Final Dallas 36C10F20R0056_3 (7-9-2020).pdf

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)

SOLICITATIONSOLICITATION

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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36C10F20R0056 X

TBD 916-012

003C4

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 425 I Street NW Washington DC 20001

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 425 I Street, NW Washington DC 20001

CRYSTAL D. COLE 202.382.2708

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management issues this Solicitation, 36C10F20R0056, for Phase 4 expansion of Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas.

This requirement is being procured as a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set Aside. This project will construct additional gravesites and cemetery improvements on the existing cemetery (new Administration building, renovation of existing maintenance building, administrative building, soil storage building) and includes development of approximately 56 acres of land, approximately 12,430 pre-placed crypt full casket gravesites, 615 oversize pre-placed crypt casket gravesites, approximately 600 traditional gravesites, approximately 3,000 in-ground cremains, approximately 300-gravesite Hybrid Natural (Green) Burial Section, earthwork, drainage, fencing, roads, parking, access, utilities, site improvements, signage and site furnishings, and a new irrigation system.

Work is to complete within 900 calendar days of receipt of Notice to Proceed. The magnitude of construction cost for this project is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. The applicable North American Industry Classification System is 237990 and the small business size standard is $39.5 Million.

Please submit all questions regarding the solicitation and supporting documentation in writing using the RFI Submission Attachment. The RFI attachment shall be submitted via email to Crystal.Cole2@va.gov. RFIs will accept until July 22, 2020.

All Offerors are responsible for monitoring and downloading attachments and amendments from betaSAM.gov.

Proposal are due August 8, 2020, 12:00 PM Eastern Time to the address listed in Block 7 of this form.

Offerors must be listed and verified in the Vendor Information Pages database https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov) as a SDVOSB upon submission of the proposal.

upon submission of the proposal.

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X 52.211-10

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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 FOR LINE ITEMS.

101F

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management 425 I Street NW Washington DC 20001

Department of Veterans Affairs

FMS-VA-2(101)

Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

36C10F20R0056, Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Phase 4 Expansion

CLIN CLIN DESCRIPTION EXPRESSED

AMOUNT ($)

WRITTEN AMOUNT

CLIN

Construction of all work designated Phase 4 in the contract documents including, but not limited to, new admin/PIC building, renovation of existing maintenance bldg.

administration bldg. and soil storage area, new burial sections for approximately 18,200 gravesite, installation of crypts, roads, walks, grading, drainage, utilities, fencing, signage, site furnishings, FCA deficiency corrections, storm water management, erosion control, pollution prevention control, landscaping, irrigation system upgrades, physical security upgrades, GPS/GIS system upgrades.

CLIN

Manufacture, deliver, off-load at site, inspect, and store approximately 12,434 pre-placed crypts and approximately 616 oversize crypts. The cost for placing crypts included in CLINs 001 and 002.

Sub-Total - CLIN 001 thru 002

General Requirement:

Insurance & Bonding

General Requirements:

Overhead & Profit

General Requirements:

Taxes & Permits

Sub-Total - General Requirements

PROJECT TOTAL:

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

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PART I – GENERAL

PART II – PROPOSAL INFORMATION

1. STATEMENT OF WORK

2. OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

3. DEFINITIONS

4. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL

4.1 FACTOR 1 - PAST PERFORMANCE

4.2 FACTOR 2 – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

4.3 FACTOR 3 - TECHNICAL APPROACH

4.4 FACTOR 4 – CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

5. VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL

5.1 VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL FORMAT & CONTENT

6. SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A.3 52.215-12 SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (JUN

2020)

A.4 52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND

DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010)

A.5 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

A.6 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

A.7 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

A.8 52.222-33 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT

(MAY 2010)

A.9 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

A.10 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

A.11 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

A.12 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB

1995)

A.13 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

A.14 VAAR 852.228-72 ASSISTING SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED AND

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

A.15 VAAR 852.233-71 ALTERNATE PROTEST PROCEDURE (OCT 2018)

A.16 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.203-15 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS UNDER THE AMERICAN

RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (JUN 2010)

