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36E77619R0028

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

3. DATE ISSUED

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4. CONTRACT NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

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PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

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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 t ime. 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 accepta nce after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36E77619R0028 X 03-18-2019

618-CSI-102

PCAC

Bailey E. Donato Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Bailey E. Donato Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Bailey E Donato (216)447-8300 49582 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 and equipment to accomplish the construction, relocation, and site preparation of CT Radiology rooms. Construction and site preparations for the "Renovate Radiology - Construct CT Force" shall be c ompleted per the solicitation and attached SOW drawings and specifications.

This project is located at the:

Minneapolis VA Health Care System 1 Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417

VAAR Magnitude of Construction: $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.

X X 52.211-10 X

3:00 PM EST

04-23-2019 X

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

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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

AME

NDMENT

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 AUT

HORIZED

31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

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

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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 of fice.)

(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

See Price Schedule.

PCAC

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131

VAFSC

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center Invoices to be Submitted Electronically www.ob10.com/us/en/veterans-affairs/ e-Invoice Setup Info Phone 877-489-6135 -353-9791 512-460-5429 Donald A. Marsh III

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Table of Contents

Price Schedule CLIN 0001, Base Bid: The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment to accomplish the remodeling a new radiology conference room, radiology school classroom, ultrasound minor procedure room and the new CT scanner room. Construction shall be completed per contract drawing and specifications.

Demolition:

Building 9 Radiology School Classroom: The new classroom area will require the removal of existing floor and ceiling finishes. The HAVC system will be removed to accommodate new ducts. The electrical and low voltages systems will be modified to accommodate the needs of the classroom configuration.

New Radiology Conference Room: Portion of the walls will require removal for the install of blocking to support relocated large format monitors. Existing ceiling tile will be removed and replaced with new tile. Removal of portions of the HVAC duct will be required to accommodate new HVAC ductwork configuration.

New Ultrasound Minor Procedures Room: After the radiology school classroom construction is complete in Building 9 and the school has moved out the existing space, the demolition of this space can begin for the new ultrasound minor procedures room. All exiting flooring and ceiling will be removed and the existing door and frame will be removed. A new wall will be built at the east side that will provide additional space for the new CT room. The HVAC ducts and VAVs will be removed. The lighting and the electrical/low voltage system will be removed and replaced.

CT Room: After the Ultrasound Minor Procedure room moves into the new space the final phase can begin. Existing walls will be removed to make room for the new CT equipment. All existing finishes including ceiling, floors and portions of gypsum board will be removed. An existing wall in the adjacent patient holding room will be removed to make space for the CT equipment room.

HVAC systems and electrical/low voltage systems will be remove and replaced.

New Construction:

Radiology School Classroom: New flooring, ceilings and wall finishes will be required. New lighting, power and data will be required. Accommodations and raceways for the relocation of existing large format displays will be required. New HVAC duct and controls will be installed. A new split cooling unit will be required to accommodate heating loads during summer and winter classroom heating loads.

Radiology Conference Room: New painting and ceiling tile will be required. The existing flooring and casework will remain. Portions of the walls will be removed and patched to allow for the installation of backer for several large wall mounted monitors. New HVAC ducts, diffusers and controls will be installed. New raceways for data/signal will be required to support the relocation of several large monitors and computers that will be relocated from the existing conference room.

Relocation of the monitors and computers will not be part of the scope but the raceways to support the relocation will part of the contactors scope of work. Removal and reinstallation of ceiling mounted devices for the installation of new ceiling tile shall be included in the contractor’s scope of work.

Ultrasound Minor Procedures Room: New work will include new ceiling, wall finishes, casework, flooring, doors and ceiling mounted curtain track and door operator. New HVAC ductwork, diffusers, VAV box and controls will be required. Medical gases and sink with domestic water and drain/vent will be part of the scope of work. Modifications to the fire sprinkler system as required by current code. Electrical will include new receptacles, lighting, nurse call and data. Ceiling mounted devices such as fire detection shall be installed as shown on the drawing. See plans for the extent of new electrical and mechanical systems.

