36C25921R0099_1.docx

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8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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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 time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

b.

An offer guarantee is, is not required.

c.

All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d.

Offers providing less than _______________________ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

1 of 36C25921R0099 X 635-20-017 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village

CO

80111 ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov

Ilze Karklins-Powers 307-433-3727 The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision to complete the following project at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center located at 921 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 635-20-017 Renovate Elevators 1-6

The project requirement is described in the Scope of Work - see page 5 and associated attachments.

The NAICS code is 236220 with a business size standard of $39.5M.

A site visit will be held on September 23, 2021 at 10:00 AM Central Time (CT). Interested contractors shall meet at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center.

All questions in relation to this solicitation are due no later than close of business September 27, 2021. Please address questions to ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov

The closing date for this solicitation is October 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM Central Time (CT). Please email proposals to ilze. karklins-powers@va.gov

X 52.211-10 X

1:00 PM

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10-13-2021 X

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

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

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

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

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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:

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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 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.3 Statement of Work

Modernization of Elevators P1-P6 Project 635-20-017 Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

OBJECTIVE:

The Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) has a requirement to provide all necessary services, equipment, labor, materials, supervision and tools to perform construction services for the modernization of elevator’s P1 – P6. It is the intent to replace and upgrade, resulting in the modernization of the elevators. For the 6 listed elevators, the scope includes the primary equipment, controls, machinery, motors, doors, ropes, low voltage equipment, high voltage, and all associated equipment that makes up each entire elevator system.

SCOPE OF WORK:

All 6 elevators (P1 – P6) will be upgraded to the same overall specifications, except for elevator P5, which will be transformed from a freight elevator into a swing car qualifying it as a passenger car adding a swing door to the Main Lobby. Transforming P5 in this way will help with passenger output while the other elevators are under construction, helping maintain the best possible workload for the patients. See phasing below.

B. Phasing:

After reviewing the Scope of Work phasing with the VA COR, changes were made to improve visitor and staff use during construction. The intent is for visitors to have access to a minimum of four elevators and for staff to have access to at least one service elevator, at all times.

Phase 1: Elevator P5 is the first elevator to be modernized, transforming it from freight only to a swing car type, and returning the rear door to operation. This will allow VA patients access to four passenger elevators while the contractor modernizes the passenger elevators, P1 – P4. The Swing function of P5 will not be active until the completion of Phase 2.

Phase 2: Elevator P6 will be modernized next. While P6 is under construction, P5 will be available for staff use only. Upon completion of work on P6, the swing function of P5 will be initiated.

Phase 3: Elevator P3 will be the first passenger elevator to be modernized. The access hatch to the East side of the Penthouse and Machine Room is located in front of P3. While P3 is under construction, the General Contractor will have the opportunity to move additional materials and equipment to the Machine Room during normal working hours. After Elevator P3 and P5 are complete, the contractor may use them, after hours only, to move materials and equipment to the Machine Room.

Phasing from this point forward will continue with one elevator down at any one time, with P1 being the last car modernized. A more detailed phasing recommendation is provided in the Construction Drawings, Sheet GI003.

Architectural This project provides a design for the replacement of existing elevator components and elevator controllers with new, non-proprietary equipment. A phasing plan was developed jointly between the VA and A/E to keep the passenger elevators functioning to the maximum extent possible (working on one elevator at a time).

The design includes replacement of the elevator controller, door operators, deflector sheave (with relocation to machine room), elevator motors (to A/C regenerative), car guides, governor ropes, compensation chain, travel cable, car, and car doors. The car platforms and slings will be re-used. Elevator door jambs, car and landing door sills, toe guards, car and counterweight oil buffers, car governors, counterweights, and car rails will be replaced or refurbished as condition requires and budget allows. All cab interior finishes will be replaced. See “J. Equipment” below for additional information.

Below is an itemized list of work to be performed. Refer to specifications for additional work items.

· Elevator Machine Room:

· Provide new elevator motors, hoist machines, controllers, and associated equipment (A/C regenerative drive).

· Replace fluorescent lighting with LED light fixtures.

· Install elevator deflector sheaves in Machine Room.

· Replace fire alarm signaling devices.

· Elevator Hoist Way:

· Provide LED hoistway lighting.

· Elevator Lobby:

· Update lobby call buttons.

