RFP_36C77626R0043.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)

SOLICITATION SOLICITATION

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within ____________ calendar days and complete it within ____________ calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See _____________________________).

YES NO

a. Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d. Offers providing less than _______________________ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C77626R0043

X

04-20-2026

619A4-22-700

36C776

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contract Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490

Independence OH 44131

Bailey E. Donato bailey.donato@va.gov

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 8127 (Public Law 109-461), this procurement is set aside for SDVOSBs.

The contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, materials, labor, supervision, and personnel, and shall do all things necessary, that will result in the completion of the EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades construction project, in accordance with the attached Specifications and Drawings.

This project is located at:

Tuskegee VA Medical Center 2400 Hospital Rd Tuskegee, AL 36083

VAAR Magnitude of Construction: $20,000,000 to $50,000,000 NAICS Code 236220 PSC Z2DA

Contractor is required to fill in Unique Identifier in Block No. 14 on Standard Form (SF) 1442.

Notice: the successful offeror will be required to attend a preconstruction conference. The Contracting Officer may delegate authority of preconstruction conference administration to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) in accordance with VAAR 852.242-70(e).

TEN (10) 911

X X

X 10

ZERO (0) 12:00 PM EST

05-21-2026

NINETY (90)

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

36C776

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central

6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence OH 44131

VAFSC

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center Invoices to be Submitted Electronically https://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp e-Invoice Setup Info Phone 877-489-6135 877-353-9791 512-460-5429

Joelle Mascarenas

Project 619A-22-700, EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades at the Tuskegee VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Tuskegee, AL.

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

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSAL MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

1.1 BID MATERIAL:

1.2 BID GUARANTEE:

1.3 PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BONDS:

1.4 TAXES:

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO OFFERORS

2.1 AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS

2.2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:

2.3 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE

2.4 PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT:

2.5 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:

2.6 AMENDMENTS

2.7 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

2.8 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

2.9 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

2.10 VETS 4212

2.11 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

2.12 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

2.13 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS

2.14 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER, OR PROJECT

MANAGER

2.15 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT—REGISTRATION

(DEVIATION) (NOV 2025)

2.16 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV

2021) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

2.17 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

2.18 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY

SITE OF THE WORK (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

2.19 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

2.20 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.21 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

2.22 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEPT 2006) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

2.23 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

2.24 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES

INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT

2018)(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

3.2 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS-

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

3.3 52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.219-13 NOTICE OF SET-ASIDE OF ORDERS (MAR 2020)

4.2 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.3 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION) .. 40

4.4 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.5 52.223-2 REPORTING OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS UNDER SERVICE AND

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.6 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (NOV 2023) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

4.7 52.228-11 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (FEB 2021)

4.8 52.228-15 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS—CONSTRUCTION (JUN

2020)

4.9 52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES (SEP 2025) (DEVIATION)

SPECIAL NOTES REGARDING FAR 52.229-3: FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES

(DEVIATION SEP 2025)

4.10 52.236-21 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (NOV

2025) (DEVIATION) ALTERNATE II (APR 1984)

4.11 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

4.12 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.13 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

4.14 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

4.16 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.17 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL (MAY 2020)

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

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

(DEVIATION)

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

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

4.20 VAAR 852.222-71 COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13899

(DEVIATION)(APR 2025)

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

4.22 VAAR 852.232-70 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (WITHOUT NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

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

2018)

4.24 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

4.25 VAAR 852.236-72 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR (APR

2019)

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

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

ALTERNATE I (APR 2019)

4.28 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.29 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) .. 80

4.30 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Item 1, General Construction: Work includes general construction, infrastructure upgrades, reconfiguring and renovating existing spaces impacted by or said improvements. Infrastructure upgrades include electrical, bonding, UPS, building management system interfaces, HVAC, communication, physical security upgrades, and fiber infrastructure backbone campus wide. Within each and in between the buildings, which will include modification that may impact roads, walks, grading, drainage, and other existing utilities. Data Center WAN updates and hazardous material abatement. Project in Buildings listed in the Construction Documents, and any associated work in other buildings as indicated and necessary for the removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items as shown.

