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36E77619R0062

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.

36E77619R0062 X 07-22-2019 652-320

PCAC

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Brett Meister

2164478300 EX 49513

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 is to provide a proposal on all materials, labor, testing, disposal, and means and methods in order to provide the VA with a complete and operational facility described within the attachments provided.

The project title is: Construct Polytrauma Integrative Rehabilitation Clinic The Period of Performance is: 578 Days

The Project is located at:

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center 201 Broad Rock Blvd.

Richmond, VA

The VAAR Magnitude of Construction: $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

X X 52.211-10 X

2:00 PM ET

08-27-2019 X

90 (NINETY)

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

PCAC

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 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 877-353-9791 512-460-5429

Table of Contents

A. 3 PRICE SCHEDULE

CLIN 0001 -- 1 – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION - BASE BID: Construct Polytrauma Integrative Rehabilitation Clinic Addition

Work includes general construction, site alterations, walks, grading, drainage, structural and utility systems and necessary removal of any existing temporary structures and construction required to construct the new Polytrauma facility as described in the drawings and specifications.

CLIN 0001 Base Bid $__________________________

DEDUCTS: An amount proposed by Bidders and stated on the Bid Form for certain Work defined in the bidding requirements that may be deducted from the base bid amount if Owner decides to accept a corresponding change either in the amount of the construction to be completed or in the products, materials, equipment, systems, or installation methods described in the Contract Documents.

Deducts described in this Paragraph are part of the Work only if enumerated in the Agreement. The cost for each Deduct is the net addition to or deduction from the Contract Sum to incorporate Deducts into the Work. No other adjustments are made to the Contract Sum. Provide amount of price adjustment to ITEM I for each Deduct.

CLIN 0002 – DEDUCTS ALTERNATE NO. 1: All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1 described as follows:

Delete the following items shown on the Civil drawings from the project:

Remove Greenhouse, Remove Gazebo, Remove Shed, and Remove Planters. These items will be removed by others.

CLIN 0002 Deduct Alternate No. 1 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0002 (Base Bid – Deduct Alternate No. 1) $_________________________

CLIN 0003 – BID ALTERNATE NO. NO.2: All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1 along with Bid Alternate No. 2 described as follows:

Delete the CCTV camera system from the project as described on the drawings.

CLIN 0003 Deduct Alternate No. 2 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0003 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2)) $__________________

CLIN 0004, DEDUCT 3: All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, and Bid Alternate No. 2 along with Bid Alternate No. 3 described as follows:

Delete the Clinical Service Sink and associated water supply and drains at Room 159 as described on the drawings. Construct Polytrauma Integrative Rehabilitation Clinic Addition Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, Virginia.

CLIN 0004 Deduct Alternate No. 3 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0004 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3)) $__________________

CLIN 0005, DEDUCT 4:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, and Bid Alternate No. 3 along with Bid Alternate No. 4 described as follows:

Replace the SBS Modified Bitumen Roofing system found at the low slope roof location with a complete, flashed single ply TPO roofing system including walk pads as described in Specification Section 07 54 23.

CLIN 0005 Deduct Alternate No.4 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0005 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4)) $__________________

CLIN 0006, DEDUCT 5:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, and Bid Alternate No. 4 along with Bid Alternate No. 5 described as follows:

Delete the installation of the 300Kva Emergency Generator, integral fuel tank base, concrete pad, and wiring to the new building. (The ATS equipment will remain in the project.) See Drawings for instructions for deleting generator and inclusion of battery powered emergency devices in lieu of Generator emergency power.

CLIN 0006 Deduct Alternate No. 5 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0006 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5)) $__________________

CLIN 0007, DEDUCT 6:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, Bid Alternate No. 4, and Bid Alternate No. 5 along with Bid Alternate No. 6 described as follows:

Delete the 8 blast resistant windows located on the West elevation at Rooms 140 – 147 and the 4 blast resistant windows located on the north elevation at Rooms 131 – 134.

Construct Polytrauma Integrative Rehabilitation Clinic Addition Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, Virginia

Delete the approximately 288 sf of blast resistant curtain wall on the North elevation at Room 101 as well as associated structural elements included for blast requirements. The exterior brick veneer wall would be continuous in lieu of the deleted openings.

CLIN 0007 Deduct Alternate No. 6 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0007 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5+ No.6)) $__________________

CLIN 0008, DEDUCT 7:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, Bid Alternate No. 4, Bid Alternate No. 5, and Bid Alternate No. 6 along with Bid Alternate No. 7 described as follows:

Delete the installation portions of VC listed accessories in the Exam Rooms and VC listed accessories and technical equipment (exhaust hoods) at the AT Lab, Rooms 170, 171 and 172, and as described on the drawings. Installation portion will be by others.

