36C25919R0092-001.docx

36C25919R0092

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

3. DATE ISSUED

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4. CONTRACT NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

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PROJECT NUMBER

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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.

36C25919R0092 X 575-16-104&18-109 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 Donna.gillette@va.gov

Donna Gillette 303-712-5768 Contractor shall provide all labor, 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 will be located at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System Campus, 2121 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501

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 reguarding requirements 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 required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already do ne so.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), prospective contractors shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award of a contract or agreement.

A site visit will be held on June 26, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Mountain Time. Attendees will meet at building 8 at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to donna.gillette@va.gov and received no later than July 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM MT to permit adequate time for the Government to reply to inquires.

Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors. All submitted proposals must be received in email by the closing date and time. The solicitation c loses July 19, 2019 at 1:00 PM MT. The documents required to be received are Technical Proposal and a separate Price Proposal. Proposals shall be submitted via e-mail in accordance with Part I/Section B, to be considered for this project. Proposals r eceived in any other format will be considered non-compliant. A hard copy bid bond must be received at the address listed in block 7 prior to the closing date and time.

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1:00 P.M. MT

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

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FACILITY CODE

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

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON

AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

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21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

26. ADMINISTERED BY

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE:

FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

29. AWARD

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

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

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

TO SIGN

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

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

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

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

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

(Contractor is not required to sign this documen t.)

(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.3 STATEMENT OF WORK

Combined Construction for 575-16-104 Replace Cooling Towers 575-18-109 Restore Cooling Capability VA Western Colorado Health Care System

I. OBJECTIVE:

Replace the cooling towers and chillers located in Building 9 at the VA Western Colorado Health Care System campus, 2121 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501. The projects will remain independent, but construction will be accomplished under a single contract, and work on each is expected to be done concurrently. The 2 each 120-ton temporary chillers are adequate to support the facility from October to April 15th, the 500-ton chiller will not be required during this time frame. If construction extends past April 15th, the contractor will be responsible for the cost of the 500-ton rented chiller unit until construction is complete and the new chiller plant is commissioned

II. SCOPE OF WORK:

A. REPLACE COOLING TOWERS. See Specifications Section 01 00 00 of the construction documents for 575-16-104 for a detailed description of this work. The cooling towers must have the following salient characteristics: 8 fans @ 7.5 HP each, with variable speed capability, motors must be mounted on the bottom, each tower provide 700 tons of nominal cooling capacity, open-circuit, forced-draft counterflow design, PCV drift eliminators, variable flow rotary spray nozzles, electric motor to be positioned in the dry air flow, ultraviolet light exposure protection of process water, capable of 2,724 gpm, overall dimensions not to exceed 29’ long, 12’ wide, 24’ tall, material of construction for support and mounting hardware to be 304 SS, contain a flow through basin at a rate of 1.6 feet/second to eliminate particulate build up.

1. Mechanical work:

a. Provide temporary cooling to the entire VA campus. Three locations which allow connection of temporary air-cooled chillers will be provided; one of which must be constructed by the contractor. The entire temporary chilled water system must be 100% operational before any work can be carried out inside the cooling plant.

b. Provide two 120-ton rental chillers at the remote locations for the duration of construction.

c. Demolish two existing cooling towers, two vertical turbine pumps, and all associated piping and accessories that make up the existing condenser water system of the cooling plant of Building 9.

d. Install 3 new cooling towers, 2 new vertical turbine pumps, all new steel condenser water piping, and all associated items and accessories that are components of the new condenser water system for the cooling plant.

2. Electrical:

a. Prepare existing 1,600-amp distribution panel for tie-in that supports 500-ton rental chiller and corresponding pump package.

b. Prepare two other remote chiller locations to support 120-ton rental chillers that will be installed at each location. Each location is currently equipped with an existing 200-amp panel.

c. Demolish existing electrical infrastructure that serves 2 existing cooling towers, 3 existing vertical turbine pumps, and associated accessories such as control valves and actuators that are currently powering the existing condensers water loop.

d. Install electrical infrastructure to power 3 new cooling towers, 2 new condenser water vertical turbine pumps, 1 new disc filtration skid, and associated accessories that will require power for the condenser water system.

e. Install electrical infrastructure outside of Building 9 to accommodate a 500-ton rental chiller.

f. Install temporary wiring for two 120-ton air cooled chillers in 2 remote location on the VA property.

g. Specification section 23 09 23 outlines requirements for the Direct-Digital Control System.

3. Demolish condenser water sump basin and access ladder; provide new maintenance access to the top of the new sump basin.