Drawings and specifications (contract documents) may be obtained from the SAM.gov website where the solicitation is posted. Hard copies will be the responsibility and expense of the Contractor(s).

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: Notice to Proceed (NTP) POP End: 911 Calendar Days after NTP

GRAND TOTAL __________________

NOTICE

1. Line Item 0001 (Base) contains all the work for this project.

2. Offerors must provide a lump sum price for Line Item 0001 (Base). Failure to do so will render their offer unacceptable.

3. Award will be made on the Grand Total (Line Item 0001 - Base).

4. Pricing must be submitted in whole dollar values. Do NOT include pricing in cents.

5. Contractor is required to fill in their Unique Entity Identifier associated with SAM.gov in Block

No. 14 on Standard Form (SF) 1442.

6. PLEASE NOTE: The Contractor agrees to attend any Post Award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 42.5.

INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSAL MATERIAL, BID

GUARANTEE AND BONDS

1.1 BID MATERIAL:

Proposal materials consisting of drawings, specifications, and contract forms are included and/or attached as part of this Request For Proposal (RFP). The VA will not provide printed copies of drawings or specifications. It is the responsibility of the offeror to obtain the proposal materials in a time and manner sufficient to respond to this solicitation by the specified due date.

1.2 BID GUARANTEE:

A Bid Guarantee, Standard Form 24 (SF 24), is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the proposal price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for receipt of proposals, may result in the proposal being deemed unacceptable. Copies of the SF 24 may be obtained from https://www.gsa.gov/forms.

1.3 PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BONDS:

The offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds. A Payment Bond shall be provided on Standard Form 25A (SF 25A) and a Performance Bond shall be provided on Standard Form 25 (SF 25). Both bonds shall be submitted in accordance with FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds - Construction. Copies of SFs 25A and 25 may be obtained from https://www.gsa.gov/forms.

1.4 TAXES:

Contractor must take into account FAR 52.229-3; “Federal, State and Local Taxes” and its Special Note in their pricing. The FAR clause and its Special Note provide guidance on taxes being applied to pricing.

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INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO

OFFERORS

2.1 AVAILABILITY OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS

All solicitation-related documents will be published to Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/.

2.2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15 and FAR Part 36, in conjunction with FAR Part 12. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. A responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors.

The Government reserves the right to award without negotiations based upon the initial evaluation of the proposals but reserves the right to open negotiations if determined to be necessary. All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government personnel. The proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria provided in the solicitation. Using the tradeoff process under best value, it may be in the Government's best interest to consider award to other than the lowest price Offeror or other than highest rated Offeror. The intent is to award to the Offeror that offers the best value to the Government. “Best Value” means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements. The single Past Performance factor is significantly more important than price.

1. Past Performance

2. Price - Offer - Bid Bond & Award Documents

2.3 SDVOSB SET-ASIDE

This procurement is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. To be considered eligible to receive award of a resulting contract, offerors must be certified as SDVOSBs by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and listed in the SBA certification database at the time of proposal submission and at time of award. Offers received from entities that are not certified SDVOSBs will not be considered. Failure to be certified at the time of proposal submission and at time of award will result in the offer being deemed unacceptable and ineligible for award. A joint venture may be considered eligible as an SDVOSB if the joint venture complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 128.402.

2.4 PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT:

A formal site visit has been scheduled for this project. This will be the only opportunity for potential offerors to visit the site. See Attachment 2 Site Visit for further information.

All potential offerors, subcontractors and suppliers are strongly encouraged to attend this site visit.