3.2 52.203-16 PREVENTING PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (JUN 2020)

3.3 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2020) ..33

3.4 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019)

3.5 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.6 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROLS TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (JUN 2018)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.2 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER

COVERED ENTITIES (JUL 2018)

4.3 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.4 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF

WORK (APR 1984)

4.5 52.211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)

4.6 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

4.7 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(MAY 2020)

4.8 52.222-34 PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT (MAY 2010)

4.9 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.10 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.11 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.12 52.236-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

4.13 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.14 VAAR 852.211-72 TECHNICAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (NOV 2018)

4.15 VAAR 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-

OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION)

4.16 VAAR 852.219-74 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—MONITORING AND

COMPLIANCE (JUL 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 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (APR 2019)

4.22 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.23 VAAR 852.246-75 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION—GUARANTEE PERIOD

SERVICES (OCT 2018)

4.24 VAAR 852.270-1 REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS (JAN

2008)

SPECIAL CLAUSES

a. Key personnel will include those proposed by the Contractor, to be confirmed in the award letter furnished by the Contracting Officer (CO)

4.25 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

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

4.27 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (INCLUDING NAS–CPM) (NOV 2018) (ALTERNATE I)

4.28 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

(a) Hard copies of bidding documents will not be provided. The solicitation, all bidding documents, subsequent solicitation amendments, award notification, and all other solicitation related information will be posted to the website https://beta.sam.gov/ under the Contracting Opportunities section.

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

Offerors shall submit an original bid bond complete with original signatures, original notary stamps, & corporate seals.

The BID BOND shall include in the email proposal and hard copy mailed to address in Block 8 of SF 1442 by the proposal due date and time.

(c) the bidder to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Specification. Copies of SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained upon application to the issuing office.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: See Block 10 of SF1442, Page 1.

Cost Range: $20,000,000.00 to $50,000,000.00.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

BIDDERS/OFFERORS

PART I – GENERAL

1. Gender: Whenever the feminine gender is used in this solicitation and contract documents, it shall be considered to include masculine.

2. The Government makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of the electronic copies of drawings.

3. Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot make until the Offeror has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their proposal.

4. Mailing List: Offerors are encouraged to enter their contact information in the Contract Opportunities section at www.beta.sam.gov.

5. Amendments: Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at www.beta.SAM.gov.

Paper copies of the Amendments will NOT individually provide. Check the site regularly for updates. No other notification of Amendments will provide. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any Amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an Amendment may result in Offeror proposal’s being considered Non-Responsive.

6. A public bid opening will NOT occur under this RFP solicitation.

7. 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. Submission of the VETS 4212 reporting information can be done electronically at: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212. For procurement awards in excess of $25,000, this report must be completed and accepted prior to any Federal contract award. Therefore, all potential Offerors are encouraged to file yearly.

8. Required registration with Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS.) (a) As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.15, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates Contractor Past Performance on all contracts that exceed $700,000 and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government Contract Specialists and Procurement Officials. The FAR requires that the Offerors receive opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement, the VA uses online databases located at the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) website; to include the Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS), the Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS), and the Federal Awardee Performance & Integrity Information Retrieval System (FAPPIS). This site is maintained by the Naval Sea Logistics Center. The CPARS database information is shared with the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database, which is available to all Federal agencies.

(b) Each Offeror whose contract award is estimated to exceed $700,000 are required to register with the CPARS database at the following web address:

http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/accessforms/userforms.htm (Corporate Senior Contractor Representative). Offerors can obtain registration assistance by contacting CPARS Support E-mail at webptsmh@navy.mil or by calling (207) 438-1690. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award and must remain current to include any changes to the Offeror’s registered representative.

(c) For contracts with a period of one year or less, the Contracting Officer will perform a single evaluation when the contract is complete. For contracts exceeding one year, the Contracting Officer will evaluate the Contractor’s performance annually. Interim reports will be filed each year until the last year of the contract, when the final report will be completed. The report shall be assigned in CPARS to the Contractor’s designated representative for comment. The Contractor Representative will have thirty days to submit any comments and reassign the report to the VA Contracting Officer.

