36C25924R0135_1.docx

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3. DATE ISSUED

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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

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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.

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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.

36C25924R0135 X 02-18-2025 442-23-001 36C259 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 Timothy Verburgt Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov

Timothy Verburgt 303-712-5707 The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision to provide all requested aggregate base repair, existing concrete removal, asphalt replacement, and pavement striping for project number (442-23-001) Asphalt Maintenance and Repair at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center located at 2360 E Pershing Blvd, Cheyenne, WY 82001.

Project magnitude: Between $500,000 and 1,000,000. The NAICS code is 237310 - Small Business size standard is $19 M.

In accordance with P.L. 116-283, this acquisition is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concerns. See VAAR 852.219-73, VA Notice of Total Set-Aside for Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business for information in regards to requirements in order to be considered. Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Small Business Administration (SBA) prior to proposal receipt. Failure to be both VERIFIED, and VISIBLE by the SBA prior to contract award will result in the offerors proposal being deemed non-compliant. All offerors are urged to contact the SBA and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain SBA (VetCert) verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), Prospective contractors shall be registered in the SAM database prior to close of solicitation.

A site visit will be held on 2-24-25, at 10:30 (AM) (MT) Mountain Time (MT). Please meet at Bldg 11 2nd floor conference room. (see directions in attachment S02 - Site Visit Bldg. 11 Directions).

All questions in relation to this solicitation must be submitted in writing via e-mail to Timothy.Verburt@va.gov received no later than 2-28-25, at 2:00 (PM) Mountain Time (MT).

Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors. All submitted proposals must be received in email by the closing date and time emailed to Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov. This solicitation closes 3-21-25, at 2:00 P.M. MT.

Proposals shall be submitted via e-mail in accordance with Part I/Section B, to be considered for this project.

Proposals received in any other format will result in the offeror's proposal not receiving further consideration.

To avoid proposal rejection, proposal packages shall include the following: past performance/PPQs, pricing, signed VAAR 852.219-75 LOS certification, special standardsof responsibility (OSHA/EMR) and bid bond (if >$150,000).

Proposals from non-verified SDVOSB contractors will also berejected. Please see instructions to offerors.

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OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

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

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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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

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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

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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 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Base Pricing

Provide all work as described by attached plans, specifications, and Statement of Work for the project Asphalt Maintenance and Repair at the Cheyenne, VAMC.

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Z2DA - Repair or Alteration of Hospitals and Infirmaries

A.4 Statement of Work

Page 1 of Page 1 of Purpose

Cheyenne VA Medical Center seeks a qualified, skilled Contractor for work including aggregate base repair, existing concrete removal, asphalt replacement and pavement striping as identified in this SOW and drawings.

This is a high visibility project for Veterans, staff, and guests. The successful Contractor will provide extra attention to detail, quality control, and professional, experienced workmanship. Project Quality Assurance, Quality Control (QA/QC) and work sequencing work plan are the responsibility of the General Contractor (Contractor). The Contractor shall provide and execute QA/QC and work a sequencing plan to best accommodate VA requirements for 24/7, 365 day a year operation.

Background

In 2019 a Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) was performed for Cheyenne VA Medical Center resulting in identification of deficiencies from which projects have been developed. The asphalt repair and maintenance project will in part fulfill FCA deficiencies in-line with the Cheyenne VA Mission.

Scope of Work

This SOW provides the contract, scope, drawings, and specifications for the proposed work. Work shall be planned and scheduled by the Contractor to minimize impact on the daily operations of the medical center. Work shall be conducted with strict adherence to Cheyenne VA Medical Center and Veteran’s Health Administration regulations. All closures and shutdowns shall be closely coordinated with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) with minimum 2 weeks’ notice, per the contract requirements.

Below is an outline of the scope of work and schedule requirements for completion of work. The Contractor shall provide all resources to complete the scope/tasks.

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to field verify existing conditions and quantities prior to bid in conjunction with all contract documents, specifications, drawings, sketches, and supplemental information. All discrepancies to be submitted to VA Contracting Officer prior to bid for clarification. Final sequencing plan and execution of work will be the responsibility of the Contractor while taking into consideration the VA access requirements for guests and staff.

The approximate quantities include:

In fill of existing island

· Approximately 6,000SF.

Asphalt (WY DOT Standard Specifications 401)

· Approximately 70,000 SF.

Page 1 of Page 1 of Striping (WY DOT Standard Specifications 809)

· Stalls (approx. 105), cross walks (approx. 2), Cross hatched stalls (approx. 4).

Handicap template and Traffic arrow Painting (WY DOT Standard Specifications 809)

· Stalls (approx. 10), Arrows (approx. 12).

The overall intent of this projects is to match existing pavement grades as possible, and dimensions while utilizing the existing grade materials if they meet specifications. Contractor shall remove and infill existing island noted on plans. Island is lower than adjacent asphalt and will need to be brought up to match adjacent elevations. Island includes but is not limited to a sidewalk, a tree, electrical box and conduit, irrigation box and valve. The sidewalk, tree and electrical box and conduit shall be removed in their entirety. The irrigation box shall be replaced with a traffic rated box and lid. The lid shall read “irrigation”. Existing irrigation line and valve shall be raised to new irrigation box elevation. Island area shall be filled and re-graded to ensure proper drainage is achieved throughout the parking lot and does not result in all residual water staying in the island area. Compacted grade shall be a minimum of 6” depth and shall be compacted to meet specifications. Asphalt shall be a minimum of 4” thick (2” base layer, 2” wear layer).

The intent for the striping work is to stripe the re-paved portion of the parking lot to match existing striping layout. Contract shall also stripe new parking stalls created by the addition of new asphalt. Before beginning work the contractor shall document all existing striping locations and colors. New striping shall be reflective glass bead installed per specifications.

General project scope including but not limited to:

· Asphalt millings from removal of existing asphalt shall be placed in area directed by VA COR. All other debris shall be disposed of off-site. Contractor shall provide VA COR landfill receipts for tracking purposes.

· Contractor shall protect all existing curb/gutter and sidewalks to remain during removal of existing asphalt. Any damage done by the contractor shall be repaired back to initial state.

· Provide traffic control including barricades, construction signage, traffic monitoring personnel as necessary.

· Compaction, rolling of existing base material as required to meet current specifications.

· Grade and asphalt pavement testing where required.

· Stall striping to include directional arrows, and handicap areas (Contractor to provide all templates). Refer to plans for initial layouts.

· Remove any loose paint from curbs prior to painting loading zones and fire lanes.

Specifications

Specifications noted for this project include but are not limited to the WY DOT standard specifications sections: 401, 403, 409, and 809, as well as the following VA specifications, but not limited to:

01 00 00 General Requirements 01 03 26.15 Project Schedules 01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples 01 35 26 Safety Requirements 01 45 00 Quality Control 01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services 01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls 01 74 19 Construction Waste Management 01 81 13 Sustainable Construction Requirements 02 41 00 Demolition 31 20 00 Earthwork 32 12 16 Asphalt Paving 32 17 23 Pavement Markings

All VA Specifications can be found at: http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/spec.asp

Project Deliverables

Submittals for Division 1 and all other sections as outlined in project specifications.

Quality Control Plan.

Work Sequencing Plan.

Project CPM Schedule.

Pre-Construction Meeting (Risk Assessment, QA/QC Plan see specification for Pre-Con Agenda topics).

Closeout Documentation.

Contractor Responsibilities

Contractor and/or Sub-Contractors shall perform all necessary investigations and work to determine and verify work can be performed as specified.

Contractor and/or Sub-Contractors shall be responsible for reviewing all drawings and specifications and shall submit Requests for Information (RFI’s) directed to the VAMC’s Contracting Officer for any discrepancies or clarifications prior to the bidding of the work.

The Contractor shall identify, to the COR, any possible problems and or deficiencies if they foresee a future problem related to the construction of the project.

If there is a discrepancy between the specifications and the construction drawings, the more stringent condition shall apply.

Contractor and/or Sub-Contractors shall be responsible for quality control, workmanship of all contract work.

Contractor shall supply all equipment, labor, and materials necessary to provide a complete, quality project in adherence to all VA requirements as outlined in the contract documents.

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to understand and comply with all applicable municipal, county, state, and federal codes, laws, ordinances, standards, rules, and regulations.

The Contractor shall adhere to all specifications, approved drawings, contract documents.

The Contractor will be held responsible for any damages to VA property and shall replace any damage in full.

Contractor and/or Sub-Contractors shall provide all submittals as outlined in project specifications to the COR for review and approval prior to work. All work will be performed per the Contractor submitted and approved VA schedule, updated on a weekly basis, and the COR shall be notified at least 2 weeks in advance of the proposed areas that will undergo construction. All scheduling of work areas will be coordinated with the relevant hospital personnel by the COR to minimize impact to normal hospital functions.

All work performed and specified shall comply with applicable Federal code requirements, and VA Master Construction Specifications as found in the VA Technical Information Library Technical Information Library (TIL) - Office of Construction & Facilities Management (va.gov).

The Contractor will submit a sequenced work plan for approval from the COR prior to the start of work. This sequence of work will be coordinated with the relevant hospital personnel by the COR to minimize impact to normal hospital functions. Work shall be coordinated such that ADA access to the outbuilding and main medical facility is not restricted. The Contractor shall coordinate all work to ensure ADA access remains to the outbuildings and main medical facility building throughout construction.

The Contractor shall meet all deadlines for construction.

Safety & Training

The Contractor and all Sub-Contractors shall comply with the requirements of the appended Construction Safety Policy and the Div. 01 Safety Requirement’s specification.

A competent person must always be on site who has completed OSHA’s 30-hour construction safety course per VA directive 2011-036. All other employees of general Contractor must, at a minimum, completed the OSHA 10-hour construction worker course and/or other relevant competency training.

The Contractor shall submit training records of all such employees for approval before the start of work.

The Contractor shall meet the safety requirements of OSHA and VA.

Security Requirements

The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity verification procedures Identified in the contract that implement homeland security presidential directive-12 (HSPD-12), office of management and budget (OMB) guidance M-05-24, and federal information processing standards publication (FIPS pub) number 201.

The Contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor is required to have routine physical access to a federally controlled facility and/or routine access to a federally controlled information system.

Contractors shall adhere to the VAMC’s facility security requirements, including preparation of a fire safety plan, protection of all existing facility improvements and coordination with the COR.

Infection Control Requirements

All personnel involved in the construction or renovation activity shall be educated and trained in infection prevention measures. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring compliance with this training requirement.

Requirements of the VAMC’s Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA). Infection Prevention and/or Safety personnel will not be required for this project.

Establish and maintain a dust control program as part of the Contractor’s infection preventive measures in accordance with the VA requirements.

All accidental spills, i.e., equipment leaks etc. shall be cleaned up immediately and the GEMS manager shall be notified of the event.

Upon completion of project, or as work progresses, remove all construction debris from facility that have been part of the construction.

Final Project Area Cleanup.

Place of Performance

VA Medical Center, Cheyenne Wyoming 2360 E. Pershing Blvd, Cheyenne, WY 82001

Hours of Work

ALL work is to be completed Monday through Friday between the hours of 0800 – 1630 (MST). Weekend work only approved by the COR.

Schedule and General Requirements

Construction shall be completed 60 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

Federal Legal Holidays: The following Federal legal holidays are observed by this facility:

Historic Preservation

Where the Contractor or any of the Contractor's employees, prior to, or during the construction work, are advised of or discover any possible archeological, historical and/or cultural resources, the Contractor shall immediately notify the COR verbally, and then with a written follow up.

Attachments

442-23-001_Site Plan Demo 442-23-001_Site Plan Reno 442-23-001_Specifications

END OF SOW

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. Certified SDVOSB/VOSB listed in the SBA certification database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ (see 13 CFR 128). A joint venture may be considered eligible if it meets the requirements in 13 CFR part 128, and the managing joint venture partner makes the representations under VAAR 819.7003 paragraph (b). 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 VETCERT.

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 may 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 minimum of two (2) and 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, Timothy Verburgt, Timothy.Verburgt@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 construction project to demolish and remove existing asphalt, curb and gutter and provide a new surface for roadways 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.

The Government will consider the currency and relevance of the information, the source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the Contractor’s performance. This evaluation is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination. The assessment of the offeror’s past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the offeror’s probability to successfully meet the requirements of the RFP.

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. If an offeror’s EMR is above 1.0, the offeror must submit a written explanation of the EMR from its insurance carrier on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, describing the reasons for the EMR and the anticipated date the EMR may be reduced to 1.0 or below.

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

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

I.1B COST RANGE: Between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00

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 Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov. Emails are limited to 15 MB. The proposal, in its entirety, shall be one email (one attachment for price proposal, one attachment for LOS certification, 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 2:00 P.M. Mountain Time on March 21, 2025. There will be no public opening of the proposals. Submit proposals to: Timothy.Verburgt@va.gov.

Submit bid bonds to:

Department of Veterans Affairs

NCO 19

ATTN: Timothy Verburgt 6162 S Willow Dr., Ste 300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

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 Small Business Administration (SBA) through the SBA certification database via 13 CFR Part 128, VAAR 819.7011, and VAAR 819.7003 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control enough to establish appropriate status. Offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the SBA certification database at the time of offer submission. Failure to be both VERIFIED by SBA and VISIBLE on the SBA certification database 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 SBA and submit the required documents to obtain 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 52.201-1 ACQUISITION 360: VOLUNTARY SURVEY (SEP 2023)

(a) All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https:// www.acquisition.gov/360.

(b) The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

(End of Clause)

2.2 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

2.3 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.225-10 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,…