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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __________ copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

is required to sign this document and return ___________ copies to the issuing office.

is not, A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

15C. DATE SIGNED

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER

Contractor

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

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13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 523-417 36C776 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence

OH

44131 00076 Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence

OH

44131 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C77622B0038 08-03-2022

X X X

August 17, 2022 @ 14:00pm EST X 1 (one) The purpose of this amendment is to extend the bid opening to August 17, 2022 @14:00 est.

This amendment also provides an updated instructions to offers with contact info to submit bids to.

Lastly, this amendment provides an updated pricing schedule.

All other terms and conditions will remain the same.

Samantha Mihaila Contracting Officer

PRICE SCHEDULE

CLIN 0001, BID ITEM I

BASE BID: Provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, general demolition, general construction, alterations, mechanical and electrical work, testing and commissioning and certain other items. Work includes general construction, alterations, sidewalks, grading, drainage, mechanical and electrical work, utility systems, necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items.

The project scope includes preparation of site for building operations including demolition and removal of existing pavement, utilities and or structures, furnish labor and materials and perform work for construction of an expansion of the Radiation Therapy Department in Building 1, Floor 1D, with foundation and other work being contained within an operating medical facility. Work includes, but is not limited to general construction, selective demolition, excavation, earthwork, special foundation work, casting concrete, precast concrete erection, ceilings, partitions, doors, windows, louvers, finishes, miscellaneous specialties, signage, masonry, metals, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, telephone and data cabling, security systems, equipment, utility systems, site work and certain other items. Work effort is to include phasing to minimize impacts on the site, facility occupants and the normal operation of the Medical Center as a whole. Total completion time is 485 days after notice to proceed (NTP).

CLIN 0001: $__________________________________

CLIN 0002, BID ITEM II

Alternate NO. 1: BASE BID except delete roof replacement (Phase 8 as indicated on Phasing Drawings

CLIN 0002: $__________________________________

CLIN 0003, BID ITEM III

Alternate NO. 2: BASE BID except ALTERNATE NO.1 and reducing new rooftop unit to only serve Phase 1. Existing penthouse AHU to remain.

CLIN 0003: $__________________________________

CLIN 0004, BASE ITEM IV

Alternate NO. 3: BASE BID except ALTERNATE NO.1 AND NO. 2 and reduction of renovation scope.

CLIN 0004: $__________________________________

NOTICE

1. CLIN 0001, ITEM I GENERAL CONSTRUCTION contains all the project work. Each CLIN ALTERNATE deletes a portion of the work.

2. The intent is to award CLIN 0001, BID ITEM I. However, if the bids for CLIN 0001 exceed the funds available, Alternate No. 1 will be applied, and pricing for CLIN 0002, BID ITEM II, will be evaluated. This same process will apply for CLINS 0003-0004 in the event bids for CLIN 0002-0004 still exceed the funds available.

3. Bidders shall affix a price to each bid item. Failure to do so may render the bid as nonresponsive.

4. Pricing shall be submitted in whole dollar values. Please do not include pricing in cents.

5. Contractor is required to fill in UEI number (instead of DUNS #) in Block No. 14 on Standard Form (SF) 1442.

6. PLEASE NOTE: The Contractor agrees to attend any Post Award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 42.5.

A.1 AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:

All solicitation related documents will be published to http://www.sam.gov.

A.2 INVITATION FOR BID:

This solicitation is being issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, 19, and 36.

A.3 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE:

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns. Offers received from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns will not be considered. All Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses must be listed as “verified” by the VA’s Center for Veterans Enterprises (CVE) (http://www.vetbiz.gov). Offerors must be verified by CVE and visible in the Vendor Information Portal (VIP) database at TIME OF SUBMISSION OF BIDS and AT TIME OF AWARD. Failure to be BOTH visible and verified at both times will result in the offeror’s bid being deemed non-responsive and ineligible for award.

A.4 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:

Questions of a technical nature must be provided in writing and shall be submitted by the prospective offerors to Shardae Webb. Questions shall be submitted only via e-mail to: shardae.webb@va.gov. The subject line must read: Boston Radiation Therapy Expansion – Technical Questions. Oral questions of a technical nature are not acceptable due to the possibility of misunderstanding or misinterpretation. THE CUT-OFF DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS IS July 19, 2022 at 2:00 PM (ET).

A.5 AMENDMENTS:

Amendments to this solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities (formerly FBO) at https://sam.gov/ . Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your bid being considered non-responsive.

A.6 PRE-BID SITE VISIT:

A formal site visit has been scheduled for this project for July 12, 2022 @ 10:00am EST. This will be the only opportunity for potential bidders to visit the site. See FAR Clause 52.236-27 of this solicitation for further information.

All potential bidders, subcontractors and suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend this site visit.

A.7 PREPARATION OF BIDS:

The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in preparation and submission of bids.

A.8 BID SUBMISSION:

A. GENERAL:

(a) Bids shall be based on the documents issued in the solicitation package.

(b) Electronic bids shall be received on or before the date and time specified in Block 13A of the SF 1442. Failure to provide electronic bids by the date and time specified for bid opening may deem the bid Non-Responsive.

(c) Offerors shall submit their bids via email to:

Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) ATTN: Shardae Webb Shardae.webb@va.gov & Samantha.Mihaila@va.gov

(d) ONLY electronic bids will be accepted. No Original or Hard copies will be accepted.

(e) Bids are due August 17, 2022 @ 14:00 est.

(f) An in-person bid opening will not be facilitated due to the current health concerns surrounding the Coronavirus.

(g) The bid bond shall be submitted as part of the electronic submission. An original hard copy of the bid bond will be requested by the VA, from the apparent low bidder, during the responsibility determination.

B. BID PACKAGE CONTENTS:

(a) Standard Form (SF) 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award:

The offeror shall complete & sign the “OFFER” section of the SF 1442. The offeror shall submit separate prices for all items (If Applicable) indicated in Block 17. Please include your company Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number associated with Sam.gov, in Block 14.

(b) Acknowledgement of All Amendments:

The offeror shall acknowledge all amendments by either 1.) Completing block 19 of the SF 1442, or 2.) Returning the signed amendment form(s) with the submission.

(c) Pricing Schedule:

The offeror shall complete the pricing schedule located on page 6 of the solicitation.

(d) Bid Guarantee:

The offeror shall furnish a bid guarantee (FAR 52.228-1). The bid guarantee shall be provided on Standard Form 24.

(e) Representations & Certifications:

The offeror shall provide their Representations and Certifications or their response to FAR 52.204-8 (2) (i) or (ii) Annual Representations and Certifications.

(f) Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment:

The offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.204-24 (d) Representation.

(g) Information Regarding Responsibility Matters:

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

(h) Violation of Arms Controls Treaties or Agreements:

Offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.209-13 (b) (1) or (2) Violation of Arms Controls Treaties or Agreements.

(i) Limitations on Subcontracting:

In accordance with VAAR 852.219-77, as listed in this solicitation, offeror shall complete the VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Construction and return with their bid submission. The document provided as an attachment is the copy of this clause that is to be filled out and included with the bid. The completed form will become part of the official award documentation.9

(j) Post Award Small Business Program Representations:

Offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.219-28 (g) Post-Award Small Business Program Representations.

(k) Experience Modification Rate:

The offeror shall include the Safety of Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rating (EMR) Information, including filling out Attachment 9 - CONTRACTOR SAFETY AND ENV RECORD FORM.

(1) Provide offeror’s information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information must contain a certification that the offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years. If such certification cannot be made, a Offeror shall explain why and submit as much information as possible regarding the circumstances of its past safety and environmental record, including the number of EPA violations and/or the number of serious, repeat, and/or willful OSHA violations, along with a detailed description of those violations.

(2) Provide offeror’s information regarding their current EMR. This information shall be obtained from the Offeror’s insurance carrier and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead. If a Offeror’s EMR is above 1.0, Offeror must submit a written explanation of the EMR from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, describing the reasons for the elevated EMR and the anticipated date the EMR may be reduced to 1.0 or below.

(3) Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR shall obtain their EMR rating from their state run worker’s compensation insurance rating bureau.

(4) If the NCCI cannot issue an EMR because the Bidder/Offeror lacks insurance history, Bidder/Offeror shall submit a letter indicating so from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, and include a letter from the NCCI indicating that is has assigned Bidder/Offeror a Unity Rating of 1.0.

(5) The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, will be used to make an initial Determination of Responsibility.

(6) This requirement is applicable to all subcontracting tiers, and prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors.

(7) Failure to provide the above documentation, may result in a determination that an Offeror is non-responsive and therefore ineligible for award.

C. BID OPENING:

(a) Bids will be publicly read aloud via Microsoft Teams on the bid opening date at the specified time. A Microsoft Teams link and call-in number will be announced via an amendment to the solicitation approximately seven (7) calendar days prior to the receipt date for bids.

(b) In the event that there are any concerns with the bids, in accordance with FAR 14.402-1

(c) Microsoft Teams will be used to assist in the examination of the bid(s).

A.9 DETERMINATION OF NON-RESPONSIVE:

Bids received pertaining to this solicitation will be reviewed for responsiveness. Failure to provide documentation as outlined in the Bid Submission section of the solicitation, at the date and time set for bid opening, may deem the bid Non-Responsive.

A.10 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY:

A Determination of Responsibility will be conducted for the apparent “low bidder/awardee” prior to award of the project. The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as, but not limited to the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, as well as any other information the Contracting Officer has determined to be valid, will be used to make the Determination of Responsibility. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility may make the Offeror ineligible for award.

A.11 VETS 4212:

Title 38, USC Section 4212(d), codified at 41 CFR Section 61-300, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS-4212 reporting information can be done electronically at: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm. Award cannot be made unless the awardee has filed their VETS-4212 report. Therefore, all offerors are encouraged to file every year. The Contracting Officer may request a copy of the email confirmation of receipt notification, prior to awarding the project.

A.12 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM):

Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Offerors are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.

A.13 CONTRACT AWARD:

Award may only be made with the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the government, considering only price (see FAR 52.214-19). The low price will be evaluated by the Contracting Officer prior to award to confirm that it is “a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the Government.”

A.14 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (CPARS):

As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.1502(e), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all construction contracts that exceed $700,000, and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement VA uses an online database, CPARS, which is maintained by the Naval Seal Logistics Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. CPARS also includes access to the federal awardee performance and integrity information system (FAPIIS). FAPIIS is a web-enabled application accessed via CPARS for contractor responsibility determination information.

Each contractor whose contract award is estimated to exceed $700,000 is required to register with CPARS database at the following web address: http://www.cpars.gov/. Help in registering can be obtained by contacting Customer Support Desk @ DSN: 684-1690 or COMM: 207- 438-1690. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award, and must be kept current should there be any change to the contractor’s registered representative.

For contracts with a period of one year or less, the contracting officer will perform a single evaluation when the contract is complete. For contracts exceeding one year, the contracting officer will evaluate the contractor’s performance annually. Interim reports will be filed each year until the last year of the contract, when the final report will be completed. The report shall be assigned in CPARS to the contractor’s designated representative for comment. The contractor representative will have thirty days to submit any comments and re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer.

Failure to have a current registration in the CPARS database, or to re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer within those thirty days, will result in the Government’s evaluation being placed on file in the database with a statement that the contractor failed to respond.

A.15 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS:

All contractor employees are subject to the same level of investigation as VA employees who have access to VA Sensitive Information. The level of background investigation commensurate with the level of access needed to perform the statement of work is: Low Risk. This requirement is applicable to all subcontractor personnel requiring the same access. As per VA Directive 0710, costs of background investigations will be borne by the contractor.

A.16 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER OR PROJECT MANAGER:

Any reference contained within the solicitation/contract specifications and/or drawings to the “VA Engineer,” “Resident Engineer,” or “Project Manager” or their abbreviations shall be replaced with “Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).”

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