36C26025R0071_2.docx

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

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8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

a. NAME

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE

DOCUMENTS (

Title, identifying number, date) 12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

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

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

STANDARD FORM 1442

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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

YES

NO

a.

Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that 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.

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36C26025R0071 X 7-17-2025 648-20-119 36C260 NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661 NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661 Toni Wiser email: toni.wiser@va.gov 406-373-3341

Project: 648-20-119 - Correct Electrical FCA Deficiencies Located at the Portland VA Medical Center - at 1601 E Fourth Plain Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98661

All questions must be submitted via email to both toni.wiser@va.gov and sandra.snediker@va.gov. All questions will be answered by amendment to the solicitation only.

Request for Information (RFIs) are to be submitted by email to both parties listed above no later than :00

AM

(PDT)

August 1, 2025 . No other RFIs will be considered unless determined by the Contracting Officer.

A formal site visit will be held on July 29 2025, at 9:00 P

DT.

Proposals must be submitted to toni.wiser@va.gov and sandra.snediker@va.gov Late proposals may not be considered.

Incomplete proposals may be determined non-compliant with the solicitation and may not be considered for award.

This procurement is set aside for Small Business Administration Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) only.

IAW VAAR 836.204, the magnitude of this construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.

NAICS 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

Size Standard: $19 Million

Note: Any and all FAR or VAAR clauses listed in supporting documentation, e.g. specifications, are strictly for reference only and do not supersede, replace, or enhance those clauses or provisions, in full or reference, included in the solicitation or contract. FAR and VAAR clauses or provisions found in the solicitation or contract prevail.

X 52.211-10 X :00 A M

PDT

8-18-2025 X

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE

FACILITY CODE

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

36C260 NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661 Department of Veterans Affairs

FMS-VA-2(101)

Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

Table of Contents

Correct Electrical FCA Deficiencies 648-20-119

PRICE SCHEDULE

Period of Performance is 545 days.

This does not constitute a billable deliverable. Final inspection, work acceptance by VA, and proper progress payments will be based on completion of the total project scope.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSAL MATERIALS

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

The following items are required to be submitted with the proposal for the proposal to be determined compliant. It is the responsibility of each offeror to ensure that its proposal reaches the designated point of submission in a timely manner. Proposals received that are not compliant may be removed from further substantive evaluation at the discretion of the Government.

For submission requirements designated as “shall” or “must,” failure to provide the requested information may be considered a deficiency. For submission requirements designated as “should,” failure to provide the requested information may result in a lower rating for the specified factor.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION

These instructions prescribe the format and other essential information for preparation/development and presentation of proposal data to ensure the submission of necessary information for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of proposals. Carefully review this section prior to commencing proposal preparation. In order for proposals to receive full consideration for award, offerors should ensure that the information furnished in support of the proposal is factual, accurate, and complete.

Proposal shall be submitted in two (2) separate Volumes: Volume I – Technical Proposal and Past Performance Volume II – Price/Cost Proposal with strict adherence to the format, data, and other requirements of this Solicitation.

Written proposals shall be prepared on standard 8.5 x 11-inch paper (charts may be landscaped but must be on 8.5 x 11-inch paper), text lines shall be single-spaced, and shall have a font size no smaller than Microsoft Word Times New Roman 11-point font. Type that is smaller will be considered illegible. All pages of each proposal shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the RFP number. For ease of reviews, consecutive page numbering is required.

Indexing: Each Volume shall contain a “Table of Contents” for that volume. The “Table of Contents” shall identify major areas, paragraphs and subparagraphs by number and title as well as by page number and volume locations.

Offerors responding to this Solicitation with a proposal/offer to provide the work set forth in Solicitation documents should limit submissions to data essential for evaluation of proposals, so that a minimum of time and monies will have been expended in preparing information required herein. However, failure to include all information requested may adversely affect the evaluation. A proposal that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the RFP may be considered unacceptable.

Offerors are reminded of their responsibility to submit a proposal that is orderly and sufficiently documented that will enable the Government to easily understand and perform a thorough and fair evaluation. All commitments made in the proposal may become a part of the resultant contract. The data submitted with each proposal should be complete and concise, but not overly elaborate. Excessive reliance on promotional brochures is discouraged. In order to be effectively and equitably evaluated, the proposals must include information sufficiently detailed to clearly address all of the evaluation criteria factors described in the Solicitation.

The VA may have difficulty receiving emails over 15MB in size. Offerors shall break down submissions into multiple emails, if needed, and confirm that the VA received all information.

**ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY, NO HARD COPY OR

FACSIMILE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED**

Volume I Technical Experience Submission Requirements The narrative shall describe construction that involved active hospital environment that your organization has completed successfully for at least 2 projects, and no more than 5 projects, with government agencies or private firms, where you recently (within the last 5 years) completed or substantially eighty percent (80%) of a construction project, similar in scope and magnitude to this project. The narrative shall also describe the work performed, and successful completion in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with the established schedule, including experience required for this project with relation to replacing, modifying, upgrading electrical power distribution equipment and completing arc-flash hazard risk assessment reports.

Submission must not exceed fifteen (15) pages.

Each narrative shall include the following information:

o Project title and location.

o Original contract award amount.

o Original contract finish date.

o Role of offeror on the project, including a clear designation of whether the Offeror was the prime contractor.

o Project statistics including start and completion dates (original vs actual) and project cost (original vs actual). If original vs actual completion dates and project costs differ, please provide an explanation as to why they differ.

o Problems encountered on identified contracts, if applicable, and the offeror's corrective actions.

o A reference (Point of Contract (POC) as well as one alternate POC: Name, job title, address, telephone number, and email address). The POC shall be familiar with the construction project but have no direct affiliation with the contractor (i.e. CO, Contracting Officer Representative of the project).

Volume I Past Performance Submission Requirements Past Performance Submission Requirements. For all projects listed under Factor 1 that have CPARS data available, the offeror shall provide a printout of the final CPARS for each project. Page limitation of 25 pages.

Past Performance References – Recommended – For all projects listed under Factor 1 that do not have CPARS data available. The offeror shall send a Past Performance Questionnaire, (Attachment 15) to all previous project receiving activities for them to complete and return to toni.wiser@va.gov and Sandra.snediker@va.gov. If the offeror has any other past performance evaluation/questionnaire available that is not CPARS, they may provide that in addition to Attachment 15 for consideration at the Governments discretion.

Past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. It considers each offerors demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products, and services that met the contract requirements. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each offeror after evaluating the offeror's recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements. (See FAR 15.305).

The Government may utilize one or any combination of the following methods to evaluate an Offeror’s past performance in addition to reviewing questionnaires submitted including:

· Reporting data gathered from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

· Reporting data gathered from the System for Award Management Exclusions in accordance with FAR 9.404.

If the Offeror has no past performance, it shall be stated in the proposal. Offerors with no past performance will be rated as neutral.

Volume II Price/Cost Submission Requirements Standard Form (SF) 1442 Solicitation, Offer, and Award: The Offeror must complete and sign the “OFFER” section of the SF 1442. Please include your company’s Unique Entity Identifier associated with SAM.gov in block 14. Note: Contractor’s signature shall be in accordance with FAR Part 4.102 (e.g., proper signature and format of person who is able to bind an individual, partnership, corporation, etc.).

Acknowledgement of All Amendments: All Solicitation amendments must be acknowledged in accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-1(b). Acknowledgement of Amendments: In the event amendment(s) are issued, amendments shall be acknowledged by the offeror in one of the three ways listed on the amendment.

Price Schedule 648-20-119: Shall be fully completed in accordance with instructions to be determined compliant.

Guarantee, SF 24, is required: The amount shall be adequate to protect the Government from loss should the successful bidder fail to execute further contractual documents and bonds as required. The bid guarantee amount shall be at least 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3 million. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4. The SF 24 may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

Note: The contractor to whom the award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum of 100 percent of the original contract price. The SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

Representations & Certifications: As the provision at FAR 52.204-7 is included in the solicitation, FAR 52.204-8(d) applies and the fill-in for FAR 52.204-8(b)(2) does not need to be completed. The Offeror is required to complete the annual representations and certifications electronically at https://sam.gov/.

Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment: The Offeror must provide their response to FAR 52.204-24(d) Representation, unless the requirements in the first paragraph of this provision have been met.

Information Regarding Responsibility Matters: The Offeror must provide their response to FAR 52.209-7(b).

Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements: The Offeror must provide their response to FAR 52.209-13(b) Certification.

Post-Award Small Business Program Representation: The Offeror must provide their response to FAR 52.219-28(h), if applicable.

Past Performance Questionnaire: The questionnaire should be submitted by the project receiving activity that is completing the document, not the contractor submitting the proposal. The Past Performance Questionnaire can be found at Attachment 15 of the solicitation. These questionnaires do not count page limitations for the prime contractor.

Joint Venture Certification Information: Any offeror submitting a proposal as a joint venture must provide a certification from each SDVOSB joint partner, signed by an authorized official of each partner to the joint venture, stating that the parties to the joint venture:

Joint Venture Certification

1) have entered into a joint venture agreement that fully complies with paragraph (c) of 13 CFR § 128.402; and

2) will perform the contract in compliance with the joint venture agreement. Failure to submit the certification with the offeror’s proposal will render the offeror ineligible for award.

Name of Signee:

Title of Signee:

Signature Date Company Name and Address:

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING: Offeror shall submit:

VAAR 852.219-75, VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION) that is incorporated into this solicitation. No other language or version will be accepted. Offeror completed certification/fill-in is required. The Government will not evaluate offers for award from offerors that do not provide the certification, and all such responses will be deemed ineligible for evaluation and award.

Full text of the clause is located as Attachment 14.

EVALUATION SECTION

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

The Government intends to award without discussions. In the event discussions with offerors are required, a competitive range may be established, and discussions conducted with all offerors in the competitive range.

2. BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will evaluate offers in response to this solicitation in accordance with the Evaluation Factors below. The Government intends, if an award is made from this solicitation, to make award to the proposal that offers the overall best value to the Government and may award to other than lowest price offeror.

Method of Award: The Government intends to use the “Best Value” tradeoff process source selection approach in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. A firm-fixed price award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer/proposal is determined to be the best value to the Government based on all factors outlined in this Solicitation (36C26025R0071). The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers. Setting aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms that comply with regulations to meet our goals will fulfill the VA’s mission to meet socioeconomic goals. See the evaluation section for importance of factors.

3. EVALUATION

Unless otherwise specified, the following definitions apply:

· Recent - The project ended within the last five calendar years.

· Relevant - A construction or alteration, of completed clinical, hospital, or other medical related space with a minimum contract value of $10,000,000.

· Experience - Whether offerors have performed similar work before.

· Performance - How well offerors perform/execute work contracted for.

· Similar in Magnitude: demonstrate experience on projects of comparable scale, complexity, and cost to the one being proposed in the RFP.

· Similar in Scope: Similar scope includes buildings existing electrical power distribution work.

Factors Order of Importance:

Technical Experience is significantly more important than Past Performance. All evaluation factors, other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

Volume I Factor 1 Technical Experience: Technical experience evaluates the quality of the offeror's technical experience solution for meeting the Government's requirements. Technical experience will consider each offeror's demonstrated recent and relevant technical experience. One technical assessment rating will be assigned for each offeror after evaluating the offeror's technical experience, focusing on experience that is relevant to the requirement.

The Government will evaluate and rate the offeror’s experience required for this project with relation to replacing, modifying, upgrading electrical power distribution equipment and completing arc-flash hazard risk assessment reports. Projects that are at a minimum similar in complexity and comparable in size to the requirements of this project. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s projects related to their expertise on projects similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity.

Factor 2 Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the offeror's past performance to determine the level of confidence that the contractor will successfully perform the current requirement. The Government will rate an offeror's Past Performance for projects identified in their Offer under Factor 1, Technical Experience, offeror provided past performance meeting the requirements of this section, and other related experience the Government obtains. The Government may evaluate present and past performance information by using data independently obtained from other Government or commercial sources, including, but not limited to: Government databases; personal business experience with the offeror; and obtained from references provided utilizing the Past Performance Questionnaire.

Past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. It considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that met the contract requirements.

One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each offeror after evaluating the offeror's recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements. (See FAR 15.305). There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation.

Relevancy of contractual work performed; and how well the contractual work was performed as a confidence assessment.

Factor 3 Price: Price will be evaluated on the basis of reasonableness and unbalanced. Prices will be evaluated for reasonableness utilizing one or more of the price analysis techniques set forth in FAR 15.305 and/or FAR 15.4

A.3 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UPDATES

(SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

A.4 52.211-1 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS LISTED IN THE GSA INDEX OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS, FPMR PART 101-29 (SEP 2023)

(a) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101–29, and copies of Federal specifications, standards, and product descriptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(b) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the ASSIST website identified in paragraph (a) of this provision.

(End of Provision)

A.5 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) A.6 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)

A.7 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or not to exceed $3M, whichever is less.

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

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

(End of Provision)

A.8 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

Hand-Carried Address:

NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661

Mailing Address:

NCO 20 Network Contracting Office

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661

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

(End of Provision)

A.9 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

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

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for July 29, 2025 at 9:00 A.M PDT.

(c) Participants will meet outside the Energy Center, B2D-125, Building 100, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239.

(End of Provision)

A.10 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

(End of Provision)

A.11 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any VAAR Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR Chapter 1)) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(End of Provision)

A.12 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

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

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

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

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

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

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

(6) State the form of relief requested; and

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

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

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

(End of Provision)

A.13 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

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

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

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

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

A.14 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE (FEB 2023)

(a) Any offeror responding to this solicitation must comply with established VA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (formerly Electronic and Information (EIT)) accessibility standards. Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.section508.va.gov/.

(b) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this solicitation are stated in the clause at 852.239–75, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility. In order to facilitate the Government’s determination whether proposed ICT supplies meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must submit appropriate VA Section 508 Checklists, in accordance with the checklist completion instructions. The purpose of the checklists is to assist VA acquisition and program officials in determining whether proposed ICT supplies, or information, documentation and services conform to applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. The checklists allow offerors or developers to self-evaluate their supplies and document—in detail—whether they conform to a specific Section 508 accessibility standard, and any underway remediation efforts addressing conformance issues.

(c) Respondents to this solicitation must identify any exception to Section 508 requirements. If an offeror claims its supplies or services meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, and it is later determined by the Government, i.e., after award of a contract or order, that supplies or services delivered do not conform to the described accessibility standards, remediation of the supplies or services to the level of conformance specified in the contract will be the responsibility of the Contractor at its expense.

(End of Provision) A.15 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the Web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer.

(End of Provision)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 238210.

(2) The small business size standard is $19 Million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition—

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

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

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation.

(viii) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ix) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(C) The provision with its Alternate II applies to solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned.

(xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(xiv) [Reserved].

(xv) [Reserved].

(xvi) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(xvii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of biobased products in USDA-designated product categories; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA-designated items.

(xix) [Reserved].

(xx) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xxi) 52.225-4, Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates II and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $50,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $100,000 or more but is less than $102,280, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xxii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xxiii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxiv) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxv) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(A) Solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions; and

(B) For DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard acquisitions, solicitations that contain the clause at 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[X] (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

[X] (ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

[] (iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

[] (iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Certification.

[] (v) 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification.

[] (vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

[] (A) Basic.

[] (B) Alternate I.

[] (vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov. After reviewing the SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

(End of Provision)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has…