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

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A00004

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KELLY J. BRITTON

Project: PH23PH05H6, PIMC ED & CSR

Amendment A00004 is to incorporate changes to L.10. General Instructions, (1) Volume I - Technical Proposal and Clause M.1.1. Volume I: Technical Proposal, replace Factor 1: Specialized Experience.

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Indian Health Service Division of Engineering Services (DES) - Seattle 701 5th Ave, Suite 1600 Seattle, WA 98104

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Amendment of Solicitation Amendment A00004 under Solicitation 75H701-24-R-00035 Project PH23PH05H6, PIMC ED & CSR

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

1. The purpose of Amendment A00004 is as follows:

a. Clause L.10. General Instructions, (1) Volume I - Technical Proposal is changed as follows:

(a). General

iii. The technical proposal must be legible and not exceed fifteen (15) pages, single-sided, exclusive of Table of Contents, List of Tables and Figures, Summary of Technical Proposal and Factor 4 submission, which includes past performance questionnaires and/or CPARS. Any pages in excess of fifteen (15) will be disregarded, and will not be included in the proposal evaluation. Failure of the offeror to comply with the page limitations, resulting in the excess pages not being evaluated, shall not constitute grounds for a protest.

If a teaming arrangement or joint venture is being proposed, a copy of the teaming or joint venture agreement(s) shall be included in the technical proposal. These agreements shall not count towards this factor’s page limitation.

(b). Format and Content. Volume I, Technical Proposal, shall include the following contents:

(i) Table of Contents

(ii) List of Tables and Figures

(iii) Summary of Technical Proposal a brief narrative of the technical proposal

(iv) Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factors 1 – 4)

FACTOR 1: Specialized Experience:

Submittal Requirements: The offerors shall exhibit a comprehensive and complete technical proposal that demonstrates their ability to perform the work described in this solicitation and demonstrate a minimum amount of experience doing work of similar scope and complexity by submitting at least three (3) but no more than five (5) relevant projects that are of similar size, scope and complexity as described in this solicitation that must be at least 75% construction progress complete or completed within six (6) years preceding the date proposals are due.

• At least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate renovation/remodel at an active operating hospital as it relates to the repair/replacement or construction of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems or similar large related projects.

• At least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate experience in renovation/remodel projects with phasing or high levels of complexity as it relates to the coordination of construction.

a). Experience will be evaluated based on the Offeror’s demonstration of similar, relevant, and recent projects within the broad scope of this solicitation for services as described in this solicitation. For the purposes of this factor, “Relevant” is defined as renovations/ remodels of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the requirements described in this solicitation will be highly scrutinized. “Recent” is defined as being at least 75% construction progress complete or completed within six (6) years preceding the date proposals are due.

Amendment of Solicitation Amendment A00004 under Solicitation 75H701-24-R-00035 Project PH23PH05H6, PIMC ED & CSR

b. Clause M.1.1. Volume I: Technical Proposal, replace Factor 1: Specialized Experience as follows:

FACTOR 1: Specialized Experience

Basis of Evaluation: Evaluation of this factor will be an assessment of the offeror’s project experience on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. To achieve an Acceptable rating, at least three (3) relevant projects submitted must be at least 75% complete within the preceding six (6) years from the date of proposals and must be determined to be relevant in similar size, scope, and complexity to the requirement described in this solicitation AND at least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate renovations/remodels at an active operating hospital as it relates to the repair/replacement or construction of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems or similar large related projects AND at least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate experience in renovation/remodel projects with phasing or high levels of complexity as it relates to the coordination of construction. The Government will only review a maximum of five (5) submitted projects under this Factor. Any projects submitted in excess of five (5) will not be considered.

c. Section L – Instructions, Conditions, & Notices To Offerors is hereby replaced with the attached Section L – Instructions, Conditions, & Notices To Offerors (Amendment A00004), incorporating the changes above.

d. Section M – Evaluation Factors For Award is hereby replaced with the attached Section M – Evaluation Factors For Award (Amendment A00004), incorporating the changes above.

e. The proposal due date of July 31, 2024 by 2:00 PM MST remains unchanged.