2.5 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:

Questions of a technical nature must be submitted by prospective offerors via e-mail to:

bailey.donato@va.gov and joelle.mascarenas@va.gov. The subject line of each e-mail must https://sam.gov/ mailto:bailey.donato@va.gov mailto:joelle.mascarenas@va.gov read: EHRM Infrasturcture Upgrades – Construction – Tuskegee VAMC - Technical Questions. Oral questions of a technical nature are not acceptable due to the possibility of misunderstanding or misinterpretation. THE CUT-OFF DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF QUESTIONS IS May 6, 2026 at 12 PM ET.

2.6 AMENDMENTS

Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at https://sam.gov/. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in a proposal being considered ineligible for award as incomplete.

2.7 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS

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

2.8 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

A. General:

1. Proposal Submission: Offerors must submit their proposals via e-mail to

Contract Specialist, Bailey Donato (bailey.donato@va.gov) and Contracting Officer, Joelle Mascarenas (joelle.mascarenas@va.gov). Proposals must be based on solicitation documents issued for RFP number 36C77626R0043.

Proposals will be in the format set forth in this document. Proposals shall be received on or before the date and time specified in Block 13 of the SF 1442.

There will be no public opening of the proposals. Only proposals submitted by e-mail will be accepted. Hard-copy proposals will not be accepted.

B. Proposal Requirements & Format:

1. Past Performance, Price and Administrative sections of the Offerors proposals will be evaluated independently; therefore, the Offeror must submit the proposal in three (3) Volumes: Volume I Past Performance, Volume II Price and Volume III Administrative. Offerors must send Volumes I, II and III as attachments in separate e-mails. Each volume must be labeled with the Offeror's organization, business address, and VA Solicitation Number. Each volume must be submitted as searchable PDF documents attached to an e-mail. Portions of proposals submitted via drop-box, hyperlink, or format rather than a searchable PDF attached to an email will not be considered, which will render the proposal incomplete. The proposal, in its entirety, shall not exceed three (3) e-mails (one e-mail for each volume). Each e-mail, including its attachments, must be less than 5MB in size. Offerors must Include page numbers and its company name in the header or footer of each page of all attachments.

2. Volume I Past Performance: Offerors shall format Volume I Past Performance proposal as listed below. The specific evaluation criteria and methodology is below.

a. Volume I, Past Performance must include a title page, detailed table of contents and preface. Volume I Past Performance shall be submitted in one (1) PDF document for Volume I Past Performance and shall not exceed a total of THIRTY (30) pages. The title page, table of contents and preface are excluded from the page limits.

Offerors must not include any price or price related material in the Volume I Past Performance proposal. Use graphic presentations https://sam.gov/ mailto:bailey.donato@va.gov mailto:joelle.mascarenas@va.gov where such use will contribute to the compactness and clarity of the proposal.

b. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 X 11-inch sheet of paper with 1-inch margins around the page perimeter containing information. The background color of each page of the submission shall be white or ivory stock and each page shall count as one (1) page. Excess pages will not be evaluated. Text lines must be single-spaced, and proposals shall be submitted using Times New Roman, with font no smaller than 12 point with normal proportional spacing.

A smaller font size for any graphics presented in a proposal is permitted as long as the information is legible to the human eye.

Fonts other than Times New Roman are permissible in the presentation of graphic material only.

c. The Offeror’s proposal must address the evaluation factor listed in this solicitation. Failure to submit a proposal in the format required that addresses each factor may result in the proposal being deemed ineligible for award.

3. Volume II Price: Offerors shall format the Volume II Price proposal as listed below. The specific evaluation criteria and methodology is below.

a. Offerors shall ensure the Signed Standard Form (SF) 1442 is provided.

Offerors shall acknowledge receiving amendments by filling out section 19 of the SF 1442.

b. Bid Guarantee: The Offeror shall furnish a bid guarantee as stipulated in the solicitation (see FAR 52.228-1). Pricing shall be Firm Fixed Price.

The bid guarantee shall be provided on Standard Form 24. The bid bond shall be submitted as part of the electronic submission. In accordance with Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation to Eliminate Hard Copy Original Documents, Signatures, Notarization, Seals on Bonds, and Other Seals for Certain Contract Requirements issued by the VA Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics and the Senior Procurement Executive on May 11, 2020, the requirement for an original bond, with the original signatures, notarization and seals has been eliminated.

c. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee on the proper form and for the proper amount by the time specified in Block 13 of SF 1442, may result in rejection of the proposal.

