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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.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Central AR Veterans Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, STE 200 North Little Rock AR 72114

Department of Veterans Affairs Central AR Veterans Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, STE 200 North Little Rock AR 72114

Julius Jones 501-257-1044

Note: Any reference contained herein concerning "bid" or "bidder" means "offer" or "offeror".

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) under Public Law (PL) 109-461. Offerors must be verified as a SDVOSB in the Small Business Association website (Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert). Offers received from contractors who are not SDVOSB verified in VetCert will not be considered for award.

Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System For Award Management (SAM database at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting a proposal.

Project: 598-22-127 Mixing Valves for Anti-Scald - NLR/JLM

The Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work in accordance with the plans and specifications at both campuses. Work must be performed without affecting medical center’s operations. Work will be performed at the Eugene J. Towbin Veteran Affairs Healthcare Center in North LittleRock, AR and John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, AR.

SITE VISIT: Please see information in solicitation provision FAR 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) ALTERNATE I.

Forward all questions to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist NLT August 01, 2025 @ 12:00pm CDT or as otherwise stated by amendment. All Q&As will be posted by amendment via Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: In accordance with FAR 36.204 and VAAR 836.204 DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, the above described project falls between the following price range:

Between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

NAICS CODE: 236220 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $45.0M

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WHERE WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED: Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas

The Government does not compensate for proposal development and submission.

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of the solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within __________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE: FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT 29. AWARD Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract ractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

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

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code)

(Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

(Type or print)

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror)

(To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

See Schedule of Offer Items

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Department of Veterans Affairs Central AR Veterans Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, STE 200 North Little Rock AR 72114

FSC e-Invoice Payment http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135 invoice must be submitted electronically 1-877-489-6135

Tabitha Contreras

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

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

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

VOLUME I - PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.12

VOLUME II – PRICE EVALUATION & PRICE, SOLICITATION, OFFER & AWARD

DOCUMENTS SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

2.3 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

2.4 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.5 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

2.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

2.9 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(OCT 2018)

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

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2025)

(DEVIATION FEB 2025)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3.3 52.204-29 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—

REPRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURES (DEC 2023)

3.4 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.5 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.2 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)

4.3 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(JAN 2025)

4.4 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (OCT 2022)

4.5 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.6 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.7 52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

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

4.9 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.10 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL (MAY 2020)

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

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

(DEVIATION)

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

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

4.13 VAAR 852.222-71 COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13899

(DEVIATION)(APR 2025)

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

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

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

4.16 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (INCLUDING NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

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

2018)

4.18 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

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

4.21 VAAR 852.237-75 KEY PERSONNEL (OCT 2019)

4.22 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) ..59

4.23 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

ATTACHMENTS

SCHEDULE OF OFFER ITEMS

Description: The Base Offer for LINE-ITEM 0001 includes all work to prepare site for building operations, including demolition, removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and to perform the work in accordance with the plans and specifications for project Mixing Valves for Anti-Scald - NLR/JLM 598-22-127 at the two Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) VA Medical Center Campuses: The Eugene J. Towbin (EJT) Healthcare Center and the John L. McClellan (JLM) Memorial Veterans Hospital. The EJT campus is located at 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114. The JLM campus is located at 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205.

BASIS OF AWARD: A single award will be made for Line-Item No. 0001, but in the event the offer exceeds the funds available, a single award will be made for Line-Item No. 0002, in that order, based on available funding. The line items are listed in descending order of importance. Offerors shall provide a total contract price on each line item listed. The period of performance is reflected in each line item.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE – 365 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE

TO PROCEED.

LINE-ITEM NO. 0001– BASE: Includes all work in accordance with the plans and specifications for project Mixing Valves for Anti-Scald 598-22-127 at the two Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) VA Medical Center Campuses: EJT and JLM. The period of performance is 365 calendar days.

TOTAL NO. 0001: $__________________________

** Offeror shall complete a price breakdown by Specification Divisions as shown on page #6 for LINE-ITEM 0001.

LINE-ITEM NO. 0002: Alternate #1: Includes all work in accordance with the plans and specifications for project Mixing Valves for Anti-Scald 598-22-127 at the two Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) VA Medical Center Campuses except Building 190. The period of performance is 345 calendar days.