END OF SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Solicitation 75H701‐24‐R‐00035 Project PH23PH05H6, PIMC ED & CSR

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, & NOTICES TO OFFERORS

(Amendment A00004)

L.1. FAR 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): Federal Acquisition Regulations ‐ https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/

(End of provision)

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

Number Title Date

52.204‐7 System for Award Management Oct 2018

52.204‐22 Alternative Line Item Proposal Jan 2017

52.211‐6 Brand Name or Equal Aug 1999

52.215‐1 Instructions to Offerors‐Competitive Acquisition Nov 2021

52.215‐20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

Nov 2021

52.225‐10 Notice of Buy American Requirement‐Construction Materials May 2014

52.228‐1 Bid Guarantee

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3.0M, whichever is less.

Sep 1996

52.232‐13 Notice of Progress Payments Apr 1984

CLAUSES INCORPORATED IN FULL TEXT

L.2. FAR 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)

L.3. FAR 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)

L.4. FAR 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:

Goals for Minority Participation for Each Trade

Goals for Female Participation for Each

Trade

15.8% 6.9%

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

(c) The Contractor’s compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60‐4 shall be based on

(1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause,

(2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled “Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,’’ and

(3) its efforts to meet the goals.

The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60‐4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

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

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

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

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

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

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

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Phoenix, AZ, Maricopa County.

(End of Provision)

L.5. FAR 52.233‐2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) 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

Melissa Warmath OEHE Chief of Acquisitions Indian Health Service, Division of Engineering Services 1301 Young Street, Suite 840 Dallas, TX 75202‐5433

(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)

L.6. FAR 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‐

Monday, June 10, 2024 @ 11:00 AM MST (local time)

(c) Participants will meet at‐

PIMC

Main Hospital Bldg 233, Conference Rooms A & B 4212 N. 16th Street Phoenix, AZ 85016‐5319 See Attachment J01c ‐ Location Map POC: Kelly Britton (602) 245‐2206

(End of Provision)

(d) Please email the Contracting Officer at kelly.britton@ihs.gov with names of attendees at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled site visit.

(e) The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by attendees who go to the project site.

(f) While attendance to the site visit is not mandatory, offerors are urged to inspect the site where work is to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions which may affect the cost of performance of the contract, to the extent, such information is reasonably obtainable. Offerors should visit the site and take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work, and the general and local conditions which can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so shall not relieve Offerors from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government shall assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the solicitation, the specifications, or related documents.

** Individual requests for site visits will not be granted.

L.7. INTERPRETATION OF SOLICITATION ‐ DISCREPANCIES

(a) The Offeror has a duty to inquire and seek clarification concerning possible ambiguities and/or discrepancies. The Order of precedence for resolving any discrepancies among documents is solicitation document, specifications and drawings, descending in that order.

(b) It shall be the obligation of the Offeror to exercise due diligence to discover and to bring to the attention of the Contracting Officer at the earliest possible time any ambiguities, discrepancies, inconsistencies, or conflicts in or between the specifications and the applicable drawings or other documents incorporated by reference herein. Failure to comply with all obligations shall be deemed a waiver and release of any and all claims for extra costs or delays arising out of such ambiguities, discrepancies, inconsistencies, and conflicts.

(c) Under no circumstances will any oral statements made be binding upon the Government unless such statements or agreements are issued in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Any prospective offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must submit a request in writing to the Contracting Officer at Kelly.Britton@ihs.gov.

Terms of the solicitation and specification remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing.

L.8. INQUIRIES (COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTRACTING OFFICE)

(a) Offerors shall submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Officer at Kelly.Britton@ihs.gov. Questions should be received no later than 10 calendar days prior to the proposal receipt date to allow time for a response. Inquiries or questions received after this date will be at the discretion of the Government. Any responses to questions will be writing included in an amendment to the solicitation, without identifying the questioner. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern evaluation of offers and performance of the contract. Information provided with each question should include a specific page, paragraph, clause or definitive citation requiring clarification or concern.

(b) All inquiry emails shall have the name of firm, address, and contact number included in the text body of the email and be associated with a specific, named individual – first and last name and their position in the firm.