4. Volume III Administrative Information: If an offeror fails to include all of the below information in its proposal, then the proposal may be deemed incomplete and ineligible for award.

a. Representations & Certifications:

By submitting its offer, the Offeror verifies that, as of the date of its offer, its representations and certifications posted electronically in SAM for the applicable provisions are current, accurate, and complete. The Offeror’s representations and certifications in SAM are hereby incorporated by reference into its offer.

b. Information Regarding Responsibility Matters:

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

c. Violation of Arms Controls Treaties or Agreements:

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

d. Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements – Notice and Representation:

The offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.229-11 (d).

e. Post Award Small Business Program Representations:

Offeror shall provide their response to FAR 52.219-28 (g), if applicable.

f. Limitations on Subcontracting:

The offeror shall complete and sign the VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting - Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction required in VAAR 852.219-75 and return it with their proposal submission as a separate document (see Attachment 4 - Limitations on Subcontracting - Tuskegee). The completed and signed form will become part of the official award documentation.

Complete the certification and ensure that the appropriate box is checked. VAAR 852.219-75 imposes an obligation on the person executing the certification to enter the following information below the paragraph which begins with the word ‘Certification:’

1. Offeror’s Name: The name should match the actual legal name of the offeror as captured in SAM.gov. If the offeror’s name is ‘SDVOSB Craftsman, LLC,’ the full legal name of the entity must be entered in each separate section of the certification that contains the following brackets: [Insert Name of Offeror]. It is not sufficient for the offeror’s company name to be inserted at the bottom of the certification only. The offeror’s name must be entered in the brackets referenced above.

2. Printed Name and Title of Signee: Enter the printed name and job title of the signee.

3. Signature: The certification statement must be signed by an individual who is authorized to execute the certification on behalf of the offeror.

4. Date: The certification must be properly dated.

5. Company Name and Address: The certification must include the signee’s complete business name and address.

g. Notice to SDVOSB Joint Venture/Mentor Protegee:

Any offeror submitting an offer as a joint venture must provide a copy of the joint venture agreement signed by an authorized official of each partner to the joint venture, stating that the parties to the joint venture

(1) have entered into a joint venture agreement that fully complies with paragraph (c) of 13 CFR § 128.402 and (2) will perform the contract in compliance with the joint venture agreement. Additionally, the certification from the certified SDVOSB partner must be submitted.

Failure to submit the agreement and certification with the offeror’s proposal will render the offeror ineligible for award.

C. Past Performance Proposal Requirements: The proposal must address the following submission requirements for Factor 1 Past Performance.

Factor 1 Past Performance:

Past performance will be evaluated to assess the Government's confidence in the offeror's ability to successfully perform the required effort. The evaluation will consider all past performance information provided by the offeror, including recency, relevance and a quality assessment. A single overall confidence assessment rating will be assigned to each offeror based on the totality of this information rather than individual ratings for each reference (recency, relevancy, and quality). This approach ensures that the rating reflects a comprehensive view of the offeror's performance history.

The Government will conduct a past performance risk assessment based on the recency, relevance, and a quality assessment of the Offeror's past performance as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort for project #619A-22-700.

Offerors are cautioned that the Government will review available past performance data available in the Offerors Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any available source and may contact customers other than those identified by the Offeror when evaluating past performance.

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

Recent and Relevant Assessment: Offerors are required to provide their recent, substantially complete (>75% complete at time of submission), successful performance under contracts that demonstrate performance of telecommunications infrastructure to standards equal or similar to the VA Infrastructure Standard for Telecommunication Spaces (ISTS). Construction shall be similar in size, complexity, magnitude, and scope to the Tuskegee VAMC Project #619A-22-700, with performance as the prime contractor and within the last six (6) years from the date this solicitation was issued.

