36C26118R0215-021.docx

36C26118R0215

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 t ime. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

b.

An offer guarantee is, is not required.

c.

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

d.

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

36C26118R0215 X 03-21-2018 570-17-4-795-0405 570-16-409 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Sierra Pacific Network

(VISN 21)

VA Northern California HealthCare System 3230 PeaceKeeper Way McClellan Park, CA 95652 Same as Block 7

Greg Cunningham 916-923-4523 Project Title: Design-Build CT Scan Suite, Emergency Department Project Number: 570-16-409 Location: VA Central California Health Care System; 2615 E. Clinton Ave. Fresno, CA 93703

The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price Design-Build contract utilizing the Two Phase Design-Build Process. The award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.3 "Two- Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures" and FAR 15 "Contracting by Negotiation". The Government intends to award without discussions, however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. This solicitation contains Phase I and Phase II instructions and evaluation factors, however only Phase I is requested at this time . Phase II will be requested via an amendment to the most highly qualified offerors. A maximum of five offerors will be included in Phase II.

Description of work: The contractor shall provide all design work, construction, labor, materials, equipment, testing, inspection, and commissioning to remodel a portion of the Emergency D epartment to accomdate a new CT Scanner

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 236220 "Commercial and Institutional Building Construction" , and the U.S. Small Business Administration Size Standard is $36.5 Million dollars.

In accordance with Public Law 109-461, 38 U.S.C. Sec. 8127, and the market research, this procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). IAW Acquisition Flash 12-20 at the time of submission of Offer, Offeror must be a SDVOSB concern and will be verified for eligibility utilizing Vendor Information Page database.

Per VAAR 836.204, disclosure of the cost magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000

This solic itation is a Request for Proposal. Phase I is the qualifying stage of the solicitation and consists of technical proposal only. Phase II consist of qualified offerors submitting technical and price proposals.

The period of performance will be included in the amendment for Phase II of the procurement process.

An offer guarantee is NOT required for Phase I, but will be included as a requirement in Phase II.

X X 52.211-10 X

3:00 PM PST

04-20-2018 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 pr int) (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

Department of Veterans Affairs VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Northern California HealthCare System 3230 Peacekeeper Way McClellan Park, CA 95652 Department of Veterans Affairs FMS-VA-2(101) Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971 Denise R. Groves Contracting Officer

Table of Contents

STATEMENT OF WORK

DESIGN/BUILD CT SUITE AT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

VACCHS, Fresno Campus, Project – 570-16-409

Page 1 of Page 1 of

INTENT

VA of Central California Healthcare System located in 2615 E. Clinton Ave, Fresno, California requires a CT Scan suite in the emergency department to house a new GE CT Scan machine. The design/build contractor shall be responsible for the entire project ensuring the new scanner is properly installed and operational. The design/build contractor shall be required to provide all parts, labor, materials, and tools to provide a CT Scan suite that meets or exceeds the specifications included in this statement of work and contract documents.

SCOPE OF WORK

Project Overview Propose site is the Public Health offices, Emergency Department (See last page of the statement of work). The design, construction, and installation shall comply with codes, VA directives, VA Design Guides, VA Design Manuals, VA Master Specifications, VA National AutoCAD Standard Application Guide, and other guidance and directives for this project.

The suite itself shall meet industry and regulatory standards for ventilation of operating rooms, for radiation shielding, have full anesthesia–medical gas capability equipment, a shielded and enclosed control room, and provide general supply storage.

Phase #1 – Evaluation/Design Development: The Design/Build contractor shall conduct a site investigation/evaluation, to include both above and below ground components of buildings and utility systems connections.

Phase #2 –Contract Document Development: The Design/Build contractor shall provide all construction drawings, specifications, structure analysis, calculations, phasing, and construction details. All design and construction for this project shall adhere to all VA directives, VA Design Guides, VA Design Manuals, VA Master Specifications, VA National AutoCAD Standard Application Guide, and other guidance and directives for this project. These standards can be accessed online at: http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/ Schedule of design deliverables:

FIRST SUBMISSION: (35%)

Drawings: Provide three (3) sets of design development/schematic drawings. These shall consist of one (1) full size and two (2) half size printed sets and a digital set in PDF format on a CD-ROM.

Reports: Provide a brief narrative report summarizing each design option. Provide a simple cost estimate of construction of each area as defined in Section 2, Part A.

VA REVIEW – To be completed within 7 calendar days after receipt of 35% Submittal Drawings).

SECOND SUBMISSION: (65%)

Drawings: Provide three (3) sets of construction drawings showing the scope and plan for each discipline involved. These shall consist of one (1) full size and two (2) half size printed sets and a digital set in PDF format on a CD-ROM.

Reports: Provide a brief narrative report summarizing each design option. Provide a cost estimate of construction of each area as defined in Section 2, Part A.

VA Review – To be completed within 7 calendar days after receipt of 65% Submittal (Drawings, Specifications and Cost Estimate).

THIRD SUBMISSION 95%:

Specifications: The specifications shall be in final draft, completely edited and checked. Drawings: Provide three (3) sets of construction drawings showing the scope and plan for each discipline involved. These shall consist of one (1) full size and two (2) half size printed sets and a digital set in PDF format on a CD-ROM. This drawing set shall include all “as-built” markups reflecting site investigation.

Other Deliverables – Provide two (2) copies of any calculations, computations and engineering data including, but not limited to, structural, electrical, mechanical, seismic and fire safety.

VA Review –To be completed within 7 calendar days after receipt of 100% Submittal (Drawings, Specifications and Cost Estimate).

FINAL SUBMISSION:

The A/E shall make any necessary corrections to drawings, specifications, calculations, or other deliverables to incorporate review comments of the 100% design review. Following revision, all documents and quantities listed in Section 6 above shall be resubmitted as a Final Submittal, “For Construction” set. A/E Final Submission to be delivered 21 calendar days after VA review of 100% is complete. Documents shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer in the following format:

2 Sets of Original Drawings on bond 2 Electronic - CD’s (PDF & AutoCAD Drawings, Specifications, Cost Estimate)

Phase #3 – General Construction: The design/build contractor shall completely prepare site for CT equipment installation and operations. Work includes but is not limited to demolition, general construction, removal of existing structures, alterations, mechanical and electrical work, utility systems and necessary construction and installation of CT Scan per manufacturer requirements. All design and construction for this project shall adhere to all VA directives, VA Design Guides, VA Design Manuals, VA Master Specifications, VA National AutoCAD Standard Application Guide, and other guidance and directives for this project. These standards can be accessed online at: http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/ Phase #4 – Installation, Testing and Training of CT equipment as required by contract documents. The Proposer(s) shall install CT scanners according to the manufacturer’s specifications. Any construction or installation shall be subject to the current seismic specifications. Proposer(s) shall provide operational training to the VA Imaging Services staff. Proposer(s) shall be responsible to all parts, materials, tools, labor, and transportation.

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

The design and construction of the CT suite must comply with all federal, state and county rules and regulations including but not limited to, all NFPA codes (examples NFPA 241, NFPA 101), uniform building codes and must be ADA compliant upon completion. The CONTRACTOR must also comply with the Facility Guidelines Institute’s Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, administered by the Facility Guidelines Institute and published by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

A. SITE INVESTIGATION: Based upon As-Built documents provided by the VA, the A/E shall accurately locate any existing underground plumbing, electrical, and other utilities affected to incorporate them in the area of the design. As-built drawings and other related project drawings are available to the A/E, but visual field verification of the existing area by the A/E shall be part of the investigative services. At each submission, the A/E shall furnish a set of corrected “as-built drawings” reflecting any discrepancies found during site investigation.

B. DEMOLITION: The project demolition work may include some architectural, structural, mechanical/plumbing, electrical, Irrigation, landscape and removal/modification of existing structures, equipment and/or building materials.

C. GEOTECHNICAL / CIVIL: NOT APPLICABLE.

D. STRUCTURAL: Any existing underground structure or structural systems may need to be evaluated by a structural engineer. Any new structural work or modifications to existing building components shall be designed by a qualified registered structural engineer. The A/E design team shall perform and provide all calculations used for the basis of design of all new or modified structures.

E. ARCHITECTURAL: Field verification of elevations, building locations and architectural dimensions may be required, as the existing drawings are not necessarily accurate. Architectural design shall include finish selections/recommendations for all new work and modifications to existing building components.

F. INTERIOR DESIGN: N/A

G. PLUMBING: Evaluation of the existing plumbing system, to include supply, drainage systems are required. Design modifications, additions and possible relocation to the existing plumbing systems.

H. ELECTRICAL: Evaluate electrical system components within the project area. Design modifications, additions, possible relocation and reutilization of any existing electrical equipment or systems as may be required. The A/E firm shall perform and provide all computations and sizing calculations for new electrical loads anticipated and altered existing loads. All design modifications shall comply with the most recent version of the National Electric Code (NEC).

I. CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY (CITP) SAFETY REVIEW: NOT APPLICABLE.

J. ENERGY & RESOURCE CONSERVATION: Any alterations or new equipment (light fixtures, Roofing Assemblies) shall be energy and resource efficient. Energy Star, LEEDS and other related criteria shall be utilized.

K. FIRE SAFETY: The VA uses NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, as the primary reference for all Fire Safety concerns. A/E shall provide a design that is compliant with NFPA 101.

L. DESIGN DOCUMENTATION - The A/E shall provide all documentation (i.e., calculations, reports, recommendations, etc.) as appropriate to support the design effort and to keep the Government fully informed of all issues or potential problems. Provide computations and sizing calculations for new members/components based on loads anticipated, altered loads and existing loads for electrical, plumbing, sanitary, and structural designs. For computerized calculations, submit complete and clear documentation of computer programs, interpretation of input/output, and description of program procedures. Provide an investigation and explanation of code requirements incorporated into the design. Furnish a copy of each code quoted or used in the design.

M. DESIGN CRITERIA -The A/E firm shall review all pertinent VA construction criteria (H-088 series), standard details, and space criteria (Handbook 7610) and is responsible for incorporating all such references in the design of this project. The A/E firm may obtain copies of the complete VA Design Guides, Design Manuals, & other resources from the VA Facilities Management Technical Information Library at web site/page: www.va.gov/facmgt/standard/standard.htm. The VA is mandated to follow the most stringent rules, codes & etc. when economically feasible; therefore, the A/E firm shall also review all applicable VA, Federal, State, County, City, Industry Standard design guides, codes, standards, regulations and policies.

N. DRAWINGS: The A/E shall provide electronic copies of drawings at each review step generated in the latest version of AutoCAD or its companion products. This facility currently uses AutoCAD 2009. The standard drawing size shall be ARCH E1 [30” x 42”]. The format to be used in creating the CAD drawings (i.e. layer/level structure, fonts, font sizing, file naming conventions, etc) is the latest edition of the National CAD Standard {www.nationalcadstandard.org}.The A/E shall follow these level/layer formats, file-naming conventions, and symbol library. Drawings to be drawn from the VA’s “As Built” drawings updated by site verification, not scanned reproductions.

O. SPECIFICATIONS: The A/E firm may obtain a copy of the complete VA Construction Specifications from the VA Facilities Management Technical Information Library at web site/page: www.va.gov/facmgt/standard/standard.htm. The AE shall use the VA Specifications in developing material/product selections.

P. ASBESTOS and LEAD: A/E shall evaluate Asbestos & Lead abatement as part of design of this project. Any findings shall be identified and included in the contract documents.

The VA’s most current Asbestos reports will be made available to the A/E for review and incorporation into design as applicable.

L.

EXISTING EMPLOYEE HEALTH AT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BOND

BASIS OF AWARD

This is a Best Value–Tradeoff source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and FAR Part 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures, supplemented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR). The Government intends to award a firm fixed price (FFP) contract without discussions to the proposal offering the Best Value to the Government. Award will be made on a Best Value Tradeoff basis where all evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

This solicitation includes the requirements for both Phase I and Phase II proposals. Offerors shall only submit Phase I proposals in accordance with the following Phase I instructions. After evaluation of the Phase I proposals, the VA will issue an amendment to this solicitation informing the most highly rated offerors, a maximum of five offerors, to submit proposals in accordance with the Phase II instructions included in this solicitation.

PHASE I SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A. All Phase I proposals shall be submitted in one part, a Technical Proposal. Your submittal must include a one-sided original to be emailed to the Contracting Officer at denise.groves@va.gov. and Contract Specialist at Gregory.Cunningham@va.gov. Emails cannot contain attachments that exceed 5MB.

B. All pages containing text shall be consecutively numbered, type-written to fit on 8-1/2x11 inch paper if printed. Factor 1, to include all four sub-factors, and Factor 2 shall not exceed 10 pages each. Please include a cover page that includes the solicitation number, project number, acknowledgment of all amendments, and principle points of contact for the offeror (name, phone number, and email address). Past performance information shall be submitted separately. All technical proposals shall be compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Word.

C. The format used for the areas and factors below shall be strictly adhered to. All responses in the offeror’s package shall clearly indicate the applicable Evaluation Factor and Sub-factor, if applicable.

D. It is the offeror’s responsibility to insure the completeness of the proposal. The evaluation panel for the Government may evaluate solely on the information provided in the initial proposal and will not assume that an offeror possesses any capability that is not specifically identified in the proposal.

E. Only one technical proposal will be evaluated for each offeror. Alternate methods of accomplishing the work required by this solicitation will not be evaluated.

Please Note: Missing, incomplete, or ambiguous information could result in a proposal deemed “non-responsive.” The evaluation factors for Phase I are listed below. It is intended that technical proposals be evaluated and a maximum of five (5) offers may be invited to participate in Phase II of this acquisition. Only the most highly qualified offers as determined by the VA will be selected to submit Phase II proposals.

NOTE: DO NOT SUBMIT THE SF1442 OR BID GUARANTEE DURING PHASE I. NO PRICING OR COST INFORMATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED DURING PHASE I OF THE SELECTION PROCESS.

PHASE I REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS EVALUATION CRITERIA

The following evaluation factors will be used to determine the most highly qualified Offerors that will be invited to submit a Phase II proposal. The factors and sub-factors below are listing in descending order of importance.

Factor 1: Corporate Specialized Experience: Provide information on relevant and recent experience on design-build contracts of comparable size, complexity and scope within the last three years as described in the sub-factors. Include for each sub-factor this information:

Project title, location and brief description.

Project owner/client and name and telephone number of owner’s contact person.

Project Statistics including start and completion dates (original vs. actual) for design and construction;

Project cost (with brief explanation of what is included in the cost).

Project Team; A/E Firm and General Contractor that participated on the project Sub-Factor 1A -- Provide a minimum of one example project demonstrating the experience and capability of the lead Architect-Engineer firm that will be designing the project.

Sub-Factor 1B -- Provide a minimum of one example project demonstrating the offeror’s design-build project management experience and capability as a prime contractor on a construction project of similar type and scope.

Sub-Factor 1C -- Provide an example design/build project that the prime contractor and proposed Architect-Engineering firm have completed together.

Sub-Factor 1D -- Provide a minimum of one example project demonstrating similar construction capability of the firm (proposed prime or subcontractor) that will be performing the largest construction effort.

Factor 2: Technical Approach: Provide a written narrative of the technical approach to be used for this design-build project. Proposals shall be evaluated based on inclusion of the major elements of the design-build process from notice to proceed to project completion, including all deliverables.

Factor 3: Past Performance: The Offeror (both prime contractor and Architect-Engineering firm) shall request Past Performance Questionnaire & Forms be completed by clients on previous design/build projects. The Government may contact the offeror’s references for information and may review performance ratings on file for prior Government projects the offeror has performed. Past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the offeror may be used. All relevant facts and circumstances gathered from information from the offeror’s listed references and other sources of information available to the Government (e.g., Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)/Past Performance Information Retrieval System [PPIRS]) will be used to evaluate the offeror’s overall past performance and quality of performance. If an offeror has not commented on negative past performance evaluations obtained by the Source Selection Evaluation Board, the offeror may be given the opportunity to clarify and/or mitigate adverse past performance during “exchanges” (clarifications, communications, or discussions) after receipt of proposals (FAR 15.306). If discussions are required, and past performance issues remain, these issues will be addressed during discussions.

Offerors shall instruct the clients to complete and forward the Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting Officer via email at Denise.Groves@va.gov and Contract Specialist at Gregory.Cunningham@va.gov. The due date for receipt of Past Performance Questionnaires shall be on or before the proposal due date and time shown in Block 13 of the SF 1442. Offerors shall be responsible for ensuring Past Performance Questionnaires are delivered to the Contracting Officer on or before the proposal due date. Questionnaires must be submitted by the client/evaluator directly to the Contracting Office. Offerors should follow-up and encourage references to get the questionnaires to the Contracting Officer in a timely manner. Do not include copies of these transmittal letters, communications, or questionnaires in the proposal. Offerors who do not have relevant past performance will receive a neutral rating (neither favorable nor unfavorable, FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv).

PHASE I EVALUATION PROCESS/METHODOLOGY

Each Proposal will receive an overall assessment of technical merit using the following ratings with the below definitions.

Evaluation Rating Standards for Phase I Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Scale for Factor 3 – Past Performance

Each proposal will receive an overall assessment of its technical and past performance merits using the following definitions.

Standard Definitions

PHASE II REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Bid Guarantee shall be submitted with the Phase II requirement.

Responses to Phase II Request for Proposals shall only be accepted after Phase I is complete, and only from the selected offerors.

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. Evaluation will be based on the following evaluation factors:

Factor 1: Construction Management - Proposals shall be evaluated based on design concept narrative, relevant and recent specialized experience of key personnel, management approach and scheduled of design scope with the last five years.

Sub Factor 1A: Project Personnel Experience - Key Personnel shall be evaluated based on relevant management, design and construction knowledge and experience on past projects of comparable size, complexity and scope, key personnel must have at least 5 years of experience doing design and construction work.

Biographical data shall include the following:

Name of individual.

Company employed by.

Company position title.

Years with the company.

Describe work experience with projects that were of comparable size, complexity, and scope.

Position that the individual will hold for this contract/project team.

Describe job related educational experience including degrees, certificates etc. and granting institutions.

Supply this biographical data for key personnel for at least the following: (Note if one individual is proposed for more than one position listed):

Prime Contractor’s Design-Build Project Manager.

Architectural-Engineer Design Project Manager.

Architect Structural Engineer Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer Plumbing Engineer Construction Project Manager.

Construction Superintendent Sub Factor 1B: Management Approach – Shall be evaluated based on Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and Organizational Chart and Narratives.

Quality Assurance / Quality Control Plan Provide Quality Control Plan for both design and construction phases of the project.

Project Organizational Chart and narrative – Include team members submitted under Sub-Factor 1A Project Personnel Experience.

Provide Organizational Chart.

Provide narrative, clearly describe the prime contracting firm (or firms if a J/V) and individuals as well as the roles and responsibilities of individuals proposed as consultants and sub-contractors.

Provide a list of consultants and all proposed major sub-contractors.

Sub Factor 1C, Design and Construction Concept Narratives: Contractor’s understanding of project scope shall be evaluated based on the Design and Construction narratives.

Design Narrative Provide a design narrative that describes all the design elements included in this scope of work. Include information about materials and finishes, utility systems, and any special considerations as applicable.

Construction Narrative Provide a construction narrative that describes phasing of the work as applicable, mobilization, site preparation, and utility work, at a minimum.

Factor 2. Schedule: Provide project design and construction schedule. Contractor’s understanding of schedule and project specific schedule parameters shall be evaluated.

Project Progress Schedule - The progress schedule will be in a time scaled bar graph format. The horizontal axis will be scaled for time beginning with the Notice to Proceed (assume a NTP date of October 2, 2017) and concluding with contract completion. The vertical axis will show the milestones and major portions of the contract work. All schedule items will show a start date and a completion date. The detailed schedule will indicate specific tasks with dates for each step of the process including:

Design Period: Include pre-design site survey work, each design and construction document review submittal milestone, and indicate government review periods.

Construction Period: Include mobilization, site prep, long lead items, start and completion of construction scope items.

Factor 3 Price: Price is not rated, but evaluated based on the Offeror’s total proposed price being complete, reasonable, balanced and realistic given the proposed technical approach.

PHASE II SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Your submittal must include a one-sided original to be emailed to the Contracting Officer at denise.groves@va.gov and the contract specialist at Gregory.Cunningham@ya.gov. Emails cannot contain attachments that exceed 5MB.

Volume I

Each resume Shall not exceed Two Pages

Shall not exceed 25 pages

Shall not exceed 15 Pages

Shall not exceed 10 Pages

Volume II Price Proposal

Text shall be at least single spaced, on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, with a minimum one-inch margin all around. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. A page printed on both sides shall be counted as two pages. Submission as double-sided printing/copying on recycled paper is encouraged. No foldout pages shall be used. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations stated throughout this document will not be evaluated.

PHASE II EVALUATION PROCESS/METHODOLOGY

Each Phase II technical proposal will receive an overall assessment of technical merit using the following ratings with the below definitions.

Evaluation Rating Standards for Phase II Evaluation Criteria

Standard Definitions

Factor 3: Price Price will be evaluated separately from Technical and other non-cost/price factors.

The reasonableness of the prices proposed will be evaluated on the basis of adequate price competition by comparing the proposed prices among all offers. Proposed prices shall also be compared to the Independent Government Cost Estimate to ensure that prices are reasonable for the work to be performed.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.211-1 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS LISTED IN THE GSA INDEX OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS, FPMR PART 101-29 (AUG 1998)

(a) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to— GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(b) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (a) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(End of Provision)

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

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

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

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the—

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is California Fresno County City of Fresno (End of Provision)

2.5 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…