TOTAL NO. 0002 (Base-Alternate 1): $____________________________

CONTINUATION OF SF 1442 BLOCK # 17 CONTINUED

Project: Mixing Valves for Anti-Scald–NLR/JLM in Little and North Little Rock, Arkansas

Date:

MATERIAL LABOR EQUIPMENT TOTAL

DIVISION 01: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 02: EXISTING CONDITIONS

DIVISION 03: CONCRETE

DIVISION 04: MASONRY

DIVISION 05: METALS

DIVISION 06: WOOD, PLASTICS & COMPOSITES

DIVISION 07: THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION

DIVISION 08: OPENINGS

DIVISION 09: FINISHES

DIVISION 10: SPECIALTIES

DIVISION 11: EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 12: FURNISHINGS

DIVISION 13: SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

DIVISION 14: CONVEYING EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 21: FIRE SUPPRESSION

DIVISION 22: PLUMBING

DIVISION 23: HVAC

DIVISION 25: INTEGRATED AUTOMATION

DIVISION 26: ELECTRICAL

DIVISION 27: COMMUNICATIONS

DIVISION 28: ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

DIVISION 31: EARTHWORK

DIVISION 32: EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

DIVISION 33: UTILITIES

SUBTOTAL COST:

GENERAL LIABILITY / INSURANCE:

OVERHEAD & PROFIT:

BOND:

PROJECT TOTAL COST:

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

(a) All offer materials will be posted on https://www.sam.gov/ (System for Award Management).

No hard copies will be available.

(b) An offer Bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the offer price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required offer guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of offers, will require rejection of the offer in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then.

(c) The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Performance Bond, SF 25, and a Payment Bond, SF 25A, each in the penal sum of 100% of the award amount.

GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Project: 598-22-127 Mixing Valves for Anti-Scald - NLR/JLM Issuing Office: NCO 16 Location of Project: Eugene J. Towbin VA Healthcare Center, North Little Rock, AR John L. McClellan Veterans Memorial Hospital, Little Rock, AR Point of Contact: Julius Jones, Contract Specialist, NCO 16 E-mail: Julius.Jones@va.gov Point of Contact: Tabitha Contreras, Contracting Officer, NCO 16 E-mail: Tabitha.Contreras@va.gov

a. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification: This action is a 100% set aside for verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). The award of this solicitation shall not be delayed due to loss of SDVOSB verification. Proposals submitted by non-verified SDVOSB shall be excluded from award consideration. Offerors must be registered and verified as a SDVOSB at Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) with the SBA.

Offerors received from contractors who are not verified as a SDVOSB in VetCert at the time of offer submission and at the time of contract award will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered for award.

b. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): SAM has replaced the Central

Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the SAM database at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their bid. Completion of Representations and Certifications shall consist of completing annual representations and certifications electronically via SAM. It is not necessary to complete and return as a part of the offer package FAR 52.204-8, mailto:Julius.Jones@va.gov mailto:Tabitha.Contreras@va.gov https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/

Annual Representations and Certifications, contained in this solicitation unless offeror identifies changes in FAR 52.204-8(d).

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222- 25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

c. VETS-4212: Title 38, USC Section 4212(d), and Public Law 105-339, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. This VETS-4212 report can be submitted per the instructions at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. For assistance contact VETS-4212 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov. For procurement awards in excess of $150,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential contractors are encouraged to file every year.

d. Site Visit: An organized site visit is scheduled as shown in clause 52.236-27.