4. Bid Alternates:

a. Alternate Number 1: Not Applicable.

b. Alternate Number 2: Remove new cooling tower 9-CT-3 and all associated accessories from the scope of the project.

c. Alternate Number 3: Remove new filtration skid FS-1 and all accessories from the scope of the project.

B. RESTORE COOLING CAPABILITY. See Specification Section 01 00 000 of the construction documents for 575-18-109 for a detailed description of this work. The chillers must have the following salient characteristics: OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Tech Support must be on site within 1 hour of call out; Flash Economizer; Economizer/Free Cooling must be part of the chiller, factory installed, and leak tested including factory wired valves and controls; Centrifugal Chiller that cannot contain magnetic bearings; Refrigerant Cooled Motor; Low Pressure Design – Chiller must use low pressure refrigerant (R-514A) with low GWP and have a 0% leak tight 60 month warranty; High Efficiency Purge System with Automatic Regeneration Capability; Direct Drive Low-Speed Simplex Compressor which contains one moving part and 2 EA bearings; Foot print of each chiller cannot exceed 18 ft by 12 ft

1. The temporary cooling plant provided under Replace Cooling Towers must be complete and operational before work on the chillers can start.

2. Mechanical work:

a. Demolish existing chillers, pumps, and all associated piping and accessories that makes up the existing chilled water system of the cooling plant of Building 9.

b. Install new chillers, new pumps, all new chilled water piping, new plate and frame heat exchanger, and accessories for a new chilled water system for the new cooling plant of Building 9.

3. Electrical work:

a. Demolish existing electrical infrastructure that serves existing chillers, existing pumps, and all associated accessories such as control valves and actuators that are currently powering the existing condenser water loop.

b. Install electrical infrastructure to power new chillers, new pumps, new disc filtration skid, and all associated accessories that will require power for the condenser water system.

c. Specification section 23 09 23 outlines requirements for the Direct-Digital Control System.

4. Site utility work:

a. Install new equipment pads.

b. Replace 8” chilled water supply and return mains with 12” mains.

5. The entire chilled water plant shall be commissioned and full capacity shall be verified before any rental chiller systems are removed from the site.

6. Bid Alternates

a. Alternative Number 1: Not Applicable

b. Alternate Number 2: Remove installation of new chiller 9-CCU-2 and related work from scope of the project.

c. Alternate Number 3: Remove the new plate and frame heat exchanger 9-HX-1 and all accessories from the scope of the project.

d. Alternate Number 4: Remove the new filtration skid FS-1 and all accessories from the scope of the project.

e. Alternate Number 5: Remove the 10 Year parts and labor warranty for all equipment from the scope of the project.

f. Alternate Number 6: Not Applicable

g. Alternate Number 7: Not Applicable.

III. SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

A. Contractor must perform a pre-demolition study for hazardous materials for the construction site. No hazardous materials are known to exist in the construction area, but this building was constructed in 1949 and is a mechanical space. Contractor is responsible for abatement if required, including waste disposal. Hazardous waste manifest and proof DOT certification of person signing manifest will be provided to the COR.

B. All material submittals must be approved before site mobilization.

C. Storage for construction is the responsibility of the contractor and must be off station. Payment for off-site stored materials will require a certificate of insurance with the VA listed as a beneficiary. Material needed for up to two days of construction will be allowed in the secured construction area, but payment for materials on site will only be approved after inspection of material.

D. Contractor shall submit demolition plan and site staging plan for VA approval prior to beginning work.

E. Contractor shall provide written certification that all contract employees assigned to the work site have had a pre-placement tuberculin screening within 90 days prior to assignment to the worksite and been found have negative TB screening reactions. Contractors shall be required to show documentation of negative TB screening reactions for any additional workers who are added after the 90-day requirement before they will be allowed to work on the work site.

IV. GENERAL:

A. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires strict adherence to the Code of Federal Regulations 29, Part 1926. This includes the requirement that the contractor have a “Competent Person” on the job at all times (must have a 30-hour OSHA card), and that all contractor employees have received a minimum of ten (10) hours of OSHA construction safety training.

B. This entire project shall conform 100% to all VA standards and specifications, Federal Regulations, OSHA, AIA Construction Guidelines, Joint Commission Environment of Care Standards, and applicable building codes. In addition, any part of any VA specification that is not up to current design and construction practice shall be brought to the attention of the CO and COR for further evaluation.