CLIN 0008 Deduct Alternate No. 7 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0008 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5+ No.6+ No.7)) $__________________

CLIN 0009, DEDUCT 8:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, Bid Alternate No. 4, Bid Alternate No. 5, Bid Alternate No. 6, and Bid Alternate No. 7 along with Bid Alternate No. 8 described as follows:

Delete complete exterior ACM panel system at all locations shown at the Ground Floor level and substitute with horizontal metal siding found on the upper walls at the low slope Roof level and cementitious soffit panels as described on the drawings.

CLIN 0009 Deduct Alternate No. 8 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0009 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5+ No.6 + No.7 + No. 8)) $__________________

CLIN 0010, DEDUCT 9:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, Bid Alternate No. 4, Bid Alternate No. 5, Bid Alternate No. 6, Bid Alternate No. 7, and Bid Alternate No. 8 along with Bid Alternate No. 9 described as follows:

Construct Polytrauma Integrative Rehabilitation Clinic Addition Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, Virginia

1. Delete approximately 72 lf of Outrigger Sunshade located at the windows of Room 163 and the north side of Room 101 as described on the drawings.

2. Delete the 10 LED lighted mirrors and replace with standard framed mirrors as described on the drawings.

CLIN 00010 Deduct Alternate No. 9 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0010 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5 + No.6 + No.7 + No. 8 + No. 9)) $__________________

CLIN 0011, DEDUCT 10:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, Bid Alternate No. 4, Bid Alternate No. 5, Bid Alternate No. 6, Bid Alternate No. 7, Bid Alternate No. 8, Bid Alternate No. 9, and Bid Alternate No. 10 along with Bid Alternate No. 11 described as follows:

Delete the installation of the Outdoor Exercise Canopy and Slab. Include the footings, concrete paving, Steel structure, lighting, roofing and accessories as described on the drawings.

CLIN 00011 Deduct Alternate No. 10 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0010 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5 + No.6 + No.7 + No. 8 + No. 9 + No. 10)) $__________________

CLIN 0012, DEDUCT 11:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, Bid Alternate No. 4, Bid Alternate No. 5, Bid Alternate No. 6, Bid Alternate No. 7, Bid Alternate No. 8, Bid Alternate No. 9, and Bid Alternate No. 10 along with Bid Alternate No. 11 described as follows:

Delete the installation of the Outdoor Exercise Canopy and Slab. Include the footings, concrete paving, Steel structure, lighting, roofing and accessories as described on the drawings.

CLIN 00012 Deduct Alternate No. 11 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0012 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5 + No.6 + No.7 + No. 8 + No. 9 + No. 10 + No. 11)) $__________________

CLIN 0013, DEDUCT 12:

All work described on the Drawings and Specifications minus Bid Alternate No. 1, Bid Alternate No. 2, Bid Alternate No. 3, Bid Alternate No. 4, Bid Alternate No. 5, Bid Construct Polytrauma Integrative Rehabilitation Clinic Addition Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC, Richmond, Virginia

Alternate No. 6, Bid Alternate No. 7, Bid Alternate No. 8, Bid Alternate No. 9, Bid Alternate No. 10, Bid Alternate No. 11, along with Bid Alternate No. 12 described as follows:

Delete approximately 750 sf of finished interior space, at Rooms 130 – 135, by only completing shelled construction of the exterior and corridor walls. Delete common walls, ceilings, doors, flooring, wall base, painting, and provide rough-ins only for building systems as further described on the drawings.

CLIN 00013 Deduct Alternate No. 12 $__________________________ Total CLIN 0013 (Base Bid – (Deduct No. 1 + No. 2 + No. 3 + No. 4 + No. 5 + No.6 + No.7 + No. 8 + No. 9 + No. 10 + No. 11 + No. 12)) $__________________

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, Item I (General Construction) contains all of the work for the project. Each Deduct removes a portion of the work.

3. Offerors must provide a price for each CLIN.

4. Award will be made to the lowest price technically acceptable offeror whose proposal is offering the most features of the work within the funds available.

5. The intent is to award CLIN 0001, Item I (General Construction). However, if the proposal price exceeds the funds available for CLIN 0001, Item I; CLIN 0002 Deduct 1, will be applied. If the price still exceeds the available funding, the next CLIN, CLIN 0003 Deduct 2 will be applied. If the price still exceeds the available funding, the next CLIN, CLIN 0004 Deduct 3 will be applied. This process will be repeated until the price is within the available funding, or all of the Deducts have been applied.

6. If all Deducts have been applied and no Offerors are within the available funding limitation, the VA reserves the right to enter into discussions with those Offerors who are determined to be in the competitive range.

7. If following the initial Non-Price and Price evaluations and/or receipt of Final Proposal Revisions, an offeror’s total evaluated price still exceeds the VA's funding limitation, the VA will no longer consider the offeror to be eligible for award.

8. 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.

9. Any references in the Drawings or Specifications to “Bid Alternate” or “Price Alternate” shall be considered the same as Deduct alternates.

10. The contractor agrees to attend any Post Award conference convened by the contracting activity in accordance with FAR 42.5.

11. Contractor employees shall not be considered government employees under this contract.

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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 the 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.

1.4 DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

Refer to ATTACHMENT 1 - SOW – Richmond

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), Factor 2 (Past Performance), and Factor 3 (Price). To receive consideration for award, a rating of ACCEPTABLE must be achieved for Factor 1 (Technical) and Factor 2 (Past Performance). A responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors.

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. The Government reserves the right to award without 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 AND AT THE TIME OF AWARD. 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 Brett Meister. Questions shall be submitted only via e-mail to: Brett.Meister@va.gov The subject line must read: Richmond Construct Polytrauma – Technical Questions. Oral questions of a technical nature are not acceptable. THE CUT-OFF DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS IS August 13, 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 36E77619R0062. 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:

Brett Meister 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)) Brett Meister 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, Price and Administrative sections of the Offerors proposals will be evaluated independently; therefore, the Offeror shall submit the proposal in three (3) Volumes: Volume I Technical and Past Performance, Volume II Price and Volume III Administrative. In order that the Volume I Technical and Past Performance may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, the contractor shall include NO price information in Volume I. Offeror shall separate Volume I, II and III. Each Volume must be labeled with the Offeror's organization, business address, and VA Solicitation Number. The Volumes shall be submitted in electronic format as searchable PDF documents. The proposal, in its entirety, shall not exceed three (3) emails (one email for each Volume) of 5MB each. Include page numbers and the company name in the header or footer of each page.

b. Volume I Technical and Past Performance: Offerors shall format the Volume I Technical and Past Performance proposal as listed below. The specific evaluation criteria and methodology for Volume I is contained in Sections D and F.

1. 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. Use graphic presentations where such use will contribute to the compactness and clarity of the proposal.

2. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 X 11-inch sheet of paper containing information. Note, submission of the draft project schedule only, can be submitted by utilizing larger paper (11 X 17 inch). All information (except for document numbers, page numbers, etc.) shall be provided in an image area of 7 X 9 inches. Note, this does not apply for the submission of the draft project schedule. 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.

3. 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.

c. Volume II Price: Offerors shall format the Volume II Price proposal as listed below.

1. Volume II Price shall not exceed a total of FIVE (5) pages in Arial size 12 font.

2. 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.

3. The Offeror’s signature on the SF 1442 must be a hand signature and not an electronic signature.

d. Volume III Administrative Information: Offerors shall include the following in Volume III. All of the below information must be provided. An Offeror may be considered unacceptable if these items are not provided in the proposal.

1. Offeror shall provide their Representations and Certifications or their response to FAR 52.204-8 (2) (i) or (ii) Annual Representations and Certifications.

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

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

4. Offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.219-28 (g) Post-Award Small Business Program Representations.

5. Offeror shall include the Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rating Information, including filling out ATTACHMENT 15.

1. All Offerors shall submit information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information must contain a certification that the Offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years. If such certification cannot be made, an Offeror shall explain why and submit as much information as possible regarding the circumstances of its past safety and environmental record, including the number of EPA violations and/or the number of serious, repeat, and/or willful OSHA violations, along with a detailed description of those violations.

2. All Offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR). This information shall be obtained from the Offeror’s insurance carrier and be furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead. If an Offeror’s EMR is above 1.0, Offeror must submit a written explanation of the EMR from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, describing the reasons for the elevated EMR and the anticipated date the EMR may be reduced to 1.0 or below.

3. Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead must obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR shall obtain their EMR rating from their state run worker’s compensation insurance rating bureau.

4. If the NCCI cannot issue an EMR because the Offeror lacks insurance history, Offeror shall submit a letter indicating so from its insurance carrier furnished on the insurance carrier’s letterhead, and include a letter from the NCCI indicating that is has assigned Offeror a Unity Rating of 1.0.

5. The above information, along with other information obtained from Government systems, such as the OSHA and EPA online inspection history databases, will be used to make an initial Determination of Responsibility.

6. This requirement is applicable to all subcontracting tiers, and prospective prime contractors are responsible for determining the responsibility of their prospective subcontractors.