(c) DO NOT directly contact the COR or other Government personnel listed in the Specifications/Drawings. These personnel have been informed to direct all questions by interested offerors to be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Kelly Britton at Kelly.Britton@ihs.gov.

**L.9. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS**

(a) The offeror’s proposal package shall be submitted electronically in PDF format only. No facsimile or other alternate method of submission will be accepted. Each electronic file submitted as an attachment to an email transmission shall not exceed 10 megabytes in size. If the aforementioned electronic file exceeds 10 megabytes, divide data into separate files so as not to exceed 10 megabytes per file. Due to file size limitations, each electronic file should be attached to a separate email. Electronic files shall be named as 75H701‐24‐R‐00035, PIMC ED & CSR (Volume I or Volume II). The named file shall be included in the subject line of the email with the addition of “email X of X” (e.g. email 1 of 2) in the subject line.

*The offeror’s proposal must be submitted in two (2) volumes (see below). Each of the volumes shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of each may be accomplished independently.

I. Volume I ‐ Technical Proposal (Factor 1 Specialized Experience; Factor 2 Example Construction Schedule; Factor 3 Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Plan; and Factor 4 Past Performance)

II. Volume II ‐ Price Proposal (Factor 5)

Late submissions shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215‐1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERS – COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (Nov 2021) reference subparagraphs (c)(3)(ii)(A) and (1), and FAR 15.208.

Offerors shall allow sufficient time for electronic submission of proposals. Special attention is called to FAR 15.208 which states, “Any proposal, modification, or revision, that is received at the designated Government office (i.e., email address) in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of proposals is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made; and (1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation (i.e., email), it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 PM, one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or (2) It is the only proposal received.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure sufficient time is provided for electronic submission to be processed through the Government’s electronic point of entry.

(b) Due date and Proposal Format. Your proposal shall be submitted via email to kelly.britton@ihs.gov at your earliest convenience but no later than the date and time indicated in Section A, block 13a of the SF1442 unless changed by amendment.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be formatted as follows below (Volume I (Technical Proposal) and Volume II (Price Proposal). The Contractor's proposal must be supported by necessary documentation to indicate that adequate planning to accomplish the requirement has been done. Failure to address any of the requirements herein may result in rejection of the offeror’s proposal.

(c) Pursuant to FAR 52.204‐7 System for Award, all offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database. Offeror must have an active SAM registration at the time of the submission of their offer. Failure of an offeror to meet this requirement at the time of proposal submission shall result in the offer being non‐ responsive to the solicitation. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at:

https://www.sam.gov.

(d) This procurement is a 100% set aside for small businesses. For the purposes of this procurement, a concern is considered a small business if its average annual revenue for the last five (5) years is less than $45 million. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to http://www.sba.gov.

L.10. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Proposals are expected to conform to solicitation provisions and be prepared in accordance with this section. To aid in evaluation, the proposal shall be clearly and concisely written, neatly presented, indexed (cross‐indexed as appropriate), and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the offeror, the date of the offer, and the solicitation number. Each volume shall be clearly marked by volume number and title.

(1) VOLUME I ‐ TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

(a). General.

(i) Volume I, Technical Proposal, consists of the offeror's proposal delineating its capabilities and how it intends to perform contract requirements. The Technical proposal will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained in Section M.

(ii) In order that the technical proposal may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, no contractual price information is to be included in Volume I.

However, the type and quantity of labor and materials is to be included in the Technical Proposal, without any associated cost information.

(iii) The technical proposal must be legible and not exceed fifteen (15) pages, single‐sided, exclusive of Table of Contents, List of Tables and Figures, Summary of Technical Proposal and Factor 4 submission, which includes past performance questionnaires and/or CPARS. Any pages in excess of fifteen (15) will be disregarded, and will not be included in the proposal evaluation. Failure of the offeror to comply with the page limitations, resulting in the excess pages not being evaluated, shall not constitute grounds for a protest.

If a teaming arrangement or joint venture is being proposed, a copy of the teaming or joint venture agreement(s) shall be included in the technical proposal. These agreements shall not count towards this factor’s page limitation.