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

Pre-Proposal Conference & Jobsite Walkthrough A pre-proposal conference and jobsite walkthrough is scheduled for July 15, 2020, from 10:00am (CST) to 1:00pm (CST.) The pre-proposal conference will commence with a brief presentation outside the Cemetery Administration Bldg., located at 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211 followed by a jobsite walk-through. No questions will answer at the site visit, all questions must submit in writing to the Contracting Officer.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST PROVIDE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT

CRYSTAL.COLE2@va.gov, WITH A LIST OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS THAT

WILL ATTEND THE SITE VISIT NO LATER THAN JULY 13, 2020 BY 3:00 PM

EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

For those parties who are unable to attend the jobsite walkthrough in person, an amendment to this solicitation will issue containing the same information that will present during the jobsite walkthrough and will include aerial Google photographs of the site.

Pre-Proposal Inquiries & Requests for Information Offerors shall submit inquiries/questions electronically to the Government's Point of Contact (POC). All requests for information or clarification shall submit via email to:Crystal.Cole2@va.gov with Cc to: Bryan.Bodner@va.gov via the Pre-Proposal Inquiry (PPI) Form by July 22, 2020 at noon Eastern Standard Time. The email subject line shall include Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery Phase 4 Expansion, RFP #36C10F20R0056. Unless the question deals with issues of a proprietary nature, the Government’s responses to inquiries/questions will post to www.beta.SAM.gov under RFP #36C10F20R0056. VA responses will be post on or about July 29, 2020.

Proposal Due Date, Time & Place of Submission Proposals are due August 7, 2020, 2020, at noon EST.

See OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS, below, for the mailing address and instructions.

All submitted materials will become the property of the Government and will NOT return.

Regardless of the manner Offerors choose to deliver proposal packages; it is the Offeror’s responsibility to make sure proposal receive before the submission deadline.

PART II – PROPOSAL INFORMATION

1. STATEMENT OF WORK

The purpose of this project is to enable the existing national cemetery to continue to provide burial services for eligible veterans in Texas. Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery is in Dallas, Texas.

This This project will comprise the fourth construction phase of cemetery development and will primarily include the construction of additional burial facilities intended to provide 7 years of service on existing, undeveloped land. The remainder of the site will be developed in future 10-year phased projects. Since this is an existing cemetery, only those facilities and infrastructure elements necessary to support the added maintenance, operations, and burial capacity will comprise this phase of construction. This investment will develop approximately 50 acres of undeveloped land to provide approximately 18,200 gravesites, including both casket and cremation sites in new burial sections.

The project duration will be 900 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. Early turnover will be complete by 365 days from Notice to Proceed.

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD:

A Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) will evaluate the Offeror’s technical proposal using the following technical factors and subfactors:

Factor 1 Past Performance Factor 2 Relevant Experience

2.1 Relevant Team Experience

2.2 Key Personnel

Factor 3 Technical Approach Factor 4 Construction/Project Management

4.1 Project Organization and Chart Narrative

4.2 Capacity to Perform Work

4.3 Quality Control Plan

4.4 Safety Plan

4.5 Construction Schedule

Technical factors are equal in importance and sub-factors within factors are equal in importance. When combined, Technical factors are significantly more important than price.

Factor 5 Price Proposal Responsibility determination will make in accordance with FAR 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors (see (9.104-3(a).)

Offerors are advised that the Government may consider awarding the contract to the offer that may not be the lowest priced or is not the highest technically rated, but only if it is in the best interest of the Government.

2. OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

NAICS code applicable to this solicitation is 237990 and the associated small business size standard is $39.5M.

2.1 Submitted proposals that do not adhere to the following instructions may deem unacceptable and ineligible for an award.

2.2 Volume I shall be the Technical Proposal and shall include the Offeror’s responses to Evaluation Factors 1, 2, 3, & 4 as well as their sub-factors.

