36C77626R0101.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)

SOLICITATIONSOLICITATION

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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36C77626R0101 X

06-17-2026

502-24-102

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

Mario Hairston (216)447-8321

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 8127 (Public Law 109-461), this project is a competitive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside.

The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, expertise, administration, supervision, and transportation as necessary to perform all work in accordance with provided construction specifications, drawings, all documents attached to this contract, all terms and conditions of this contract and supporting attachments included in the solicitation package.

Project Title: Replace Elevators Bldg 7 & 9. Project Number:502-24-102 Project Location: Alexandria VA Medical Center, Pineville, Lousiana NAICS: 238290 – Other Building Equipment Contractors - Size Standard $22M

VAAR Magnitude of Construction: $5,000,000 to $10,000,000

One (1) Site Visit is scheduled for June 25, 2026 at 09:00 AM CT.

Location: 2495 Shreveport Highway (Building #1, room 122) Pineville, LA 71360 Point of Contact: Karllis Perry All offerors are responsible for monitoring and downloading any amendments from Contract Opportunities at the following.

website: https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. Amendments shall be acknowledged on page 2 of the SF 1442 documents.

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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

Scott Elias

36C77626R0101

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

A.1 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

A.2 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (CONSTRUCTION,

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSAL 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 EVALUATION FACTORS

2.10 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

2.11 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

2.12 VETS 4212

2.13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

2.14 DEVIATION NOTICE (FEB 2025)

2.15 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

2.16 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS

2.17 REFERENCES TO BIDS/BIDDERS

2.18 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER, OR PROJECT

MANAGER

2.19 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.20 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

2.21 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

2.22 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

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

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

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

2.25 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)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

3.2 52.209-12 CERTIFICATION REGARDING TAX MATTERS (OCT 2025)

3.3 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS-

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

3.4 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

3.5 52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020) (DEVIATION SEP 2025)

3.6 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS-SECONDARY SITE

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

3.7 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE I (MAY 2014)

AND ALTERNATE II (NOV 2023)

3.8 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

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

4.2 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.3 FAR 52.222-90 ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL

CONTRACTORS (APR 2026)

4.4 52.223-9 ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL CONTENT

FOR EPA-DESIGNATED ITEMS (MAY 2008)

4.5 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION) ALTERNATE I (NOV 2025)

4.6 52.228-5 INSURANCE—WORK ON A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION (JAN 1997)

4.7 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.8 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

4.9 52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES (SEP 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.10 52.232-17 INTEREST (MAY 2014)

4.11 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

4.12 52.240-93 BASIC SAFEGAURDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DEVIATION) (NOV 2025)

4.13 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.14 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

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

4.16 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.17 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL (DEVIATION) (MAR 2026)

4.18 VAAR 852.204-72 PERSONNEL VETTING AND CREDENTIALING (DEVIATION)

(MAR 2026)

4.19 VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

4.20 VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

4.21 VAAR 852.222-71 COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13899

(DEVIATION)(APR 2025)

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

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

4.24 VAAR 852.232-70 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (WITHOUT NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

4.25 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV

2018)

4.26 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

4.27 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

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

ALTERNATE I (APR 2019)

4.30 VAAR 852.239-76 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ACCESSIBILITY (FEB 2023)

4.31 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.32 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) ..81

4.33 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1.00 JB ___________

ITEM I, GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: BASE BID: Work includes general repair and necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items of the existing elevators within Building 7 and Building 9 at the Alexandria VA Medical Center.

Period of Performance: 365 Calendar Days after NTP

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 PROPOSAL 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.

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.

2.3 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE

This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. A joint venture may be considered eligible as an SDVOSB if the joint venture complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 128.402.

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.

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 Page 1, section 10 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:

Scott.Elias@va.gov and Mario.Hairston@va.gov. The subject line of each e-mail must read:

ALEXANDRIA VAMC REPLACE ELEVATORS, Pineville, LA - Technical Questions. Oral questions of a technical nature are not acceptable due to the possibility of misunderstanding or misinterpretation. THE CUT-OFF DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS IS July 03, 2026.

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 Scott.Elias@va.gov and Mario.Hairston@va.gov. Proposals must be based on solicitation documents issued for RFP number 36C77626R0101. 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.

1. 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. Submission of the project schedule 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 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 Times New Roman, with font no smaller than 12 point with normal proportional spacing. A smaller font size for any graphics presented in a proposal is permitted as long as the information is legible to the human eye. Fonts other than Times New Roman are permissible in the presentation of graphic material only.

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.

2. 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 TWENTY (20) pages in Times New Roman size 12 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. In addition to the Price Schedule, offerors shall submit a complete breakdown of the Division Pricing for Line Items (0001).

e. 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.

f. 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.

3. 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 provisions listed in FAR 52.204-7(c)(1) are current, accurate, and complete. The offeror’s representations and certifications in SAM are hereby incorporated by reference into its offer.

b. Certification of Independent Price Determination Offeror must provide their response to FAR 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination, if applicable.

c. Information Regarding Responsibility Matters:

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

d. Certification Regarding Tax Matters:

Offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.209-12 (b) Certification Regarding Tax Matters.

e. Violation of Arms Controls Treaties or Agreements:

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

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

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

g. Limitations on Subcontracting: The offeror must complete and sign the certification in VAAR 852.219-75, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting—Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction, and return it with their bid submission. The completed and signed certification will become part of the official award documentation.

A copy of the clause to be completed and included with the bid is attached as a separate document (see Attachment D - Limitations on Subcontracting - Construction). Failure to return the entire clause, with the appropriate box marked, the offeror’s name entered, and the certification completed and signed, with the offeror’s proposal will result in the offer being deemed nonresponsive and therefore ineligible for award.

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.

2.9 EVALUATION FACTORS

A. Technical Proposal Requirements: (Acceptable/Unacceptable). The information submitted under the technical proposal will be evaluated on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis. To be rated Acceptable, the offeror must fully meet all submission criteria under Factor 1 and Factor 2.

Failure to provide any required document or failure to meet any minimum qualification will result in an Unacceptable rating.

1. Factor 1 – Qualifications (Technical)

Submission Criteria: Offerors shall provide the following information:

1. A signed and dated Attestation of Compliance executed by an individual authorized to legally bind the company in federal contracts stating that the Offeror has reviewed in full Specification Section 14 21 10 Traction Elevator – Modernization Subpart 1.3 Qualifications and Specification Section 14 24 10 Hydraulic Elevator – Modernization, Subpart 1.3 Qualifications and affirms that Offeror’s current workforce meets or exceeds all of the qualifications stated therein, and Offeror will provide all required certificates and licenses after award, but before issuance of notice to proceed. This attestation shall be on company letterhead, provide the signers name and title within the company, as well as the company name and UEI. This shall be a stand alone document entitled Attestation of Compliance with Qualifications.

2. Offeror shall provide any state issued elevator contractor certification or license which allows offeror to perform elevator repair, servicing, and replacement in that state.

This license or certification shall be active and in the name of the offeror.

3. Provide current EMR, to be obtained from your company insurance carrier and on insurance carrier’s letterhead. If EMR is above 1.0, provide written explanation of the EMR by the insurance carrier, on the insurance carrier’s letterhead describing why the EMR is elevated and the anticipated date that the EMR may be reduced to 1.0 or below.

2. Factor 2 – Project Experience (Technical)

Submission Criteria: The offeror shall provide three completed elevator modernization projects from the last five years demonstrating relevant experience. To be Acceptable, all three projects must meet the minimum size and scope criteria defined below. Projects may be performed as a prime contractor or as subcontractor with a primary specialty in elevator modernization: Minimum project criteria:

- Size: Modernization of at least one elevator bank consisting of a minimum of two elevators.

- Scope: Modernization work performed in an active healthcare facility and containing the types of complexity listed in items 1 through 5 below.

1. Provide and install new geared/gearless machines, deflector sheaves, hoist ropes, rope compensation, governor rope, speed governor, type B safeties, overspeed protections, and car/counterweight buffers. Clean, inspect, and reuse counterweights, guide rails and brackets.

2. Provide and install new pump motor and valve assembly, hydraulic system, new cylinder and plunger assembly, cylinder case cleaning and installation of PVC liner.

Clean, inspect, and reuse guide rails and buffers. Provide new car and counterweight guides.

3. Provide and install new stopping devices, workman’s lights and outlets, cartop operating device, leveling device, and emergency stop switches. All new main and auxiliary operating panels, car position indicators, audio voice systems, auto-dialer and 2-way communications compliant with latest ASME A17.1 (latest addition) and new car guides.

4. Provide and install new corridor operating devices, position indicators, and hoistway access switches. Refinish hoistway entrance frames, clean and reuse sills, supports, strut angles, fascia plates and toe guards at hoistway entrances. Provide new stainless steel hoistway doors. Inspect, clean and reuse car frame.

5. Provide new car frame (unless determined re-usable), car platforms (unless determined re-usable), new car enclosures, and power door operators for passenger and service elevators in accordance with the Division 14 specifications.

MUST Include all of the following for each example project provided:

1. Project Title and Description; Project location (physical address); Contract number and award amount in dollars.

2. Name and contact information for project owner. This is VERY IMPORTANT as the Government may contact owners to confirm information.

3. The performance period, including start and completion dates, both original and actual. If original and actual dates differ, please provide a brief explanation.

4. Total cost of the project in dollars, both original and actual. If original and actual costs differ, please provide a brief explanation.

5. Percentage and description of total labor self-performed by Offeror.

6. Brief description of the scope of work for each sample project which demonstrates work as a Prime contractor or a subcontractor with primary specialty of elevator modernization involving elevator modernization work that was technically similar to the scope provided for this project. This is VERY IMPORTANT to establish that the projects demonstrate performance on projects of similar complexity. Provide the number and type of elevators modernized for each project.

Factor 3 Price: The Offeror shall submit their price in accordance with the instructions in the solicitation and the evaluation methodology cited below.

2.10 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 may 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. This evaluation of the factors will be conducted on a acceptable/unacceptable basis. However, the Government reserves the right to evaluate all offerors’ proposals should it desire to conduct negotiations or otherwise determine it to be in the Government’s best interest. If negotiations are deemed necessary, the Contracting Officer will establish a competitive range and proposal revisions will be requested.

To receive consideration for award, a rating of ACCEPTABLE must be achieved for Factor 1 Qualifications (Technical) and Factor 2, Project Experience (Technical).

ACCEPTABLE is defined as: the Offeror submits the required information to meet all of the Government’s minimum requirements as identified in the solicitation.

UNACCEPTABLE is defined as: the Offeror failed to submit the required information to meet all of the Government’s minimum requirements as identified in the solicitation.

Factor 1, Qualifications (Technical):

The minimum requirements for an Acceptable Rating include all of the following:

1) Submit the required Attestation of Compliance with Qualifications. The document must affirm that the company has thoroughly reviewed Specification Section 14 21 10 Traction Elevator – Modernization Subpart 1.3 Qualifications and Specification Section 14 24 10 Hydraulic Elevator – Modernization, Subpart 1.3 Qualifications and affirms that Offeror’s current workforce meets or exceeds all of the qualifications stated therein, and Offeror will provide all required certificates and licenses after award, but before issuance of Notice to Proceed.

2) Submit proof of any State issued elevator contractor certification or license which allows offeror to perform elevator repair, servicing, and replacement in that state. Must be active, and in the name of the Offeror.

3) Submit current EMR as stated in the Submission Criteria.

Failure to submit any of the requested information will result in a rating of Unacceptable.

Factor 2, Project Experience (Technical)

Evaluation Methodology: Project Experience will be evaluated based on the Offeror’s submission of three (3) elevator modernization projects completed in the last five years similar in size and scope.

A rating of Acceptable is achieved when the Offeror submits the required three (3) documents, each describing a separate elevator modernization projects completed in the last five years similar in size and scope as a prime contractor or a subcontractor with primary specialty of elevator modernization.

Offer is not acceptable if the Offeror Fails to submit the three (3) required documents, each describing a separate elevator modernization projects completed in the last five years similar in size and scope as a prime contractor or a subcontractor with primary specialty of elevator modernization.

Failure to provide any of the requested information may result in an Unacceptable rating for this factor.

Factor 3 Price: The total evaluated price will be determined by the Offeror's total price for Line Items 0001 on the Price Schedule. The Offeror who provides the lowest price will be determined to be the lowest priced Offeror. The lowest priced offer must be determined to represent fair and reasonable pricing.

Note: If none of the offerors 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 negotiations with those offerors who are determined to be within the competitive range, if a competitive range is determined to be in the interest of the VA. If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exceptions, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further consideration for award.

2.11 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.

2.12 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)

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.

2.14 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.

2.15 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 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.

2.16 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.

2.17 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.”

2.18 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).”

2.19 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)

2.20 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 activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted under specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education;

or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

(b) Procedures.

(1) Covered telecommunications and video surveillance. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services.”

(2) FASCSA Orders.

(i) The Offeror shall search in SAM for the phrase “FASCSA order” for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (e) of FAR 52.240-91, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions.

(ii) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM but are effective and apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 40.204-1(c)(2)).

(iii) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(c) Covered telecommunications equipment or services representations. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that, after conducting a reasonable inquiry (that looks at any information in the Offeror’s possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit)—

(1) It will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g); and

(2) It does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g).

(d) FASCSA Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (g). A reasonable inquiry will look at any information in the offeror’s possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit.

(e) Sudan certification. By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies, after conducting a reasonable inquiry (that looks at any information in the offeror’s possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit), that the offeror does not conduct any restricted business operations in Sudan.

(f) Iran Representation and Certifications.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this provision or if a waiver has been granted in accordance with FAR 40.203-3, the offeror, after conducting a reasonable inquiry (that looks at any information in the offeror’s possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit), by submission of its offer—

(i) Represents, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that the offeror does not export any sensitive technology to the government of Iran or any entities or individuals owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf or at the direction of, the government of Iran;

(ii) Certifies that the offeror, or any person (as defined at section 15 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-172, 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) owned or controlled by the offeror, does not engage in any activities for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Act. These sanctioned activities are in the areas of development of the petroleum resources of Iran, production of refined petroleum products in Iran, sale and provision of refined petroleum products to Iran, and contributing to Iran’s ability to acquire or develop certain weapons or technologies; and

(iii) Certifies that the offeror, and any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not knowingly engage in any transaction that exceeds $15,000 with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates, the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (see OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx)

(2) Exception for trade agreements. The representation and certification requirements of paragraph (f)(1) of this provision do not apply if—

(i) This solicitation includes a trade agreements notice or certification (e.g., 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate); and

(ii) The offeror has certified that all the offered products to be supplied are designated country end products or designated country construction material.

(iii) The offeror shall email questions concerning sensitive technology to the Department of State at CISADA106@state.gov.

(g) Disclosure.

(1) If the Offeror is not able to represent compliance with the prohibitions in paragraphs (c) or (d), then the Offeror shall disclose within 72 hours to the contracting office identified in paragraph (g)(2) the following information for each product or service not compliant:

(i) Contract number and order number, if applicable;

(ii) Identification of whether this…