Magnitude: Each submitted project must have a total value exceeding $20 million

Scope: Projects must involve phased construction in an active healthcare setting, including but not limited to: demolition, earthwork, carpentry, HVAC, electrical telecommunications, plumbing, fire suppression, and phased telecommunications infrastructure upgrades.

Projects completed within VHA facilities preferred, at a minimum, within an active healthcare setting.

Complexity: Projects must demonstrate successful coordination of telecommunications infrastructure upgrades in an active healthcare setting, with minimal system downtime. This includes adherence to strict security and safety standards, and integration with existing systems, effective phasing, coordination of critical path activities, and a detailed understanding of of General Construction Specifications Division 27 – Telecommunications as outlined in the specifications.

Offeror shall provide a detailed summary of least two (2) and no more than three (3) recent projects similar in size, scope, and complexity. Each summary shall include:

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

2. Contract Number;

3. Location (physical address) of project performance;

4. Project Name;

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

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

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

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

*May utilize RFP Attachment 16 – Project Information Sheet for Contractors to provide above information if preferred.

In addition, for each project submitted, Offeror shall provide a narrative describing successful performance in the construction of infrastructure upgrades similar in scope to Project 619A-22-700 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades - Tuskegee, AL. The narrative shall include details on complexity, magnitude, challenges and degree of success. Offeror is encouraged to include supporting documents such as photographs. The narrative should address challenges with schedule, unforeseen site conditions, or other unusual factors, and explain how these challenges were overcome.

At least one of the projects submitted must have been completed by the Prime.

Offerors lacking relevant past performance history may submit information regarding predecessor companies or key personnel who have performed on other contracts. Such information shall, as a minimum, include: Name(s) of Predecessor Company/Sub-contractor and/or Key Personnel and include: Complete Address and Point of Contact; Telephone Number; and email address.

For offerors that are joint ventures, the evaluation will take into account past performance of the joint venture as well as the past performance of each party to the joint venture.

Quality Assessment: If a completed past performance evaluation is available in CPARS, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project identified. If a CPARS report is not available, a completed and signed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) must be submitted in lieu of a CPARS report for the project.

If an offeror has no relevant past performance history, the offeror must affirmatively state it possesses no relevant past performance history. Without this statement, the Offeror may be rated less favorably for failure to submit the required information.

Offerors without relevant past performance or for whom past performance information is not available cannot be evaluated favorably or unfavorably for this Factor. Past performance evaluations may also be conducted using information obtained from CPARS and any other sources deemed appropriate by the CO. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, inquiries of owner representative(s), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

Since the Government may not necessarily interview all the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offerors to explain the relevance of the data provided.

Offerors are reminded that the burden of proving low performance risk rests with the Offerors.

Factor 2 - Price The proposal must include the following for Factor 2 Price.

The total evaluated price will be determined by the Offeror’s price for Line Item 0001.

The price must be Firm Fixed Price.

D. Evaluation Methodology:

The past performance evaluation factor will be evaluated as follows:

Factor 1, Past Performance:

The Government will conduct a performance risk assessment based on the recency, relevance, and quality assessment of the Offeror's past performance. This assessment will determine the degree of risk associated with the Offeror's ability to successfully perform the requirements of this solicitation. The overall performance risk assessment will be comprised of ratings assigned to relevancy, quality assessment, and recency of all the projects.

If a completed past performance evaluation is available in CPARS, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project identified. If a CPARS report is not available, a completed and signed Past Performance Questionnaire must be submitted in lieu of a CPARS report for the project.

If an offeror has no relevant past performance history, the offeror must affirmatively state it possesses no relevant past performance history. Without this statement, the Offeror may be rated less favorably for failure to submit the required information.

If a project is not recent, it will not be evaluated further meaning a relevancy rating nor performance confidence rating will be assigned. Projects that are determined to be not relevant will not be assessed for quality.