(maximum 88 pages;) and

2.2.1 Volume II shall be the Price Proposal Factor 5 (maximum 30 pages.)

2.3 OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO ELECTRONICALLY SUBMIT PROPOSAL

BY EMAIL TO CRYSTAL.COLE2@VA.GOV, CONTRACTING OFFICER.

Documents must submit as pdf attachments to the above email by the date and time shown on the SF 1442.

2.4 Submit One (1) pdf document for Volume 1 Technical Proposal and One

(1) pdf document for Volume 2 Price Proposal and Offer Guarantee (Bid Bond). Email Marked: ORIGINAL - RESPONSE TO RFP – 36C10F20R0056 Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Phase 4.

**Limit file sizes to 40MB or less, if the file size is greater than 40MB, separate document into (2) pdfs and label pdfs as Volume 1 or Volume 2**

NOTE: While 40MB is the maximum message size, things like encryption can add overhead to a message and increase its size, so there are times when a message may need to be under 40MB to be sent successfully to account for this overhead. Also, ensure no special characters (#@$!&^*+) or slashes (/, \) in the document title.

The Offer Guarantee (BID BOND) shall include in the email proposal and the original Offer Guarantee (Bid Bond) shall mail to address in Block 8 of SF1442 by the proposal due date and time.

Postal Address/Courier Address for mailing bid bond:

Department of Veterans Affairs Office Construction & Facilities Management 425 I Street, NW Room 6W417A Washington, DC 20001 Attn: Crystal D. Cole

2.5 Proposals shall be identified with a title page that contains the following information.

Solicitation Number Solicitation Title Contractor Name Volume Number (I or II;)

Volume Title (Technical Management Proposal or Price Proposal) Index of the sections contained in the volume

2.6 The first page of the proposal shall include the information identified in provision 52.215-1 paragraph (c)(2). Paragraph (c)(2)(iii) is modified to read “A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation.” This statement should be placed on the first page of Volume I and II with the contact information.

2.7 The proposal shall not exceed the number of pages identified in the table below.

2.8 Proposals shall contain all applicable information as required by the evaluation factors.

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1 Recency: “Recent”, for the sake of this solicitation, refers to construction project/contract work experience performed in the last five (5) years (between 2014 to 2019). Projects may be completed or “well underway”. A "well underway" construction project is 50-percent complete at time of proposal submission. Based upon these criteria, past performance & experience will be assigned a rating of Recent or Not Recent.

3.2 Relevancy: “Relevant” experience is defined as construction contracts of a similar size (exceeding $10M in construction costs) and comparable level of complexity to the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Phase 4, project.

Relevant complexity aspects include (in descending order or importance):

VA/NCA National Cemetery projects (Very Relevant) State/local/private cemetery projects (Very Relevant) Projects requiring the construction of multiple features typical to a National

Cemetery such as pre-placed crypts, columbarium niches, memorial walls, cast or natural stone columbarium caps, cast or natural stone veneers, turf (sod) placement and maintenance, tree and shrub placement and maintenance, irrigation systems with mainlines exceeding 4-inch in diameter, irrigation central control systems, roadways, wetlands/environmental remediation or restoration. (Relevant)

Building construction, building remodel, golf courses, regional parks, multiple sport-fields complexes, or multi-phased recreation-oriented land development projects larger than 10 acres. (Somewhat Relevant)

3.3 Strength – An aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

3.4 Weakness – A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

3.5 Deficiency – A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

4. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL

Technical qualifications evaluation factor consists of 1) Past Performance, (2) Relevant Experience, 3) Technical Approach, and (4) Construction/Project Management.

4.1 FACTOR 1 - PAST PERFORMANCE

Proposal Submission Requirements Relevant Project Summaries:

Each Offeror shall complete and submit summaries, as described below, for no less than THREE (3,) and no more than FIVE (5) recent and relevant projects. For each project selected, Offerors shall summarize the following information, not to exceed one (1) page for each project (Total page limit – 10, not including PPQs):

Describe the project team composition and your firm’s role (AE Firm, General Contractor, & key sub-contractors involved).

Describe the relevance to the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Phase 4, project.

