36C25918R0387-001.docx

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

3. DATE ISSUED

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4. CONTRACT NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

6. PROJECT

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8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

a. NAME

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date) 12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV.

8/2014)

STANDARD FORM 1442

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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

YES

NO

a.

Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that t ime. 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 accepta nce after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C25918R0387 X 666-18-2-6060-0013 666-16-118 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 robyn.young2@va.gov

Robyn Young 307-433-3728 Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supervision necessary to perform all work required for this project in accordance with all drawings, specifications, and the scope of work. The project is located at the Sheridan VA Medical Center,1898 Fort Road, Sheridan, WY 82801

Project magnitude: between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The NAICS code is 236220 - Small Business size standard is $36.5M

In ac cordance with P.L. 109-461, this acquisition is 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses concerns. See VAAR 852.219-10, Notice of Total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside of this solicitation for informa tion in regards to requirements in order to be considered. Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) prior to contract award.

Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz prior to contract award will result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB statusif they have not already done so.

A site visit will be held on May 23, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Attendees will meet at Building 5, Room 219 at the Sherican VA Medic al Center in Sheridan, WY.

All questions in relation to this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to robyn.young@va.gov and received no later than May 29, 2018 at 2:00 P M MDT, in order to permit adequate time for the Government to reply to inquiries.

All submitted proposals must be received in email by the closing date and time. The solicitation closes June 13, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT. The documents required to be received are outlined in the Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors.

X X 52.211-10 X 10 days

1:00 PM MST

06-13-2018 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 af ter the date offers are due.

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

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DATE.

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

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21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

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25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) (

26. ADMINISTERED BY

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE:

FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

29. AWARD

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

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

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

TO SIGN

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DA

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

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

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

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

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

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

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

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Service Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

Table of Contents

A.1 Statement of Work Renovate B86 SNU to CTP Project Number: 666-16-118 Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Sheridan, WY Statement of Work Introduction:

This project is the second in a series of projects to convert what was the in-patient Special Needs Unit (SNU), to the new residential treatment Community Transition Program (CTP) Unit. The design shall upgrade the existing third floor residence rooms, group rooms, staff offices and common areas from predominantly clinical spaces to more accommodating living space, conducive with the new CTP treatment model. The design incorporates minor mechanical, electrical and structural changes to the existing areas in addition to the new specified finishes throughout, in addition to a new kitchen and group restroom/shower room changes.

Statement of Work:

1. General

a. Construction project is to be completed within 270-calendar days from date of notice to proceed.

b. Contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, material and labor required for demolition work, providing negative pressure environment for work, providing new walls, and providing new room finishes as indicated in the plans and specifications per VA construction standards.

c. Safety submittals shall be complete prior to the commencement of onsite construction work. Material selection submittals shall be complete and approved prior to ordering of materials for the project.

d. The building tenants not in the construction areas will remain at work in the buildings during this construction. Patients will remain on the floor in areas not under construction so the contractor shall make patient safety and infection control measures a priority. The contractor shall coordinate work locations and schedules with VA so as to minimize impact to building tenants.

e. All electrical, carpentry, architectural, mechanical work, product design, project management and other work needed on this project shall be provided by the contractor. All electrical work low, medium or high voltage will be installed and terminated by the contractor.

i. No wiring or cabling shall be abandoned in place.

ii. All piping, cabling and wiring shall be labeled.

f. The installation must, as a minimum, be in accordance with all applicable codes indicated in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Design Manuals and VA PUBLICATIONS (Master Construction Specifications, Construction Standards, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Underwriters Laboratory, International Building Code IBC 2003, NFPA and National Electric Code (NEC) building codes and standards and VA Information Security Handbook 6500.6, 6550.0 etc.).

g. Any penetrations through any fire barriers, whether a floor or wall, will be done in this contract to meet VA standards and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

h. The contractor shall inquire of the VA if any doors, frames, associated hardware, and any other property removed is desired to be retained by the VA for reuse elsewhere within the medical center, at the time of removal.

i. If the VA desires to retain an item, the contractor shall deliver it to a location designated by the VA.

ii. If the VA does not desire to retain an item, the contractor shall dispose of it.

i. The new components installed shall be tested and commissioned, recertified and/or tested before VA acceptance. All testing parameters will be provided by the contractor with source references to the COR and 3rd party reviewer before testing begins.

i. HVAC systems that have changes made to them as part of this project, beyond diffuser replacement, shall be tested and balanced by the contractor. The VA will bring in a third party to view the testing and balancing and who will commission the HVAC changes.

1. Similarly, any rooms with just a diffuser replacement, but which are changed in size as a result of this project shall also be tested, balanced and commissioned as specified above.

2. If a room does not change size and does not have any changes made to the HVAC system beyond a new diffuser being install, then is does not require testing, balancing or commissioning.

ii. Any IT data cables installed or modified as part of this effort shall be tested after installation. Test methods and plans shall be coordinated with the COR.

iii. Any MEDGAS systems modified as part of this effort shall be recertified back to the closest shutoff in the system. The contractor shall arrange of the recertification as part of this contract and shall provide plans and results to the COR for approval.

iv. Fire alarm devices that are tied into the building fire alarm system, that are replaced or relocated as a result of this work, shall be tested before that phase of the project is complete. The contractor shall arrange for all required fire alarm testing. Because the building 86 fire alarm system is under warranty, testing must be accomplished by APi, who holds the warranty.

v. Any fire sprinklers that are relocated as part of this project shall be reviewed by VA Fire Safety prior to installation. All fire sprinkler work shall be coordinated with VA Fire Safety so as to avoid accidentally setting off the system.

j. At the conclusion of the project, the contractor shall provide the VA and AE with a redlined set of construction drawings, showing any as-built variations from the plans as called for in the specifications.

2. Safety and Security

a. The contractor shall follow all safety specifications and shall always have an OSHA 30 certified person onsite, at each work location, overseeing the construction.

b. Work will be in medical areas of the hospital, on floors with patients present, so the contractor shall plan for infection control measures to include dust containment, negative pressure and cleanup to hospital standards.

i. The contractor shall, with the participation of the COR, complete an infection control risk assessment, using the VA forms and process, and shall implement all protection measures called for as a result of the risk assessment.

c. Due to work being on an active mental health unit, the contractor shall follow strict tool control and access control in construction areas. Any patients found in construction areas shall be immediately reported to ward staff.

3. Phasing

a. There are 5 phases on this project:

1. East Wing

2. West Wing

3. South Staff Area

4. North Staff Area

5. Central Corridor

b. The order of work on the different phases shall be coordinated with the COR and the AE.

i. Some phases may be worked concurrently with other phases.

ii. Either the East Wing or the West Wing must be open for housing patients at any given time unless otherwise approved by the COR.

1. The VA shall have up to 5 days upon completion of the first wing, before construction can start on the other wing, in order to facilitate cleaning, furniture installation, certification activities, and transferring of patients.

c. Access to the portions of the 2nd floor that house patents shall be maintained from at least one of the three elevators at all times. The contractor shall maintain ADA handicapped access to the elevator in use.

d. Some work associated with the phases will need to be accomplished on the floor below and shall be coordinated with the medical staff of that floor to minimize disruption to the operation of the first floor.

4. Alternate Deducts

a. Alternate Deduct 1: Shall include the replacement of the doors and hardware identified in the Floor Plan and Door Schedule with an “A”, such as A120. The alternate bid shall also include the reuse of the existing hollow metal frames. All frames shall be repaired including the filling of all unused penetrations (particularly the multiple penetrations associated with the current hinges). The base bid shall maintain existing doors and hardware not scheduled to be removed.

b. Alternate Deduct 2: Shall include all work required for the replacement of the lever trim and the rose at all existing corridor doors. Existing locksets are manufactured by BEST. The base bid shall maintain existing lever trim at all existing doors.

c. Alternate Deduct 3: Shall include all work for the new Wall of Hope wall displays at the entrance to the floor, as detailed in the drawings and specifications. The base bid shall include wall, handrail, and other required changes to allow for installation of Owner provided display boards.

d. Alternate Deduct 4: Shall include all work required for the replacement of all existing window sills, as indicated in the drawings and specifications. The base bid shall maintain all existing window sills.

e. Alternated Deduct 5: The installation of new fire sprinkler heads throughout the floor. Remove and replace existing fire sprinkler heads as indicated in Division 21 in the specifications. The base bid shall maintain the existing fire sprinkler heads unless otherwise noted in remodel areas.

A.2 BID SCHEDULE

Bid Schedule The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision to Renovate the SNU to CTP at the Sheridan VAMC, 1898 Fort Road, Sheridan, WY 82801.

The contractor shall provide six (6) prices; (deductive pricing). The contractor shall include prices for all items listed in the pricing schedule and include all costs associated for work in the SOW, whether or not specifically listed in the pricing schedule. Work will be accomplished at the Sheridan VAMC, 1898 Fort Road, Sheridan, WY 82801.

Firm Fixed Price Lump Sum Total amount

(SEE SOW FOR DETAILS)

Provide all work as described by attached plans, specifications, and Wage Determinations for Veterans Administration project VA Project 666-16-118: renovate B86 SNU to CTP at the Sheridan VAMC as described in the attached scope of work. Price includes all costs for construction. Cost shall include but not be limited to direct and indirect costs including profit, overhead, general and administration, insurance, labor, bonds, taxes, necessary for 100% completion of the project as indicated in the attached SOW. The construction performance period is 270 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed.

Alternate 1 Deduct Pricing

(SEE SOW FOR DETAILS)

All work in the CLIN 0001 (Base Bid) minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related replacement of the doors and hardware identified in the Floor Plan and Door Schedule with an “A,” such as A120.

Alternate 2 Deduct Pricing

All work in the CLIN 0001 (Base Bid) minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to the replacement of the lever trim and the rose at all existing corridor doors.

Alternate 3 Deduct Pricing

All work in the CLIN 0001 (Base Bid) minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to new Wall of Hope wall displays at the entrance to the floor.

Alternate 4 Deduct Pricing

All work in the CLIN 0001 (Base Bid) minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to replacement of all existing window sills.

Alternate 5 Deduct Pricing

All work in the CLIN 0001 (Base Bid) minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to the installation of new fire sprinkler heads.

Grand Total $_________________

Note: Offerors shall provide prices on the base bid and the deductive alternates. The base bid shall be priced exclusive of the deductive Line Items. The deductive alternate shall have its own price exclusive of the base bid price. The deductive line items are in ascending order of importance (e.g., Alternate 1 will be removed first, Alternate 2 second, etc.). Each deductive line item will be independently priced.

The Government intends to award the base bid if the lowest technically acceptable offeror is within funding limitations. If the low offeror for base bid is not within funding limitations, the Government will award to the lowest technically acceptable offeror for the base bid and alternate one if within funding limitations. If not within funding limitations the Government will then award to the lowest technically acceptable offeror for the base bid and alternates one and two. The Government will continue evaluating pricing in this order until within funding limitations.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

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PART I - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

PART I/SECTION A – REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

I.1A JOINT VENTURES

If submitting an offer as a joint venture as defined by P.L. 109-461 AND Department of Veterans Affairs I.L. 049-06-4, http://www.vetbiz.gov/library/jtventure.pdf , an offeror must provide a copy of the joint venture agreement specific to the project that is consistent with the percentage of required work and net proceed. Additionally, the offeror must provide a breakdown or labor of which is to be performed by the SDVOSB firm and that which is performed by the small business joint venture firm and that which is sub-contracted. All Joint Ventures will be required to be registered and verified as an entity in VETBIZ prior to award.

I.2A SELECTION PROCEDURES

This acquisition will be a competitive acquisition utilizing FAR Part 15 source selection employing lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. It is the intent of the Government to award without discussions; however, the Government will reserve the right to have discussions if such are needed.

I.3A PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

A site visit will be held on 16 May 2018 at 10:30AM Mountain Standard Time (MST) at the Sheridan VA Medical Center, Building 5, room 219, 1898 Fort Road, Sheridan, WY. All offerors, consultants, subcontractors, manufacturers and suppliers are encouraged to attend this meeting to familiarize themselves with the project, and project site. See FAR Clause 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work, and FAR Provision 52.236-27, Site Visit (Construction) of this solicitation.

I.4A SELECTION CRITERIA

The source selection process will be conducted utilizing FAR part 15.101-2 – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures. Offers will be evaluated using the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1 – Technical Sub-Factor 1 - Construction Experience Sub-Factor 2 - Key Personnel Sub-Factor 3 - Safety Factor 2 – Past Performance Factor 3 – Price

The LPTA solicitation, which is best value resulting from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest fair and reasonable price. Price will only be considered after Factors 1 - 2 have been found to be considered “Technically Acceptable.”

Factors 1 and 2 must all be acceptable to be considered for an award. The offeror that is rated with the lowest fair and reasonable price shall be selected if the Technical Evaluation, to include sub-factors; Construction Experience, Key Personnel, Construction Schedule, Past Performance, and Safety factors are rated “Technically Acceptable.”

The distinction between experience and past performance is that construction experience pertains to the volume of work completed by a contractor that are comparable to the types of work described under the definition of recent, relevant projects, in terms of size, scope, and complexity. Past performance pertains to both the relevance of recent efforts and how well a contractor has performed on the contracts.

Factor -1 Technical Factors The LPTA solicitation, which is best value resulting from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest fair and reasonable price. Price will only be considered after Factors 1 and 2 have been found to be considered “Technically Acceptable.”

Factors 1(including all sub factors) and 2 must both be acceptable to be considered for an award. The offeror that is rated with the lowest “fair and reasonable price” shall be selected if Construction Experience, Key Personnel, Safety and Past Performance are rated “Acceptable.”

Sub factor 1: Construction Experience.

(a) Submit a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) relevant construction projects for the offeror that best demonstrates your experience on relevant projects that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the RFP. The offeror shall have relevant construction experience as a prime construction contractor directly responsible to the owner and managing multiple subcontractors. For purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project is further defined as a project that included renovations to an active medical building/facility. Project(s) shall have a minimum value of $1,000,000.00 and be completed, including all options, within the past five years from the issuance of the RFP.

The offeror shall provide the following information for each project example:

Description/narrative/photos of the project, scope, location, construction contract award amount and final construction cost, the construction start date, original contract finish date and the actual finish date. Include signed teaming agreements that would be applicable on joint-venture or other teaming arrangements. Narratives on each project should include a brief overview and photo(s) and address the relevance to the solicited project. For each project provide the name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and fax number of a representative of the owner/customer and an alternate individual not affiliated with your firm who is familiar with your firm and familiar with your firm’s experience on the project. Project narratives should identify applicable construction experience for government and non-government construction projects

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

In order to be considered acceptable for this factor, the offeror must demonstrate construction experience as a prime construction contractor directly responsible to the owner and managing multiple subcontractors on a minimum of one (1) project that included renovations to an active medical building/facility. Project(s) shall have a minimum value of $1,000,000.00 and be completed, including all options, within the past five years from the issuance of the RFP.

Sub factor 2: Key Personnel

(a) Submit the resumes for each key personnel that will be assigned on this project. This tab should include data on the following personnel:

(1) Construction Project Manager

(2) Construction Project Superintendent The proposal should clearly present the technical experience of each person. Each resume should include the following information: Name, position for this project, company employing the person, education, degree and professional registration, past project experience (including person’s role and acting capacity served on each project), as well as the dates (beginning and ending with month and year), and the monetary size of each project listed. Resumes should be listed in reverse chronological order with the latest experience listed first and with all-time gaps accounted for and fully explained for each person’s work history of the past five years from the date of issuance of this RFP.

(b) Basis of Evaluation In order to be considered acceptable for this factor, the offeror must indicate that each key person indicated above (Construction Project Manager and Construction Project Superintendent) demonstrate experience in the same role proposed on a project(s) that included renovations to an active medical building/facility. Project(s) shall have a minimum value of $1,000,000.00 and be completed, including all options, within the past five years from the issuance of the RFP.

Sub factor 3—Safety

(a) Solicitation submittal requirements The Offeror shall submit the following information: (For a partnership or joint venture, the following submittal requirements are required for each Contractor who is part of the partnership or joint venture and for the entity itself. EMR shall not be submitted for subcontractors.)

(1) OSHA or EPA Violation(s) Offerors shall provide OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, or a separate letter affirming that the offeror has no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violation(s) in the past 3 years.

(2) Experience Modification Rate (EMR) Offerors shall provide documentation to show that the offeror has an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of equal to or less than 1.0.

b) Basis of Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the documentation to ensure that the contractor has no more than three serious, or one repeat, or one willful OSHA or EPA violations(s) in the past three years; and must have an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of equal to or less than 1.0.

NOTE: Failure to submit 3 years of OSHA or EPA violation documentation and EMR will result in the proposal being considered deficient and an overall rating of unacceptable will be assigned.

Factor 2 – Past Performance:

(a) Offerors shall provide past performance information on completed contracts (including Federal, State, local government or private) to demonstrate their ability to perform the proposed work identified within the Specifications and Statement of Work. If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project included in Factor 1 for construction experience. The Government may also evaluate recent and relevant past performance, as defined in Factor 1, based upon sources available to the contracting officer that may include Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS). IF THE OFFEROR CANNOT PROVIDE A CPARS FOR PROJECTS LISTED IN FACTOR 1, then the offeror shall submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) for each project included in Factor 1. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

In order to be considered acceptable for this factor the offeror must have received satisfactory or better evaluations on all recent and relevant projects as defined in Factor 1.

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. If that offeror is otherwise acceptable for non-price factors and has the lowest price the matter will be referred to the Small Business Administration for a Certificate of Competency, in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Subpart 19.6, and 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7).

Factor 3 – Price:

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

· Standard Form 1442, Solicitation Offer and Award.

· All pages of the SF1442 Continuation Sheet.

· Cost breakdown.

(b) Basis of Evaluation:

· Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFP.

· Comparison of proposed prices with the IGCE.

· Comparison of proposed prices with available historical information.

NOTE: no assumptions or exceptions will be accepted.

END OF SECTION

PART I/SECTION B - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

I.1B COST RANGE: Between $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00 I.2B GENDER: Wherever the masculine gender is used in this solicitation and contract documents, it shall be considered to include both masculine and feminine.

I.3B METRIC PRODUCTS:

Products manufactured to metric dimensions will be considered on an equal basis with those manufactured using inch-pound units, providing they fall within the tolerance specified using conversion tables contained in the latest revision of Federal Standard No. 376, and all other requirements of this document are met.

If a product is manufactured to metric dimensions and those dimensions exceed the tolerance specified in the inch-pound units, a request should be made to the Contracting Officer to determine if the product is acceptable. The Contracting Officer, in concert with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), will accept or reject the product.

I.4B REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION:

All requests for information must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer for action no later than the date shown in Block 10 of the Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award.

I.5B PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

General – Both technical (to include past performance) and price proposal shall be submitted in response to this solicitation. Proposals shall be submitted via email to robyn.young2@va.gov. Emails are limited to five (5) MB. The proposal, in its entirety, shall not exceed two emails (one email for price proposal, and one email for technical proposal, to include past performance) of 5MB each. A proposal exceeding the 5MB restriction will be rejected and excluded from evaluation. Technical proposals (not including past performance questionnaires) are limited to 30 pages. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit will not be read or considered. Price shall be in a separate electronic document from the technical and past performance portions of the proposal. The offeror’s technical response shall clearly address each evaluation factor listed in this solicitation. Failures to submit in the format required and clearly address those factors may result in rejection of the offer. An original Bid Bond, in the amount of twenty (20%) percent (but not to exceed $3,000,000) of the offer price shall be mailed to the address listed below and be received at the address no later than the closing date and time. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form (Standard Form 24) and amount by the time set for solicitation close 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. SEE FAR Provision 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, of this Solicitation. Electronic copies of the proposals will be time/date stamped by Microsoft Outlook upon receipt of email. Further details on electronic submission are outlined below.

Proposals shall be received by 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time on 8 June 2018. There will be no public opening of the proposals. Submit proposals to: robyn.young2@va.gov.

Submit bid bonds to:

Department of Veterans Affairs Cheyenne VA Medical Center 442-90C ATTN: Robyn Young 2360 E Pershing Blvd.

Cheyenne WY 82001

Technical (to include Past Performance) and price sections of the offeror’s proposal will be evaluated independently. Therefore, offerors shall submit technical and price sections as separate electronic files.

Offerors shall include all required Representations and Certifications and complete their registration in System for Award Management (SAM). See FAR 52.204-7 and 52.204-8, of this solicitation.

Important Notice: Apparent successful offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control sufficient to establish appropriate status, offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation prior to contract award. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz prior to contract award will result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so.

I.6B REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF OFFER

Unless paper offers are specifically authorized in an individual solicitation, all responses to solicitations must be submitted electronically as described below. Responses submitted in a paper form are unacceptable. Failure to comply with this requirement may jeopardize the possibility of receiving an award for the contract due to noncompliance with the terms of the solicitation. You must submit your electronic offer, and any supplemental information (such as spreadsheets, backup data, technical information), using any of the electronic formats and media described below.

In addition, contractors are notified of the award via an electronic Notice of Award e-mail. The award document will be attached to the Notice of Award e-mail.

Acceptable Electronic Formats (Software) for Submission of Offers

1. Files readable using the current Microsoft© Office version Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access. Please see security note below for caution regarding use of macros. When submitting construction drawings contractors are required to submit one set in AutoCAD and one set in Adobe PDF. (purpose: contracting can open the PDF version and engineering can open AutoCAD files).

2. Files in Adobe© PDF (Portable Document Format) Files: When scanning documents scanner resolution should be set to 200 dots per inch, or greater.

3. Other electronic format. If you wish to submit an offer using another format other than described in these instructions, e-mail the Contracting Officer who issued the solicitation. Please submit your request at least ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled closing date of the solicitation. Request a decision as to the format acceptability and make sure you receive approval of the alternate format before using it to send your offer.

4. Please note that we can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns.

5. E-mail Submission Procedures: For simplicity in this guidance, all submissions in response to a solicitation will be referred to as offers.

a. Subject Line: Include the solicitation number, name of company, and closing date of solicitation. Use only one of the terms Quotation, Offer, or Bid depending on the solicitation type.

b. Size: Maximum size of the e-mail message shall not exceed five (5) megabytes. Only one email is permitted unless otherwise stated in this solicitation or in writing by the Contract Officer submitting the solicitation.

c. Unless approved by the contracting officer: DO NOT submit a link to your PDF documents. Please submit your request in an email for other electronic format at least ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled closing date of the solicitation. Request a decision as to the format acceptability and ensure you receive approval of the alternate format before using it to send your offer.

Each electronic offer must also include a signed and scanned SF-1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

The Microsoft Outlook © Email time/date stamp will be used to date and time stamp offers for the official record of receipt for the submission. The date and time stamp in recipients “inbox” is the official record of receipt.

Security Issues, Late Bids, Unreadable Offers

1. Late submission of offers are outlined at FAR 52.215-1(c)(3). Particular attention is warranted to the portion of the provision that relates to the timing of submission.

2. Please see FAR 15.207(c) for a description of the steps the Government shall take with regard to unreadable offers.

3. To avoid rejection of an offer, vendors must make every effort to ensure their electronic submission is virus-free. Submissions or portions thereof submitted and which the automatic system detects the presence of a virus or which are otherwise unreadable will be treated as “unreadable” pursuant to FAR 15.207(c ).

4. The virus scanning software used by our e-mail systems cannot always distinguish a macro from a virus. Therefore, sending a macro embedded in an e-mail message or an e-mail attachment may cause the e-mail offer to be quarantined. You may send both the spreadsheet and the spreadsheet saved in PDF format to ensure that your proposal is readable.

5. Password protecting your offer is not permitted. The Contracting Officer will file the offer electronically which will allow access only by designated individuals.

END OF SECTION

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

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

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

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 Sheridan County, Wyoming

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

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

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

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

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.228-1 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 20% percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified…