36C26125R0009_3 SDVOSB.docx

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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.)

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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,

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(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

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

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

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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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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.

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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.

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

36C26125R0009 X 03-10-2025 662-25-2-6488-0001 662-23-101 36C261 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

Offerors are authorized to send offer proposals via email. Offers should be emailed to christopher.whipple@va.gov and Cc daniel.jhun@va.gov.

Christopher Whipple 702-791-9000 x13957 A. Project 662-23-101. NAICS Code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction $45M. In accordance with (IAW) VAAR 836.204(h) Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects between $10,000,000 to $20,000,000.

B. This is a firm-fixed price construction requirement. Offerors shall furnish all labor, material, transportation, required engineering services, overhead, and profit to Renovate the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) located VA San Francisco Healthcare System (VASFHCS), per the Statement of Work (SOW), specifications, and drawings.

C. This requirement is a total set-aside for all eligible Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDOVSB).

D. Project completion date is 420 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued.

E. Place of performance is at VA San Francisco Healthcare System (VASFHCS), 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121.

F. An offer guarantee is required in the form of a bid bond, which may be submitted electronically by the proposal due date/time to the Contract Specialist, Christopher Whipple by email at christopher.whipple@va.gov.

Note: Performance and payment bonds will be required by the successful offeror within ten (10) days of notice of award.

G. The Government intends to award a one (1) firm-fixed priced construction contract without conducting discussions with offerors; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; and waive informalities and/or minor irregularities in offers received. ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE CURRENT REGISTRATION ON SAM.GOV AND THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION (VETCERT) WEBSITE

AS AN CERTIFIED ELIGIBLE SDVOSB PRIOR TO RFP EVALUATION AND PRIOR TO AWARD.

H. Questions and/or Requests For Information (RFI) must be submitted using the RFI form attachment and are due No Later Than (NLT) 03-24-2025 at 14:00 P.M. PST. to the Contract Specialist, Christopher Whipple, by email at christopher.whipple@va.gov, and Cc: daniel.jhun@va.gov.

I. All certified SDVOSB holders are afforded the opportunity to submit an offer for this RFP. All interested SDVOSB holders shall submit a proposal IAW the instructions and terms as stated in this solicitation.

J. A pre-proposal site visit is scheduled IAW the date and time listed in solicitation provision FAR 52.236-27 Alternate I (1995) Site Visit (Construction). Meet up location is outside of Bldg 1 at the flagpole, VASFHCS, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121.

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

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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.

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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:

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24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

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25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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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

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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

00261 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 21 Southern Nevada Healthcare System 6900 N. Pecos Road, Building 6 North Las Vegas

NV

89086 Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center P.O. Box 149971 Austin

TX

78714-9971

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

San Francisco VA Medical Center 4150 Clement St San Francisco, CA 94121

Date: November 18, 2024

Project: 662-23-101, Renovate ICU to Airborne Infection Isolation Standards

Scope of Work The San Francisco VA Medical Center requires the services of a qualified General Contractor to construct Project 662-23-101, Renovate ICU to Airborne Infection Isolation Standards. The general scope of this requirement is to construct via extensive renovation a modern Intensive Care Unit comprising 10 patient rooms with surge capacity to 12. Four rooms that are dedicated Airborne Infection Isolation and two that are configurable, allowing for a maximum of eight such patients within the Unit. The nature and requirements of this construction are fully exhibited in the attached Construction Documents which include complete drawings and specifications.

The area of construction is located within the main hospital in Building 203 with area of work entirely on the 3rd floor B-Wing; effectively the east side of the building on the top floor. Infrastructure work extends beyond the normal areas of work to accommodate work to utility systems. Special care is to be taken as related to impact surrounding clinical areas, most significantly 2nd floor, and utility outages with impact to patients in occupied areas. Noise, vibration, and dust control should be expected to be heavily managed with limitations strictly coordinated. For purposes if pricing, total labor effort should be assumed to comprise roughly 30% of labor outside of normal business hours.

Construction Management software is to be used in the completion of this requirement and will be provided by the government absent an established and acceptable platform utilized by the awardee. The software currently in use is Submittal Exchange. The government will grant access to all parties associated with the General Contractor as requested by the GC project manager.

The period of performance for the project is not more than 420 calendar days from when the Notice to Proceed is issued, which includes up to 60 days to develop schedules, perform inspections, mobilize, advance submittals, and manage long lead items. This ensures a solid plan for performance is established before the current ward is impacted by demolition that would preclude returning to service. When the contractor is ready and the government is fully satisfied as related to a developed schedule and adequate completion of a differing site conditions report, the physical work will begin. The contractor generated Master Project Schedule shall meet the requirements of VAAR 852.232-71 to demonstrate critical path, identify float, and indicate costs by definable feature of work to facilitate timely and accurate progress payments.

(End of Statement of Work) Table of Contents

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ICU Renovation VAMC San Francisco. Construction Project 662-23-101 Renovate ICU to Airborne Infection Isolation Standard. The general scope of this requirement is to construct via extensive renovation a modern Intensive Care Unit comprising 10 patient rooms with surge capacity to 12. Four rooms that are dedicated Airborne Infection Isolation and two that are configurable, allowing for a maximum of eight such patients within the Unit. The nature and requirements of this construction are fully exhibited in the attached Construction Documents which include complete drawings and specifications.

The area of construction is located within the main hospital in Building 203 with area of work entirely on the 3rd floor B-Wing; effectively the east side of the building on the top floor. Infrastructure work extends beyond the normal areas of work to accommodate work to utility systems. Special care is to be taken as related to impact surrounding clinical areas, most significantly 2nd floor, and utility outages with impact to patients in occupied areas. Noise, vibration, and dust control should be expected to be heavily managed with limitations strictly coordinated.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Z1DA - Maintenance of Hospitals and Infirmaries

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

INTRODUCTION

a) This solicitation is a firm-fixed price solicitation. This procurement action is a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The selection method for the contract award will be the tradeoff process utilizing non-price and price factors in accordance with (IAW) the procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-1. One firm-fixed price construction contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation.

b) The Government intends to generate an award without conducting discussions with offerors; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined to be necessary by the Contracting Officer. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

c) This requirement is a total set-aside for SDVOSB.

d) The Wage Determination General Decision Number: CA20250018 03/07/2025 is applicable for this solicitation.

e) An offer guarantee is required in the form of a Bid Bond, which may be submitted electronically by the proposal due date/time to the Contract Specialist, Christopher Whipple, by email at christopher.whipple@va.gov and Cc daniel.jhun@va.gov Note: Performance and payment bonds will be required by the successful offeror within ten (10) days of Notice of Award.

f) Offeror shall be verified as a SDVOSB to be eligible for an award in in the U.S. Small Business Administration Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) website https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ and/or the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) website https://dsbs.sba.gov/ in accordance with (IAW) VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 819.7003 – Eligibility. A proposal will be rejected and will not be considered for an award if offeror’s SDVOSB/VOSB status cannot be verified at the time of submission of proposal and prior to award.

g) FAR Clause 52.211-12 Liquidated Damages-Construction is included in this requirement.

h) Attachments (included with this solicitation):

SOW 11-18-2024

Specifications Drawings Price Breakdown Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) FACTOR 2

WAGE RATE CA20250018 03-07-2025

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM

Pre-Solicitation Site Visit Presentation

i) Any questions may be directed to Christopher Whipple at christopher.whipple@va.gov

PROPOSAL PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS:

j) All proposals shall be submitted in three (3) parts that include the following: 1. Price Proposal, 2. Bid Guarantee, and 3. Signed Limitations on Subcontracting Clause VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting- Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction. These three (3) parts shall include the following:

k) Price Proposal part shall include completed SF1442, any amendments, price breakdown sheet (Attachment Price Breakdown). Ensure the following is included:

1. Total price proposal dollar amount is entered in Block 17 of SF1442.

2. Technical Proposal shall include a Project Schedule and Past Performance Information.

l) Bid Guarantee part shall include an electronic copy of the bid guarantee scanned in a manner that the raised seal is clearly visible. Hard copies of the Bid Guarantees with wet signatures will be requested as necessary.

m) Limitations on Subcontracting part shall include the attach signed certification from solicitation clause VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting- Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction. This clause fill-in is a formal certification and must be completed, signed, and returned with the offeror’s bid, quotation, and/or proposal. The Government will not consider offers from offerors that do not provide the formal certification of VAAR 852.219-75, and all such responses will be deemed ineligible for evaluation and award.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

a) Offerors shall send one (1) electronic copy via (email shall be less than 10MB) of the 1. Price Proposal, 2. Bid Guarantee, and 3. Signed VAAR Clause 852.219-75 to arrive on or before the due date/time. The subject line of the email shall read: “RFP No. 36C26125R0009 – Project No. 662-23-101, ICU Renovation Send the email to christopher.whipple@va.gov and Cc: daniel.jhun@va.gov.

b) Faxed proposals are not permitted under any circumstances.

c) Offerors MUST include in the body of the email containing the proposals as follows:

1. Company Name

2. ICU Renovation VAMC San Francisco, CA

3. RFP 36C26125R0009

d) Offerors may, at the discretion of the Government, be asked to provide information for clarification purposes regarding their proposals.

e) The offeror shall be held responsible for the validity of all information supplied in his/her proposal, including information provided by potential subcontractors. Should subsequent investigation disclose that the fact and conditions were not as stated, the proposal may be rejected and receive no further consideration.

f) 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.

g) Submit your proposal no later than (NLT) 04/10/2025 @ 14:00 P.M. PDT. to the Contract Specialist, Christopher Whipple by email at christopher.whipple@va.gov and Cc daniel.jhun@va.gov.

SITE VISIT INFORMATION

1) The pre-solicitation site visit has been scheduled IAW FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction) Alternate I (Feb 1995). The site visit meet-up location is outside Building #1 at the flagpole located at VA Medical Center San Francisco, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121. The primary POC for information is Christopher Whipple at christopher.whipple@va.gov Cc: Daniel Jhun at daniel.jhun@va.gov.

2) Pre-solicitation site visit date and time information is located within the fill-in block for FAR Provision 52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction) Alternate I (Feb 1995) of the solicitation.

3) A pre-proposal conference PowerPoint presentation will be provided as an attachment (Attachment- Pre-Solicitation Site Visit Presentation) to this solicitation. An individual second visit to the site is not allowed. Please submit all questions in writing via email, questions must be submitted using the RFI form attachment and are due by the specified date and time in the solicitation. This site visit is not mandatory; however, it is highly encouraged to attend this site visit. Please provide a list of your firm’s representatives that will attend the site visit at least one (1) day prior to site visit.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI):

1) All Requests for Information (RFIs) regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing and received no later than (NLT) 03/24/2025 @ 14:00 PST, to allow replies to reach all prospective offerors in a timely manner. Questions/RFIs shall be sent via email to Christopher Whipple at christopher.whipple@va.gov and Cc: daniel.jhun@va.gov.

BASIS FOR AWARD

1. INTRODUCTION

a) The basis for award is through tradeoff selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.101-1 – Tradeoff Process, supplemented by the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR).These regulations are available electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/ and https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/.

b) The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded to that responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the best value to the Government considering this solicitation’s best-value tradeoff evaluation.

c) Prior to an evaluation of any offer received, a recertification/verification of the U.S. Small Business Administration Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) and/or Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) website and System for Award Management (SAM) will be completed to ensure every offeror is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a small business under the NAICS code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

a) In accordance with FAR 15.101-1, the best value trade-off sources selection evaluation process will undergo a trade-off evaluation. The factors are listed in descending order of importance. Factors 1 and 2, when combined are approximately equal to Factor 3 – cost/price. Solicitation Submittal Requirements: All proposals shall include complete 1442, any amendments and all completed price breakdown sheets (Attachment - Price Breakdown).

c) Key Definitions:

i) Relevant projects are those that are of similar size, and/or complexity, and/or scope. A project does not have to have all three to be evaluated.

ii) Size is defined as any project over $10,000,000.00.

iii) Complexity is defined as a project that includes work in several different locations on campus, and the ability/experience working with multiple disciplines, such as mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, demolition, etc. including ability to coordinate multiple phases of construction.

iv) Scope is defined as work or activities related, or closely related to that which is outlined in the Statement of Work such as but not limited to; demolition and installation of pneumatic tube system, related finishes work, electrical work, and civil work.

v) Recency is defined as a project completed in the previous five (5) calendar years unless otherwise stated.

1. Relevancy is defined as for purposes of this evaluation, as new construction and/or repair, alteration and related demolition of existing infrastructure completed within the past five years of the proposal issue date of this Request for Proposal (RFP). Infrastructure is defined as: 1) construction of a healthcare facility; 2) construction for industrial buildings and warehouses; 3) nonresidential buildings, other than industrial buildings and warehouses; or 4) improvements such as utilities, landscaping, and roadways. “New Construction” is defined as construction that provides for new or expanded facilities or infrastructure. New construction does not include repair and/or modernization of an existing facility nor does it include replacement or upgrade to an existing infrastructure.

d) Factors for Evaluation: In accordance with FAR 15.101-1, the best value trade-off sources selection evaluation process will undergo a trade-off evaluation. The factors are listed in descending order of importance. Factors 1 and 2, when combined are approximately equal to Factor 3 – cost/price.

Evaluation Factor 1 - Project Schedule:

· Solicitation Submission Requirements: The offerors proposals will be evaluated for coordination, staffing, and scheduling of the work to ensure timely completion of the project, demonstrating the Offerors’ understanding of the major construction activities, and critical path items to successfully execute the project. The tentative award date is April 29,2025. The contractor is to provide a phased schedule with a synopsis as to how the work will be accomplished within the 420-calendar day period of performance. The schedule must not exceed 4 pages (single-sided, 11”X17”). The assumed award date is stated for proposal evaluation purposes only and does not infer or guarantee that an award will be made by that date. Provide a supplementary narrative committing to meeting the proposed construction duration. Provide an explanation for minimizing delays caused by unforeseen conditions. The narrative must not exceed four (4) pages (single-sided 8.5”X11”, 1” margin left/right/top/bottom, and 10-point font or larger). The schedule and narrative shall at a minimum, provide the following information:

(a) Construction start and completion using a 420-calendar day period of performance.

(b) Identify major construction milestones organized by major divisions of work.

(c) Identification of long lead items.

(d) Commissioning, order time of equipment, and certification of installation timelines.

(e) Describe how project will be staffed at the workforce execution level to ensure and validate that the project schedule can be met; i.e., plan to adequately staff the project throughout the duration of construction; plan to mitigate risk of slow construction start and construction progress from challenges in labor shortage and sourcing; plan to train, develop, and maintain skilled labor force; etc.

· Basis for evaluation: Offerors’ proposals will be evaluated for coordination, staffing, and scheduling of the work to ensure timely completion of the project, demonstrating the Offerors’ understanding of the major construction activities, and critical path items to successfully execute the project. The project schedule will be used as an aid to help determine that the offeror understands and can perform all the required elements of the project with limited impact, to the greatest extent possible, to the Medical Center. The schedule that identifies above items and demonstrates successful completion within a shorter performance period will be rated more favorably. Note: The draft schedule submitted with the offer should not be construed as the agreed upon schedule as per FAR 52.236-15, the contractor shall, within twenty-one (21) Calendar days after receiving the Notice to Proceed, submit an interim project schedule which will supersede the draft project schedule. The interim project schedule will be subject to VA approval and must show the project being accomplished.

Evaluation Factor 2 - Past Performance:

Solicitation Submission Requirements:

· The Offeror shall submit a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Report System (CPARS) evaluation for at least five (5) recent, relevant projects. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, then submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) (See Attachment Past Performance Questionnaire PPQ Factor 2) for each project.

· PPQs shall be completed and signed by the contracting agent and/or their representative responsible for construction contract administration. The offeror shall provide completed PPQs in the proposal. Offeror’ may submit PPQs previously submitted for other solicitations as long as complete, required information is included. After the solicitation closes, Offerors will not be allowed to submit additional CPARS or PPQs to replace the submitted CPARS or PPQs which have been determined by the VA to be irrelevant projects. Therefore, it is imperative the Offerors only submit relevant CPARS and/or PPQ's.

· If the submitted CPARS/PPQs are determined by the Government to be irrelevant then the Government reserves the right not to replace with an additional CPARS. Offerors may provide any information on problems encountered and the corrective actions taken on these projects. Offerors may also address any adverse past performance issues. Explanations shall not exceed four (4) single-sided pages, 8.5” x 11”, 1” margin left/right/top/bottom, and 10-point font or larger.

· The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information. The Government’s inability to contact any of the offeror’s references or the reference’s unwillingness to provide the information requested may affect the Government’s evaluation of this factor. Performance award or additional information submitted will not be considered."

· Basis of Evaluation: This evaluation focuses on how well the offeror performed on the relevant projects. In addition to the above, the Government reserves the right to obtain information for use in the evaluation of past performance from any and all sources including sources outside of the Government. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of Contractors who are part of a partnership or joint venture identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance, and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

· 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 Request for Proposal (RFP).

· In rating Past Performance, the Government will evaluate for recency, relevancy, and quality of contractor performance. In reference to Past Performance, offerors who do not have relevant past performance will receive a neutral rating (neither favorable nor unfavorable) (FAR 15.305)(a)(iv). However, the Offeror with favorable past performance may be considered more favorably than an offeror with Neutral rating.

Evaluation Factor 3 - Cost/Price: Solicitation Submission Requirements: All proposals must include a completed 1442, must be signed by a person of the firm who has the authority to enter into contractual agreements, any amendments, and a completed price breakdown sheet.

· Basis of Evaluation: The offeror’s proposed price will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness. The Offeror must complete price breakdown sheet and submit it with signed copy of 1442 and any amendments. The total evaluated price will be determined by the Offeror’s price for all division items. Note: The VA will look at the total evaluated price and non-price factors to determine the best value. “Best Value” means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements.

Factors Order of Importance: The basis for award is the best value trade off where all non-price evaluation factors, when combined, when combined are approximately equal to Factor 3 – cost/price. Any award will be made based on the best value proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the three following evaluation factors (in accordance with FAR 15.101-1) in order of descending importance:

1. Evaluation Factor 1 – Project Schedule

2. Evaluation Factor 2 - Past Performance

3. Evaluation Factor 3 - Cost/Price

(End of Instruction to Offerors)

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, Requirements 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 San Francisco County San Francisco, CA

(End of Provision)

2.5 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 3,000,000, 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)

2.6 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "designated country 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 Under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination 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 FAR clause 52.225-11 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 materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

(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 construction material, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.8 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety’s assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of Provision)

2.9 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:

Daniel Jhun

Hand-Carried Address:

Offerors should email the CO.

Daniel Jhun daniel.jhun@va.gov

Mailing Address:

Offerors should email the CO.

Daniel Jhun daniel.jhun@va.gov

(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)

2.10 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…