Describe the cost and schedule performance including explanations for any cost and/or time growth experienced

Include the project’s safety record (i.e., number of lost time accidents) Provide the Owner's name, and POC information including a current phone number.

Past Performance Questionnaires (no page limit):

For each of the up to THREE (3,) and no more than FIVE (5) projects identified above, if CPARS evaluations are available, the Offeror shall provide a summary listing (table format) of interim & final past performance evaluations for those projects. Using CPARS, the Government will download the identified CPARS assessments for review and analysis.

All Offerors must follow the process outlined below for all recent, & relevant projects identified above that do not have CPARS evaluations available:

The Offeror shall initiate Past Performance Questionnaires, or PPQs, by completing blocks 1 through 7 on the form (see Attachment 2). The Offeror shall request that the owner’s representative most knowledgeable of the project complete blocks 8 on the form and email the PPQs directly to the Contracting Officer identified on the form no later than the proposal due date/time identified on Page 1 of form 1442.

In case PPQs are not received by the Contracting Officer prior to the proposal submission due date, the Offeror shall provide a listing of all owner references to whom PPQs were sent including name, email address, and phone number. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that the contact information provided for the owner’s representative indicated for each relevant project is accurate and that the representative is aware that the Contracting Officer may be contacting them regarding the questionnaire and the Offeror’s past performance. If completed Questionnaires are not received timely by the Contracting Officer from the owner’s representative, the Government reserves the right to disregard them, contact the references directly or obtain the requested information, or obtain the information from any other sources.

Note: Multi-division or regionalized firms should submit projects performed by the division/business segment that would, if selected, perform the construction on this contract. Projects performed by other divisions/business segments may be submitted but may be considered less relevant than projects performed by the local division/business segment proposing on this project.

4.2 FACTOR 2 – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Sub-Factor 2.1, Relevant Team Experience

Sub-factor 2.1 evaluates the Offeror, core team members, and major sub-contractors relevant project experience. Does the Offeror have the right team of major sub-contractors on board to successfully deliver the project on-time and within budget? The evaluation will focus on the specialized experience of the team and their specific experience constructing major features typical of a national cemetery including but not limited to the following:

pre-placed crypts, in ground cremains, memorial walls, maintenance complex, committal shelters, mass and fine grading, wetlands mitigation, storm water management, public assembly area with main flagpole, roadways, utility systems, landscaping and irrigation, physical security including access control, intrusion detection, & video surveillance;

site furnishings, signage, and geographic information system (GIS) site integration.

Offerors should complete and submit summaries for up to five (5) recent and relevant projects. Offerors without projects meeting the Recency and Relevancy definitions described above may submit the requested information for their most recent & relevant projects regardless of value or size.

Multi-division or regionalized firms should submit projects performed by the division/business segment that would, if selected, perform the construction of the National Cemetery project. Projects performed by other divisions/business segments may be submitted but may be considered less relevant than projects performed by the local division/business segment proposing on this project.

Offerors shall summarize the following information not to exceed two (2) pages for each project. (Total page limit – 20):

Describe the project in detail & highlight relevance of the project to the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery project.

Describe the project team composition (construction firms involved) Describe the pricing and schedule performance including explanations for any price and/or time growth experienced

Include the project’s safety record (i.e. number of lost time accidents/days) Describe how sustainable design principles were incorporated into the project; indicate to what extent environmental program goals (e.g., Energy Star, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) were achieved.

Provide project's Point of Contact (name, title, email, and phone number).

Sub-Factor 2.2, Key Personnel

Sub-factor 2.2 evaluates the relevant experience of the Offeror's key personnel. Does the Offeror have the right key personnel in-place to ensure a successful and timely delivery of the project? Offerors shall provide resumes for each key person identified below including their relevant experience for being assigned to this project. Resume should describe work experience in sufficient detail to demonstrate its relevance to the evaluator. Resume should also show how many years the person occupied each position. (Total page limit – 16)

Project Executive Minimum Qualifications:

o20 years of experience managing construction work of a similar size & complexity to Dallas Fort Worth Phase 4 oA Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field.