Attendance at the site visit is not mandatory, but highly suggested for proper proposal preparation. Information provided at the site visit shall not alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing.

e. Requests for Information (RFIs): RFI’s are due no later than (NLT) August 01, 2025, at 12:00 PM CDT or Time as amended and will not be accepted after this date. RFI’s should be submitted by email to Contract Specialist, Julius Jones at Julius.Jones@va.gov and Contracting Officer, Tabitha Contreras at Tabitha.Contreras@va.gov. Responses will be provided by amendment to the solicitation in a question-and-answer format. Example:

Subject Line of the RFI e-mail should be as follows: Company Name, RFI #1, 36C25625R0095 and Project Title.

f. Proposal Due Date: Proposals are due NLT the date/time shown in Block 13a of Standard Form (SF) 1442. The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically to Contract Specialist at Julius.Jones@va.gov and Contracting Officer at Tabitha.Contreras@va.gov. A bid bond must be submitted with the proposal (email copy is acceptable and preferred at this time). One (1) PDF copy of the bid bond shall be emailed to Tabitha Contreras and Julius Jones at the email addresses above. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 mailto:vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov mailto:vets4212-customersupport@dolncc.dol.gov mailto:Julius.Jones@va.gov mailto:Renardo.hollowell@va.gov mailto:Julius.Jones@va.gov mailto:Renardo.Hollowell@va.gov

The Volumes are, I – Technical Proposal, II – Past Performance, III – Schedule, IV – Price & Solicitation, Propose Offer, and requested documents.

g. Wage Determination (WD): The applicable Davis Bacon WD for this solicitation is incorporated as an attachment to this solicitation.

h. Period of Performance: The successful offeror shall begin performance within 10 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed and complete all work within the time specified in the award. All punch list items must be completed during the established period of performance.

i. Funding: Award is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. The

Government does not compensate vendors for proposal development and submission.

j. Superintendence: The offeror shall provide, from their own staff, a competent

30-hour OSHA certified superintendent. This individual shall be 100% full time dedicated to supervision and assigned to this project while work is being performed on site. The offeror shall not divide or split up their superintendence duties among multiple projects at the same facility. The superintendent should only carry the superintendent role and not have multiple roles within this project.

Each project stands alone and requires a dedicated superintendent to be allocated and funded to that particular project.

k. Holidays: The following federal holidays are observed:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday President's Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

Any other holiday proclaimed by the President as a Federal Holiday.

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a legal holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed by U.S. Government agencies.

l. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS):

Upon completion of contract performance and annually if performance is longer than 365 days, the Contracting officer will evaluate contractor performance for use in future contract award decisions. The Contractor shall be provided an opportunity to comment on the contracting officer’s evaluation. If you wish to familiarize yourself with this system, you can find it at https://www.cpars.gov/.

https://www.cpars.gov/

The government retains the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, as part of the contract file. The evaluations are available for Federal Agencies for support of future award decisions through CPARS.

The contractor must provide the contracting officer with the name and email address of the contractor CPARS POC. This is the person responsible for responding to these evaluations. This person will be granted access to CPARS during the award and assigned the system role of contractor representative (CR).

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Offerors shall follow the instructions contained herein. These instructions prescribe the proposal format and describe the approach for development and presentation of the proposal. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate competition in this acquisition.

2. Interested offerors shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with this solicitation including but not limited to the preparation of proposals.

3. The Government plans to make an award without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer shall contain the offeror’s best terms from a price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is determined to be necessary.

4. Proposal shall be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms; and (2) Signed. The person signing the proposal shall initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form. Alternate proposals will NOT be considered. Faxed submissions will not be accepted.

5. All inquiries about this solicitation shall be directly submitted in writing via email to the julius.jones@va.gov. No phone or faxed inquiries will be accepted.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically via email to julius.jones@va.gov by the date and time indicated in the solicitation/solicitation amendments as set forth below. It is the sole responsibility of the offerors to ensure the Government receives the proposals before or on the exact date and time set forth in this solicitation. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes titled as such:

Volume I - Past Performance Volume II – Price, Solicitation, Offer & Award Documents

2. PROPOSAL FILES. Offeror’s responses shall be submitted in accordance with the following:

mailto:julius.jones@va.gov mailto:julius.jones@va.gov

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume’s cover page shall include company name, date, and solicitation number only. Any other information included on the cover page will not be evaluated. All pages of Volumes I and II shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Proposal page limitations are applicable to this procurement. The Table below indicates the maximum page count for each volume of the Offeror’s proposal. All proprietary information shall be clearly and properly marked. If the Offeror submits annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this solicitation, such will count against the Offeror’s page limitations unless otherwise indicated in the specific Volume instructions below. Pages in violation of these instructions, by exceeding the total page limit for a particular volume, will not be evaluated. The page count will be determined by counting the pages in the order they are assembled by the offeror, minus the cover page.

b. Offeror may only submit one (1) email for their proposal submission.

Email size limitation is 15MB. Volumes I and II shall be included in the one single email permitted. Each Volume shall be a single attachment.

Your firm’s email shall only include two attachments.

c. Content Requirements. All information shall be confined to the appropriate Volume. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters sufficient to define the proposal and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of their proposal. The page limits and font size requirements for each Volume are shown in the Table below:

Volume Number Factor Page Limitations Font Size/Paper Size

Volume I Past Performance 15 pages, + cover page

12pt/8.5”x11”

Volume II Price - Solicitation - Offer

- Award Documents

None N/A

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

1. A single award will be made to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). This is a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) that represents the best value to the Government conducted under FAR Part 15.101-1, Tradeoff Procedure. This is a Past Performance-Price Tradeoff (PP/P). Past Performance is significantly more important than price. The offeror who presents the best value to the Government when Past Performance and Price are considered will be the apparent awardee. The

Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers as listed in this solicitation. The Government shall not award a contract to an Offeror whose proposal contains a deficiency, as defined in FAR 15.001. If there is a lower priced, conforming offer(s), the SSA will decide on whether the added value of a more expensive proposal would justify award to that offeror.

2. The government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors unless holding discussions is determined by the Source Selection Authority (SSA) to be in the best interest of the government. All offerors are encouraged to provide their best proposal upfront. There is no guarantee that discussions will be held.

Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors would not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revisions. There will be no public offer opening.

3. The Government reserves the right to limit, for purposes of efficiency, the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that shall permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals (10 U.S.C.2305(b)(4) and 41 U.S.C.

253b(d)). If the SSA decides that an offeror’s proposal should no longer be included in the competitive range, the proposal shall be eliminated from consideration for award and written notice of the decision shall be provided to the unsuccessful offeror in accordance with FAR 15.503.

VOLUME I - PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & SUBMISSION

REQUIREMENTS

1. The Past Performance evaluation will assess the relative risks associated with an Offeror's likelihood of success in fulfilling the solicitation's requirements as indicated by that Offeror's record of past performance. In this context, “Offeror” refers to the proposed prime SDVOSB. A single past performance rating will be based on the total package submitted by the offeror.

2. Recent Successful Past Performance: Offerors are required to provide their recent, substantially complete (>90% complete), successful performance under contracts that demonstrate they have successfully performed construction work in an occupied space within a hospital environment with multiple phases, similar in scope to Project 598-22-127, as the prime contractor within the last five (5) years, from the date this solicitation was issued.

3. Offeror shall provide a detailed summary of the most recent three (3) projects that include:

a. Owner Government Agency/Company which awarded contract and their contact information (Name, Title, Telephone Number, Email);

b. Contract Number;

c. Location (physical address) of project performance;

d. Project Name;

e. Project Description (Details of construction requirements, challenges, and solutions);

f. Project Cost and Cost Control Measures (original and final contract costs, contract mods, cost containment measures, value engineering, etc.);

g. Project Performance Period (Initial and actual, schedule impacts and efficiencies); and

h. Subcontractors (Name, Roles, Responsibilities, Percent of work).

i. In addition, for each project submitted, Offeror’s shall provide a narrative that describes recent successful performance and demonstrates experience in construction on a similar campus as EJT and JLM. Information shall include details on complexity, magnitude, challenges, and degree of success. Offeror is encouraged to include supporting documents such as photographs that support the narrative. The narrative should discuss items such as challenges with schedule, unforeseen site conditions, or other unusual factors, and provide details on how the offeror overcame those challenges.

4. The Government will conduct a performance risk assessment based on the quality, relevancy, and recency of the Offeror's past performance, as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort for project 598- 22-127. Offerors are cautioned that the Government will review available past performance data available in the Contractors Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any available source and may contact customers other than those identified by the Offeror when evaluating past performance. Since the Government may not necessarily interview all the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offerors to explain the relevance of the data provided. Offerors are reminded that the burden of proving low performance risk rests with the Offerors.

5. The Government will review aspects of the offerors’ past performance experiences by the final costs, project schedule, and performance. Areas to be evaluated may include but are not limited to quality of construction service, timeliness of performance or adherence to performance schedules, controlling project cost, and/or effectiveness in program management (to include use and control of subcontractors).

6. Per FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv), an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

VOLUME II – PRICE EVALUATION & PRICE, SOLICITATION, OFFER & AWARD

DOCUMENTS SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. The Government will evaluate price to determine whether proposals are fair and reasonable.

2. 2-page SF1442 completed and signed by the signatory authority. All blocks under section "OFFER" on page 2 of SF1442 (Items 14 thru 20C) shall be completed. This also includes any continuation sheet, if applicable.

3. Offerors shall provide a breakdown of CLIN #1 on the price breakdown form provided in this solicitation.

4. Duly executed Bid Bond/Guarantee: Offerors shall use form SF24-16d Bid Bond. Bid bonds that are found noncompliant with bid guarantee requirements may result in the rejection of the offer. See clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee for additional information on the compliance with bid guarantee requirements.

5. To be eligible for award, Offerors are required to be VetCert SDVOSB certified. Offerors shall register their businesses at https://www.veterans.certify.gov and https://www.sam.gov and complete the Reps and Certs.

http://www.veterans.certify.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

6. Acknowledge all Amendments. Offerors shall be solely responsible for monitoring the Government's website SAM.gov for amendments to this solicitation, if any, and acknowledge them in accordance with the solicitation requirements.

7. Provide documentation that VETS 4212 has been filed for 2024.

8. Provide Experience Modification Rate (EMR).

9. Provide OSHA records for the last 3 years.

10. Complete VAAR Clause 852.219-75.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 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)

2.2 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)

2.3 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)

2.4 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of Provision)

2.5 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID

GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety’s assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of Provision)

2.6 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:

Tabitha Contreras Julius Jones

Hand-Carried Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Central AR Veterans Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, STE 200 North Little Rock AR 72114

Mailing Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Central AR Veterans Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 16 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, STE 200 North Little Rock AR 72114

(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)

2.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I

(FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for—

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 10:00AM CDT.

(c) Participants will meet at—Ground Floor, Main Entrance Lobby

Eugene J. Towbin VA Healthcare Center (EJT) in North Little Rock, AR

(d) An organized site visit has been scheduled for—

Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 10:00AM CDT.

(e) Participants will meet at—Main Entrance Lobby

John L. McClellan VA Memorial Hospital (JLM) in Little Rock, AR

(End of Provision)

2.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

FAR

Number

Title Date

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT NOV 2024

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

REPORTING

AUG 2020

52.204-22 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL JAN 2017

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE

ACQUISITION

NOV 2021

52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE

AND REPRESENTATION

JUN 2020

52.236-28 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS—CONSTRUCTION OCT 1997

2.9 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

(a) Any protest filed by an interested party shall—

(1) Include the name, address, fax number, email and telephone number of the protester;

(2) Identify the solicitation and/or contract number;

(3) Include an original signed by the protester or the protester’s representative and at least one copy;

(4) Set forth a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest, including a description of resulting prejudice to the protester, and provide copies of relevant documents;

(5) Specifically request a ruling of the individual upon whom the protest is served;

(6) State the form of relief requested; and

(7) Provide all information establishing the timeliness of the protest.

(b) Failure to comply with the above may result in dismissal of the protest without further consideration.

(c) Bidders/offerors and Contracting Officers are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures to resolve protests at any stage in the protest process. If ADR is used, the Department of Veterans Affairs will not furnish any documentation in an ADR proceeding beyond what is allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(End of Provision)

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

(a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: EDProtests@va.gov.

(b) The protest will not be considered if the interested party has a protest on the same or similar issue(s) pending with the Contracting Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: The correct mailing information for filing alternate protests is as follows:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management Team, Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20420

Or for solicitations issued by the Office of Construction and Facilities Management:

Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20420

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN

2025) (DEVIATION FEB 2025)

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (d) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)(1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations— Representation.

(viii) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ix) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with…