Past performance demonstrating higher levels of success and quality on recent and relevant projects similar in scope and magnitude to this solicitation present lower levels of risk and will be more favorably rated. Offerors should make every attempt to provide past performance for projects cited in factor 1 by furnishing a Past Performance Questionnaire completed by the customer or a CPARS rating, if applicable and available.

Offerors without relevant past performance or for whom past performance information is not available, the offeror cannot be evaluated favorably nor unfavorably on past performance. Past performance evaluations may also be conducted using information obtained from CPARS and any other sources deemed appropriate by the CO. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, inquiries of owner representative(s), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

Factor 2, Price: The total evaluated price will be determined by the Offeror’s price for Line Item 0001.

Note: If none of the offerors are within the available funding limitation or is otherwise determined to be other than fair and reasonable, the VA reserves the right to enter into negotiations with those offerors who are determined to be within the competitive range.

If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exceptions, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices in the Offerors proposal documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further negotiations.

Basis of Award: Past performance is significantly more important than price.

2.9 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

In accordance with FAR subpart 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, a responsibility determination will be made for the apparent successful offeror prior to award of the project. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to request information to assist the Government in determining the apparent successful offeror responsible, including information regarding the offeror’s previous experience (including points of contact), organization (including company officers), past performance qualifications, financial resources, and other information deemed necessary. These requests for information do not constitute negotiations. NOTE: Any information received by the Government that would be cause for a negative responsibility determination may deem the offeror ineligible for award

2.10 VETS 4212

Title 38, USC Section 4212(d), codified at 41 CFR Section 61-300, requires that federal contractors report, at least annually, the number and category of veterans who are within their workforce. Submission of the VETS-4212 reporting information can be done electronically at:

http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm. Award cannot be made unless the awardee has filed their VETS-4212 report. Therefore, all offerors are encouraged to file every year. The Contracting Officer may request a copy of the email confirmation of receipt notification prior to awarding the project.

2.11 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

The FAR requires that federal contractors register in the SAM database at https://sam.gov/ and enter all mandatory information into the system. The Offeror shall have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting an offer or quotation in response to this solicitation and at the time of award (see FAR 52.204-7). The initial screening of proposals includes reviewing SAM.gov for compliance with this section.

2.12 REVIEW REQUIRED REGISTRATION WITH CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS)

As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.1102(e), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance on all construction contracts that exceed $900,000 and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement, VA uses an online database, CPARS, which is maintained by the Naval Sea Logistics Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. CPARS is available to all Federal agencies and is the system used to collect and retrieve performance assessment reports used in source selection determinations. CPARS also includes access to the federal awardee performance and integrity information system (FAPIIS). FAPIIS is a web-enabled application accessed via CPARS for contractor responsibility determination information.

http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm https://sam.gov/

Each contractor whose contract award is estimated to exceed $900,000 is required to register with CPARS database at the following web address: http://www.cpars.gov/. Help in registering can be obtained by contacting the CPARS Customer Service Desk at cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award and must be kept current should there be any change to the contractor’s registered representative.

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

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

2.13 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT CHECKS

All contractor employees are subject to the same level of investigation as VA employees who have access to VA Sensitive Information. The level of background investigation is commensurate with the level of access needed to perform all work as identified in the solicitation documents. This requirement is applicable to all subcontractor personnel requiring the same access. As per VA Directive 0710, costs of background investigations will be borne by the contractor. Please be advised that the awardee will need to coordinate with the VA Medical Center concerning badging requirements.

2.14 REFERENCES TO VA ENGINEER, RESIDENT ENGINEER, OR PROJECT MANAGER

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

2.15 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT—REGISTRATION

(DEVIATION) (NOV 2025)

The Offeror shall have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting an offer or quotation in response to this solicitation and at the time of award. As part of the SAM registration process, the Government collects information, as described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this provision, that is necessary to identify the Offeror and for the Offeror to be awarded Federal Government contracts. To register in SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov. Allow for processing time when registering in SAM. If the Offeror is not registered in SAM, it should register immediately after receiving this solicitation.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code has the meaning provided in the clause at the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-13, System for Award Management— Maintenance, of this solicitation.

http://www.cpars.gov/ mailto:cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil mailto:cpars-helpdesk@us.navy.mil https://www.sam.gov/

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a bank account identifier to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see part 32) for the same entity.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest-level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. There may be more than one immediate owner (e.g., joint ventures).