*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 15 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. The CO will identify those Offerors, whose proposals are within the competitive range, considering the selection criteria identified in this section. Discussions will be conducted with those Offerors falling within the competitive range, after which proposal revisions will be requested. 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. Evaluation Factors Evaluation Factors include Factor 1 (Technical), Factor 2 (Past Performance), and Factor 3 (Price).

Factor 1 – Technical:

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

Offerors will be required to submit the information concerning Subfactor 1 Schedule, Subfactor 2 Understanding of Project Requirements, and Subfactor 3 Key Personnel. Information submitted will be reviewed to determine if the offeror’s technical rating is ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE. RFP submission criteria for the technical factors are provided below

· 578 calendar day performance period submitted in an 11x17 Gantt chart format, as a .pdf file

· Schedule should include at a minimum – site prep/mobilization, temporary environmental control installation, dumpsters, submittals, commissioning, demo, concrete, masonry, structural steel and decking, stairs, carpentry, insulation, fire stopping, doors, entrances, curtain walls, windows, finishes, signage, casework, fire suppression, plumbing, gas systems, HVAC, electrical, communication, and security earthwork, exterior improvements, and site utilities.

· The schedule shall also show at least 14 days for potential weather delays.

· Contractor’s Construction Quality Control Plan

· company’s philosophy,

· overall process,

· project understanding narratives

· organizational chart,

· risk management process

· Understanding of LEED Silver certification project requirements/process

· Project manager

· Construction Quality Control Manager

· Project Superintendent

· Site Safety & Health Officer

· Major Subcontractors For each resume, include company name; name of individual; relevant listing of experience; qualifications such as specialized training, education, experience, etc. For any subcontractors identified, provide a resume for that company, identify any key personnel that will be assigned to the contract resulting from this solicitation, and the relevant experience of both the company and any key personnel that were identified. The VA will use the information provided to evaluate, among other things, specialized experience and technical competence.

Factor-2 Past Performance:

Offerors shall submit no less than THREE (3), and no more than FIVE (5), previously-awarded, and completed construction contracts.

A. Construction completed in a hospital or other medical related use space similar in size, scope, and complexity.

B. A dollar magnitude equal to, or greater than $3,000,000.00.

C. Work that was 100% completed within a time period of no more than FIVE (5) years prior to the date the solicitation is issued. If the contract/work is incomplete or was completed more than five years prior to the date of submitting this proposal, it will not be deemed relevant. For each of the submitted contracts, provide the following information:

For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project; rather Offerors shall submit the work performed under a task order as a project. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have shared experience, projects shall be submitted for each Joint Venture partner.

If a completed past performance evaluation is available in the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project referenced for Past Performance. If there is not a completed past performance evaluation available in CPARS, then the Offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (reference Attachment 14) for each project referenced for Past Performance. The Offeror shall notify their client that the PPQ shall be submitted via email to the Government’s point of contact, Brett.Meister@va.gov. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before 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. NOTE: CPARS/PPQS WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS PAGE LIMITATION REQUIREMENTS.

Factor 3 - Price:

The Offeror shall submit their price in accordance with the instructions in the solicitation and the price schedule. Submit a bid guarantee as stipulated in the solicitation. The prices shall be Firm Fixed Price. The Offeror shall take care not to include remarks that take exception to the Government's SOW/Specifications, pricing requirements, or otherwise preclude the Government from evaluating the offer or render the offer as non-responsive or unacceptable. If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any exceptions, exclusions, qualifications, 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 consideration.

F. Evaluation Methodology Factor 1, Technical:

Offerors will be required to submit the information concerning Subfactor 1 Schedule, Subfactor 2 Understanding of Project Requirements, and Subfactor 3 Key Personnel. 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.

Factor 2, Past Performance:

Acceptable is defined as based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable is defined as based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Factor 3, Price:

Will be evaluated in accordance with the process identified in the Price Schedule. VA-PCAC will award CLIN 0001 (Base Bid) to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror if funds are available. If funds are not available, VA-PCAC will move on to CLIN 0002 (Deduct Alternate 1). VA-PCAC will award CLIN 0002 (Deduct Alternate 1) to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror if funds are available. If funds are not available, VA-PCAC will move on to CLIN 0003 (Deduct Alternate 2). This process will be completed until the Government reaches a price within the funding available or all deducts have been applied.

Please note: If all Deduct Alternates have been applied and no offerors are within the available funding limitation, the VA reserves the right to enter into discussions with those offerors who are determined to be within the competitive range.

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. The Offeror shall also be registered at time of award.

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. 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 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER OR PROJECT MANAGER:

Any reference contained within the solicitation/contract specifications and/or drawings to the “VA Engineer,” “Resident Engineer,” or “Project Manager” or their abbreviations shall be replaced with “Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).”

2.15 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of Provision)

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.