New CT Space: The new CT space will consist of the CT procedure room, the CT control room, the CT equipment room and a new office space. The space will be expanded into the existing patient preparation room and into a portion of the old radiology classroom space. New lead lined walls, doors and windows will be required. Structural support for a new injector and monitor on arms will be included in the scope of work. The project will also include new flooring, walls with finishes, ceilings, casework and doors with auto door operator. Mechanical work includes new HVAC ductwork with VAV boxes, diffusers and controls. Plumbing includes a new sink with hot/cold water supplies and drain/vent piping. Medical gases include both wall mounted outlets and ceiling mounted outlets. Sprinkler systems shall be installed per current code. Electrical includes both emergency and normal powered receptacles. The new CT equipment will have a UPS. Power and terminations to the UPS shall be provided and installed by the contractor. Contractor shall move the UPS in place from the VA dock in the hospital. The UPS will be installed in a mechanical room to the north and adjacent to the CT procedure room. The UPS will require new breakers in a normal substation and in an emergency substation provided and installed by the contractor. The contractor shall provide and install a new transfer switch and all piping and conductors from the substations to the transfer switch and then to the UPS. Electrical contractor shall provide and install all Siemens raceways and conductors shown on the drawing as contractor and/or customer/owner supplied and installed. Low voltage includes nurse call, data/voice and fire alarm. See electrical drawing for the extent of the low voltage requirements. New cable tray for the data/voice cabling shall be installed in the interstitial Corridor Finishes – All Phases: Portions of the project will remove doors, add doors and remove medical gas control valve boxes. The contractor will be responsible for repairs of the flooring and wall finishes in the corridors. Flooring and wallcovering will be provided by the owner and installed by the contractor.

CLIN 0001: $__________________________________

NOTICE

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a single contract to the Offeror whose proposal is in conformance with this solicitation and is determined to be the best value in accordance with the evaluation criteria.

2. CLIN 0001, Base Bid contains all of the work for the project.

3. If following the initial Technical and Price evaluations and/or receipt of Final Proposal Revisions resulting from discussions, an Offeror’s total evaluated price still exceeds the VA's funding limitation, and additional funds have not been received, the VA will no longer consider the Offeror to be eligible for award.

4. Please note that all references to Resident Engineer or RE in the Drawings and Specifications shall be replaced with Contracting Officer’s Representative or COR.

5. Note that this project no longer contains an Additive item. Disregard all references to Additive item in the Specifications and Drawings.

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

1.1 PROPOSAL MATERIAL:

Proposal materials consisting of drawings, specifications, and contract forms are included and/or attached as part of this Request For Proposal. 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, 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 (proposal) guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for receipt of proposals, may result in the rejection of the proposal. Copies of the SF 24 may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

1.3 PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BONDS:

The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Solicitation. Copies of SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:

All solicitation related documents will be published to http://www.fedbizopps.gov.

2.2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:

This is a Request For Proposal (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. Evaluation Factors include Factor 1 (Technical), and Factor 2 (Price). To receive consideration for award, a rating of ACCEPTABLE must be achieved for Factor 1 (Technical). Responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors.

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions based upon the initial evaluation of the proposals.

2.3 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE:

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns. Offers received from other than Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns will not be considered. All Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses must be listed as verified by the VA’s Center for Veterans Enterprises (CVE) (http://www.vetbiz.gov). Offerors must be verified by CVE and visible in the Vendor Information Portal (VIP) database at TIME OF SUBMISSION OF OFFERS. Failure to be BOTH visible and verified at the time of proposal submission will result in the offeror’s proposal being deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award.

2.4 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:

Questions of a technical nature must be provided in writing and shall be submitted by the prospective offerors to Bailey Donato. Questions shall be submitted only via e-mail to: bailey.donato@va.gov. The subject line must read: Renovate Radiology – Construct CT Force NRM Minneapolis VAMC – Technical Questions. Phone calls will not be accepted. THE CUT-OFF DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS IS APRIL 2, 2019 at 2:00 PM (ET).

2.5 AMENDMENTS:

Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your proposal being considered unacceptable.