· Replace fire alarm signaling devices.

· Provide new finishes (paint, flooring, wall base, ceiling tiles) as required.

· Existing elevator entrances will be cleaned and are to remain in place.

· Elevator Car:

· Replace car’s operating panels, both Main and Auxiliary.

· Replace car (full replacement).

· Replace door operators.

· Replace car’s governor ropes.

· Retain platforms and slings.

Fire Protection Fire Alarm signaling devices in the Elevator Lobbies and the Elevator Machine room will be replaced in kind to meet the current edition of ASME 17.1.

Interior Design Not Applicable Structural Not Applicable Plumbing Not Applicable Sanitary Not Applicable

HVAC

The HVAC design replaces the existing split system AC units serving the elevator equipment room. The new units will heat and cool the space and will keep the equipment room between 55 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit, as required by the elevator equipment manufacturer. New units will be placed in the same location as the demolished units. Local controls will be provided by manufacturer (Trane was used as the basis of design). Alarms have been provided to the DDC system.

Electrical In the elevator equipment room, the main disconnect for the elevator motor will be replaced with a new shunt trip disconnect which will re-use the existing shunt trip fire recall device. Additionally, each disconnect serving the elevator cab lighting will be replaced with a lockable 20A disconnect mounted within, or to the side of, the control cabinet. The duplex receptacles in each room will be replaced with GFCI duplex receptacles. Further, the lighting in each elevator equipment room will be upgraded with new 4’ LED surface mounted fixtures. The existing lighting circuitry and switching will remain “as is” for reuse.

The DC elevator machines will be replaced with variable voltage, variable frequency (VVVF) drives. The gearless AC motors will have a reduced size and footprint, to include removal of the isolation transformers found throughout the machine room. The installation of these motors will also facilitate relocation of some elevator components, as needed.

In each hoistway, LED strip lighting will be added every 10 feet and controlled by a 3-way switch at both the top and bottom of the hoistway. Additionally, all the control’s conduit and wiring for the call buttons, floor indicators and emergency telephone call button will be replaced at each lobby area. All abandoned conduit and circuitry will be removed back to source. The new conduit will be 3/4" minimum to meet VA Design Manual requirements.

A new LED light fixture will be provided to replace the existing fixture in each elevator pit. The existing circuitry and switching will be maintained. Similarly, each duplex receptacle located in the pit, will be replaced with a GFCI duplex receptacle, utilizing the existing circuitry.

Equipment Most of the existing elevator equipment located in the Elevator Machine Room will be removed and replaced. Some components, such as the Governors and Secondary Sheaves, will be relocated from the "Penthouse Mezzanine Level" up to the Elevator Machine Room for better access and maintainability.

The existing obsolete DC Gearless Hoist Machines and SCR Motor Drive Units will be replaced with new high energy efficient Permanent Magnet AC Gearless Hoist Machines and new VVVF Regenerative Motor Drive Units. A new ASME A17.1 2019 edition microprocessor Elevator Control System will also be installed.

New Elevator Cab Interiors, new Car Operating Main and Auxiliary Push Button Panel, new Hall Push Button Stations and Position Indicators and Directional Signals will be installed.

Valhalla’s design revolves around two (2) separate elevator control systems:

Passenger Elevators P1 - P5 will form a five (5) Car Group Operating system. That is, when a Passenger Lobby up/down hall call demand is registered, any of the available five passenger elevators may respond to that demand. Having five active passenger elevators responding to Passenger Lobby demands, in addition to the improved Group Dispatch strategy, should contribute greatly toward reducing hall call waiting times.

Passenger/Service Elevator P5 will be equipped with a "swing car” feature. When Elevator P5 is in group operation, it will only respond to Passenger Lobby demands. However, if a new Service Lobby "inconspicuous riser" (card reader activated) hall push button is registered, the following will occur:

Once P5 responds to the last passenger car call, it will automatically remove itself from group operation and only respond to Service Lobby inconspicuous riser demands. Passengers entering from the Service Lobby may only exit at other Service Lobby floors. (NOTE: The VA may clarify if exiting on the Passenger Lobby side is acceptable.)

P5 will remain on swing car operation as long as inconspicuous riser demands are registered. However, if no inconspicuous riser demands are registered for a predetermined length of time (Programmable parameter - typically 60 to 120 seconds) P5 will automatically return to group operation.

Service Elevator P6 will function as a Simplex - Selective Collective Service Elevator. P6 will not respond to inconspicuous riser demands, it will respond to the existing Service Lobby up/down hall calls.

The contractor shall be solely responsible for the management, including all associated labor, equipment, materials, mailing costs, and inspection, to meet the requirements of this project.

The areas adjacent to the proposed addition shall be continuously occupied by the OKC VAMC. The Contractor shall implement phasing to ensure that the construction will not impact or impede the VAMC’s mission to care to the Veterans.

The contractor shall provide quality control of all work conducted and the individual appointed shall be competent and educated/experienced in the field of work this scope encompasses.

Codes and Standards: The Contractor shall follow all applicable codes and standards to this type of work including but not limited to Health Care System Memorandums (HCSM), OSHA Guidelines, NFPA 101, NFPA 70, Lock-out-Tag-out, and Rules of Station.

Period of Performance.

300 days Task Management.

Engineering shall identify a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The COR will provide technical assistance and clarification required for the performance of this contract, participate in project meetings, review invoices, and receive deliverables. After contract award, the Contracting Officer will appoint a COR and issue a COR appointment letter stating the authority for the COR. The contractor will receive a copy of the written appointment Payment Information.

The contractor shall provide the following payment information for VA use. It must be an exact match with the information under the contract number in the Contract Registration (not the contractor’s company or individual representative’s registration) as well as with the information under the contractor’s DUNS number in the System Award for Management http://www.SAM.gov. Mismatched information will result in rejected invoice.

Company Name – Legal Business Name and DBA (Doing Business As) Name Mailing Address – Contact and Address Information Remittance Address – Remit To Address Information Employer’s Identification Number – Federal Tax ID DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System)

CODES, STANDARDS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS

VA has adopted the latest edition of the following codes and standards as a minimum for all projects performed in the modernization, alteration, addition, or improvement of its real property and the construction of new structures. VA design Manuals and Master Specifications specify other codes and standards that VA follows on its projects:

VA Directives, Design Manuals, Master Specifications, VA National CAD Standard Application Guide, and other Guidance on the Technical Information Library (TIL) (http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/).

VA BIM Manual V2.2

VA Handbook 0056, Sustainable Building Program VA Directive 0056, Sustainable Building Program VA Directive 0055, VA Energy and Water Management Program NFPA 101 Life Safety Code NFPA National Fire Codes International Building Code (IBC) and all other International Code Series (IPC, IMC, IECC, IFGC, etc.) when applicable or referenced in VA Design documents/ guides.

Occupational, Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards.

National Electrical Code (NEC) Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A 17.1.

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code ASME Code for Pressure Piping Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) including VA supplement, Barrier Free Design Guide (PG-18-13) Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete, American Concrete Institute and Commentary (ACI 318) Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Energy policy Act of 2007 (EPAct) DOE Interim Final Rule: Energy Conservation Standards for New Federal, Commercial and Multi-Family High-Rise Residential Buildings and New Low-Rise Residential Buildings, 10 CFR Parts 433, 434 and 435.

Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management.

The Provisions for Construction and Safety Signs. Stated in the General Requirements Section 01010 of the VA Master Construction Specification.

Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality – ASHRAE Standard 62.1- 2013.

Safety Standard for Refrigeration Systems – ASHRAE Standard 15 – 2016.

A.4 Bid Schedule

The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, supervision, and tools to perform construction services for the 635-20-017 Renovate Elevators 1-6 project, located at 921 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. The project consists of the modernization (replacing and upgrading) the elevators P1-P6 as outlined in the Statement of Work.

Firm Fixed Price Lump Sum amount

(SEE SOW FOR DETAILS)

Provide all work as described by attached plans, specifications, and Wage Determinations for Veterans Administration project VA Project 635-20-017 Renovate Elevators 1-6 at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center located in Oklahoma City, OK 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 300 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed.

Grand Total $_________________

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

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 tradeoff source selection procedures. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations, and certifications. 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 non-compliant. 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

See SF 1442, Block 10 and FAR Provision 52.236-27, Site Visit (Construction) of this solicitation. Please leave extra time to complete COVID-19 screening process when entering the building. Masks are required to be worn by all employees and contractors while on VA property.

I.4A SELECTION CRITERIA

This acquisition will utilize the tradeoff process in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. This process permits tradeoffs between non-cost factors and cost/price and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal or other than the highest rated proposal to achieve a best value contract award based on established evaluation criteria. Inherent in this process is the necessity to make tradeoffs considering the non-cost strengths and weaknesses, risks, and the cost (or price) offered in each proposal.

The source selection process will be conducted utilizing FAR part 15.101-1 Trade-off Process Source Selection Procedures with Special Standards of Responsibility. Offers will be evaluated using the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Price

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.

Past performance will be evaluated on a basis of significantly more important than, cost or price.

Past Performance Evaluation For Factor 1, based on the evaluation of all recent and relevant past performance for an offeror, an overall performance confidence rating shall be assigned. The performance confidence ratings are defined below:

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall receive an unknown confidence (neutral) performance confidence rating.

(a) Aspects of Past Performance Evaluation. The past performance evaluation is an assessment based on the offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain to the products and/or services outlined in the solicitation requirements. There are two aspects of the past performance evaluation.

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.

Factor 1-Past Performance

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Offerors shall provide a maximum of five (5) recent and relevant projects (as defined below) to demonstrate their ability to perform the proposed work identified within the Specifications, drawings and Statement of Work. If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, it shall be submitted. The Government will evaluate 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 THERE IS NOT A PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IN PPIRS or FAPPIIS, then the offeror shall submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) for each project. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). The Government may make reasonable attempts to contact the client noted for that project(s) to obtain the PPQ information. However, offerors should follow-up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Ilze Karklins-Powers, ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov

Recency – a recent project is defined as being completed within five years of the due date of this solicitation.

Relevant – includes performance of efforts in a project of renovations that include demolition and general construction in a radiology area at an active medical facility that are similar or greater in scope, magnitude, and complexity than the effort described in this solicitation.

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.

(b) – Basis of Evaluation:

The contracting officer shall review recent and relevant performance information on each offeror based on past efforts provided by the offeror and may obtain data independently from other government and commercial sources. 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 past 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.

Initially offers shall be ranked according to price, including any option prices if applicable. The lowest price offer’s past performance shall be evaluated to determine its performance confidence rating.

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.

If the lowest price offer does not receive a Substantial Confidence performance confidence rating, the past performance evaluation continues until an offeror’s past performance is judged to have a Substantial Confidence performance rating. 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.

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 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.

Offerors who fail to meet any special standard of responsibility will not be eligible to receive contract award.

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 past performance information and price proposal shall be submitted in response to this solicitation. Proposals shall be submitted via email ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov Emails are limited to 15 MB. The proposal, in its entirety, shall be one email (one attachment for price proposal, and one attachment for past performance information) not to exceed 15MB. Failure 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 bid price shall be mailed to the address listed in block 8 of the SF1442 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 and amount, by the time set for due date, will require rejection of the proposal 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 P.M. Mountain Time on October 13, 2021. There will be no public opening of the proposals. Submit proposals to: ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov .

Submit bid bonds to:

Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 19 Contracting (90C) ATTN: Ilze Karklins-Powers 2360 E. Pershing Blvd.

Cheyenne, WY 82001

Past performance information and price sections of the offeror’s proposal will be evaluated independently. 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 enough to establish appropriate status. Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veteran Affairs CVE at the time of offer submission. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz at the time of offer submission and 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 done so.

I.6B PROPOSAL REVISIONS

If it is determined to be necessary, proposal revisions will be requested from the offers received. The Contracting Officer may identify those offerors, whose proposals are within the competitive range based upon the selection criteria identified in this solicitation. Negotiations may be conducted with those firms falling within the competitive range, after which proposal revisions may be requested. Offerors submitting proposal revisions will not be required to re-submit any documents which are unchanged from their proposals. They should provide necessary changes to individual paragraphs, as briefly as possible, together with the Table of Contents that clarifies where within the initial proposal the additional information and/or changed document would be placed. A new bid bond shall be submitted only if the final cost proposal revisions are greater than its initial cost proposal.

1.7B 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. Another 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.

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, Proposal, 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 recipient’s “inbox” is the official record of receipt.

Security Issues, Late Bids, Unreadable Offers

1. Late submission of offers is 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.

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 52.225-10 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…