(iv) If an Offeror is utilizing experience or past performance information from any entity that does not match the name, CAGE code, and / or Unique Entity ID (UEI) of the Offeror exactly as stated on the SF 1442 (e.g. affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, etc.) the proposal shall clearly demonstrate how that entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract and specifically address which resources are being committed to the contract. Failure to comply with this requirement or failure to adequately demonstrate meaningful involvement and commitment of resources on behalf of that entity may result in that experience and past performance information to be considered not relevant and may result in lower ratings. This explanation shall be provided in paragraph (h) of Attachment J05, Company Specialized Experience Form, as applicable for each project.

(b). Format and Content. Volume I, Technical Proposal, shall include the following contents:

(i) Table of Contents

(ii) List of Tables and Figures

(iii) Summary of Technical Proposal a brief narrative of the technical proposal

(iv) Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factors 1 – 4)

(c). Evaluation Factors to be addressed:

FACTOR 1: Specialized Experience:

Submittal Requirements: The offerors shall exhibit a comprehensive and complete technical proposal that demonstrates their ability to perform the work described in this solicitation and demonstrate a minimum amount of experience doing work of similar scope and complexity by submitting at least three (3) but no more than five (5) relevant projects that are of similar size, scope and complexity as described in this solicitation that must be at least 75% construction progress complete or completed within six (6) years preceding the date proposals are due.

At least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate renovation/remodel at an active operating hospital as it relates to the repair/replacement or construction of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems or similar large related projects.

At least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate experience in renovation/remodel projects with phasing or high levels of complexity as it relates to the coordination of construction.

a) Experience will be evaluated based on the Offeror’s demonstration of similar, relevant, and recent projects within the broad scope of this solicitation for services as described in this solicitation. For the purposes of this factor, “Relevant” is defined as renovations/ remodels of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the requirements described in this solicitation will be highly scrutinized.

“Recent” is defined as being at least 75% construction progress complete or completed within six (6) years preceding the date proposals are due.

b) Attachment J05, Company Specialized Experience Construction Form is provided as a reference for information that shall be included with each project. This form is not required, but each project shall include at least all information on this form (e.g., name, project name, location of project, type of project, owner, scope, firm’s role, cost, subcontracts, dates, reference contact information, etc.).

c) If any experience will be used for evaluation of other than the prime firm, (e.g. affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, etc.), a teaming arrangement shall be provided. If this is the case, clearly describe any teaming arrangements, describe which firms, firms’ resources, the relative firms’ roles and responsibilities and any contractual arrangements that have been established to constitute the offeror’s team. A teaming agreement is not required for subcontractors. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant experience should be submitted by that JV entity. If the JV does not have shared experience, projects shall be submitted for each JV partner relevant to their overall JV partnership.

Offerors who fail to submit experience for all JV partners may be evaluated as

“UNACCEPTABLE.”

d) If using subcontractors for specialized experience, offerors may use no more than 2 projects from subcontractors. The requirements in L.10. General Instructions (1) VOLUME I ‐ TECHNICAL PROPOSAL paragraph (a)(iv), above, apply to subcontractors and therefore, if an Offeror is utilizing experience or past performance information from any entity that does not match the name, CAGE code, and / or Unique Entity ID (UEI) of the Offeror exactly as stated on the SF 1442 (e.g. affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, etc.)

the proposal shall clearly demonstrate how that entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract and specifically address which resources are being committed to the contract.

e) If any of the information required is not included in the proposal, then the contractor may be considered non‐responsive and evaluated as “UNACCEPTABLE.”

FACTOR 2: Example Construction Schedule

Submittal Requirements: The Offeror shall provide a narrative and an example construction schedule for one of the projects submitted under Factor 1 Specialized Experience. The narrative shall explain the greatest risk(s) to completing the project on schedule, discuss any construction challenges the offeror foresaw and how they were overcome to ensure all contract work was successfully completed within contract requirements. The example construction schedule shall demonstrate that the offeror has a clear understanding of the numerous requirements of a mechanical construction project in a healthcare facility; include total contract duration in calendar days, sequencing of work for construction activities, mandatory tasks, specified time for construction submittals, long lead procurement items, systems testing, commissioning, any construction phasing of work, and contract closeout submittal items.

This draft schedule will not be included as part of the award. It is merely to evaluate the offeror’s understanding of the technical requirements.

FACTOR 3: Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Plan Submission

Submittal Requirements: The offeror shall provide a completed plan for one (1) of the projects submitted under Factor 1.

FACTOR 4: Past Performance

Submittal Requirements: Past performance will be evaluated using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Offers should submit copies of their CPARS ratings for all projects submitted under Factor 1 ‐ Specialized Experience or if no relevant past performance history is available for your submitted projects in CPARS, you may choose to utilize the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Section J, Attachment J06) which will be used for evaluation.

The Government will only evaluate up to five (5) CPARS/PPQs for the prime contractor and/or JV entity. Government databases may be checked and previous customers and/or evaluators may be contacted as references or verification of performance. All performance ratings will be considered for all submitted CPARS/PPQs. The Government reserves the right to evaluate past performance information on proposals submitted in response to this solicitation from any available source.

All projects submitted on a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) must be at least 75% construction progress complete or completed within six (6) years preceding the date proposals are due.

The PPQ (Section J, Attachment J06) is provided so that Offerors may submit to the client for each project submitted in Factor 1, Specialized Experience, if such information is not provided in CPARS.

Do not submit PPQs for projects that are not also submitted in Factor 1, Specialized Experience.

Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.

Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal, but are not required. Offerors should follow‐up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Kelly.britton@ihs.gov, via email prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not include nor incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. This does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. While the Government may elect to consider data from any and all other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

Offerors may provide any information on problems encountered and the corrective actions taken on projects submitted under Factor 1, Specialized Experience. Offerors may also address any adverse past performance issues. Explanations shall not exceed two (2) double‐sided pages (or four (4) single‐sided pages) in total.

The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information. The Government’s inability to contact any of the Offeror’s references or the references unwillingness to provide the information requested may affect the Government’s evaluation of this factor.

Performance awards or additional information submitted will not be considered.

VOLUME II (Price Proposal). Submittal Requirements:

(2) VOLUME II – PRICE (FACTOR 5)

FACTOR 5: Price:

Submittal Requirements:

1. A cover letter that shall include:

(a) The Solicitation number;

(b) The name, addresses, telephone numbers, and e‐mail addresses of the offeror;

(c) SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and Cage code;

(d) Names, titles, phone numbers, and e‐mail addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation, and;

(e) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal.

2. FACTOR 5: Price Proposal: The proposal shall be a Firm Fixed price proposal for the items listed above in Section B and the following shall be submitted as part of the Price Submittal:

(a) The Proposal Form (Standard Form 1442), Page 2, Blocks 14‐20c, is to be filled out and executed fully. Any and all solicitation amendments require acknowledgement in Block 19 of the SF1442.

(b) Offerors shall complete Section B, B.1 Price Schedule for CLIN 0001. All proposal pricing information submitted by Offerors is for the exclusive use of the Government.

(c) A copy of the Bid Bond (see FAR 52.228‐1 Bid Guarantee). A scanned copy is acceptable.

Form can be found on the GSA website at: https://www.gsa.gov/forms‐library/bid‐bond

(d) Fully complete and submit Attachment J03, Self‐Performance Calculation Sheet in accordance with FAR 52.219‐14, Limitations On Subcontracting.

(1) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for General Construction.

The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

Price proposals must adhere to the pricing structure established in Section B, Price Schedule.

Each Offeror’s price proposal must be based on the Offeror’s own technical proposal, the Government’s specifications, and be inclusive of all other contractual requirements.

The Government expects that this contract will be awarded based upon adequate price competition. If necessary to support the determination of price reasonableness, the contracting officer reserves the right to request pricing information in addition to that included in the price schedule. The Offeror shall be prepared to provide cost breakdowns for each line item of the schedule to support proposed prices upon request by the Contracting Officer. Requested information to support pricing may include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Direct labor salary/wage information with associated payroll expenses, for personnel to be used in performance of the work;

(2) Staging costs;

(3) Subcontractor costs;

(4) Cost for equipment, supplies, and consumable materials;

(5) A breakout of related support costs, such as equipment maintenance, rental, transportation, bond cost and fees, insurance, etc.;

(6) Overhead costs;

(7) General Administrative expenses;

(8) Profit

The Government reserves the right to request additional pricing information during subsequent discussions or negotiations as necessary in order to determine prices are fair and reasonable.

