.20 VAAR 852.215-71 EVALUATION FACTOR COMMITMENTS (OCT 2019)

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

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

(DEVIATION)

4.22 VAAR 852.219-74 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR VERIFIED

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (NOV 2022)

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

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

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

2018)

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

4.26 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

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

ALTERNATE I (APR 2019)

4.29 VAAR 852.236-92 NOTICE TO BIDDERS—ADDITIVE OR DEDUCTIVE BID LINE

ITEMS (APR 2019)

4.30 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.31 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020)

4.32 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.33 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008)

4.34 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SCHEDULE OF OFFER ITEMS

Description: The Base Offer for LIN 0001 shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work in accordance with the plans and specifications for project Building 65 Structural Repairs 598-23-106 at the Eugene J. Towbin (EJT) Building 65. EJT is part of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) and is located at 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114.

Note: Contractor is to also provide project daily rates to include Supervisor, Key Personnel and all that encompasses contractor’s daily rate.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 365 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE

TO PROCEED.

Item No. Description of Qty Unit Amount Supplies/Services

0001 BASE OFFER ITEM – B65 Structural Repair: 1 JB

The Contractor shall provide all necessary tools, labor, materials, equipment, permits, license, and supervision necessary to conduct construction in accordance with the project specifications and drawings. This acquisition is to repair structural deficiencies identified within the reinforced concrete pan joist floor structure in the basement level of Building 65 at the Eugene J Towbin VA Healthcare Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. All construction work must be performed without affecting medical center’s operations. All work will be completed at EJT located at 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114. IAW the SOW, Project 598-23-106.

TOTAL COST

** Offeror shall complete a price breakdown by Specification Divisions as shown below for CLIN 0001

CONTINUATION OF SF 1442 BLOCK # 17 CONTINUED

Project: B65 Structural Repairs in North Little Rock, Arkansas Date:

MATERIAL LABOR EQUIPME TOTAL

DIVISION 01: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 02: EXISTING CONDITIONS

DIVISION 03: CONCRETE

DIVISION 04: MASONRY

DIVISION 05: METALS

DIVISION 06: WOOD, PLASTICS & COMPOSITES

DIVISION 07: THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION

DIVISION 08: OPENINGS

DIVISION 09: FINISHES

DIVISION 10: SPECIALTIES

DIVISION 11: EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 12: FURNISHINGS

DIVISION 13: SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

DIVISION 14: CONVEYING EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 21: FIRE SUPPRESSION

DIVISION 22: PLUMBING

DIVISION 23: HVAC

DIVISION 25: INTEGRATED AUTOMATION

DIVISION 26: ELECTRICAL

DIVISION 27: COMMUNICATIONS

DIVISION 28: ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

DIVISION 31: EARTHWORK

DIVISION 32: EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

DIVISION 33: UTILITIES

SUBTOTAL COST:

GENERAL LIABILITY / INSURANCE:

OVERHEAD & PROFIT:

BOND:

PROJECT TOTAL COST:

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

(a) All offer materials will be posted on https://www.sam.gov/ (System for Award Management). No hard copies will be available.

(b) An offer Bid 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: 598-23-106_B65 Structural Repairs Issuing Office: NCO 16 Location of Project: Building 65, Eugene J. Towbin VA Healthcare Center, North Little Rock, AR Point of Contact: Victor McNair, Contract Specialist, NCO 16 E-mail: Victor McNair@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 http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:Victor%20McNair@va.gov mailto:Renardo.Hollowell@va.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. Past Safety Record: VHA DIRECTIVE 2011-036 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 http://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 mailto:customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov 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.

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) May 22, 2025, at 2:00 PM CDT or Time as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI’s should be submitted by email to Contract Specialist, Victor McNair at Victor McNair@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, 36C25625R0087 and Project Title.

g. 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 Victor.mcnair@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 Victor McNair at the email addresses above. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes.

The Volumes are, I – Technical Proposal, II – Past Performance, III – Schedule, IV – Price & Solicitation, Propose Offer, and requested documents.

mailto:Victor%20McNair@va.gov mailto:Renardo.hollowell@va.gov mailto:Victor.mcnair@va.gov mailto:Renardo.Hollowell@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 $45.0 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. 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.

n. 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.

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. 598-23-106_B65 Structural Repairs

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 http://www.cpars.gov/

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).

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 A_CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM CONSTRUCTION

SAFETY and cover pages do not count against the 30-page limit.

*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:

B Subfactor 1. Provide documentation of specific related work B Subfactor 2. Provide Project Construction Experience B Subfactor 3. Demonstrate clear understanding of project B Subfactor 4. Provide List of Key Personnel B Subfactor 5. Provide project implementation details B Subfactor 6. Provide means to maintain schedule B Subfactor 7. Provide contractor’s capabilities to complete the project B Subfactor 8. Provide Experience Modification Rate (EMR)

1. Provide documentation of specific projects (minimum of three) relating to preparing site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work in accordance with the plans and specifications for project B65 Structural Repairs 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 ($5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00), 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 “B65 Structural Repairs.” Include examples of the company’s management approach addressing time, labor, materials, and supervision.

4. Provide a list of key personnel names (i.e., Site Superintendent, Project Manager, Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO), and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) [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. Provide job title for each project listed under experience. 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.

8. Provide Experience Modification Rate (EMR). Contractor shall complete

EXHIBIT A_CONTRACTOR EVALUATION FORM CONSTRUCTION

SAFETY.

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.

B 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.

B Weakness—A flaw in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

B 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 Victor.McNair@va.gov a minimum of three, no more than five, recent and relevant projects completed as the general contractor (See Attachment F_Exhibit B of solicitation 36C25625R0087). The Government 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 ($5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00). 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 mailto:Victor.McNair@va.gov 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 365 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 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, past performance 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.

The Government shall 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 to include general conditions and pricing that reflects a firm-fixed price of project completion. 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 52.201-1 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 Provision)

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:

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

2.5 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(f) 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.

(g) 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.

(h) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be no less than 20 percent of the bid price or NTE

$3,000,000, whichever is less.

(i) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid…