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SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair) IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR

INFORMATION CALL:

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

SOLICITATION

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

CODE

6. PROJECT NUMBER

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

11. The contractor shall begin performance within

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

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

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and

b. An offer guarantee

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

d. Offers providing less than

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(d) calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

is, is not required.

local time containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

(date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by (hour) award, YES NO notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable.

calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving

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

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

INVITATION FOR BID

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

36C77624R0063 X Amended 03/27/2024

589-017

36C776

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contract Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

David Mark 339-364-0726 or david.mark2@va.gov

In accordance with 38 USC 8127 (Public Law 109-461), this procurement utilizes a tiered set-aside evaluation approach, with SDVOSB’s as the first tier, VOSB’s as the second tier, small businesses as the third tier, and other-than-small businesses as the fourth tier for evaluation.

The Contractor shall completely prepare project site for operations, including demolition and removal of existing site elements, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for at the Kansas City VA Medical Center (KCVA), Project 589-017, Construct Inpatient Medicine Bed Addition, as required by drawings and specifications.

The project is located at:

Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Blvd.

Kansas City, MO 64128

NAICS code: 236220 VAAR Magnitude of Construction: $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.

AVAILABLE FUNDING: The current funding available for this minor construction procurement is $13,983,000. The Government cannot guarantee additional funds will be made available for award (reference 38 U.S.C. 8104).

For instructions concerning the organized Site Visit see ATTACHMENT 18 Site Visit Instructions.

PLEASE NOTE: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity.

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AWARD (To be completed by Government)

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement by the Government in writing within stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than Item 14.)

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

26. ADMINISTERED BY

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print)

31c. DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022) BACK

31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is necessary.

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract 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.

copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES

CODE AT

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

10 U.S.C. 3204(a) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

36C776 VAFSC

Financial Services Center Invoices to be Submitted Electronically https://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp e-Invoice Setup Info Phone 877-489-6135

Phone: 877-353-9791 FAX: 512-460-5429

36C77624R0063

Table of Contents

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

PRICE SCHEDULE NOTICE

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

1.1 BID MATERIAL

1.2 BID GUARANTEE

1.3 PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO OFFERORS

2.1 AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS

2.2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

2.3 SOLICITATION NOTICE OF TIERED SET-ASIDE EVALUATIONS

2.4 SDVOSB/VOSB REQUIREMENTS

2.5 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

2.6 PROPOSAL CONTENT

2.7 EVALUATION OF OFFERS

2.8 PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

2.9 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

2.10 AMENDMENTS

2.11 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

2.12 VETS 4212

2.13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

2.14 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

2.15 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

2.16 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS

2.17 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER, OR PROJECT

MANAGER

2.18 REFERENCES TO BIDS/BIDDERS

2.19 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL (AUG 1999)

2.20 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV 2021)

2.21 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.22 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK

(MAY 2014)

2.23 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.24 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

2.25 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.26 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.27 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.28 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

2.29 VAAR 852.228-72 ASSISTING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC 2009)

2.30 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (OCT 2018) .. 30

2.31 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

2.32 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY

NOTICE (FEB 2023)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2023)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3.3 52.204-29 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—

REPRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURES (DEC 2023)

3.4 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.5 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—CERTIFICATION

(NOV 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.203-14 DISPLAY OF HOTLINE POSTER(S) (NOV 2021)

4.2 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

(DEC 2014)

4.3 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY

MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.4 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK (APR 1984) ... 47

4.5 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (SEP 2023)

4.6 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.7 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS

ACT (DEC 2010)

4.8 52.223-2 AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS UNDER SERVICE AND

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (SEP 2013)

4.9 52.223-9 ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL CONTENT FOR EPA-

DESIGNATED ITEMS (MAY 2008)

4.10 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS

(NOV 2023)

4.11 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.12 52.228-11 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (FEB 2021) (DEVIATION APR 2020).. 59

4.13 52.228-15 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS—CONSTRUCTION (JUN 2020)

(DEVIATION APR 2020)

4.14 52.236-1 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR (APR 1984)

4.15 52.236-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

4.16 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.17 VAAR 852.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 2022)

4.18 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.19 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (MAY

2020)

4.20 VAAR 852.219-70 VA SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN MINIMUM

REQUIREMENTS (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

4.21 VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

4.22 VAAR 852.219-74 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

4.23 VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—CERTIFICATE OF

COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

4.24 VAAR 852.223-71 SAFETY AND HEALTH (SEP 2019)

4.25 VAAR 852.228-70 BOND PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT (JAN 2008)

4.26 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

(INCLUDING NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

4.27 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2018)

4.28 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (APR 2019)

4.29 VAAR 852.236-72 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR (APR 2019) ALTERNATE I

(APR 2019)

4.30 VAAR 852.236-79 CONTRACTOR PRODUCTION REPORT (APR 2019)

4.31 VAAR 852.236-80 SUBCONTRACTS AND WORK COORDINATION (APR 2019)

4.32 KEY PERSONNEL

4.33 VAAR 852.239-76 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY

(FEB 2023)

4.34 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (OCT

2020)

4.35 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020)

4.36 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT (SEP 2019)

4.37 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

ATTACHMENTS

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1.00 JB __________________ __________________

BASE: PHASE 1: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR,

MATERIALS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY

TO PERFORM AND COMPLETE THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH

PHASE 1 FOR PROJEC T 589-017, “CONSTRUCT INPATIENT

MEDICINE BED ADDITION AT KANSAS CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER

(KCVA)” AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

REMOVE ALL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH DEDUCT ALTERNATE 1

(Delete elevator cars and hoist machines refer to Drawing A102).

Although the drawings have not been revised, the base CLINs have been changed to reflect that Deduct Alternate 1 is included in the base bid pricing.

The period of performance (POP) for Line Item 0001 is 166 calendar days after the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP) (with 14 days of activation by the VA prior to the start of Phase 2).

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Y1DA - Construction of Hospitals and Infirmaries

BASE: PHASE 2

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, MATERIALS,

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPERVISION NECESSARY TO

PERFORM AND COMPLETE THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH PHASE

2 FOR PROJEC T 589-017, “CONSTRUCT INPATIENT MEDICINE BED

ADDITION AT KANSAS CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER (KCVA)” AS

SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. REMOVE

ALL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH DEDUCT ALTERNATE 1 (Delete elevator cars and hoist machines refer to Drawing A102).

Although the drawings have not been revised, the base CLINs have been changed to reflect that Deduct Alternate 1 is included in the base bid pricing.

The period of performance (POP) for Line Item 0002 is 286 calendar days after completion of CLIN 0001 and the 14 calendar day activation period for CLIN 0002.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

DEDUCT ALTERNATE 2

Includes all work in Line Item 0002 (BASE: Phase 2) but removes all work associated with DEDUCT ALTERNATE 2 (Delete site prep for temporary MRI's at Main Campus and Honors Campus – Refer to Drawings AS101 and AS102).

Line Item 0003 reduces the period of performance to 272 calendar days for CLIN 0002.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

DEDUCT ALTERNATE 3

Includes all work in Line Item 0003 but removes all work associated with DEDUCT ALTERNATE 3 (Delete stair in MRI Area – refer to Drawing GC200).

Line Item 0004 reduces the period of performance to 242 calendar days for CLIN 0002.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

DEDUCT ALTERNATE 4

Includes all work in Line Item 0004 but removes all work associated with DEDUCT ALTERNATE 4 (Delete renovation of Corridor C3-20 - floor and wall finishes – refer to Drawing GC200).

Line Item 0005 reduces the period of performance to 235 calendar days for CLIN 0002.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional

Building Construction

DEDUCT ALTERNATE 5

Includes all work in Line Item 0005 but removes all work associated with DEDUCT ALTERNATE 5 (Delete renovation of Waiting Room M3-203A, Nourishment M3-209, Soiled Linen Storage M3-205b, Visitor Toilet M3-205a, and Network Closet F- 155 – refer to Drawing GC200).

Line Item 0006 reduces the period of performance to 205 calendar days for CLIN 0002.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

DEDUCT ALTERNATE 6

Includes all work in Line Item 0006 but removes all work associated with DEDUCT ALTERNATE 6 (Delete renovation of 3 Patient Rooms (M3-223, M3-224 & M3-226) along with restrooms storage and corridor adjacent – refer to Drawing

GC200).

Line Item 0007 reduces the period of performance to 145 calendar days for CLIN 0002.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin:

POP End:

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

GRAND TOTAL __________________

PRICE SCHEDULE NOTICE

1. Line Items 0001 (BASE: PHASE 1) and 0002 (BASE: PHASE 2) contain all the work for this project. Each subsequent line item (DEDUCT ALTERNATE) removes a portion of the work from Line Item 0002. The intent is to award Line Items 0001 and 0002, and the DEDUCT ALTERNATES will be reviewed and applied as necessary until the price is within the budget.

DEDUCT ALTERNATES are cumulative and are listed in descending order of importance.

2. The offeror is required to fill in their pricing on the above price schedule. For each line item, the offeror must indicate the unit cost for the individual deduct as well as the total price when the individual deduct is applied to the previous line items. Failure to do so may render the offer unacceptable and ineligible for award.

Example:

ITEM # DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL AMOUNT

0001 BASE: PHASE 1 1.00 JB $1,000,000 $1,000,000

0002 BASE: PHASE 2 1.00 JB $1,000,000 $2,000,000

0003 DEDUCT ALTERNATE 2 1.00 JB -$100,000 $1,900,000

0003 DEDUCT ALTERNATE 3 1.00 JB -$50,000 $1,850,000

3. Pricing must be submitted in whole dollar values. Please do not include pricing in cents.

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND

BONDS

1.1 BID MATERIAL

Proposal materials consisting of drawings, specifications, and contract forms are included and/or attached as part of this Request For Proposal (RFP). The VA will not provide printed copies of drawings or specifications. It is the responsibility of the offeror to obtain the proposal materials in a time and manner sufficient to respond to this solicitation by the specified due date.

1.2 BID GUARANTEE

A Bid Guarantee, Standard Form 24 (SF 24), is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the proposal price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for receipt of proposals, may result in the proposal being deemed unacceptable. Copies of the SF 24 may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

1.3 PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BONDS

The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds. A Payment Bond shall be provided on Standard Form 25A (SF 25A) and a Performance Bond shall be provided on Standard Form 25 (SF 25). Both bonds shall be submitted in accordance with FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds - Construction. Copies of SFs 25A and 25 may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO OFFERORS

2.1 AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS

All solicitation-related documents will be published to Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/.

2.2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. A responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors.

The Government reserves the right to award without discussions based upon the initial evaluation of the proposals but reserves the right to open discussions if determined to be necessary. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. The proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria provided in the solicitation. Using the tradeoff process under best value, it may be in the Government's best interest to consider award to other than the lowest price Offeror or other than highest rated Offeror. The intent is to award to the Offeror that offers the best value to the Government. “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. Technical Factors 1, 2 and 3 are approximately equal. The Technical factors when combined, are approximately equal to Price.

1. Schedule (Technical)

2. Key Personnel (Technical)

3. Recent Relevant Corporate Experience (Technical)

4. Price

2.3 SOLICITATION NOTICE OF TIERED SET-ASIDE EVALUATIONS

This procurement is set-aside based on an order of priority as established in 38 U.S.C. 8127.

(a) Tiered evaluations including large business concerns. This solicitation is being issued as tiered evaluation with the following tiers:

(1) Tier 1 - SDVOSB concerns. VA will first evaluate the offers, if any, submitted by SDVOSB concerns. If no awardable offers were submitted by SDVOSB concerns, or if none of the offers would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States, the VA will withdraw the SDVOSB set-aside, document the basis for not making an award within this tier, and proceed to the set-aside for VOSB concerns.

(2) Tier 2 - VOSB concerns. VA will next evaluate the offers, if any, submitted by VOSB concerns. If no awardable offers were submitted by VOSB concerns, or if none of the offers would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States, the VA will withdraw the VOSB set-aside, document the basis for not making an award within this tier, and proceed to the set-aside for other small business concerns.

(3) Tier 3 - small business concerns. VA will next evaluate the offers, if any, submitted by other small business concerns, with Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone small business concerns and 8(a) participants having priority. If no awardable offers were submitted by other small business concerns, or if none of the offers would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States, the VA will withdraw the set-aside https://sam.gov/ for other small businesses, document the basis for not making an award as a set-aside, and proceed to the large business tier.

(4) Tier 4 - other than small (large) business concerns. VA will next evaluate the offers, if any, submitted by large business concerns. If no awardable offers were submitted by large business concerns, or if none of the offers would result in award at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States, the VA will cancel the solicitation, document that cancellation in a memorandum for the record, and conduct additional market research to inform a follow-on acquisition strategy.

(b) The below clauses will be included in the solicitation, and subsequently, the contract award as described in the solicitation. The following clauses apply to the associated tiers:

52.219-4 only applies to tier 4

52.219-6 only applies to tier 3

52.219-9 only applies to tier 4

52.219-14 only applies to tier 3

52.219-16 only applies to tier 4

52.236-1 only applies to tier 4

52.242-5 only applies to tier 4

852.219-70 only applies to tier 4

852.219-73 only applies to tier 1

852.219-74 only applies to tier 2

852.219-75 only applies to tiers 1 and 2

852.236-72 only applies to tier 4

2.4 SDVOSB/VOSB REQUIREMENTS

To be considered eligible to receive award of a resulting contract, offerors submitting as SDVOSBs or VOSBs must be certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and listed in the SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database (https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/) at the time of proposal submission and at the time of award. A joint venture may be considered eligible as an SDVOSB/VOSB if the joint venture complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 128.402.

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2.5 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

(a) Proposal preparation costs. The Government will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of proposals in response to this solicitation.

(b) Proposal submission.

(1) Proposals must be based on solicitation documents issued for RFP number 36C77622R0156. Proposals will be in the format stipulated in this document.

(2) Proposals must be submitted via email to emil.reyes@va.gov and david.mark2@va.gov Emails are limited to 5 MB each. There will be no public opening of the proposals. Only e-mail proposals will be accepted. Hard-copy proposals will not be accepted.

(3) Proposals must be received on or before the date and time specified in block 13 of the SF 1442. There will be no public opening of the proposals.

(c) Proposal requirements.

(1) General. Price/administrative and technical sections of an offeror’s proposal will be evaluated independently; therefore, the offeror must submit the proposal in two separate volumes: Volume I - Price and Administrative and Volume II - Technical. All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume. So that the Technical section may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, the contractor shall include NO price or price-related information in Volume II.

(2) Format.

(i) The submission shall be logically assembled and indexed. The proposal must be submitted as searchable PDF documents. Each volume must be clearly identified in the file name and include a title page (labeled with the offeror's organization and business address, and the VA solicitation number) and detailed table of contents. Include page numbers and the company name in the header or footer of each page.

(ii) The use of hyperlinks or embedded attachments within the proposal is prohibited. All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. The proposal, in its entirety, must not exceed two emails (one email for each volume) of 5MB each. Proposal page limitations are described in Section 2.5 below.

(iii) The proposal should be in Arial 12-point font or larger with no less than single-spaced text lines and normal proportional spacing. Page numbers, company logos, and headers and footers are not bound by the font requirements.

(iv) The proposal should use graphic presentations where such use will contribute to the compactness and clarity of the proposal. A smaller font size or fonts other than Arial are permitted in the presentation of graphic material, as long as the information is legible to the human eye.

2.6 PROPOSAL CONTENT

A.1. Volume I Price and Administrative: The offeror must submit the Volume I Price and Administrative proposal as indicated below. Failure to comply with all requirements may result in an offer being determined ineligible for award.

a. Carefully follow “Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors”.

Standard form (SF) 1442 Solicitation Offer and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair) and the Pricing Schedule located on PAGE 4 when submitting price offers. The offeror must complete and sign the “OFFER” section of the SF 1442 and include the company’s Unique Entity Identifier associated with SAM.gov in block 14.

b. Offerors shall complete the Price Schedule in part A of this solicitation.

c. In addition to the Price Schedule, offerors shall submit a complete breakdown of the Division Pricing for Line Items (0001 - 0007). The Division Pricing will be used to determine price reasonableness. The Government also reserves the right to use this Division Pricing breakdown as part of discussions during the competitive range, if they are required. A Division Breakdown Template has been attached to this solicitation that may be used to fill out the offeror’s price breakdown.

d. The prices shall be Firm Fixed Price. The Offeror shall take care not to include remarks that take exception to the Government’s Specifications, Drawings or pricing or otherwise preclude the Government from evaluating the offer, which will render the offer unacceptable.

e. Offerors shall acknowledge receiving amendments by filling out section 19 of the SF 1442.

f. Taxes. The offeror must take into account FAR 52.229-3, Federal, State, and Local Taxes and its Special Note in their pricing. The clause and note provide guidance on taxes being applied to pricing.

g. Bid Guarantee: The Offeror shall furnish a bid guarantee as stipulated in the solicitation (see FAR 52.228-1). Pricing shall be Firm Fixed Price.

The bid guarantee shall be provided on Standard Form 24. The bid bond shall be submitted as part of the electronic submission. In accordance with Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation to Eliminate Hard Copy Original Documents, Signatures, Notarization, Seals on Bonds, and Other Seals for Certain Contract Requirements issued by the VA Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics and the Senior Procurement Executive on May 11, 2020, the requirement for an original bond, with the original signatures, notarization and seals has been eliminated. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee on the proper form and for the proper amount by the time specified in Block 13 of SF 1442, may result in rejection of the proposal.

h. Representations & Certifications:

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

i. Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment:

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

j. Information Regarding Responsibility Matters:

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

k. Violation of Arms Controls Treaties or Agreements:

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

https://www.sam.gov/

l. Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements – Notice and Representation:

The offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.229-11 (d).

m. Post Award Small Business Program Representations:

Offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.219-28 (h), if applicable.

n. Limitations on Subcontracting:

The offeror shall complete and sign the VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction required in VAAR 852.219-75 and return it with their proposal submission is attached as a separate document (Limitations on Subcontracting). The completed and signed form will become part of the official award documentation. NOTE: This requirement does not apply to Tier 4 Offers.

o. Notice to SDVOSB/VOSB Joint Venture/Mentor Protegee: Any offeror submitting a proposal as a joint venture must provide a certification from each SDVOSB and or VOSB joint partner, signed by an authorized official of each partner to the joint venture, stating that the parties to the joint venture (1) have entered into a joint venture agreement that fully complies with paragraph (c) of 13 CFR § 128.402 and (2) will perform the contract in compliance with the joint venture agreement. Failure to submit the certification with the offeror’s proposal, may result in the rejection of the proposal. NOTE: This requirement only applies to Tier 1 and Tier 2 Offers. The Government reserves the right to request a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement.

p. Section 1.6 of Specification Section 28 31 00 contains Guaranty Period Services (GPS) requirements for the fire alarm system for a period of five (5) years from the date of acceptance of the entire installation. DO NOT INCLUDE PRICING FOR GPS IN YOUR

PROPOSAL. THAT REQUIREMENT WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER

A SEPARATE CONTRACT, IF REQUIRED.

2. Volume II Technical: Offerors shall format the Volume I Technical proposal as listed below. The specific evaluation criteria and methodology for Volume I is contained in Section B below.

a. The offer, including title page, detailed table of contents, and preface shall be submitted in one (1) PDF document for Volume II Technical. The Offeror shall not include any price or price related material in the Volume II proposal. Use graphic presentations where such use will contribute to the compactness and clarity of the proposal.

b. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 X 11-inch sheet of paper with 1-inch margins around the page perimeter containing information. Note, submission of the project schedule only, can be submitted by utilizing larger paper (11 X 17 inch). The background color of each page of the submission shall be white or ivory stock only and each page shall count as one (1) page. Excess pages will not be evaluated.

c. For Factor 2 Key Personnel (Technical), resumes shall not exceed three (3) pages per key person. For Factor 3 Recent Relevant Corporate Experience (Technical), project descriptions shall not exceed five (5) pages per project.

d. The Offeror’s responses shall clearly address each evaluation factor listed in this solicitation. Failure to submit in the format required and clearly address those factors may result in this offer being rated unacceptable.

B. Technical Proposal Requirements: The proposal shall address the following submission requirements for Factor 1 Schedule, Factor 2 Key Personnel, and Factor 3 Recent Relevant Corporate Experience.

Factor 1, Schedule (Technical): Submit your proposed construction schedule for THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT showing completion within the required period of performance contained in this solicitation with accompanying schedule narrative. Submit your schedule in Gantt Chart format and include specific activities required for this project and a clear critical path with major milestones and applicable predecessor activities. In your accompanying narrative, explain schedule logic, critical path activities, proposed phasing and sequencing of work, and key considerations and constraints.

Factor 2 Key Personnel (Technical): The Offeror should identify the personnel they propose to fill the key team member positions listed below and state their roles and responsibilities on the Project. The Offeror should provide evidence of the competency, qualifications, and related experience of key team members. The Offeror should provide resumes for each key team member clearly indicating their currently held position/title, proposed project position/title, education, qualifications, professional licensing, personal awards received, and work experience (including roles) over the last ten (10) years.

At a minimum, the contractor’s key team members should consist of the following:

Project Manager:

Project Manager will be required to track project financials and provide regular updates on the project status and schedule. Project manager shall be a U.S. citizen and should have experience in developing and maintaining complex, long-term, multi-year project management activities including but not limited to:

-Developing and controlling budgets and funding strategies;

-Scheduling and coordination of project interactions among existing and occupied facilities;

-Managing interdisciplinary teams of professionals and supporting labor categories;

-Integrating competing and/or conflicting elements into the planning and execution processes so that project requirements flow smoothly;

-Familiarity with Federal and local government office building projects, with procedural requirements, review requirements, and approval requirements;

-The PM should possess a degree in architecture, engineering, business management or construction management (from an accredited college/university) or in lieu of the degree the candidate should have 10 years of management experience in construction of similar size, scope, and complexity to the subject project clearly specified on his or her resume.

Construction Superintendent:

Construction Superintendent will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the construction crew and coordination with subcontractors from construction start through completion. Construction superintendent shall be a U.S. citizen and should have at least 10 years of experience in construction of similar size, scope, and complexity of the subject project clearly specified on his or her resume.

Construction Quality Control (CQC) System Manager (NO RESUME REQUIRED TO BE

SUBMITTED BUT OFFEROR WILL BE EXPECTED TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL

ASSIGNED TO THIS ROLE THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA BELOW AND WILL BE

CONSIDERED A KEY PERSON):

CQC System Manager shall be a separate qualified individual from the Construction Superintendent or Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) with duties only as the CQC System Manager. See Specification Section 01 45 00 Quality Control for more information on roles and responsibilities for the CQC System Manager. This individual shall be a U.S. citizen and should have at least 5 years of experience in construction of similar size, scope, and complexity of the subject project clearly specified on his or her resume.

Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) (NO RESUME REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED

BUT OFFEROR WILL BE EXPECTED TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNED TO THIS

ROLE THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA BELOW AND WILL BE CONSIDERED A KEY

PERSON):

SSHO shall be a separate qualified individual from the Prime Contractor’s Superintendent or CQC System Manager with duties only as the SSHO, as described in Specification Section 01 35 26 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. This individual shall be a U.S. citizen and should have at least 5 years of experience in construction of similar size, scope, and complexity of the subject project clearly specified on his or her resume.

Factor 3 Recent Relevant Corporate Experience (Technical): Offeror must provide a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of five (5) examples of projects completed within the last ten (10) years, with work completed not earlier than 2014, that are similar (“relevant”) in size and scope to the requirement being solicited. A project is considered similar in size and scope (“relevant”) if it meets the following minimum standard:

Projects primarily involving (1.) multiple construction disciplines, and (2.) renovations to, and/or construction of institutional housing facilities of similar square footage, with a total contract value exceeding $10,000,000. Projects which meet the above criteria but are also for construction of new inpatient medical housing and/or which include phasing, are in an active hospital, and/or incorporate Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) and Interim Life Safety(ILS) may be more highly rated. The Offeror shall provide the above required examples of completed work in the following format:

-Project title and location.

-Project owner entity name, and name, telephone number and email address of the project owner’s point of contact (POC) for the project.

-Brief description of the project and its relevance to this requirement being solicited (include scope, size and cost).

-Indicate your firm’s role on the project, including tasks related to the criteria items identified above.

-Provide project statistics, including actual start date, actual completion date, original completion date, and contract dollar value.

2.7 EVALUATION OF OFFERS

Factor Evaluation: The basic objective of the process is to provide the SSA with information to make an informed decision. To achieve this goal, the evaluators identify strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, deficiencies, and clarifications applicable to the proposals.

In addition to the SSA using this information to make the source selection decision, the Contracting Officer uses it to establish a competitive range when discussions are necessary and uses the information to conduct discussions.

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the solicitation.

The evaluation will be based on the content of the proposal and any subsequent discussions, if necessary. However, the Government reserves the right to award without discussions based upon the initial evaluation of the proposals.

Proposals will be evaluated based on the factors described herein.

Factor 1, Schedule (Technical): Construction schedules and narrative descriptions documenting: (1) a construction schedule that is realistic, appropriate, and efficient; (2) clear and efficient critical path and logical sequencing; (3) accounts for procurement lead-time, subcontractor/trade coordination, on-site storage and staging, resource and time constraints;

and (4) demonstrates risk mitigation and successful completion within the required period of performance, present lower levels of risk and will be more favorably rated. Schedules which do not demonstrate these attributes present higher levels of risk and will be less favorably rated.

Factor 2, Key Personnel (Technical): ONLY THE PROJECT MANAGER AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDANT WILL BE EVALUATED. A rating of satisfactory may be achieved when: Each of the key team members has held at least one comparable position, to that proposed, for a similar project and has the appropriate education, training, experience, and certification required to be assigned to this position and for this project. Ratings above satisfactory may be given to those members having experience on multiple similar projects and/or successful performance in comparable positions, and/or some of or all the key team members exceed the minimum requirement set forth above.

Factor 3, Recent Relevant Corporate Experience: The Offeror’s construction project experience demonstrating projects involving (1.) multiple construction disciplines; (2.)

renovations to, and/or construction of institutional housing facilities of similar square footage, with a total contract value exceeding $10,000,000. Projects which meet the above criteria but are also for construction of new inpatient medical housing and/or which include phasing, are in an active hospital, and/or incorporate Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) and Interim Life Safety(ILS) may be more highly rated. Those offerors not demonstrating these attributes present higher levels of risk and will be less favorably rated.

Factor 4, Price: The total price will be evaluated to determine if it is fair and reasonable based on the Offeror's price provided on the Price Schedule for the two base items (CLINs 0001 and 0002).

Note: If none of the offerors’ pricing (including bid deduct items) are within the available funding limitation or is otherwise determined to be other than fair and reasonable, the VA reserves the right to enter into discussions with those offerors who are determined to be within the competitive range.

Note: If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exceptions, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices in the Offerors proposal documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

EVALUATION PROCESS

Initial Screening: Upon receipt of written proposals, the CO will initially screen the proposals and verify that each proposal includes all required information, representations and certifications, and electronic media in the quantities and format specified. The Contracting Officer will then separate the offers into the following tiers:

1. Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns

2. Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns

3. All other Small Business concerns

4. Other than Small Business concerns

The Contracting Officer will initially provide the Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) with ONLY responsible Tier 1 Offers for review. If an awardable offer is identified in Tier 1 that is responsible, fair and reasonably priced, and within budget, award will be made to the best value offer in that tier and offers in tiers 2-4 will NOT be evaluated. If no awardable offers are found in Tier 1, offers in Tier 2 will be evaluated. This process will continue by tier until an awardable offer is identified.

2.8 PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

A formal site visit has been scheduled for this project. This will be the only opportunity for potential offerors to visit the site. All potential offerors, subcontractors, and suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend this site visit.

All attendees are to meet at the location shown in Attachment 18 Site Visit Instructions. Please email the Contracting Officer’s Representative, Marcus Stevenson at marcus.stevenson2@va.gov by 04:00 PM CDT on Monday, April 01, 2024 to register attendees and if further direction is needed.

NOTE: Although not required, it is highly recommended that those who attend the pre-proposal site visit for this project, review the drawings ahead of time. Due to the continued care of our veterans, there may be areas that cannot be accessed during the pre-proposal site visit. Any questions regarding these areas can be addressed during the technical question period of the solicitation.

See Attachment 18 of this solicitation for further information.

2.9 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Questions of a technical nature must be provided in writing and shall be submitted by the prospective offerors to Emil Reyes and David Mark. Questions shall be submitted only via e-mail to: emil.reyes@va.gov and david.mark2@va.gov. The subject line must read: Construct Inpatient Medicine Bed Addition at the Kansas City VA Medical Center - 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 Friday, April 05, 2024 at 4:00 PM Central Time.

2.10 AMENDMENTS

Amendments to this solicitation will be posted 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 proposal being considered unacceptable.

2.11 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

A Determination of Responsibility will be conducted for the apparent successful offeror 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, mailto:marcus.stevenson2@va.gov mailto:emil.reyes@va.gov mailto:david.mark2@va.gov will be used to make the Determination of Responsibility. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would be cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility may make the offeror ineligible for award.

2.12 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.

2.13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://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 (see FAR 52.204-7).

2.14 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

(a) Small Business Subcontracting Plan. If the apparent successful offeror is a large business, they shall be required to provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all of the elements required by FAR 52.219-9. If the large business does not have an approved Master Plan or approved Commercial Plan, then an Individual Subcontracting Plan must be submitted that includes an assurance that small businesses will be given the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance. The Subcontracting Plan is not a requirement for evaluation in source selection, but rather, a requirement for award to a large business, and the Plan, as negotiated, will be incorporated into any resultant contract. Upon request by the CO, the apparent successful offeror (if a large business), shall submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan. Plans are NOT to be submitted with initial proposals.

(b) The subcontracting plan must address all requirements defined in FAR 19.704, Subcontracting plan requirements, including proposed subcontracting to SDVOSBs or VOSBs.

The 2023 VA subcontracting goals listed below are based upon total procurement dollars expended and are the suggested minimum goals for VA administered subcontracting plans.

Small Business 27.0%

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 3.0%

Small Disadvantaged Businesses (includes Section 8(a)) 11.1%

Woman-Owned Small Business 5.0%

Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone Small Business 3.0% http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm

2.15 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING 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 $750,000 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.