L.11. CERTIFICATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS

Offeror’s Certifications and Representations will be obtained from the United States federal government’s System for Award Management (SAM) database, prior to award. The Offeror shall ensure information is current in SAM prior to the response due date. The Offeror shall ensure self‐certification as small business status under NAICS Code 236220, size standard $45 million prior to response due date.

Anomalies and inconsistencies found in the Offeror’s Certifications and Representations may result in deeming the Offeror’s proposal non‐responsive.

L.12. JOINT VENTURES, SBA MENTOR – PROTÉGÉ, OR OTHER TEAMING PROPOSALS

Joint ventures, SBA Mentor – Protégé, or other teaming proposals shall clearly identify the roles and level of participation of each firm in the proposed work and shall include the Small Business Administration approval of Small Business status of the offering business entity. Small Business Administration approval of Small Business status shall be included with the proposal submission. Failure to include SBA certification of small business status for purposes of this solicitation with submission of the proposal may result in rejection of the offer.

(a) Joint Venture Agreement:

(i) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of the joint venture agreement which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member.

(ii) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the submission accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

(b) SBA Mentor – Protégé Agreement:

If a business concern is contemplating an 8(a) Mentor‐Protégé Joint Venture on this construction contract, evidence shall be provided from the Offeror that the Mentor‐ Protégé Agreement has been submitted and approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) by the closing date of RFP submission. All Mentor‐Protégé Joint Ventures must be in accordance with SBA requirements. Mentor‐Protégé Joint Ventures applications must be approved by the Mentor‐Protégé’s cognizant SBA office on or before the date that proposals are due. Failure to demonstrate SBA approval of the Mentor‐Protégé Joint Venture with the proposal may result in rejection of the offer.

END OF SECTION

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD (Amendment A00004)

M.1. EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

(a) This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101‐2, as supplemented. This is a competitive LPTA best value source selection. The LPTA process is selected as appropriate for this acquisition because the best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.

(b) By submission of its offer, the Offeror accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. All technically acceptable offerors, with satisfactory past performance, shall be evaluated equally with respect to technical capability and past performance. The best value determination and subsequent contract award will be made to that offeror who has met all solicitation requirements, has been determined to be technically acceptable, has no less than satisfactory past performance, and who has offered the lowest price.

(c) An overall non‐price factor rating must be at least “Acceptable” in order to be eligible for award. An “Unacceptable” rating in any factor results in the overall non‐price factors being rated “Unacceptable” unless corrected through discussions. An overall non‐rice rating of “Unacceptable” makes a proposal ineligible for award.

(d) The Government intends to select ONE contractor for award of this effort. The proposals will be initially evaluated by lowest price and if the lowest priced proposal submitted is found to be technically acceptable, no other proposals will be evaluated, and award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. However, if the small business lowest priced proposal is not found technically acceptable, the next small business lowest priced proposal will be evaluated until the lowest priced, technically acceptable proposal is found.

(e) For purpose of award, the Government will evaluate offers based on the evaluation factors described below. The award decision will be based on the following factors. Factor 5 (Price) will be evaluated in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section for proposal(s) determined to be acceptable under Factors 1 through 4. The price evaluation will be based on the “Total Price” listed in Section B.1 of this solicitation.

(f) Factor 5 (Price) will be evaluated for reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.404‐1. The price evaluation will be based on the “Total Price” listed in Block 17 of the SF1442.

FACTOR 1 Specialized Experience (Acceptable/Unacceptable) FACTOR 2 Example Construction Schedule (Acceptable/Unacceptable) FACTOR 3 Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Plan (Acceptable/Unacceptable) FACTOR 4 Past Performance (Acceptable/Unacceptable) FACTOR 5 Price (Reasonableness)

(g) Price is the discriminating factor for award among technically acceptable offers. The lowest reasonable price among technically acceptable offers will be selected for award. The Total Firm Fixed Price listed in block 17 of the SF1442 shall be utilized for the overall price evaluation and to determine the lowest priced offer. Selection does not commit the Government to awarding this project.