Project Manager Minimum Qualifications:

o10 years of experience managing construction projects of a similar size & complexity to Dallas Fort Worth Phase 4 o A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field.

Construction Superintendent Minimum Qualifications:

o 20 years of field superintendent experience and on-site management of construction work of a similar size & complexity to Dallas Fort Worth Phase 4.

Quality Control Officer /CQC System Manager CQC System Manager is an individual within the onsite work organization that is responsible for overall management of CQC and has the authority to act in all CQC matters for the Contractor.

Minimum Qualifications:

o The CQC system Manager is required to be a graduate engineer, graduate architect, or a graduate of construction management, and;

o Have a minimum of 5 years construction experience on construction similar in scope of this Contract.

Safety Officer The designated Prime Contractor Safety Officer must meet the requirements of all applicable OSHA standards and be capable (through training, experience, and qualifications) of ensuring that the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.16 and other appropriate Federal, State and local requirements are met for the project.

Minimum Qualifications:

Provide evidence that candidate has completed the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety class within the last 5 years Demonstrate that candidate has the following;

five (5) years of construction industry safety experience or;

three (3) years of construction industry safety experience if he/she possesses a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or certified Construction Safety and Health Technician (CSHT) certification or have a safety and health degree from an accredited university or college.

Independent CPM Consultant To fulfill the requirements of this specification section, the Contractor shall engage an independent CPM consultant who is skilled in the time and cost application of scheduling using (PDM) network techniques for similar sized construction projects.

Provide a brief narrative that describes up to five (5) prior construction projects for which the proposed consultant has performed complete project scheduling services.

Minimum Qualifications:

oResume should contain sufficient information to show that the proposed consultant has the qualifications to meet the requirements specified in section 01 32 16.13 NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEDULES - MAJOR PROJECTS of the solicitation specifications.

o Resume must indicate scheduling software experience with Primavera P6.

4.3 FACTOR 3 - TECHNICAL APPROACH

This factor will be used to determine if the Offeror fully understands the project requirements, complexities, and constraints under which the work will be performed and has developed an acceptable strategy for managing and constructing the project within the given parameters. The Offeror shall demonstrate their ability to manage the contract proactively, schedule and satisfactorily complete the construction, manage project quality control and safety, incorporate procedures and plans for managing subcontractor performance, incorporate innovative techniques and practices, prioritize and address activities, respond to emergency situations/requirements, and identify any assumptions, deviations, or exceptions to the RFP.

The technical approach must clearly indicate how the Offeror would proceed if awarded the contract. The Offeror must provide a detailed description of how the proposed approach will enable the project to be constructed within time and budget, with minimal interference to existing cemetery operations and visitors during and following Early Turnover and restroom expansion construction and to the highest quality standards worthy of national shrine stature. The Offeror shall demonstrate his capabilities to use various tools, processes, techniques, personnel, and sub-contractors to successfully manage and deliver this project.

Understanding of the project, work requirements and anticipated challenges (construction)

Description of critical construction materials & techniques to ensure timely delivery and installation

Understanding of local conditions such as availability of materials, labor, potential impacts due to weather

Working in an operational cemetery once the early turnover portion is delivered, Coordination of temporary and permanent utility services.

Punch List & Final Acceptance Training & Project Close Out (Total page limit – 25)

4.4 FACTOR 4 – CONSTRUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Offeror shall demonstrate its ability to manage a project of this magnitude and complexity. The Offeror shall describe its management capabilities and demonstrate that it has the necessary organization, experience, accounting, operational controls, and technical skills (including, as appropriate, such elements as budget and schedule control procedures, quality control measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be procured and stored or services to be performed by the prospective contractor employees and its subcontractors) to build a National Cemetery.

Sub-Factor 4.1, Project Organizational Chart and Narrative:

The Offeror shall provide an Organization Chart and supporting narrative which includes the Offeror’s key personnel as well as major sub-contractors and their key personnel.

Offeror shall demonstrate its ability to manage a project of this magnitude and that it has the necessary organization, experience, accounting, operational controls, and technical skills to build a National Cemetery. Clearly describe the prime responsible firm and key personnel as well as the roles and responsibilities of major sub-contractors including Crypt supply and placement, Irrigation System installation, Earthwork subcontractor and Columbarium Niche unit supplier and masonry subcontractor. (Total page limit – 3).

Sub-factor 4.2, Capacity to Perform the Work:

The Offeror and major sub-contractors shall demonstrate they have the resources and capacity to perform the work as required by the contract documents. The narrative shall include their company’s bonding capacity commitment letter (single project and aggregate) and current workload and existing staff utilization. (Total page limit – 3) Sub-factor 4.3, Quality Control Plan:

The Offeror shall describe the team’s quality control approach, corporate systems and capabilities to maintain quality control of the construction. The Offeror shall describe the proposed quality control organization, including the proposed staffing plan. There is no need to submit a detailed quality control plan as the successful Offeror will provide that after award. The Government is interested in demonstrable capabilities to assure control quality and how the Offeror can achieve or exceed the contract’s minimum quality control system requirements. (Total page limit – 2) Sub-factor 4.4, Safety Plan:

Similar to the quality control plan submittal requirement, the Offeror shall describe the team’s approach, systems and/or procedures in-place, and capabilities to maintain a safe work environment and to respond to emergencies that may arise during the course of construction. (Total page limit – 2) Sub-factor 4.5, Schedule:

The Offeror shall submit a Level 3 project schedule in the format of a Gantt chart specific to this acquisition. The schedule shall also clearly show the remainder of the required work completed 730 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

The schedule shall be broken down by Phase and major division of work showing start and completion dates. The major work divisions shall be further broken down in sufficient detail to demonstrate the Offeror understands of the project requirements, critical path, and major milestones. The Offeror shall specify allowances for bad weather, days of the week and hours of operation, and the percentage of contract completion achieved at the end of each month of the contract period. The schedule shall be presented in 11” x 17” format, maximum 6 sheets plus a maximum 1 page (letter size) supporting narrative. (Total page limit – 7)

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL, FORMAT & PAGE LIMITATIONS

Tab Description Total Page Limit**

Title Page – see instructions above

Volume I – Technical Proposal

Factor I - Past Performance

CPARS List and Past Performance Questionnaire List 10

Factor 2 – Relevant Experience

Relevant Projects 20

Key Personnel 16

Factor 3 - Technical Approach

Technical Approach 25

Factor 4 – Construction/Project Management:

Project Organizational Chart and Narrative 3

Capacity to Perform the Work 3

Quality Control Plan 2

Safety Plan 2

Schedule 7

**NOTE: Cover pages, title pages, and index pages do not count towards page limitations. The Government will not review any information that exceeds the page limitation, including attachments, enclosures, charts, etc. For instance, if the total page limitation for a section is 10 pages, the Government will only review 10 pages. Information submitted on the 11th page and beyond will not be reviewed.

Total page limit for Volume I is 88 pages

5. VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL

5.1 VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL FORMAT & CONTENT

Cover Page First page of Volume II must include:

Name and address of offeror Business Arrangement Contact Name and Phone Number Email Address DUNS Number

Title Page See Instructions above

TAB 1 Executed Solicitation, Offer and Award Form (SF1442) including supplemental pages with CLIN pricing complete on the Offer Schedule.

Offeror shall complete Blocks 14-20C. Signed acknowledgement of all solicitation amendments.

TAB 2 Executed Original Bid Guarantee (SF-24)

TAB 3 Printed copy “Representations and Certifications” as submitted on https://www.sam.gov/portal/public /SAM

TAB 4 CD of Price Proposal

Total Page Limit for Volume II is 30 pages

6. SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as factors or sub-factors. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and must provide complete supporting rationale.

The Government will evaluate the following aspects of the Offeror’s price proposal 1) reasonableness, 2) completeness, 3) price

Reasonableness:

A fair and reasonable price has been described as the price that a prudent businessperson would pay for an item or service under competitive market conditions, given a reasonable knowledge of the marketplace. The Federal Acquisition Regulations clearly establishes the need to determine a price to be fair and reasonable prior to a Government Contracting Officer or Ordering Officer making a contract award. The Government anticipates adequate price competition will result from this solicitation.

