36C25922R0088_1.pdf

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER 2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

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

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) STANDARD FORM 1442

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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.

36C25922R0088

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635-20-130

36C259

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

Ilze Karklins-Powers 307-433-3727

Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment and supervision to complete all required project work in accordance with the provided SOW, Specifications and Drawings. The project is located at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, 921 Northeast 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Project name: Renovate 5 East

This is a competitive requirement set aside 100% for a Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Magnitude of Construction: $2,000,000 to $5,000,000

The NAICS code for this project is 236220 with a size standard of $39.5M.

A pre-bid site visit shall be held on August 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM CT. All interested Contractors shall meet at the following location: Lower floor north entrance.

Cut off for submission of RFIs/Questions shall be COB August 17, 2022. All RFIs/Questions must be emailed to: ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov. Please include the solicitation number 36C25922R0088 on the subject line.

All bidders must submit a bid guarantee as part of their bid package. Additionally, the Awardee must be able to obtain the necessary level of Performance and Payment Bonds.

Submission of bids: All bids shall be submitted via email to: ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov by the date and time stated in Block 13a below. Please include the solicitation number 36C25922R0088 in the subject line.

Funds are not currently available for this solicitation. Award of a contract as a result of this solicitation is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment of this contract may be made.

There shall be no legal liability on the part of the Government for contract purposes until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will confirm availability of funds prior to award of a contract.

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0 13:00 MDT

08-31-2022

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any 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 ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY 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 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

Financial Service Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

A.2 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (CONSTRUCTION,

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

A.3 Statement of Work

A.4 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.4 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

2.5 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

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

(FEB 2021)

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

2.9 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

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

2.11 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2022)

(JUL 2020) (DEVIATION)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3.3 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.4 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.2 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(SEP 2021)

4.3 52.223-21 FOAMS (JUN 2016)

4.4 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (NOV 2021)

4.5 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.6 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.7 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.8 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL (MAY 2020)

4.9 VAAR 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION)

4.10 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 2018)

4.11 VAAR 852.219-77 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (SEP 2021)

(DEVIATION)

4.12 VAAR 852.228-70 BOND PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT (JAN 2008)

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

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

4.14 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (INCLUDING NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

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

2018)

4.16 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

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

4.19 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.20 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.21 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN

2008)

A.3 Statement of Work

OBJECTIVE:

The Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center (OKC VAMC) ) is seeking General Contractor firms to provide all construction services for the renovation of approximately 8,700 square feet of the 5th floor within Building 1. The renovation will convert an existing Specialty Clinics into Medical/Surgical Inpatient bed unit. It is the intent of this solicitation to follow the design and specifications attached with the SOW. Verification of all existing conditions shall be done, and anything overlooked or not included in the proposal required for code compliance should be verified and promptly reported to the COR.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Demolition:

• All interior partitions, ceilings, flooring including all terrazzo bases.

• See plumbing narrative and drawings for extent of plumbing demolition

• Electrical elements as listed in the drawings (wiring, panels, transformers, switch panels, lighting, outlets, etc.)

• Mechanical units and ductwork necessary to make the building service in its new function, see mechanical narrative and drawings for extent of mechanical demo

Architectural:

• Layout will be as shown on the drawings to provide the construction of 12 patient rooms with toilets, showers and related staff support areas storage space, private offices, and work areas, laboratories, bathrooms, exam rooms, consult rooms, group rooms, and patient waiting rooms.

• Construction including metal framing, insulation, drywall, hollow metal frames, aluminum patient rooms doors, patient lifts, pre-manufactured patient headwalls, wood doors, acoustical suspended ceilings, custom casework, fire extinguisher cabinet, signage and related toilet and patient room accessories.

Interiors:

• Finishes include painting, plastic laminate casework, wall protection, rubber base, solid surface, vinyl composition tile, welded sheet flooring, luxury vinyl tile and porcelain tile.

• FF&E: Furnishings and Equipment included in the construction documents is based on VA standards. The list of equipment and furnishes to be provided is listed in the construction documents.

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.

Mechanical:

Existing HVAC/Mechanical System:

• The existing steam heated fan coil units, supply duct and diffusers, and return duct and grilles in the project space are to be removed.

• The existing steam and condensate return piping is to be removed back as close as possible to the associated risers around the perimeter of the project space, valved and capped in the ceiling.

• The existing chilled water supply and return piping, and condensate drain piping from each fan coil unit will be removed back to the main branches above the corridors of the space. These are to be re-used as possible for the new fan coil locations, any unused are to be valved and capped near the main branch above the ceiling.

• The existing outside air duct branches to each fan coil unit will be removed back to the main outside air duct above the corridors of the space. The existing exhaust duct branches and grilles in the project space are to be removed back to the main exhaust duct above the corridors. These branch penetrations are to be re-used as possible for the new fan coil and exhaust grille locations, any unused main duct penetrations are to be patched and sealed above the ceiling.

Supply/Return Air System:

• New fan coil units are to be installed to serve the project space.

• Outside air ducts to each terminal unit to connect to existing main outside air duct located above the corridors in the project space.

• Temperature control zoning will be provided in compliance with VA HVAC Design

Manual.

• New supply and return air outlets will be provided in each room per VA HVAC

Design manual and applicable space design guides.

Exhaust System:

• New exhaust grilles are to be installed in all restrooms, HAC 5A127, soiled utility 5A125, family nourishment 5A144, ante room 5A110, oxygen storage 5A114, and nurse lounge 5E101. Exhaust duct branches are to connect to the existing main exhaust duct above the corridors in the project space. Existing exhaust is connected to central exhaust fan serving multiple floors and is to run continuously.

Heating Water System:

• A new heating water loop section will be provided above the corridors from the existing capped loops at the chase near alcove 5A138 to provide heating to new fan coil re-heat coils.

Chilled Water System:

• New chilled water supply and return branches to new fan coil cooling coils to connect to existing chilled water loop above the corridors in the project space. New condensate drain piping from new fan coils to connect to existing condensate drain piping above the corridors in the project space.

Controls:

• New fan coil units are to run continuously to provide outside ventilation air to the project space. Each new fan coil unit to be provided with factory controls and DDC zone temperature sensor for heating and cooling water control valves and integrate with existing building BAS system.

Existing Sanitary/Vent Systems:

• Existing sanitary branch piping in the 4th floor ceiling below the project space serving demolished fixtures will be removed back to the existing sanitary risers.

• Existing vent branch piping in the project space ceiling serving demolished fixtures will be removed back to the existing vent risers.

Existing Domestic Water Service:

• Existing domestic cold/hot/recirculation water piping serving demolished fixtures will be removed back to existing risers.

Medical Gas:

• Existing capped oxygen, medical air, and medical vacuum branches near med room 5A106 are to be utilized with new zone valves and zone alarm panel. New medical gas piping to distribute to new patient room headwall medical gas outlets.

Sanitary/Vent Systems:

• System Material: Cast Iron pipe with no-hub connections.

• New fixture sanitary branch piping serving new toilets, lavatories, sinks and service sinks will be routed in 4th floor ceiling space below the project space and connect to existing sanitary risers. Capped connection points will be re-used where possible.

• New fixture vent piping will be sized and routed above the project space ceiling and connect to existing vent risers terminating through roof.

Domestic Water Distribution Systems:

• System Material: Type K/L copper pipe

• A new cold/hot/recirculation distribution system will be connected to existing risers throughout the project space ceiling.

• A new recirculation loop will be provided with new balancing valve and connect into existing pumped system to ensure on-demand hot water and help prevent the growth of legionella.

Plumbing Fixtures:

• Water Closets

• Floor-Mounted wall outlet, Automatic Flush Valve, battery powered.

• Lavatories

• Wall-Mounted, Vitreous China, Automatic Hard-wired faucet.

• Sinks

• Counter-Mounted, Stainless Steel, Gooseneck Manual Wrist Blade

• Service Sink (floor mounted)

• Stain-resistant Terrazzo base.

• Chrome Plated solid brass faucet with integral vacuum breaker.

Electrical:

Existing Electrical System:

• Normal Power Distribution:

o The existing normal power branch circuits loads within the existing area are currently fed from Normal Power Panels located in Electrical Closet 5A126.

• Emergency Power Distribution:

o The existing emergency power branch loads within the existing area are currently fed from Life Safety and Critical Power panels located in Electrical Closet 14 and 5A101.

• Existing Fiber/Telecommunications:

o A new data room is provided for voice and data cabling in the renovation area. 24 strand OM4 fiber cables will be routed from the following existing data centers to the new OIT room. The fiber cables will be routed in 4” conduits with inner ducts.

Basement Data Center in room BA112E.

9th Floor Data Center in room 9A123.

Power System Requirements:

• Normal Power Distribution:

o The normal power (120V) branch circuits will be fed from existing panel 5D in Electrical Closet 5A126.

o Branch circuit design will be based on a maximum of 1,920-Volt Amperes per 20 Ampere, 120-volt circuit.

o All receptacles will be hospital grade with stainless steel covers unless otherwise requested. The back of each cover will be embossed with the branch circuit number and the serving panelboard.

o A maximum of six (6) receptacles will be allowed per 20A branch circuit and without the sharing of a neutral.

o All corridors will contain a duplex-grounded receptacle installed on 50’ centers and within 25’ of each corridor end.

o Receptacles in waiting areas and patient areas to be tamper resistant type.

o GFI type receptacles will be installed in all locations that are within 6’ of a water source, watercoolers, and vending as directed by the National Electrical Code.

Dedicated circuits will serve the following:

• Refrigerators.

• Equipment with a load greater than 16 Amps.

• In general, all duplex-grounded receptacles will be mounted as stated in specification section 26 27 26 3.1, and all designated equipment receptacles will be mounted in accordance with all equipment specifications and coordinated with the building program.

• Each junction box cover (concealed or exposed) will be embossed with the branch circuit contained with-in.

• Power conduits will be EMT with die-cast compression fittings except as noted otherwise. PVC pipe (above grade) will not be acceptable. Minimum conduit size will be 0.75”. The minimum conductor size for these branch circuits is #12.

• All neutrals will be full size, and all equipment ground conductors will be sized per the National Electrical Code. The use of common neutrals will not be permitted. All conductors will be color coded as identified by NEMA standards (per voltage level) and the National Electrical Code.

• All work will comply with the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA Standards, AIA Guidelines, and the VA Standards.

Emergency Power System:

• The emergency power (120V) branch circuits will be fed from existing panel 5ACR located in Electrical Closet 5A101 and existing panel 5A1CR in Electrical closet 14.

• Branch circuit design will be based on a maximum of 1,920-Volt Amperes per 20 Ampere, 120-volt circuit.

• All receptacles will be hospital grade with stainless steel covers unless otherwise requested. The back of each cover will be embossed with the branch circuit number and the serving panelboard.

• A maximum of six (6) receptacles will be allowed per 20A branch circuit and without the sharing of a neutral.

• In general, all duplex-grounded receptacles will be mounted as stated in specification section 26 27 26 3.1, and all designated equipment receptacles will be mounted in accordance with all equipment specifications and coordinated with the building program.

• Each junction box cover (concealed or exposed) will be embossed with the branch circuit contained with-in.

• Power conduits will be EMT with die-cast compression fittings except as noted otherwise. PVC pipe (above grade) will not be acceptable. Minimum conduit size will be 0.75”. The minimum conductor size for these branch circuits is #12.

• All neutrals will be full size, and all equipment ground conductors will be sized per the National Electrical Code. The use of common neutrals will not be permitted. All conductors will be color coded as identified by NEMA standards (per voltage level) and the National Electrical Code.

• All work will comply with the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA Standards, AIA Guidelines, and the VA Standards.

Lighting System Requirements:

• Interior Luminaires:

• All general Normal Power (120V) lighting will be fed from panel 5D located in

Electrical Closet 5A126.

• All fixtures will be LED with a minimum color rendering index (CRI) of 80.

• Lay-in LED light fixtures installed in gypsum board ceiling will require a trim kit.

• Emergency lighting and egress lighting will be fed from Panel 5A1CR located in

Electrical Closet 14.

• Exit signs will be non-switched throughout the facility. Each exit sign will be provided with a self-testing battery backup and connected to the Life Safety Branch power system.

• All lighting branch circuit conduit utilized within the facility will be EMT with die-cast compression fittings and the minimum size used will be 0.75”

• Final connections to all fixtures will be through 0.75” minimum flexible conduit (6’ max).

• All light switches to be mounted as stated in specification section 26 27 26 3.1. All light switches to be general purpose, 120/277, 20-ampere, specification grade type.

All outlet covers will be stainless steel unless otherwise requested. The back of each outlet cover will be embossed with the branch circuit and the serving panelboard.

• Lighting Control:

• Automatic shutoff will be achieved using a combination of vacancy and occupancy sensors.

• Required manual override switches will be installed in each individual room.

• Manual controls shall be utilized in the Patient Sleeping Rooms.

Fire Stopping:

• All penetrations through a fire rated wall or floor will be fire stopped and labeled.

Grounding System Requirements:

• A green insulated equipment ground copper, sized per the National Electrical Code 250.122, will be run with all feeders and branch circuits.

Labeling of Raceways:

• 600 Volts and below: White Letters on black background indicating feeder identification and voltage.

• Fire Alarm: Red letters on white background indicating “Fire Alarm”

• Temperature Control: White or Black Letters on blue background.

• Grounding: White letters on green background indicating “Ground” and equipment and designation.

• Security System: Blue letters on yellow background indicating “Security”

• Telephone System: Green letters on yellow background indicating “Telephone”.

Provide color code as follows for all EMT:

• Fire Alarm Systems: Red.

• Normal Power Distribution System: Silver.

• Temperature Controls, Motor Controls, and other Control Systems: Black.

• Low Voltage and Telephone: White.

• Nurse Call: Blue.

• Security: Purple.

• Grounding: Green.

Equipment to be Labeled:

• Panelboards.

• Color Coding of equipment name plates will be as follows:

• Normal Power: Black plate with white lettering

• Fire Alarm: White Plate with red lettering.

• Temperature Controls: Blue plate with white lettering-to include VAV boxes.

• Grounding: Green plate with white lettering.

• Each switch and receptacle will be identified as to the circuit and panelboard from which it is fed. This will be on the inside of the cover plate.

• All junction, pull, and connection boxes will be provided on the cover with the panel and circuit numbers.

• Panelboard directories will be typewritten and provided within each panel.

Telecommunications Room:

• New data room will be approximately 10’ x 12’ with walls wrapped in fire retardant plywood.

• New patch panels, data racks, cable runway and other required network hardware will be installed in this room, as necessary within the room.

• A dedicated split system will be installed in the room to provide proper cooling to the space.

• Any penetration within the data room will be fire caulked.

• Access Control at door for data room to include:

o Card reader.

o Electromagnetic door lock.

o Request-to-exit pushbutton.

o Request-to-exit sensor.

Telecommunications Interior Pathways:

Anywhere that a penetration will be provided through a corridor, wall, or hard ceiling, for telecommunications cabling, installation of conduit sleeves will be required. For penetrations more than 12 cables, mechanical firestopping will be required.

• A cable basket tray system will be provided in all corridors to support data, nurse call, video surveillance, and CATV.

Telecommunications Infrastructure:

• The telecommunications infrastructure will be a “structured cabling system” designed and installed to EIA/TIA requirements and standards.

• The system will be required to be fully tested to CAT 6A performance requirements.

• Any new fiber will be multi-mode fiber.

• All horizontal cabling (e.g., between the workstations and the telecommunications room) will be Category 6A, four-pair unshielded cable for both voice and data.

Cabling will be identical for all applications (e.g., voice and data). All Category 6A cabling will terminate on modular patch panels on data racks in the telecommunications room.

• Typical information outlet configuration will be 4 Category 6A jacks (RJ45). The outlet box will be a 4” X 4” X 2” deep box with a single gang mud ring mounted at 18”, unless otherwise noted. Special use outlets will be configured per the requirement of the equipment serviced by the outlet (copy machines, printers, wall phone, etc.).

Fire Alarm System Requirements:

• New fire alarm and detection system will be installed to serve the renovated areas.

• The fire alarm system will be provided in accordance with NFPA 72 and VA

Standards.

• System notification will consist of ADA and NFPA compliant audio (tone), visual, and communication audio/visual devices.

• System initiation will consist of individually addressable analog smoke and heat detectors, addressable fire alarm pull stations, and sprinkler flow switches.

• Smoke detectors will be in mechanical rooms, storage rooms, electrical rooms, data rooms, and areas open to the corridor.

• Pull stations will be located within a travel distance of 200 feet and at all exits.

• Door unlocking and hold-open devices will be provided for corridor doors per the life safety and applicable codes.

• All fire alarm system wiring will be installed in red-colored conduit.

Security System:

• Security access control and surveillance cameras will be included where directed by the VA and required by the Physical Security and Resiliency Design Manual.

Nurse Call/Telemetry/Public Address/Intercom:

• Nurse call, Telemetry, Public Address, and Intercom systems are to be provided as directed by the VA to meet the specific project requirements.

• Nurse call will include pull cords in patient rooms and patient toilets with pull cords with a dome light in the corridor.

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: 240 days from Notice to Proceed.

End of Construction Narrative

A.4 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

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0001 1.00 JB ________________ ________________

Base Pricing (See Statement of Work for Details)

Provide all work as described by attached plans, specifications, and Wage Determinations for Veterans Administration project VA Project 635-20-130 Renovate 5 East at the Oklahoma City 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 240 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 http://www.vetbiz.gov/library/jtventure.pdf

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:

ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION

Substantial Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

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.

(1) The first is to evaluate whether the offeror’s present/past performance is relevant or not relevant to the effort to be acquired. The criteria to establish what is relevant is unique to each source selection.

(2) The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts. The past performance evaluation performed in support of a current source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror’s past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts. In addition, the Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from all sources including sources outside of the Government. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all

CAGE/DUNS numbers of Contractors who are part of a partnership or joint venture identified in the Offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

(b) Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) members will review past performance information to determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the performance confidence assessment.

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 renovation or remodeling that include general construction in 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 mailto:ilze.karklins-powers@va.gov 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. (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 PM. Mountain Time on August 31, 2022. 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 (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 http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/acqinfo/ebidnotice.htm#macros#macros

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.