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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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36C26323R0002 X 11-15-2022 636-23-1-8863-0001 636A8-21-001 36C263 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

Jennifer Johnson (Contracting Officer) 316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul

MN

55101 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

Jennifer Johnson (Contracting Officer) 316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul

MN

55101 Jennifer Johnson 651-293-3052 Project 636A8-21-001 Remodel 2W for IR/Cath/EP at the Iowa City VAHCS.

The purpose of this project is to renovate 11,500 square feet of 2nd floor-west of building 1, at the Iowa City VAHCS.

The primary project objective is the relocation and expansion of an existing Cardiac Catheterization (CATH) lab and Interventional Radiology (IR) lab, and the addition of a new Electrophysiology (EP) lab. The new labs, designed in accordance with the latest VA standards, will have a new dedicated HVAC system installed, and be outfitted with all new imaging and medical boom equipment.

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and construction services necessary to complete the construction of the project described herein. Work includes general construction, electrical, plumbing, and other trades as required to provide a complete and finished product.

NOTICE OF SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB) SET ASIDE:

This solicitation is issued in accordance with Public Law 109-461, The Veterans Benefits, Healthcare information and Technology Act of 2006, Sections 502 and 503, as set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors. Pursuant to 38 USC 8127 (d), competition is restricted to SDVOSB construction firms, as there is a reasonable expectation that two or more offers from SDVOSB contractors will be received under this solicitation. All prospective offerors must be verified in the VetBiz.gov database as a SDVOSB to be considered for award. Please see applicable solicitation provisions and clauses for more details concerning eligibility requirements.

NAICS Code 236220, Small Business Size Standard $39.5 Million Magnitude of Construction is estimated between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

All applicable taxes shall be included in pricing. No tax exempt certificates will be issued; however, prior to final final payment and closeout, the Contractor will be required to submit the Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa Contractor’s Statement form (35-002a (07/21/15)) listing all amounts of sales/use tax for all building materials under this project pursuant to section 423.4, Code of Iowa.

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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.

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636-3630162-8863-854200-3220-23NR0WA27

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

Construction Team One 316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul

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55101 Y Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin

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78714-9971 Jennifer M. Johnson

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Table of Contents

A.3 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The services to be rendered hereunder shall consist of Remodel 2W for IR/Cath/EP, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, Iowa to be performed as specified in the Statement of Work (SOW). This project will renovate 11,500 square feet of 2nd floor-west of building 1, at the Iowa City VA Medical Center (ICVAMC). The primary project objective is the relocation and expansion of an existing Cardiac Catheterization (CATH) lab and Interventional Radiology (IR) lab, and the addition of a new Electrophysiology (EP) lab. The new labs, designed in accordance with the latest VA standards, will have a new dedicated HVAC system installed, and be outfitted with all new imaging and medical boom equipment. Secondary project objectives include the relocation of an existing fluoroscopy imaging room and multipurpose radiology room, and relocation and expansion of administrative and patient procedure preparation-recovery spaces. The updated imaging labs, along with remodeled 2nd floor-west space, will accommodate new standards and procedures, improve operational flow, and help provide greater patient scheduling.

2. All documentation submittal due times are local time (St. Paul, Minnesota).

3. CONTRACT TYPE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Upon award, contract is intended to be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type for a period of performance period of 650 days after issuance of Administrative Notice to Proceed.

The contractor shall complete the work required under this SOW in above referenced calendar days or less from date of the Notice to Proceed, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer (CO). If the contractor proposes an earlier completion date, and the Government accepts the contractor's proposal, the contractor's proposed completion date shall prevail. Work at the Government site shall not take place on Federal holidays or weekends unless directed by the CO.

4. WAGE DETERMINATION:

Contractor must comply with the most current, at time of proposal due date, Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination IA20210068 Mod 7 dated 09/02/2022, Johnson County, Iowa. Current rate, at time of Solicitation advertisement, is included. State in the proposal, Volume 2, the Wage Determination applied for your pricing.

Contractor must also comply with the recent FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages For Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (JAN 2022), that requires paying a minimum hourly wage rate of $15.00 per hour beginning January 30, 2022. The Contractor shall adjust the minimum wage paid, if necessary, beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, to meet the applicable annual E.O. minimum wage.

5. COMMENCEMENT OF SERVICES:

Commencement of services under this contract is within 10 calendar days after issuance of Final Notice to Proceed.

6. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

The COR will inspect all completed services. Final acceptance will be performed by the COR by verification of the services performed and certification of contractor's invoices.

7. INVOICING PROCEDURES:

Offeror may submit progress payment requests monthly against the FFP CLINs. See VAAR Clause 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests for invoicing procedures.

8. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION/CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

All Contractors are required to be registered in SAM Website: www.sam.gov. Copy of SAM Registration must be provided with the proposal and maintained current throughout the performance of the contract.

9. ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (ORCA):

Please note the requirements of FAR provision 52.204-8. Prospective Contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at www.sam.gov in conjunction with required registration in the SAM database. Representations & Certifications must be completed and/or updated by the date and time offers are due.

10. MODIFICATIONS:

Contracting Officers of the office issuing the contract, only, may issue Modifications to the contract.

Distribution will be made via email. No hard copies will be distributed.

11. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS):

Upon completion of contract performance and annually if performance is longer than 365 days, the Contracting officer will evaluate contractor performance for use in future contract award decisions. The Contractor shall be provided an opportunity to comment on the contracting officer’s evaluation. If you wish to familiarize yourself with this system, you can find it at www.cpars.gov.

The government retains the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, as part of the contract file. The evaluations are available for Federal Agencies for support of future award decisions through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS).

The contractor must provide the contracting officer with the name and email address of the contractor CPARS POC. This is the person responsible for responding to these evaluations. This person will be granted access to CPARS during the award and assigned the system role of contractor representative (CR).

12. COMPOSITE LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IS AS FOLLOWS:

13. POST AWARD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

After contract award, the Contractor shall take such safety precautions as the Contracting Officer, or his/her designee may determine to be reasonably necessary to protect the lives and health of the occupants of the buildings. The Contracting Officer or his/her designee will notify the Contractor of any noncompliance with the forgoing provisions and the action to be taken. The Contractor shall after receipt of such notice immediately correct the conditions to which attention has been directed. Such notice, when served on the Contractor or his/her representative at the site of the work, shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes aforesaid. If the Contractor fails or refuses to comply promptly, the Contracting Officer may issue an order stopping all or any part of the work and hold the Contractor in default.

14. PRE PROPOSAL CONFERENCE, SITE VISITS AND ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS:

OFFERORS ARE URGED AND EXPECTED to inspect the site where construction is to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions which may affect the cost of performance of the contract; to the extent such information is reasonably obtainable. In no event will a failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for withdrawal of an offer after opening or for a claim after award of the contract.

15. SOLICITATION QUESTIONS:

Questions must be submitted in writing. Questions shall be submitted via electronic mail (e-mail) to: Jen.Johnson@va.gov with subject 36C26323R0002 Reno 2W for IR-Cath-EP Questions. Questions will be accepted up to 2:00 p.m. November 30, 2022. All questions and answers will be published via amendment to the solicitation.

16. AWARD:

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received and granted before award.

17. AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION:

Acknowledge receipt of ALL amendments to this solicitation on the Standard Form 1442, back, block 19. If any of the amendments to this solicitation furnish amended sections, the amended sections must be used in submitting your offer.

18. BID GUARANTEE:

Sufficient bid guarantee in proper form, SF24, must be furnished with your offer. See FAR 52.228-1.

19. OFFER ACCEPTANCE PERIOD:

The minimum offer acceptance period is specified in block 13D of the SF1442 – 90 calendar days. Please ensure that you allow at least the stated number of calendar days for the Government to accept your offer.

20. SUBMITTING OFFERS:

Block 8 of the SF1442 specifies the location and Block 13A specifies the due date/time for submission of your offer. Offers must arrive via email by the exact time and date as specified in this solicitation. Transmission of offers by fax to this office is NOT ACCEPTABLE and will result in offers being rejected.

22. BASIS OF AWARD: Tradeoff

The Government’s goal is to award to the proposal that provides the best value, and a tradeoff process will be used to determine best value. Award might be made to other than the lowest price or other than the highest technically rated proposal.

23. VA INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY/PRIVACY LANGUAGE FOR INCLUSION INTO CONTRACTS:

Contractors, contractor personnel, subcontractors, and subcontractor personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks as VA and VA personnel regarding information and information system security.

A.4 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Proposal Instruction’s

(a) Section 1 – Cover letter. Shall be a maximum two-page Cover Letter and shall include the name and address of the organization submitting the proposal, together with the name, address, e-mail address and telephone number of the contact person who has the actual power to legally bind the offeror and make representations relative to the offeror’s proposal and any resultant contract, for the offeror.

(b) Section 2 – Table of Contents. Shall be a detailed Table of Contents and shall include an outline of the proposal, identified by a sequential page number and be section reference and section title.

(c) Section 3 – Narrative Response to Non-Priced Evaluation Factors. In order to evaluate each proposal, it is necessary that each offeror respond to all factors in the same order as presented herein. Offers shall be organized with sections appropriately identified.

0. Technical Factors: Specific submittal requirements for technical factors 1-4 are discussed in the description of each individual evaluation factor.

0. Past Performance Factor:

(a) Limited to no more than two (2) pages per contract listed. Only references for same or similar type contract.

(b) Furnish the following information for each contract listed:

(i) Company/Division name

(ii) Project Name

(iii) Contracting Agency/Customer

(iv) Contract Number

(v) Contract Dollar Value

(vi) Period of Performance

(vii) Verified, up-to-date name, address, email and telephone number of the contracting officer

(viii) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

(ix) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions.

(c) Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor.

(d) Past Performance Questionnaires. Each offeror shall send out Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment L) to each of the offerors past performance references, to each of the Points of Contact identified in the contracts listed in the contractor’s Past Performance Information. The responsibility to send out Past Performance Questionnaires rests solely with each offeror – IT SHALL NOT BE DELEGATED TO ANY OTHER ENTITY.

1. Complete Section A, General Information, of the Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment L) and mail, fax or email the Past Performance Questionnaire to all past performance references listed in the contractor’s Past Performance Information. References are only allowed to use Attachment L to report past/present performance information, no substitutions will be considered. In addition, altered or substituted questionnaires will not be evaluated. Offerors are responsible to ensure questionnaires are transmitted to their references, and to indicate which references the questionnaire was sent to (see paragraph c above).

2. Once the Past Performance Questionnaires are completed by the offeror’s references, the information contained in the Questionnaires shall be considered source selection sensitive and not released to you, the offeror. Questionnaires shall be sent directly to the Government.

3. Past Performance Questionnaires are to be completed and sent directly to the Government by the evaluator completing the Questionnaire. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to track the submission of Past Performance Questionnaires and ensure that the Government receives them AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT NO LATER THAN THE CLOSING TIME AND DATE OF THE SOLICITATION. It is also the sole responsibility of the offeror to inform the evaluators of any extensions the Government approves to the date and time proposal are due to be submitted.

4. The evaluator shall e-mail questionnaires to the attention of Jennifer Johnson at Jen.Johnson@va.gov

(e) In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

Volume 3 – Price Proposal

(a) Complete blocks 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 a-c of the RFP, page 1, Standard Form (SF) 1442. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation in its entirety.

(b) Insert proposed unit prices for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN).

(c) Return any solicitation amendments to the original solicitation documents, signed by the same official authorized to sign the SF 1442.

1. Signed SF-1442.

2. Signed Amendment(s) SF-30, if any.

3. Written response to all non-price evaluation factors in accordance with the written instructions stated herein.

4. At least three past performance references.

5. Solicitation provided Schedule of Items and Divisional Price Breakdown Sheet (Attachment B) – that contains pricing for the entire requirement.

6. Offer Guarantee/Bid Bond on form SF 24.

7. Safety or Environmental Information, and Experience Modification Rate in accordance with the written instructions stated below.

8. Copy of SAM Registration

9. Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance, see attached, must be completed, signed and returned (per VAAR 852.219-77, VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING)

Faxed proposals will NOT be accepted

Jen.Johnson@va.gov

Title: RFP 36C26323R0002-Remodel 2W for IR/Cath/EP

Due to the current pandemic, a face mask will be required at all times while at the VA facility. Noncompliance with this requirement will result in being turned away and mandated to leave the VA premises.

A.5 EVALUATION FACTORS

Evaluation Factors:

The Government will consider for award proposals from all responsible business concerns that meet the solicitation requirements in terms of price and the non-price factors disclosed in the solicitation. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The evaluation process shall consider the following:

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Relative Importance: Evaluation factors 1-2 are equal of importance. Factors 3-5 are equal of importance. Factors 1 and 2 are more important than factors 3-5. Evaluation factors 1-5 when combined are significantly more important than price.

Factor 1 – Technical Approach

Offeror shall provide brief narrative describing their method to manage project to achieve construction objectives as described in solicitation. Include all aspects covered in scope-of-work. Technical approach section should include language that validates offeror’s knowledge/understanding of this type of project and should be written with some detail. The following shall be included in technical approach narrative:

• Construction Approach: Describe techniques and methods for this construction project to include coordination with design, projected timelines and phases, and coordination of work. Include explanation of total project management approach for construction team, consisting of: Partnering/coordination with subcontractors, basic construction team, and concurrent construction activities by any other groups.

• Quality Control: Describe quality control processes during construction phases that will lead to an effective and successful project that completes on-time and meets customer’s performance needs and requirements.

• Cost Control: Describe cost control measures during construction phases that will lead to an effective and successful project that completes within budget.

• Explanation of all identified potential risks – especially any related to preliminary Pre-Construction Risk Assessment (PCRA) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA). Discuss how risk mitigation will be managed for thorough and timely execution.

• Provide proposed plan to minimize impact of construction on day-to-day hospital activities.

• Discuss process your firm will take to handle disruptions, delays, and change orders to keep project on schedule. How will common project slip be managed?

Offerors are specifically instructed to provide clear, unambiguous, and detailed information. Confusing, vague, or conflicting representations of technical approach to demonstrate technical competence, including proposals that simply restate published requirements, will not be rated as highly as proposals that provide clear and detailed information.

Factor 2 – Schedule and Project Management

Offeror shall demonstrate their understanding of requirement and timeline by submitting draft project schedule for construction that adheres to period of performance of this project. Offeror shall prepare and submit a reasonable construction schedule showing all necessary work elements to complete project identified under this solicitation. Schedule must be in form of progress chart of suitable scale to properly indicate percentage of work scheduled for completion by any given date during performance period. Submitted schedule must be robustly developed using project scheduling software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, or other comparable form). Draft construction schedule shall address following:

• Pre-construction steps.

• Identification of potentially long lead-times of equipment, materials, and supplies.

o Submittals.

o X-Ray and medical boom equipment deliveries.

• Construction period milestones and timeframes.

• Quality control steps, contractor/government inspections during build-out of labs.

• Areas of schedule that may require extra shifts, or off-hours work, to meet customer needs, and exact timing of equipment vendor availability.

• Completion of system testing, touch-up and punch-lists.

• Facility commissioning, acceptance, and turnover.

• Draft schedule assumptions:

o Project period of performance = 650 calendar days o AHU install shall take place during phases 1 and 2, with full commissioning completed by time new CATH and IR labs buildout are complete.

o Construction of imaging labs must be complete before equipment installation work can take place. “Complete” includes touch-up and punch-lists. See Siemens drawings for room completion (milestones) checklist.

o Assume total of 25 calendar days for Siemens equipment relocation, installation, setup, and process verification for Fluoroscopy and MP rooms (Phase 1).

. Owner move-in tasks will require 21 calendar days (final step Phase 1).

o Assume total of 28 calendar days for CATH/IR labs Siemens equipment installation, setup, and process verification (Phase 2).

. Siemens installations will happen simultaneously between CATH and IR labs.

. Draeger equipment boom installations are to take place after Siemens equipment installations are complete. Draeger boom installation, setup, and verification will require 14 calendar days to complete.

. Owner move-in is to take place after Draeger boom installations are complete. Owner move-in tasks will require 28 calendar days, including application training, final room cleaning/preparation, and additional testing (final step Phase 2).

o Assume total of 28 calendar days for EP lab Siemens equipment installation, setup, and process verification (Phase 4).

. Draeger equipment boom installations are to take place after Siemens equipment installation is complete. Draeger boom installations, setup, and verification will require 14 calendar days to complete.

. Owner move-in is to take place after Draeger boom installations are complete. Owner move-in tasks will require 28 calendar days, including application training, final room cleaning/preparation, and additional testing (final step Phase 4).

Proposed schedule must include activities which are consistent with those described within project drawings (including equipment drawings), specs, and scope-of-work documents, and must not exceed Government's maximum allowable performance period. Scope-of-work lists period of performance as 650 calendar days from notice-to-proceed. For scheduling purposes, assume an estimated award date of March 30, 2023, and that notice-to-proceed will be issued 21 calendar days after award date. (Note: Above dates are for draft scheduling purposes only. Actual contract award and notice-to-proceed dates are subject to change depending on contracting and construction preparation process.)

Proposed schedule will be evaluated and used as an aid to help determine that offeror understands and can perform all required elements of project in timeframe specified with limited impact, to greatest extent possible, to Iowa City VA Health Care System (ICVAHCS). Draft schedule submitted with offer will not be treated as agreed upon schedule. Contractor shall, within 21 calendar days after receiving notice-to-proceed, submit an interim project schedule which will supersede draft project schedule. Interim project schedule development (or schedule information sharing) shall take place during period between award and notice-to-proceed with project team comprised of ICVAMC reps, contractor, and equipment vendor reps. Interim project schedule will be subject to final VA approval.

Factor 3 – Experience

Describe relevant construction project experience, where relevant is defined as construction completed in a healthcare clinic, hospital, or other medical facility space for following categories- time-period, square footage, estimated construction cost, and general project scope:

• General project scope: Construction of state-of-the-art labs for performing X-Ray imaging procedures, such as Cardiac Catheterization, Electrophysiology, Interventional Radiology. Project scope shall also include following:

Offeror shall provide a minimum of one (1) and maximum of five (5) projects. Projects must demonstrate offeror’s experience as a prime contractor managing multiple subcontractors. Project(s) shall be 100% completed for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) or Design-Build (DB) project delivery methods. Offerors should explain how information provided is relevant to proposed acquisition, and projects selected should clearly demonstrate construction capabilities of offeror. Projects performed by contractors other than offeror (such as teaming partners) will not be evaluated as relevant experience of prime contractor, unless those other contractors are part of joint venture for this solicitation as demonstrated by SBA approved signed joint venture agreement.

Offeror’s submission shall include following information (at minimum):

• Project Title, Project Location (Physical Address), Contract Type (e.g., DBB, DB), Project Type (e.g., Department of VA project, healthcare/hospital renovation, similar building construction, etc.).

• Project owner name and contact information.

• Brief description of scope-of-work.

• Project prime contractor and major subcontractors.

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

• Problems encountered on identified projects, and offeror’s corrective actions.

• For multiple projects, please rank-order projects for following categories (your own self-analysis on how projects turned out- starting with best or most successful). Feel free to explain differences.

o Schedule management- success meeting original schedule.

o Cost control- success staying within or near budget.

o Quality of service – Adherence to contract requirement, accuracy of work, technical excellence, quality of finished product.

o Teamwork- ease of cooperation and communication between contractor/subcontractors, facility representatives, and AE representatives.

Factor 4 – Team Qualifications

Offeror shall provide brief resume for following key construction personnel: Project Manager, Site Supervisor, Safety Manager, and Quality Manger, as well as any known major subcontractors. For each resume, include following information: company name, name of individual, comprehensive and relevant listing of experience, qualifications (e.g., specialized training, education, experience, etc.), and brief explanation of duties to be performed to accomplish this project’s scope-of-work. For any subcontractors identified, please provide resume for that company. Identify any key personnel that will be assigned to contract resulting from this solicitation, and provide relevant experience of both company and key personnel identified. Emphasis of qualifications should be on expertise in area of project’s scope.

Proposals will be evaluated based on resumes provided by offeror. The VA will evaluate requested personnel and subcontractors based on capabilities and qualifications to provide required planning, implementation, and completion of tasks to successfully complete project. The evaluation will consider experience and qualifications such as specialized training, education, certifications, and experience in an operational healthcare facility.

Factor 5 – Past Performance

The offeror shall provide a past performance evaluation for each of projects listed under experience section (Factor 3). If evaluation(s) are available in CPARS, they shall be submitted with proposal. If evaluations are not available in CPARS, then offeror shall submit Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for each project referenced. Offeror shall notify their client that PPQ shall be submitted via email to project contracting officer. If offeror is unable to obtain completed PPQ from client for project before proposal closing date, offeror shall complete and submit with proposal first page of PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for respective project. The Government may make reasonable attempts to contact client noted for that project(s) to obtain PPQ information. Although the Government may make attempts, it is not responsible for ensuring that complete PPQ information is provided, and that Government will evaluate past performance even if complete information isn’t provided. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. Page limit does not apply for CPARS and PPQ’s.

Past performance will be evaluated on quality of offeror’s past performance with respect to projects provided. Currency and relevance of information, source of information, context of data, and general trends in contractor’s performance shall be considered. Quality aspects that may be considered are timeliness of contract completion, adherence to contract schedules and timely submission of data deliverables, contractor’s ability to comply with terms and conditions of contract, overall quality of work performed on contract, offeror’s managerial performance, and if reference would enter into contract with contractor again. Contractors without relevant past performance, or for whom past performance information is not available, will be given neutral rating. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, inquiries of owner representatives, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by offeror.

Factor 6 – Price

The offeror’s proposed price will be initially evaluated by the Contracting Officer (CO) for completeness. It will then be further evaluated for cost to the Government, completeness and price reasonableness. Price reasonableness will be established using any necessary price/cost analysis techniques in FAR 15.404-1, including but not limited to price competition information and the Independent Government Estimate (IGE), along with any other pricing tools deemed necessary.

ADDITIONAL PRIME CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

Note: The Prime Contractor Bonding Level and Safety/EMR Ratings will be assigned ratings under the Determination of Contractor’s Responsibility portion of the award process.

The VA intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to engage in discussions. If the Contracting Officer decides that discussions are in the Government’s best interest, they will be conducted in accordance with FAR 15.306 Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.

A.6 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

Project No. 636A8-21-001 Remodel 2W for IR/CATH/EP This project will renovate 11,500 square feet of 2nd floor-west of building 1, at the Iowa City VA Medical Center (ICVAMC). The primary project objective is the relocation and expansion of an existing Cardiac Catheterization (CATH) lab and Interventional Radiology (IR) lab, and the addition of a new Electrophysiology (EP) lab. The new labs, designed in accordance with the latest VA standards, will have a new dedicated HVAC system installed, and be outfitted with all new imaging and medical boom equipment. Secondary project objectives include the relocation of an existing fluoroscopy imaging room and multipurpose radiology room, and relocation and expansion of administrative and patient procedure preparation-recovery spaces. The updated imaging labs, along with remodeled 2nd floor-west space, will accommodate new standards and procedures, improve operational flow, and help provide greater patient scheduling.

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

2.1 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)

2.2 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)

2.3 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…