Therefore, the Government intends to compare prices received from offerors against each other IAW FAR 15.404-1(b)(2)(i) to determine price reasonableness. However, the Government may use any of the price proposal analysis techniques specified under FAR 15.404-1(b)(2), as necessary & appropriate, to determine price reasonableness.

Completeness:

The Government will ensure the Offeror’s pricing proposals include verification for completeness and accuracy. The Government will verify proposal include prices for all CLIN Items. The Government will also perform a general review of submissions to verify math calculations in the schedules and perform a cross-check of amounts that are common to two or more of the schedules.

Based upon the proposed price for the CLIN Items, a determination will be made as to whether the Offeror properly understands the price proposal instructions and properly completed the pricing tables. A determination will be made regarding whether the price appears unbalanced either for the total price of the proposal or separately priced line items. An unbalanced proposal is one that incorporates prices that are less than price for some items and/or prices that are overstated for other items. An unbalanced price proposal will be considered grounds for rejection of the proposal as non-responsive.

Price:

Proposed prices that the Contracting Officer determines to be Reasonable and Complete will be compared against each other & ranked from lowest to highest.

Price analysis and a best value decision will be based upon offeror’s proposed pricing for CLINs 001 and 002 combined.

All work is to be performed within the period of performance specified in the solicitation.

Pricing should reflect performing the work within the period of performance specified in the solicitation.

A.3 52.215-12 SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA

(JUN 2020)

(a) Before awarding any subcontract expected to exceed the threshold for submission of certified cost or pricing data in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.403–4(a)(1), on the date of agreement on price or the date of award, whichever is later; or before pricing any subcontract modification involving a pricing adjustment expected to exceed the threshold for submission of certified cost or pricing data in FAR 15.403–4(a)(1), the Contractor shall require the subcontractor to submit certified cost or pricing data (actually or by specific identification in writing), in accordance with FAR 15.408, Table 15–2 (to include any information reasonably required to explain the subcontractor’s estimating process such as the judgmental factors applied and the mathematical or other methods used in the estimate, including those used in projecting from known data, and the nature and amount of any contingencies included in the price), unless an exception under FAR 15.403–1(b) applies. If the threshold for submission of certified cost or pricing data specified in FAR 15.403–4(a)(1) is adjusted for inflation as set forth in FAR 1.109(a), then pursuant to FAR 1.109(d) the changed threshold applies throughout the remaining term of the contract, unless there is a subsequent threshold adjustment.

(b) The Contractor shall require the subcontractor to certify in substantially the form prescribed in FAR 15.406-2 that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the data submitted under paragraph (a) of this clause were accurate, complete, and current as of the date of agreement on the negotiated price of the subcontract or subcontract modification.

(c) In each subcontract that, when entered into, exceeds the threshold for submission of certified cost or pricing data in FAR 15.403–4(a)(1), the Contractor shall insert either—

(1) The substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), if paragraph (a) of this clause requires submission of certified cost or pricing data for the subcontract; or

(2) The substance of the clause at FAR 52.215-13, Subcontractor Certified Cost or Pricing Data—Modifications.

A.4 52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA

AND DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010)

(a) Exceptions from certified cost or pricing data. (1) In lieu of submitting certified cost or pricing data, offerors may submit a written request for exception by submitting the information described in the following subparagraphs. The Contracting Officer may require additional supporting information, but only to the extent necessary to determine whether an exception should be granted, and whether the price is fair and reasonable.

(i) Identification of the law or regulation establishing the price offered. If the price is controlled under law by periodic rulings, reviews, or similar actions of a governmental body, attach a copy of the controlling document, unless it was previously submitted to the contracting office.

(ii) Commercial item exception. For a commercial item exception, the offeror shall submit, at a minimum, information on prices at which the same item or similar items have previously been sold in the commercial market that is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price for this acquisition. Such information may include—

(A) For catalog items, a copy of or identification of the catalog and its date, or the appropriate pages for the offered items, or a statement…