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5. PROJECT NUMBER (if applicable)

CODE

7. ADMINISTERED BY

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

CODE

6. ISSUED BY

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED

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1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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

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

E. IMPORTANT:

is extended,

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

(REV. 11/2016)

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

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

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

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

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

D. OTHER

BY

Contractor

16C. DATE SIGNED

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

STANDARD FORM 30

PREVIOUS EDITION NOT USABLE

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.243 (Type or print) (Type or print) (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

(Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (If other than Item 6) (Specify type of modification and authority) (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

(If required)

(SEE ITEM 11)

(SEE ITEM 13)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 00001 12-21-2017

860CM3017C

43C2 Department of Veterans Affairs NCA Contracting Service 425 I Street, NW Washington

DC

20001 43C2 Department of Veterans Affairs NCA Contracting Service 425 I Street, NW Washington

DC

20001 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C78618B0070 12-18-2017

X X X X This amendment is issued to answer questions and make clarifications for the construction project located at Memphis National Cemetery.

Lenora Stephens Contracting Officer Solicitation 36C78618B0070 – Amendment 00001 for Memphis National Cemetery The following information is hereby incorporated within amendment 00001 for Solicitation 36C78618B0070 for Memphis National Cemetery. The Solicitation, Offer, and Award form has been revised and included as apart of this amendment.

Question: [What is the] time for the Site visit scheduled for January 9, 2018 and address?

Answer: The time of the site visit is at 11:00 a.m. local time. The address is Memphis National Cemetery located at 3568 Townes Avenue located in Memphis, Tennessee.

Question: When is the cut off for questions for this solicitation?

Answer: January 11, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. EST. at the Administration Building.

Question: Per the SF 1442 due date shows 1/17/18 @ 3:30 but FedBizOpps shows 1/15/18. Please advise which is correct?

Answer: The closing date of the solicitation is January 17, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. EST. Bids shall be submitted to the following:

Ms. Lenora Stephens Department of Veterans Affairs 425 I Street NW (43C2) Suite 5E.425AA Washington, DC 20001

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

(a) All bidders shall include with their bids the completed Standard Form 1442, “Solicitation, Offer, and Award form and a completed Continuation Sheet included within this solicitation.

(b) Bidding materials consisting of drawings, specifications and contract forms may be obtained by qualified General (Prime) Contractors interested in submitting bids via download from www.fbo.gov under solicitation number 36C78618B0070.

(c) A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid 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 opening of bids, will require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then.

(d) Prior to award, a responsive and responsibility check will be conducted on the potential awardee per FAR part 14. If both standards are not met a bidder may be deemed non responsive and/or non responsible and award shall be made to the next lowest bidder.

The cutoff for questions is January 11, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. EST. Questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. Questions shall be sent via email entitled, “36C78618B0070 – Memphis National Cemetery - Questions” to lenora.stephens@va.gov. All questions submitted regarding this solicitation shall list the title provided above on the subject line. Any questions received without the appropriate title in the subject line and/or received after the cutoff date and time for questions may not be reviewed prior to the posting of any possible amendment postings.

The burial activities at a National Cemetery shall take precedence over construction activities. The Contractor must cooperate and coordinate with the Cemetery Director, through the CO/COR, in arranging construction schedule to cause the least possible interference with Cemetery activities in actual burial areas. Construction noise during the committal services shall not disturb the service. Trucks and workmen shall not pass through the service area during this period.

The Contractor is required to discontinue his work sufficiently in advance of the following holidays: Easter Sunday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and/or Federal holidays, to permit him to clean up all areas of operation adjacent to existing burial plots before these dates.

BID SUBMISSION

Documents required for Bid: The bid shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer by the due date and time as stated on the Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award at the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration. The bid shall include a complete signed Standard Form 1442 and the Continuation Page with the signature of a person authorized to bind the company. All Solicitation amendments must be acknowledged, and the bid package must include an original and one copy of all required documents.

Transmittal envelopes or other packaging shall be clearly marked with the solicitation number, project name, project number, offeror’s company name and return address. This includes bid packages that are enclosed within express courier packaging, e.g. Federal Express, UPS, etc.

Please take note: All offerors are required to complete all provisions and clauses referenced under VAAR 852.252-70 which has been included as full text within your solicitation. All bidders shall submit said paperwork with their bid prior to the closing date and time of the solicitation.

HAND DELIVERY

Bids can be hand delivered to the Contracting Officer, keeping in mind that the contracting office is located in a high security federal building which will require the delivery person to undergo a security check in addition to the escort requirement. Therefore, any bidders who wish to attend the bid opening must provide enough time that will allow them to go through the security check point and contact the Contracting Officer to be escorted to the bid opening. The Contracting Officer will not be available to escort potential bidders 15 minutes prior to the bid opening as indicated in Box 13A of the Standard Form 1442 or via amendment should the bid opening be extended.

EXPRESS MAIL COURIERS

We strongly advise when submitting your bid that use any method other than 1st Class mail e.g. UPS, Federal Express, Airborne Express and the United States Postal Services’ Priority Mail Express are considered viable methods of delivery with tracking numbers for verification of Government receipt. Please take note: That packages being shipped via these types of couriers are examined off site prior to delivery. Circumstances have been known to happen in which such mail was due to be delivered by 10 a.m., due to its examination off site, did not arrive until later in the day. Just be sure to keep your tracking number handy.

US 1st CLASS (REGULAR) MAIL Please take note: The bid location is a Federal facility that has a mail scanning requirement. The scanning requirement is known to cause delays in mail delivery. It is paramount that bidders use good judgement in submitting offers in a timely and responsive manner.

GOVERNMENT HANDS

Any bid received after the bid opening shall be deemed late unless the bid was in “Government hands.” In this instance, the mailroom located in the building where the bid opening will take place is deemed Government hands and that of a VA Contracting Officer. The United States Postal Service shall not be deemed Government hands should your bid arrive late.

EMAIL

Submission of bids via email WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

52.211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)

(a) If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, the Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $700.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

(b) If the Government terminates the Contractor's right to proceed, liquidated damages will continue to accrue until the work is completed. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause.

(End of Clause)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

Ms. Lenora Stephens Contracting Officer

Hand-Carried Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs NCA Contracting Service 425 I Street, NW Washington DC 20001

Mailing Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs NCA Contracting Service 425 I Street, NW (43C2) Washington DC 20001

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

(End of Provision)

CONTINUATION SHEET

Company Name & Address:

Telephone & Fax Numbers:

Email of POC for Award:

Email of POC for CPARS:

DUNS & Bradley Number:

Tax Identification Number:

CLN 001, Base Bid (including bonds): _______________________________

Option 001 (including bonds): _______________________________

Total of all Line Items: _______________________________

It is the intent of the Government to award a single contract based on the total of CLIN 001 and Option 001 to a single offeror. However, if there are insufficient funds available to purchase both line items than an award will be made for CLIN 001, Base Bid. The Government then has the option to purchase Option 001 at a later date.

Print Name and Title of Contractor

Signature of Contractor and Date Signed

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.

36C78618B0070 X 12-14-2017

860CM3017C

43C2 Department of Veterans Affairs 425 I Street NW (43C2) Washington DC 20001 Same as Block 7

Ms. Lenora Stephens 202-632-5599 This construction project will take place at Memphis National Cemetery located at 3568 Townes Avenue, in Memphis, TN 38122 located in Shelby County.

The offeror shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and administration necessary for the construction and performance for all work in accordance wit the solicitation plans, specifications, drawings, Statement of Work, required permits, terms and conditions.

Line Item 1, Base Bid: All work in and around the maintenance building per the specifications and drawings to include road work in front of the maintenance building on Memphis Drive to road work near the maintenance building on Morgan Drive.

Option 1:

Includes all other work not associated with the maintenance building included within the Scope of Work and drawings, i.e. irrigation.

All enquires regarding the solicitation, specifications, and Statement of Work shall be sent to the Contracting Office either via email at lenora.stephens@va.gov entitled, "Question(s) for Memphis National Cemetery" prior to the cut-off for questions. Bids may sent via express courier e.g., Empress Mail, UPS, Federal Express, etc.

The winning offeror must be registered in SAM, Vetbiz (and certified as a SDVOSB) and Vets 4212 at the following URLs prior to award: https://www.sam.gov/portal/plublic/SAM/, http://www.vetbix.gov and https://vets

Award is subject to the availability of funds.

The estimated cost range: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000. Bid guarantee, Payment& Performance bonds are required for all offers of $100,000 or more. NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $33.5 Million.

The offeor shall include all Federal, State, and local taxes in their bid, as per Federal Acquisition Regulations

(FAR)

Clause 52.229-4.

the Government shall not issue any tax exemption certificate(s).

This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small business under 38 U.S.C. 8127(b) (Section 502 of Public Law (P.L.) 109-461).

X X 52.211-10 X 3:30 pm 01-16-2018 X

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