(h) If an Offeror is utilizing experience or past performance information from any entity that does not match the name, CAGE code, and / or Unique Entity ID (UEI) of the Offeror exactly as stated on the SF 1442 (e.g. affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, sister companies, etc.) the proposal shall clearly demonstrate how that entity will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract and specifically address which resources are being committed to the contract. Failure to comply with this requirement or failure to adequately demonstrate meaningful involvement and commitment of resources on behalf of that entity may result in that experience and past performance information to be considered not relevant and may result in lower ratings. This explanation shall be provided in paragraph (h) of Attachment J05, Company Specialized Experience Form, as applicable for each project.

M.1.1. VOLUME I: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

FACTOR 1: Specialized Experience

Basis of Evaluation: Evaluation of this factor will be an assessment of the offeror’s project experience on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. To achieve an Acceptable rating, at least three (3) relevant projects submitted must be at least 75% complete within the preceding six

(6) years from the date of proposals and must be determined to be relevant in similar size, scope, and complexity to the requirement described in this solicitation AND at least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate renovations/remodels at an active operating hospital as it relates to the repair/replacement or construction of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems or similar large related projects AND at least one (1) of the projects shall demonstrate experience in renovation/remodel projects with phasing or high levels of complexity as it relates to the coordination of construction. The Government will only review a maximum of five (5) submitted projects under this Factor. Any projects submitted in excess of five (5) will not be considered.

FACTOR 2: Example Construction Schedule

Basis of Evaluation: Evaluation of this factor will be an assessment of the offeror’s development of a construction schedule and submission of a narrative on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. To achieve an Acceptable rating, the narrative and example construction schedule must demonstrate a clear understanding of tasks required and sequencing of tasks for a project of this size, scope and complexity and discusses how any construction challenges the Offeror foresaw were overcome to ensure all contract work was successfully completed within contract requirements.

FACTOR 3: Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Plan Submission

Basis of Evaluation: Evaluation of this factor will be an assessment of the offeror’s development of an ICRA from one (1) project submitted under Factor 1 on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. To achieve an Acceptable rating, the plan must, at a minimum, demonstrate healthcare ICRA experience.

FACTOR 4: Past Performance

Basis of Evaluation: The basis of evaluation will be the degree to which past performance evaluations (to include PPQs if applicable) and all other past performance information reviewed by the government (i.e., CPARS, PPIRS, FAPIIS, eSRS, performance recognition documents, etc.) reflect a trend of satisfactory performance. Evaluation of this factor will be an assessment of the overall past performance record on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis.

Offerors need not submit for this factor; but if they choose to, offerors should submit past performance information on relevant projects that are at least 75% construction progress complete or completed within six (6) years preceding the date proposals are due on projects submitted under Factor 1, Specialized Experience. The Government may seek all relevant performance information on all responsive and otherwise Technically Acceptable Offerors through sources such as CPARS or other government databases and other sources that are available. The Government shall not be limited in its search for performance data.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability “unknown” shall be considered “ACCEPTABLE.”

Any past performance provided for a firm other than the offeror(s) (prime contractor(s)) that is not listed under their name/SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number submitted under this solicitation will not be considered.

M.1.2. VOLUME II: PRICE

FACTOR 5: Price:

Basis of Evaluation: The Government shall conduct a price evaluation of technically acceptable offer(s). The Government will evaluate price based on the “Total Price” included in Section B.1 of this solicitation using the efficient method of evaluation detailed in paragraph (d) of this provision.

Failure to address any of the Section L.10 VOLUME II (Price Proposal) Submittal Requirements may result in an “UNACCEPTABLE” rating and the proposal may not be considered for further evaluation.

M.2. AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. The Contracting Officer may choose to negotiate only with the lowest‐price offeror and, if negotiations are unsuccessful, negotiate with the second lowest offeror and so forth.

END OF SECTION