C. All utility shutdowns shall be coordinated with COR at least 2 weeks prior.

V. PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

A. Based on the above list of work items the general contractor selected must successfully manage a variety of trades and tasks, coordinate just-in-time delivery of materials, get those materials to the job site, and schedule the necessary labor to construct various parts of this project in a timely fashion. Therefore, a critical aspect of this contract is construction management including but not necessarily limited to:

1. Scheduling using the critical-path-method.

2. Running and documenting an OSHA-compliant construction safety program.

3. Managing job site access and security.

4. Compliance with all VA security policy and Police requirements, to include badging of all personnel working on site.

5. Managing the separation of construction activities from on-going hospital patient-care operations.

6. Managing periodic utility shutdowns including appropriate permitting procedures including lockout/tag out, hot work, etc.

7. Implementing and maintaining required interim life safety measures (ILSM) as needed

8. Coordinating with VA COR to maintain acceptable conditions for all on-going hospital functions.

9. Coordinate all training with COR

10. Attend weekly construction meetings on phone or in person

VI. SUBMITTALS:

A. Contractor shall be expected to submit the following:

1. List of all anticipated material submittals (which must be approved before site mobilization)

2. Request for information (RFI) log with all responses

3. Schedule of all work to include sequencing durations, critical path, and cost loaded schedule of values. With every invoice an updated construction schedule will be submitted.

4. Environmental compliance and monitoring plans

5. Site Specific Safety Plan

6. Demolition Plan with staging sequencing

7. Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) for all related construction procedures

8. 2 to 4 week look-a heads of anticipated work throughout the duration of the project

9. List of all employees to be working on site and proof of their OSHA certifications (10 or 30 hour)

10. Name of site superintendent and proof of 30-hour OSHA certification

11. Updated utility as-builts in CAD format upon project completion

VII. HOURS OF WORK:

A. Contractor to propose the work hours and a schedule to complete the project by April 15th. Federal holiday work must be coordinated with COR.

B. Administrative Notice to Proceed (NTP) to be give to the contractor no later than July 15th.

VIII. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

A. Period of performance including lead time for materials and submittals: 225 days from Notice to Proceed.

A.4 BID SCHEDULE

Bid Schedule The government's payment for the items listed in the pricing schedule shall constitute full compensation to the contractor for furnishing all plant, labor, tools, parts, equipment, appliances, transportation, parking, materials and incidentals needed to perform all operations required to complete the work in conformity, and if applicable with any and all drawings and specifications for VA Project 575-16-104 & 575-18-109: Replace Cooling Towers and Restore Cooling Capacity project at the Grand Junction VAMC. The contractor shall include prices for all items listed in the pricing schedule and include all costs associated for work in the specifications, whether specifically listed in the pricing schedule. Work will be accomplished at the Grand Junction VAMC at 2121 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501.

Firm Fixed Price Lump Sum Total amount

Provide all work as described by attached plans, specifications, and Wage Determinations for Veterans Administration project for VA Project 575-16-104 & 575-18-109: Replace Cooling Towers and Restore Cooling Capacity project at the Grand Junction 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 225 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed.

0002 Bid Alternative Deduct Price All work in the Base Bid minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to Alternate 4 – plate and frame heat exchanger 9-HX-1

0003 Bid Alternative Deduct Price All work in the Base Bid minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to Alternate 2 – filtration skid FS-1 Chillers $_______________

0004 Bid Alternative Deduct Price All work in the Base Bid minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to Alternate 5 – filtration skid FS-1 Towers 0005 Bid Alternative Deduct Price All work in the Base Bid minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to Alternate 6 – 10-year parts and labor warranty

0006 Bid Alternative Deduct Price All work in the Base Bid minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to Alternate 1 – Cooling Towers 9-CT-3

0007 Bid Alternative Deduct Price All work in the Base Bid minus any work, labor, profit, and overhead related to Alternate 3 – Chiller 9-CCU-2

Note: Offerors shall provide prices on the base bid and all deductive alternates. The base bid shall be priced exclusive of all deductive alternates.

Deductive alternates are listed in descending order of priority. The Government intends to award base bid minus deductive alternatives based on funding limitations.

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. The response shall consist of two (2) separate files, Part I - Price Proposal, and Part II - Past Performance Information. Proposals shall be submitted via email to donna.gillette@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 past performance proposal) of 5MB each. We can no longer accept .zip files due to increasing security concerns. Any emails containing .zip files will be deleted by VA servers. 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 recipient’s “inbox” are the official record of receipt.

1. Specific Submittal Instructions:

a. PART I – PRICE PROPOSAL

i. Complete blocks 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20a, 20b, and 20c of the RFP second page of the SF1442. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP. The RFP constitutes the model contract.

ii. (b) Insert proposed unit prices within the bid schedule (as applicable) for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) or Sub CLIN (SCLIN).

iii. All pages of the SF1442 Continuation Sheet

iv. An original Bid Bond, in the amount of twenty (20%) percent (but not to exceed $3,000,000) of the bid price shall be mailed to the address shown below. The hard copy bid bond shall be received at the address no later than the closing date and time

· Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 19 Attn: Donna Gillette 6162 S Willow Drive Greenwood Village, CO 80111

v. All documents required within the below special standards of responsibility.

b. PART II – PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - Only references for same or similar type contract desired.

i. Provide past performance information on no more than five (5) recent and relevant contracts as defined below for completed contracts (including Federal, State, local government or private) to demonstrate their ability to perform the proposed work identified within this solicitation. If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, it shall be submitted for each project identified. The Government may also evaluate recent and relevant past performance, 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, then the offeror shall submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) for each project included in Factor 1.

ii. Completed PPQs should be submitted directly from your client via email to Donna Gillette at donna.gillette@va.gov. If the offeror is unable to contact a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

1. Recency is defined as projects completed within the last five (5) years from the proposal due date in this solicitation.

2. Relevant contracts include: Renovation to a central heating and cooling plant at an active building/facility.

iii. Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

iv. If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past/present performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner. If this is a first-time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past and present relevant contracts.

2. Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

a. Requirements of the RFP (Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINs) & Statement of Work.

b. Evaluation Factors for Award in this RFP.

3. 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.

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD This acquisition will be a competitive acquisition utilizing FAR Part 15 source selection employing tradeoff source selection procedures. Competing offerors' past performance history will be evaluated on a basis of significantly less important than, cost or price considerations. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. All such offers shall be treated equally except for their prices and performance records. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined technically unacceptable. 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.

In addition to the general standards of responsibility found at FAR 9.104-1, in accordance with FAR 9.104-2, the special standards of responsibility described below apply to this procurement. Offerors who fail to meet any special standard of responsibility will not be eligible to receive contract award.

1. The source selection process will be conducted utilizing FAR part 15.101-1 Tradeoff Process Source Selection Procedures. Offers will be evaluated using the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Price

2. Initially offers shall be ranked according to price, including any option prices if applicable.

A. B The contracting officer shall review relevant performance information on each offeror based on (1) the past and present efforts provided by the offeror and (2) data independently obtained from other government and commercial sources. Relevant performance includes performance of renovations to a central heating and cooling plant at an active building/facility that are similar or greater in scope, magnitude and complexity than the effort described in this solicitation. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the government to assess the offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this RFP, based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. The assessment process will result in an overall performance confidence assessment of Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, Limited Confidence, No Confidence, or Unknown Confidence. Past performance regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will not be considered as highly as past performance information for the principal offeror. Offerors with no relevant past or present performance history or the offeror’s performance record is so limited that no confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned shall receive the rating "Unknown Confidence," meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

B. In evaluating past performance, the government reserves the right to give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this RFP.

C. If the lowest priced evaluated offer is judged to have a Substantial Confidence performance assessment, that offer represents the best value for the government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

D. The government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest priced offeror if the lowest priced offeror is judged to have a performance confidence assessment of "Satisfactory Confidence" or lower. In that event, the Source Selection Authority shall make an integrated assessment best value award decision.

E. Offerors are cautioned to submit enough information in the format specified in the solicitation. Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal (for example, the relevance of past performance information) or respond to adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond. Adverse past performance is defined as past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comments received from sources without a formal rating system. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the contracting officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision.

F. The government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. The government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest.

Factor 2 – Price:

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

· Standard Form 1442 Solicitation Offer and Award

· All pages of the SF1442 Continuation Sheet

(b) Basis of Evaluation: The Government will evaluate price based on the total price. Analysis will be performed by one or more of the following techniques to ensure a fair and reasonable price:

· 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.

Special Standard Of Responsibility

(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 Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, 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.

END OF SECTION

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

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

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

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

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

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

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 Mesa County, Colorado

(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 $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

Hand-Carried Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 Mailing Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

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

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

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

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for— June 6, 2019

(c) Participants will meet at— Building 8, Grand Junction VAMC (End of Provision)

2.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Provision)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(6) State the form of relief requested; and

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

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

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

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

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

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

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2018)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220.

(2) The small business size standard is $36.5 Million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204–7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.