36C77626R0112_.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.

36C77626R0112

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11-10-2026

619-21-106

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

Dawn Schydzik (216) 447-8300 x49719

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

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 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades construction project, in accordance with the attached Specifications and Drawings.

This project is located at:

Montgomery VA Medical Center 215 Perry Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36109-3798

VAAR Magnitude of Construction: $20,000,000 to $50,000,000 NAICS Code 236220

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.

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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

William Henkel

Table of Contents

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A.1 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Construction, Alteration, or Repair) .............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

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

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK ................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

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 METHODOLOGY

2.10 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

2.11 VETS 4212

2.12 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

2.13 DEVIATION NOTICE (FEB 2025)

2.14 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

2.15 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS

2.16 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER, OR PROJECT

MANAGER

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

2.18 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

2.19 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY

SITE OF THE WORK (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

2.20 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

2.21 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.22 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

2.23 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

2.24 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

2.25 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

2.26 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

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)

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

REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

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

4.2 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.3 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.4 52.222-90 ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

(DEVIATION APR 2026)

4.5 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.6 52.223-20 AEROSOLS (MAY 2024)

4.7 52.223-21 FOAMS (MAY 2024)

4.8 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

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

4.10 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

4.11 52.240-93 BASIC SAFEGAURDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DEVIATION) (NOV 2025)

4.12 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.13 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

ATTACHMENTS

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

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DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVI

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QUANTI

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1.00 JB _______________

Work includes preparing site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for EHRM INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES as required by drawings and specifications.

Project scope includes but is not limited to the following infrastructure upgrades:

Electrical (electrical panel upgrade, power [normal, emergency]); Bonding; UPS; Building Management System interfaces; new and upgrades to existing HVAC;

reconfiguration, expansion, and renovation of existing space (demo, new construction, finishes); replacement of the existing Data Center with a new construction of a general small Data Center; communication infrastructure (new data outlets, patch panels, upgrades to Cat 6A cable) in buildings as necessary; physical security upgrades; upgrade to fiber infrastructure backbone campus-wide within buildings and between buildings; site civil work / investigation as required;

and hazardous material abatement.

Project scope includes Buildings 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 40, and campus site.

Contract Period: Base

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.

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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. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. A responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors.

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 12 - Site Visit 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:

Dawn.Schydzik@va.gov and William.Henkel@va.gov. The subject line of each e-mail must read: EHRM INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES – CONSTRUCTION – MONTGOMERY, AL - 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 December 4, 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.

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2.8 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

A. General:

Proposal Submission: Offerors must submit their proposals via e-mail to Dawn.Schydzik@va.gov and William.Henkel@va.gov. Proposals must be based on solicitation documents issued for RFP number 36C77626R0112. 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:

Past Performance, 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 Past Performance, 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 Past Performance:

Offerors shall format Volume I Past Performance proposal as listed below. The specific evaluation criteria and methodology is below.

i. Volume I Past Performance must include a title page and detailed table of contents. Volume I Past Performance shall be submitted in one (1) PDF document and shall not exceed a total of FIFTEEN (15) pages. The title page and table of contents are excluded from the page limits. All other documents count towards the page limit. Offerors must not include any price or price related material in the Volume I Past Performance proposal. Use graphic presentations where such use will contribute to the compactness and clarity of the proposal.

ii. 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 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. CPARS and PPQs must be submitted in their existing format, which may differ from what is listed above.

iii. The Offeror’s proposal must address the evaluation factor as detailed in the solicitation. Failure to submit a proposal in the format required may result in the proposal being deemed ineligible for award.

iv. Volume I Past Performance, Proposal Requirements: The proposal must address the following submission requirements for Factor 1 Past Performance.

a. Offerors shall demonstrate successful experience in large-scale communication infrastructure construction projects. Past performance mailto:Dawn.Schydzik@va.gov mailto:William.Henkel@va.gov will be evaluated based on the size, scope, and complexity of completed projects, within active healthcare environments, particularly within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Offerors shall provide at least two (2) and no more than three (3) projects that demonstrate their ability to perform the proposed effort. Projects must be at least 75% completed or have been completed within the past five (5) years from the date proposals are due.

b. Size: At least one project submitted must have a total value exceeding $10 million.

c. Scope: Projects must involve phased construction in an active healthcare setting, including but not limited to demolition, earthwork, carpentry, HVAC, electrical, telecommunications, plumbing, fire suppression, and phased telecommunications infrastructure upgrades.

Preferably projects completed within VHA facilities.

d. Complexity: Projects must demonstrate successful coordination of telecommunications infrastructure upgrades in an active healthcare setting, with minimal system downtime. This includes effective phasing, coordination of critical path activities, and a detailed understanding of General Construction Specifications Division 27 – Telecommunications as outlined in the specifications..

e. Other Elements: Additionally, projects should reflect experience with:

• Infection control protocols

• Facility utility systems

• Construction phasing in operational hospital environments

f. Narrative: For the above submitted projects, Offeror shall provide a detailed summary of the two (2) and no more than three (3) recent projects similar in size, scope, and complexity. Each summary shall include:

• Management of site outages, system cutovers, and the communication standards used to inform multiple stakeholders of key coordination dates

• Handling of long-lead item procurement and adherence to critical path schedules

• Resolution of past performance issues, including corrective actions taken for substandard performance

• Description of the mitigation plan for any current performance challenges such as cost overruns, schedule delays, subcontractor issues, or changes in key personnel or subcontractors.

At least one of the projects submitted must have been completed by the Prime. Offerors lacking relevant past performance history may submit information regarding predecessor companies or key personnel who have performed on other contracts. Such information shall, as a minimum, include:

• Name(s) of Predecessor Company/Sub-contractor and/or Key Personnel and include: Complete Address and Point of Contact;

Telephone Number; and email address.

For offerors that are joint ventures, the evaluation will take into account past performance of the joint venture as well as the past performance of each party to the joint venture.

PPQ/CPARS: If an Offeror has recent and relevant past performance to submit, a corresponding completed and signed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) or a Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) must be submitted for each project in accordance with the direction below. If a completed past performance evaluation is available in CPARS, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project identified. If there is not a completed past performance evaluation available in CPARS, then the Offeror shall submit PPQ (Attachment 16 in the solicitation) for that project. The Offeror shall notify their client that the PPQ shall be submitted back to the Offeror and incorporated into the proposal submission. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before the proposal closing date, the Offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s), and documentation of the attempts to have the PPQ signed. The Government may make reasonable attempts to contact the client noted for that project(s) to obtain the PPQ information;

however, the Government is not responsible for the failure to obtain information from a POC on a PPQ. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

2. Volume II Price & Proposal Requirements: Offerors shall format the Volume II Price proposal as listed below. The proposal must include the following for Factor 2 Price.

i. The Offeror shall provide their price for Line Item 0001 in the Price Schedule included in the solicitation.

ii. The price 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.

iii. 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.

iv. Bid Guarantee: The Offeror shall furnish a bid guarantee as stipulated in the solicitation (see FAR 52.228-1). The bid guarantee shall be provided on Standard Form 24. The bid bond shall be submitted as part of the electronic submission. In accordance with Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation to Eliminate Hard Copy Original Documents, Signatures, Notarization, Seals on Bonds, and Other Seals for Certain Contract Requirements issued by the VA Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics and the Senior Procurement Executive on May 11, 2020, the requirement for an original bond, with the original signatures, notarization and seals has been eliminated. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee on the proper form and for the proper amount by the time specified in Block 13 of SF 1442, may result in rejection of the proposal.

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.

i. 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, including completion of FAR 52.219-1. The Offeror’s representations and certifications in SAM are hereby incorporated by reference into its offer.

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

iii. Information Regarding Responsibility Matters:

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

iv. Certification Regarding Tax Matters:

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

v. 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.

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

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

vii. 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 proposal 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 proposal is attached as a separate document (see Attachment 13 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 ineligible for award.

viii. Note for Joint Venture (JV) Offerors:

Pursuant to 13 CFR § 128.402(e), any offeror/quoter/bidder submitting a proposal as a joint venture must return a complete and executed copy of the certification below. These certifications shall be submitted with the offeror’s bid, quotation, or proposal. However, the certifications may be requested any time prior to contract award, and any such request for a completed certification will not constitute the opening of negotiations. 1.A certification from each SD/VOSB joint partner, signed by an authorized official of each SD/VOSB joint venture partner to the stating that a. It is a certified SDVOSB, b. It is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to this procurement, and c.

It will comply with the applicable limitations on subcontracting during performance of the contract 2. A certification, signed by an authorized official of each partner to the joint venture stating: a. The parties have entered into a joint venture agreement that fully complies with 13 C.F.R. 128.402(c) and b. that the parties will perform the contract in compliance with the joint venture agreement and the limitations of subcontracting requirements set forth in 13 C.F.R.

128.402(d). Failure to submit these certifications will render the offeror ineligible for award.

2.9 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

The Government reserves the right to award without negotiations based upon the initial evaluation of the proposals but reserves the right to open negotiations if determined to be necessary. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. The proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria provided in the solicitation. Using the tradeoff process under best value, it may be in the Government's best interest to consider award to other than the lowest price Offeror or other than highest rated Offeror. The intent is to award to the Offeror that offers the best value to the Government. “Best Value” means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements. Past Performance is significantly more important than Price.

A. Factor 1 Past Performance: Past Performance will be evaluated on the basis of recency and relevancy to arrive at an overall Confidence Rating.

Recency and Relevancy Evaluation: The Government will evaluate each project submitted to ensure the project is recent, meaning projects must have been completed within the last five years, or at least 75% complete. Projects older than five years or not at least 75% completed will not be evaluated. The Government will evaluate each recent project to determine the relevancy of the project to the solicitation requirements. The relevancy determination will be based on the Project Information Sheet provided by the Offeror.

The Government reserves the right to conduct a past performance assessment using information obtained from CPARS and any other sources deemed appropriate by the CO. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of providing current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

Overall Performance Confidence Rating: The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to assess the degree of confidence the Government has in the Offeror’s ability to meet the solicitation requirements based on the Offeror’s demonstrated record of performance. The Government will combine the recency and relevancy considered for the Offeror to assign a single Past Performance Confidence.

Per FAR 15.202(c)(1), offerors without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Offerors with no recent and relevant performance history or whose performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned shall receive the “Neutral Confidence” rating, meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably.

B. Factor 2, Price: The total evaluated price will be determined by the Offeror's price provided on the Price Schedule.

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

2.10 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

In accordance with FAR subpart 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, a responsibility determination will be made for the apparent successful offeror prior to award of the project. 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

2.11 VETS 4212

Title 38, USC Section 4212(d), codified at 41 CFR Section 61-300, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS-4212 reporting information can be done electronically at:

http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm. Award cannot be made unless the awardee has filed their VETS-4212 report. Therefore, all offerors are encouraged to file every year. The Contracting Officer may request a copy of the email confirmation of receipt notification prior to awarding the project.

2.12 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.

2.13 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.

http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm https://sam.gov/

2.14 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.

2.15 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT

CHECKS

All contractor employees are subject to the same level of investigation as VA employees who have access to VA Sensitive Information. The level of background investigation 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.

2.16 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).”

http://www.cpars.gov/ mailto:cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil mailto:cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil

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

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

(End of Provision)

2.18 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (NOV

2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business concern eligible under the WOSB Program.

HUBZone small business concern means a small business concern that meets the requirements described in 13 CFR 126.200, is certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and designated by SBA as a HUBZone small business concern in the Small Business Search (SBS) (13 CFR 126.103).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with

13 CFR 128.300.

Small business concern—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (b) of this provision.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern, means a small business concern that-

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by one or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States, and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13 CFR 124.106) by individuals who meet the criteria in paragraph (1) of this definition.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127) means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(b)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220.

(2) The small business size standard is $45 Million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce (i.e., nonmanufacturer), is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition—

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(c) Representations.

(1) The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: _________________.]

(2) [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not, a women-owned small disadvantaged business concern.

(3) Women-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture eligible under the WOSB Program.

The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: _________________.]

(4) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) joint venture. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: _________________.]

(5) SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror is certified as a SDVOSB concern.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402. [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: _________________.]

(6) HUBZone joint venture eligible under the HUBZone Program. [Complete only if the offeror is a HUBZone small business concern.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 126.616(a) through (c). [The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: _________________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture must be certified as a HUBZone concern.

(d) Notice.

Under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), any person who misrepresents a firm's status as a business concern that is small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned small, economically disadvantaged women-owned small, or women-owned small eligible under the WOSB Program in order to obtain a contract to be awarded under the preference programs established pursuant to section 8, 9, 15, 31, and 36 of the Small Business Act or any other provision of Federal law that specifically references section 8(d) for a definition of program eligibility, will be—

(1) Punished by imposition of fine, imprisonment, or both;

(2) Subject to administrative remedies, including suspension and debarment; and

(3) Ineligible for participation in programs conducted under the authority of the Act.

(End of Provision)

2.19 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—

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

(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)

2.20 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "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 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, other than designated country construction material, 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.

(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, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country 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)

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