2.6 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS:

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

2.7 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS:

A. General:

a. Proposals shall be based on solicitation document issued for RFP number 36E77619R0028. Proposals will be in the format stipulated in this document.

b. 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.

c. Submit proposals via email to:

d. Submit the original of the Bid Guarantee by mail to:

1. US Postal Service Deliveries:

Bailey Donato Veterans Health Administration Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC) 6150 Oaktree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131

2. Commercial Delivery Services / Hand Carry (Monday- Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (EDT)) Bailey Donato Veterans Health Administration Program Contracting Activity Central (VHA-PCAC) 6150 Oaktree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131

3. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time specified in Block 13 of SF 1442, may result in rejection of the proposal. SEE FAR Provision 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, of this Solicitation.

B. Proposal Format:

a. Technical and Price sections of the Offerors proposals will be evaluated independently; therefore, the Offeror shall submit the proposal in two (2) Volumes (Volume I: Technical and Volume II: Price). In order that the Volume I Technical may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, the contractor shall include NO price information in Volume I. Offeror shall separate Volumes I and II. Both Technical and Price volumes, therefore, must be labeled with the Offeror's organization, business address, and VA Solicitation Number.

b. The Offeror shall submit Volumes I and II in electronic format as searchable PDF documents. The proposal, in its entirety, shall not exceed two emails (one email for Price proposal, and one email for Technical proposal) of 5MB each. Include page numbers and the company name in the header or footer of each page.

c. The offer, including title page, detailed table of contents, preface, for Volume I Technical shall not exceed a total of THIRTY (30) pages in Microsoft Arial size 12 font. This page limit also applies for any of the Past Performance Questionnaires that are submitted directly to the Contracting Officer. Volume II Price Proposal shall not exceed a total of TEN (10) pages in Arial size 12 font. The SF 1442, Representations and Certifications and acknowledged amendments shall all be part of Volume II and will not count against the page limitations. Use graphic presentations where such use will contribute to the compactness and clarity of the proposal.

d. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 X 11inch sheet of paper containing information. All information (except for document numbers, page numbers, etc.) shall be provided in an image area of 7 X 9 inches. The background color of each page of the submission shall be white or ivory stock only. Excess pages will not be evaluated. Text lines will be single-spaced. 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 Arial are permissible in the presentation of graphic material only.

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

f. Offeror shall include all required Representations and Certifications; and acknowledge receiving amendments by filling out section 19 of the SF 1442 and returning a signed copy of the amendment(s) with the offer. The Representations and Certifications and acknowledged Amendments shall be included in Volume II of the proposal and will not count as part of the page limitations.

g. Offerors shall provide their response to FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters as part of their Volume II submission.

h. Offeror shall include the Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rating Information as part of Volume II, including filling out ATTACHMENT 10. It will not be evaluated as Price, nor will it count against the page limitations.

*If the EMR rating for the subcontracting tiers cannot be provided at time of proposal submission, the prime contractor shall acknowledge this and provide as a submittal with the insurance and bonding requirements.

7. Failure to provide the ATTACHMENT 10 containing the above information, may result in a determination that an Offeror is not responsible and therefore ineligible for award.

C. Final Proposal Revisions

a. If determined to be necessary, proposal revisions will be requested from the proposals received. The CO will identify those Offerors, whose proposals are within the competitive range, considering the selection criteria identified in this section. Discussions may be conducted with those Offerors falling within the competitive range, after which proposal revisions will be requested. Sealed proposal revisions will be submitted as per Section 2.7(A), above, except as noted below and will be due at a time and place to be determined.

b. Offerors submitting proposal revisions will not be requested to re-submit any documents which are unchanged from their initial proposals. They should provide necessary changes to individual paragraphs, as briefly as possible, together with a table of contents, which clarifies where within the initial proposal the additional information or changed documents would be placed. Proposal revisions shall include a completed SF 1442 that acknowledges receiving all amendments, by number. A new bid bond shall be submitted only if the final proposal revisions Offeror’s price proposal is greater than its initial price proposal.

*Note this section 2.7(C) only applies if discussions are conducted.

D. Volume I - Technical Proposal Requirements

a. The proposal shall address the following submission requirements for Factor 1 Technical.

1. Volume I, Element 1, Project Work Plan Offerors must write a detailed narrative explanation of their project work plan (step-by-step, detailed description of the contractor’s plan from beginning to end). Simply restating the requirements (copying and pasting from the solicitation) is not considered to be a demonstration of understanding of the project. The proposed project work plan should be inclusive of a quality control plan, a noise and vibration control plan, a safety plan, and an infection control plan. Offerors must show that they have analyzed the requirements and demonstrate the extent to which they understand the requirements across the body of the proposal. As part of their understanding, Offerors, shall also identity the challenges for this project in regard to both working in an environment with heavy patient and staff traffic as well as working in an active section of the hospital where emergent surgeries and procedures will occur and demonstrate their plan for addressing these challenges. The plan shall include how to minimize the disruption of patient care to the greatest extent possible. Additionally, the work plan shall demonstrate how the offeror plans to employ sound business practices, in particular, the proposed method for proactively identifying and preventing service quality issues within healthcare environments.

2. Volume I, Element 2, Proposed Project Team:

Offerors shall clearly describe their proposed project team and explain why the proposed team (including individual team members) is relevant to this specific project. Proposal should include:

• Organization chart that shows all identified team members, job titles and reporting relationships

• Specific duties that will be performed

• Resumes of key staff to be on site for duration of construction to include the project manager, job superintendent, designated Competent Person (as defined by OSHA) and subcontractor foremen. (It is recognized that not all subcontractors may be identified by the time of proposal submission.) The resumes shall include the following mandatory elements:

1) Name of Individual, Company and role for this project;

2) Relevant Experience (ie – experience with the VA and/or in active hospital/patient care settings)

3) Current Certifications (specialized training, education, etc.)

Project team documents submitted as part of the Contractor’s proposal shall become part of the contract following award. The Contractor shall maintain the integrity of the proposed team to the greatest extent possible. Team member substitutions shall be requested in writing and require approval by the Contracting Officer.

3. Volume I, Element 3, Project Schedule:

Offerors shall prepare and submit a practicable construction schedule showing all necessary work elements to complete the project identified under this solicitation for CLIN 0001 Base Bid. This schedule must be in the form of a GANNT/bar chart that shows all planned tasks and dependencies.

Each Offeror's construction schedule must address the following at a minimum:

1) Notice to Proceed

2) Submittals

3) Procurement of equipment including lead times

4) Mobilization

5) Installations – At a minimum, include the following:

a. Phasing – Provide schedules for Phase 1 and Phase 2. Provide a schedule for each phase and include time between phases for activation of equipment associated with phase 1 of the project.

b. Demolition

c. Framing/Gypsum Board

d. Interstitial Deck Construction

e. Door/Window Installation

f. Finishes (Ceiling, Painting, Flooring, Wallcovering, Casework)

g. Plumbing

h. HVAC

i. Low Voltage (Data, Video, Nurse Call, Code Blue)

j. Electrical

6) Testing and final inspection.

The proposed schedule must include the activities which are consistent with those described within the project specifications and drawings and must not exceed the Government's maximum allowable performance period, as noted in Block 11 of the SF 1442. The project will start at the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. For scheduling purposes, assume the Notice to Proceed will be issued thirty (30) calendar days after the award date. (Note that there is no guarantee the Notice to Proceed will be issued within this timeframe.)

*The schedule submitted with the offer should not be construed as the agreed upon schedule as per FAR 52.236-15, the contractor shall, within five (5) days after receiving the Notice to Proceed, submit a revised schedule which will supersede the proposed schedule. The revised schedule will be subject to VA approval and must show the project being accomplished within the time frame specified on the SF 1442.

The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information.

E. Volume II - Price Proposal Requirements

a. Carefully follow “Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors”. Standard form (SF) 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair) and the pricing schedule located on PAGE 6 when submitting price offers. Submit a bid guarantee as stipulated in the solicitation.

b. In addition to the pricing schedule, Offerors shall submit a complete Breakdown of the Division Pricing for CLIN 0001. Please use ATTACHMENT 9.

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

d. If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exceptions, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Offerors proposal documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

F. Evaluation of Offers

a. All Offerors are advised that, in the interest of efficiency, the Government reserves the right to conduct the evaluation in the most effective manner. Specifically, the Government may first evaluate the total proposed price of all Offerors. Thereafter, the Government will evaluate the technical proposal of the lowest priced Offeror only. If the lowest priced Offeror’s technical proposal is determined to be rated as Acceptable, the Government may make award to that Offeror without further evaluation of the remaining Offerors’ technical proposals. 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 on and so forth, until the Government reaches the lowest priced technical proposal that is determined to be rated as Acceptable. However, the Government reserves the right to evaluate all Offerors’ technical proposals should it desire to conduct discussions, or otherwise determine it to be in the Government’s best interest.

1. Factor 1, Technical:

Offerors will be required to submit the information on Technical: Element 1 Project Work Plan, Element 2 Proposed Project Team, and Element 3 Project Schedule. Information submitted will be reviewed to determine if the offeror’s technical rating is ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE.

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

Minimum requirements are defined as follows for each Element:

Project Work Plan: The Offeror has provided a work plan that demonstrates the contractor can successfully perform the required effort.

2. Factor 2, Price:

The total evaluated price will be determined by the Offeror's price for CLIN 0001, (Item I). The Offeror who provides the lowest price will be determined to be the lowest priced Offeror.

2.8 USE OF ADVISORS:

Contractors are advised that VA contractor personnel may assist the Government during the Government’s evaluation of Proposals. The persons shall be authorized access to only those portions of the proposal and discussions that are necessary to enable them to provide specific technical advice on specialized matters or on particular problems. These individuals will be required to protect the confidentiality of any specifically identified trade secrets and/or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information obtained as a result of their participation in this evaluation. They shall be expressly prohibited from scoring, ranking or recommending the selection of an Offeror.

2.9 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY:

A Determination of Responsibility will be conducted for the apparent “awardee” prior to award of the project. The required information from the proposal, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as, but not limited to the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, as well as any other information the Contracting Officer has determined to be valid, will be used to make the Determination of Responsibility. Failure to affirm being within the guidelines in the proposal may result in a determination of “Non-Responsible” for the Offeror. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would cause for a negative Determination of Responsibility may make the Offeror ineligible for award.

2.10 VETS 4212:

Title 38, USC Section 4212(d), codified at 41 CFR Section 61-300, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS-4212 reporting information can be done electronically at: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm. Award cannot be made unless the awardee has filed their VETS-4212 report. Therefore, all offerors are encouraged to file every year. The Contracting Officer may request a copy of the email confirmation of receipt notification, prior to awarding the project.

2.11 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM):

Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Offerors are required to be registered in SAM at the time an offer is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.

2.12 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 commensurate with the level of access needed to perform the statement of work is: Low Risk. 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.

2.13 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (CPARS):

As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.1502(e), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all construction contracts that exceed $700,000, and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement VA uses an online database, CPARS, which is maintained by the Naval Seal Logistics Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. CPARS has connectivity with the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database, which is available to all Federal agencies. PPIRS is the system used to collect and retrieve performance assessment reports used in source selection determinations and completed CPARS report cards transferred to PPIRS. 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 $700,000 is required to register with CPARS database at the following web address: http://www.cpars.gov/. Help in registering can be obtained by contacting Customer Support Desk @ DSN: 684-1690 or COMM: 207- 438-1690. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award, and must be kept current should there be any change to the contractor’s registered representative.

For contracts with a period of one year or less, the contracting officer will perform a single evaluation when the contract is complete. For contracts exceeding one year, the contracting officer will evaluate the contractor’s performance annually. Interim reports will be filed each year until the last year of the contract, when the final report will be completed. The report shall be assigned in CPARS to the contractor’s designated representative for comment. The contractor representative will have thirty days to submit any comments and re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer.

Failure to have a current registration in the CPARS database, or to re-assign the report to the VA contracting officer within those thirty days, will result in the Government’s evaluation being placed on file in the database with a statement that the contractor failed to respond.

2.14 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

Contractors will be required to comply with VA Directive 6500.6, Appendix C, paragraphs 3.a, 5.h, 6.a, 7.a, 7.d, 9 and Appendix D. Refer to ATTACHMENT 8.

2.15 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

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2.16 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY 2014) (a)(1) The offeror shall 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 shall 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 shall 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)

2.17 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the—

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Hennepin - Minneapolis, MN

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2.18 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "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" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations 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 the clause at FAR 52.225-9 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 material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(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 solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic 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 the clause at FAR 52.225-9 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 the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

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

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of Provision)

2.19 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…