Predecessor means an entity whose assets were acquired by the offeror or another entity (most often through merger or acquisition) and whose affairs are now carried out by the offeror or the other entity under a new name.

Taxpayer identification number means the number required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror to report income tax and other returns. It may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.

Unique entity identifier (UEI) has the meaning provided in the clause at FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management—Maintenance, of this solicitation.

(b) Identifiers. The Offeror shall obtain and provide the following identifying information:

(1) Unique entity identifier (UEI).

(i) The Offeror shall obtain a UEI to register in SAM. The Government will independently validate the existence and uniqueness of the Offeror before assigning a UEI to the Offeror. Go to https://www.sam.gov for instructions on obtaining a UEI.

(ii) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “Unique Entity Identifier” followed by the UEI that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror shall also enter its EFT indicator, if applicable.

(iii) The Contracting Officer will use the UEI to verify that the Offeror has an active Federal Government contracts registration in SAM.

(2) Taxpayer identification number (TIN).

(i) The Offeror shall provide its TIN or related information to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d); reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M; and implementing regulations issued by the IRS. The Offeror shall consent for TIN validation; and

(3) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

(i) The Offeror shall provide a CAGE code and legal business name (Do not use a “doing business as” name) for—

(A) Itself;

(B) Its immediate owner(s), if any;

(C) Its highest-level owner, if any; and

(D) Any predecessor(s), or predecessor of an Offeror’s predecessor, that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.

(ii) If the Offeror is in the United States or its outlying areas and does not already have a CAGE code assigned, the DLA CAGE Branch will assign a CAGE code to the Offeror as a part of the SAM registration process. For information on obtaining a CAGE code go to https://cage.dla.mil/.

(iii) The Offeror shall get from any immediate and/or highest-level owner(s) their respective CAGE code(s) to provide the code(s) as part of the registration (FAR 52.204-7(b)(3)(i)).

(iv) If the Offeror is located outside of the United States or its outlying areas, and does not already have a CAGE code assigned, the Offeror may obtain a CAGE code as indicated in the following table.

If the Offeror is… Then…

Located in a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or a sponsored nation

Contact the appropriate National Codification Bureau (https://www.nato.int/structur/ac/135/about/contacts)

Located in a country that is not a member of NATO or a sponsored nation

Contact the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) (https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx)

(c) Representations and certifications.

(1) The following FAR solicitation provisions contain entity-level representations and certifications that the Offeror shall submit as part of their Federal Government contracts registration in SAM:

Provision Title Date

52.204-5 Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business)

Oct 2014

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations—Representation

Nov 2015

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters Aug 2020 https://cage.dla.mil/ https://www.nato.int/structur/ac/135/about/contacts https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

Feb 2016

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations Feb 2024

52.219-1 Alt I Small Business Program Representations, with its Alternate I

Feb 2024

52.219-1 Alt II Small Business Program Representations, with its Alternate II

Mar 2023

52.226-2 Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation

Oct 2014

(2) By submitting its offer, the Offeror verifies that, as of the date of its offer, its representations and certifications posted electronically in SAM for the provisions listed in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision are current, accurate, and complete. The Offeror’s representations and certifications in SAM are hereby incorporated by reference into its offer.

(d) Other information. The Offeror shall provide more information on its business operations and type that is necessary to be considered for award of certain contracts and financial information necessary to receive payment under contracts.

(End of Provision)

2.16 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION

(NOV 2021) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

In writing, writing, or written means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the request for proposal closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

Proposal revision is a change to material elements of a proposal made after the request for proposal closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer, as the result of negotiations.

Time, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to requests for proposals. If this request for proposal (RFP) is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain…