36C77626R0039_GL CMOP.pdf

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER 2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

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

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

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

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

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) STANDARD FORM 1442

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within ____________ calendar days and complete it within ____________ calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See _____________________________).

YES NO

a. Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that 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.

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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

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

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36C77626R0039

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03-13-2026

765-24-700

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

Lucretia R. Maloney (216) 791-8300 x49669

In accordance with 38 U.S.C § 8127 (Public Law 109-461), this procurement is set aside for SDVOSBs.

The contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, materials, labor, supervision, and personnel, and shall do all things necessary, that will result in the completion of the Great Lakes Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP), EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades construction project, in accordance with the attached specifications and drawings and all pertinent solicitation documents.

This project is located at:

Great Lakes Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) 5000 S 5th Ave Bldg. 37 NW Hines, IL 60141-3030

VAAR Magnitude of Construction: $10,000,000 to $20,000,000.

NAICS Code 236220 and PSC Code Y1BG

Contractor is required to fill in Unique Identifier in Block No. 14 on Standard Form (SF) 1442.

PLEASE NOTE: The Contractor agrees to attend any Post Award Conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in order to ensure congruent expectations on contract requirements.

Any reference in the specifications to guarantee period services or warranties outside of the one year warranty period in accordance with FAR 52.246-21 Warranty of Construction shall be omitted and not considered for development of the proposal.

A site visit has been scheduled, please review site visit information within this solicitation.

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04-30-2026

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of the solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within __________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE: FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT 29. AWARD Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract ractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31c. AWARD DATE

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code)

(Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

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

(Type or print)

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror)

(To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

36C776

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

VAFSC

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center Invoices to be Submitted Electronically https://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp e-Invoice Setup Info Phone 877-489-6135 877-353-9791 512-460-5429

Megan Dohm

VA-VHA-RPOC-2024-0067

Table of Contents

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A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

1.1 BID MATERIAL

1.2 BID GUARANTEE

1.3 PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BONDS

1.4 TAXES

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO OFFERORS

2.1 AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS

2.2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

2.3 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE

2.4 PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

2.5 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

2.6 AMENDMENTS

2.7 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

2.8 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

2.9 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

2.10 VETS 4212

2.11 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

2.12 DEVIATION NOTICE (FEB 2025)

2.13 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

2.14 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS

2.15 REFERENCES TO BIDS/BIDDERS

2.16 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER, OR PROJECT

MANAGER

2.17 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (DEVIATION) (NOV 2025)

2.18 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS-SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

2.19 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE II (NOV 2023)

2.20 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.21 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

2.22 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

2.23 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

2.24 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT - REGISTRATION (NOV

2024)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

2.25 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV

2021) ALTERNATE I (OCT 1997)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

2.26 VAAR 852.223-70 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—SUSTAINABLE

ACQUISITION PLAN (SEP 2019)

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

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC 2009)

2.28 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

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

2.30 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE (FEB 2023)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.2 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS-

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

3.3 52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020) (DEVIATION SEP 2025)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(JAN 2025) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

4.2 52.223-2 REPORTING OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS UNDER SERVICE AND

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.3 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN-CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS. ALTERNATE I (NOV 2023) (DEVIATION OCT 2025)

4.4 52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES (FEB 2013) (DEVIATION SEP

2025)

4.5 52.236-21 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

ALTERNATE II (APR 1984)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

4.6 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

4.7 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.8 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

4.9 IT CONTRACT SECURITY

4.10 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

4.12 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

4.13 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) ..74

4.14 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.15 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008)

4.16 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1.00 JB __________________ __________________

ITEM I, EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades – Great Lakes CMOP

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION:

BASE BID: Work includes facility infrastructure upgrade to support the new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) system in accordance with VA OEHRM Site Infrastructure Requirements (provided by VHA).

PLEASE NOTE: The period of performance for this project is 426 calendar days after the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed

(NTP).

Contract Period: Base PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Y1BG - Construction of Electronic and Communications Facilities

GRAND TOTAL __________________

NOTICE

1. Line Item 0001 (Base) contains all the work for this project.

2. Offerors must provide a lump sum price for Line Item 0001 (Base). Failure to do so may render their offer unacceptable.

3. Award will be made on the Grand Total (Line Item 0001 - Base).

4. Pricing must be submitted in whole dollar values. Do NOT include pricing in cents.

5. Contractor is required to fill in their Unique Entity Identifier associated with SAM.gov in Block No.

14 on Standard Form (SF) 1442.

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 Proposals (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 https://www.gsa.gov/forms.

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 https://www.gsa.gov/forms.

1.4 TAXES

Contractor must take into account FAR 52.229-3; “Federal, State and Local Taxes” (DEVIATION SEP 2025) and its Special Note in their pricing. The FAR clause and its Special Note provide guidance on taxes being applied to pricing.

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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 PROPOSALS

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the “best value” to the Government Utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method of evaluation. In order to receive consideration for award, a rating of ACCEPTABLE must be achieved for the technical factor (Specialized Experience). A responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. The Government reserves the right to award without negotiations based upon the initial evaluation.

Evaluation will be based on the following evaluation factors:

1. Specialized Experience

2. Price

2.3 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE

This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. To be considered eligible to receive award of a resulting contract, offerors must be certified as SDVOSBs by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and listed in the SBA certification database at the time of proposal submission and at time of award. Offers received from entities that are not certified SDVOSBs will not be considered. Failure to be certified at the time of proposal submission and at time of award will result in the offer being deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award. A joint venture may be considered eligible as an SDVOSB if the joint venture complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 128.402.

2.4 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. See Attachment #6 - Site Visit Information - GL CMOP for further information. All potential offerors, subcontractors and suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend this site visit.

2.5 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Questions of a technical nature must be submitted by prospective offerors via e-mail to:

Contract Specialist, Lucretia Maloney at Lucretia.Maloney@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Megan Dohm at Megan.Dohm@va.gov. The subject line of each e-mail must read: PROJECT:

765-24-700 – EHRM IU – Great Lakes CMOP - 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 Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 1:00PM EST.

https://sam.gov/ mailto:Lucretia.Maloney@va.gov mailto:Megan.Dohm@va.gov

2.6 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 a proposal being considered ineligible for award as incomplete.

2.7 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

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

2.8 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

A. General:

1. Proposal Submission: Offerors must submit their proposals via e-mail to

Lucretia.Maloney@va.gov and Megan.Dohm@va.gov. Proposals must be based on solicitation documents issued for RFP number 36C77626R0039. Proposals will be in the format set forth in this document. Proposals shall 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. Only proposals submitted by email will be accepted. Hard-copy proposals will not be accepted.

B. Proposal Format:

1. Technical, Price and Administrative sections of the Offerors proposals will be evaluated independently; therefore, the Offeror must submit the proposal in three

(3) Volumes: Volume I Technical, Volume II Price and Volume III Administrative.

Offerors must send Volumes I, II and III as attachments in separate e-mails.

Each volume must be labeled with the Offeror's organization, business address, and VA Solicitation Number. Each volume must be submitted as searchable PDF documents attached to an e-mail. Portions of proposals submitted via drop-box, hyperlink, or format rather than a searchable PDF attached to an email will not be considered, which may render the proposal incomplete. The proposal, in its entirety, shall not exceed three (3) e-mails (one e-mail for each volume). Each e-mail, including its attachments, must be less than 5MB in size. Offerors must Include page numbers and its company name in the header or footer of each page of all attachments.

2. Volume I Technical: Offerors shall format Volume I Technical proposal as listed below. The specific evaluation criteria and methodology is below.

a. Volume I, Technical must include a title page, detailed table of contents and preface Volume I Technical shall be submitted in one

(1) PDF document for Volume I Technical and shall not exceed a total of FIFTEEN (15) pages. The title page, table of contents and preface are excluded from the page limits. Offerors must not include any price or price related material in the Volume I Technical 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. The background color of each page of the submission shall be white or ivory stock and each page shall count as one (1) page. Excess pages will not be evaluated. Text lines must be single-spaced, and proposals shall be submitted using size 12, legible font, with normal proportional spacing. A smaller font size for any https://sam.gov/ mailto:Lucretia.Maloney@va.gov mailto:Megan.Dohm@va.gov graphics presented in a proposal is permitted as long as the information is legible to the human eye.

c. The Offeror’s proposal must address each evaluation factor listed in this solicitation. Failure to submit a proposal in the format required that addresses each factor may result in the proposal being deemed ineligible for award.

3. Volume II Price: Offerors shall format the Volume II Price proposal as listed below. The specific evaluation criteria and methodology is below.

a. Volume II Price shall not exceed a total of TEN (10) pages in size 12, legible font.

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

c. Offerors shall ensure the Signed Standard Form (SF) 1442 is provided.

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

d. Bid Guarantee: The Offeror shall furnish a bid guarantee as set forth 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.

e. 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.

4. Volume III Administrative Information: If an offeror fails to include all of the below information in its proposal, then the proposal may be deemed incomplete and ineligible for award.

a. Representations & Certifications:

By submitting its offer, the Offeror verifies that, as of the date of its offer, its representations and certifications posted electronically in SAM for the applicable provisions are current, accurate, and complete. The Offeror’s representations and certifications in SAM are hereby incorporated by reference into its offer.

b. Information Regarding Responsibility Matters:

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

c. Violation of Arms Controls Treaties or Agreements:

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

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

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

e. Post Award Small Business Program Representations:

Offeror must provide their response to FAR 52.219-28 (g), if applicable.

f. Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment: Offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.240-90 Representation and attach the completed provision to the proposal.

g. 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 attached as a separate document (See Attachment 4 - Limitations on Subcontracting - GL CMOP). The completed and signed form will become part of the official award documentation.

Complete the certification and ensure that the appropriate box is checked. VAAR 852.219-75 imposes an obligation on the person executing the certification to enter the following information below the paragraph which begins with the word ‘Certification:’

1. Offeror’s Name: The name should match the actual legal name of the offeror as captured in SAM.gov. If the offeror’s name is ‘SDVOSB Craftsman, LLC,’ the full legal name of the entity must be entered in each separate section of the certification that contains the following brackets: [Insert Name of Offeror]. It is not sufficient for the offeror’s company name to be inserted at the bottom of the certification only. The offeror’s name must be entered in the brackets referenced above.

2. Printed Name and Title of Signee: Enter the printed name and job title of the signee.

3. Signature: The certification statement must be signed by an individual who is authorized to execute the certification on behalf of the offeror.

4. Date: The certification must be properly dated.

5. Company Name and Address: The certification must include the signee’s complete business name and address.

h. Notice to SDVOSB Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé:

Any offeror submitting a proposal as a joint venture must provide a copy of the joint venture agreement, as well as a certification from the certified SDVOSB 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. Provide the UEI for each partner in the agreement. Failure to submit the agreement and certification with the offeror’s proposal may result in the rejection of the proposal.

C. Technical Proposal Requirements: The proposal must address the following submission requirements for the technical factor - Specialized Experience.

1. Technical Factor, Specialized Experience:

The offeror shall demonstrate experience by providing recent and relevant experience performing mission-critical healthcare or federal IT-infrastructure construction projects similar to the EHRM Infrastructure Upgrade (IU) requirements at the Great Lakes CMOP. The offeror shall provide up to three (3) examples of recent and relevant construction renovation projects performed within the last five (5) years from date of this solicitation and have been completed or at least 75% complete. Relevant projects are those which are similar in size, scope and complexity to this project as indicated in the drawings and specifications.

Standard for Acceptability: The minimum requirements for an Acceptable Rating include ALL the following:

Definition of a Relevant Project - A project will be considered Relevant if it satisfies all of the following:

1. Size Relevance – Two (2) projects must have had a construction value of at least $5 million.

2. Scope Relevance – Two (2) projects must each include at least four

(4) of the following elements:

• Telecommunications Room (TR) or Data Center renovation.

• Structured cabling (Cat6, Cat6A, or higher).

• Fiber optic backbone installation (intra- or inter-building).

• UPS, power distribution, or generator systems supporting IT loads.

• HVAC or CRAC systems serving IT spaces.

• Physical security systems (PACS, IDS, or VSS).

• Civil or site work supporting IT or power systems (e.g., duct banks, manholes, trenching).

• Work performed in an occupied healthcare or federal facility

3. Operational Complexity – Two (2) projects must have required phased execution for an uninterruptable service sector; such as, uninterruptable IT systems, healthcare operations, or mission-critical services.

Required Project Information - For each submitted project, the Offeror shall provide:

• Project name and location

• Customer (e.g., VA, DoD, federal agency, healthcare system)

• Contract type

• Period of performance

• Total contract value

• Percentage of self-performance

• Description of work performed

• Identification of which EHRM-relevant elements were included

• Description of how the project is similar in size, scope, and complexity to the Great Lakes CMOP EHRM IU requirement.

Total PDF pages for the technical factor shall not exceed 15 pages, including any photos, narratives, and performance evaluations the Offeror may choose to include to detail project experience.

D. Volume II – Price Proposal Requirements

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 when submitting price offers. Submit a bid guarantee as set forth in the solicitation.

b. 2-page SF1442 completed and signed by the signatory authority. The signature shall be a wet signature, and then the document may be scanned and submitted electronically. Microsoft Word “signatures” in different fonts, digital signatures, and scanned jpeg signatures are not allowed. All blocks under section “OFFER” on page 2 of SF1442 (Item 14 thru 20C) shall be completed.

c. Acknowledgement of ALL Amendments.

d. SF1442 Continuation Price Sheet and Price breakout form shall be submitted.

e. The prices must be Firm Fixed Price. The Offeror must take care not to include remarks that take exception to the Government’s Specifications/Drawings or pricing requirements or otherwise preclude the Government from evaluating the offer, which will result in the offeror’s proposal being rejected.

f. Duly executed Bid Bond/Guarantee: Offerors shall use form SF24 Bid Bond. Bid bonds that are found noncompliant with bid guarantee requirements will result in the rejection of the proposal. See clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee for additional information on the compliance with bid guarantee requirements. This requirement shall be emailed as part of VOLUME II. The Contracting Officer may request a physical copy of the bid bond be mailed later.

E. Volume III: Administrative Requirements

• To be eligible for award, Offerors are required to be SDVOSB certified by SBA.

• Reps and Certs and any provisions/clauses that require offeror’s responses shall be submitted.

• Completion of Limitations on Subcontracting VAAR Clause attachment (See Attachment 4 - Limitations on Subcontracting - GL CMOP).

• Proof VETS 4212 has been filed for 2025.

• It is solely the responsibility of the offerors to ensure the Government receives the proposal before or on the exact due date and time set forth in this solicitation.

• VETS-4212: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d) and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal Offerors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. This VETS-4212 report can be submitted per the instructions at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. For assistance contact VETS4212 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or vets4212customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov. For procurement awards in excess of $150,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential Offerors are encouraged to file every year.

• Submission of SDVOSB Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé elements (if applicable).

F. Evaluation Methodology:

All Offerors are advised that, in the interest of efficiency, the Government reserves the right to conduct the evaluation in the most effective manner. Specifically, the Government may first evaluate the total proposed price of all Offerors. Thereafter, the Government will evaluate the technical proposal of the lowest priced Offeror only. If the lowest priced Offeror’s technical proposal is determined to be rated as Acceptable, the Government may make award to that Offeror without further evaluation of the remaining Offerors’ technical proposals, provided the price is determined to be fair and reasonable.

If the lowest priced Offeror’s technical proposal is determined to be rated as Unacceptable, then the Government may evaluate the next lowest priced technical proposal, and so forth and so on, until the Government reaches the lowest priced technical proposal that is determined to be rated as acceptable, with fair and reasonable pricing. However, the Government reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to evaluate all Offerors’ technical proposals should it desire to conduct negotiations or otherwise determine it to be in the Government’s best interest.

To receive consideration for award, a rating of ACCEPTABLE must be achieved for the technical factor, Specialized Experience.

ACCEPTABLE is defined as the Offeror demonstrated the ability to meet all of the Government’s minimum requirements as identified in the solicitation.

UNACCEPTABLE is defined as the Offeror failed to demonstrate the ability to meet all of the Government’s minimum requirements as identified in the solicitation.

Technical Factor: Specialized Experience The minimum requirement for an Acceptable Rating is met when the offeror can identify and provide no more than three (3) examples of recent and relevant, renovation construction projects that meet the following requirements:

1. Size Relevance – Two (2) project examples within the last 5 years from the original solicitation date that are complete or at least 75% complete and have had a construction value of at least $5 million.

2. Scope Relevance – Two (2) project examples within the last 5 years from the original solicitation date that are complete or at least 75% complete and each project includes at least four (4) of the following elements:

• Telecommunications Room (TR) or Data Center renovation.

• Structured cabling (Cat6, Cat6A, or higher).

• Fiber optic backbone installation (intra- or inter-building).

• UPS, power distribution, or generator systems supporting IT loads.

• HVAC or CRAC systems serving IT spaces.

• Physical security systems (PACS, IDS, or VSS).

• Civil or site work supporting IT or power systems (e.g., duct banks, manholes, trenching).

• Work performed in an occupied healthcare or federal facility

3. Operational Complexity – Two (2) project examples within the last 5 years from the original solicitation date that are complete or at least 75% complete and have required phased execution for an uninterruptable service sector, such as; uninterruptable IT systems, healthcare operations, or mission-critical services.

Price: The total evaluated price will be determined by the offeror's price provided on the price schedule Line Item 0001 Base Bid. The offeror who provides the lowest price will be determined to be the lowest priced offeror. Note: If none of the offerors are within the available funding limitation or are otherwise determined to be other than fair and reasonable, the VA reserves the right to enter into negotiations with those offerors who are determined to be within the competitive range. If the offeror communicates any qualifications, exceptions, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices in the offeror’s quotation documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the quote and exclude the offeror from further negotiations.

All offerors are advised that, in the interest of efficiency, the Government reserves the right to conduct the evaluation in the most effective manner.

Specifically, the Government may first evaluate the total proposed price of all offerors. Thereafter, the Government will evaluate the technical proposal of the lowest priced offeror only. If the lowest priced offeror’s technical proposal is determined to be rated as Acceptable, the Government may make award to that offeror without further evaluation of the remaining offerors’ technical proposals, provided its price is determined to be fair and reasonable.

If the lowest priced offeror’s technical proposal is determined to be rated as Unacceptable, then the Government may evaluate the next lowest priced technical proposal, and so forth and so on, until the Government reaches the lowest priced technical proposal that is determined to be rated as acceptable with fair and reasonable pricing. However, the Government reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to evaluate all offerors’ technical proposals should it desire to conduct negotiations or otherwise determine it to be in the Government’s best interest.

2.9 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

In accordance with FAR subpart 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, a responsibility determination will be made for the apparent awardee prior to processing the award. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to request information to assist the Government in determining the apparent successful offeror responsible, including information regarding the offeror’s previous experience (including points of contact), organization (including company officers), technical qualifications, financial resources, and other information deemed necessary.

These requests for information do not constitute negotiations. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would be cause for a negative responsibility determination may deem the offeror ineligible for award.

2.10 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.

2.11 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

The FAR requires that federal contractors register in the SAM database at https://sam.gov/ and enter all mandatory information into the system. In compliance with FAR 52.204-7, an offeror must have an active registration in SAM at the time an offer is submitted and at the time of award. The initial screening of proposals includes reviewing SAM.gov for compliance with this section.

2.12 DEVIATION NOTICE (FEB 2025)

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraphs (d) and (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

2.13 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 42.1102(e), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all construction contracts that exceed $900,000 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 Sea http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm https://sam.gov/

Logistics Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. CPARS is available to all Federal agencies and is the system used to collect and retrieve performance assessment reports used in source selection determinations. 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 $900,000 is required to register with CPARS database at the following web address: http://www.cpars.gov/. Help in registering can be obtained by contacting the CPARS Customer Service Desk at cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil. 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.

2.14 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 is commensurate with the level of access needed to perform all work as identified in the solicitation documents. 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. Please be advised that the awardee will need to coordinate with the VA Medical Center concerning badging requirements.

2.15 REFERENCES TO BIDS/BIDDERS

Within the solicitation/contract specifications and/or drawings, any reference to “bid” must be replaced with “proposal” and any reference to “bidder” must be replaced with “offeror.”

2.16 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).”

2.17 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (DEVIATION) (NOV 2025)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision) http://www.cpars.gov/ mailto:cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil mailto:cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil

2.18 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS-

SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

(a) (1) The offeror must 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 must 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 must 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)

2.19 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

ALTERNATE II (NOV 2023)

(a) Definitions. "Bahraini, Mexican, or Omani construction material," "commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "designated country construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American—Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_222_6 exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, except foreign construction material from a designated country other than Bahrain, Mexico, or Oman that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material other than Bahraini, Mexican, or Omani construction material.

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

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material other than Bahraini, Mexican, or Omani construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

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

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.20 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of Provision)

2.21 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

(a) Protests, (as defined in FAR 33.102), that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), must be served on the Contracting Officer identified in the solicitation by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from them.

(b) The copy of any protest must be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

2.22 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered article, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, interconnection arrangements, national security system, roaming, sensitive compartmented information, sensitive compartmented information system, source, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions.

Business operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.

Marginalized populations of Sudan means—

(1) Adversely affected groups in regions authorized to receive assistance under section 8(c) of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 109-344) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); and

(2) Marginalized areas in Northern Sudan described in section 4(9) of such Act.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production…