S02 - 36C10F23R0013 - Final - RFP - Ft Logan Phase 1A.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.

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TBD N/A

888-043

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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

Rachel Beason | Rachel.Beason@va.gov 716-335-0848

Ft. Logan National Cemetery | Phase 1A Expansion (Construction FY23 Re-procurement) | Project No. 888-043

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price construction contract resulting from this solicitation for Phase 1A Expansion project located at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, 4400 W Kenyon Ave., Denver, CO, 80236. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and supervision for the construction as shown on the plans, drawings and specifications (see attachments).

This procurement is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with the size standard of $45 Million.

The magnitude of construction cost for this project is between $20 Million and $50 Million.

Pre-proposal site visit schedule - see provision 52.236-27 in the solicitation.

Proposal due date is May 16, 2023, by 3:00 PM ET - see "Information for Offerors" section for further details.

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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

CLIN 0001 - Base Bid ________________________________ CLIN 0002 – BASE BID Pre-Placed Crypts ____________________ CLIN 0003 – BID Alternate 1 (Additive) ____________________ CLIN 0004 – BID Alternate 2 (Additive) ____________________ CLIN 0005 – BID Alternate 3 (Additive) ____________________ CLIN 0006 – BID Alternate 4 (Additive) ____________________

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

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Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

Table of Contents

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

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS

OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

PROJECT DEFINITIONS

EVALUATION FACTOR WEIGHTINGS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE OF THE

WORK (MAY 2014)

2.3 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.4 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

2.5 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.6 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021) ... 24

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.8 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

2.9 52.246-26 REPORTING NONCONFORMING ITEMS (NOV 2021)

2.10 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) .. 28

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

OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN OBTAINING BONDS (DEC 2009)

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

2.13 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (OCT

2018)

2.14 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY

NOTICE (FEB 2023)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2023)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3.3 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.4 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

SYSTEMS (NOV 2021)

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

SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER COVERED

ENTITIES (NOV 2021)

4.3 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK (APR 1984)

4.4 52.211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)

4.5 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)

4.6 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (MAR 2023)

4.7 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR

RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.8 52.223-21 FOAMS (JUN 2016)

4.9 52.223-99 ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL

CONTRACTORS (OCT 2021) (DEVIATION)

4.10 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (OCT 2022)

4.11 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (DEC 2022)

4.12 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.13 52.236-4 PHYSICAL DATA (APR 1984)

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 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR CERTIFIED SERVICE-

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

4.18 VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING—CERTIFICATE

OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

4.19 VAAR 852.223-71 SAFETY AND HEALTH (SEP 2019)

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

4.21 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

(INCLUDING NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

4.22 VAAR 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV 2018)

4.23 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (APR 2019)

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

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

4.26 VAAR 852.236-92 NOTICE TO BIDDERS—ADDITIVE OR DEDUCTIVE BID LINE ITEMS

(APR 2019)

4.27 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (OCT

2020)

4.28 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020)

4.29 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT (SEP 2019)

4.30 VAAR 852.246-71 REJECTED GOODS (OCT 2018)

4.31 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

4.32 SPECIAL CLAUSES

KEY PERSONNEL

SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

FT. LOGAN NATIONAL CEMETERY

Phase 1A Expansion (Construction FY23)

The purpose of this Phase 1A Expansion project for Ft. Logan National Cemetery is to enable the existing national cemetery to continue to provide burial services for eligible veterans in Colorado. Ft Logan National Cemetery is located near Denver, Colorado.

This project will develop approximately 15 acres of land for the Phase 1 gravesite expansion at Ft. Logan National Cemetery, providing approximately 38,546 gravesites, including both casketed and cremation sites. The project duration is 730 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

This project will provide for the following elements and features:

CLIN 0001 Base Bid – General Construction:

1. Interment Areas (Burial Sections): NOTE: Provide maximum gravesites, per category, to fully develop the respective burial section based upon environmental and topography constraints.

a) Casketed Remains:

i) Approximately 7,620 pre-placed crypt full casket (3’x8’) gravesites in sections 103, 104, 105, and 109.

ii) Approximately 672 pre-placed oversized full casket (4’x10’) gravesites in section 97.

b) Cremated Remains:

i) Approximately 19,694 (3’x4’) in-ground, garden niche, or terrace sites in sections 86 through 96 and 98 through 102.

ii) Approximately 10,560 columbarium niches in columbaria 4 and 5.

2. Access Roads and Parking:

a) Construct access road to new burial areas from Omaha Drive to Denver Drive.

b) Signage and striping as required.

3. Grading, Drainage, and Landscaping throughout new Phase 1 expansion section (approximately 15 acres) and adjacent to existing road major repairs.

4. Signage and Site Furnishings for the new Phase 1 expansion area and new columbarium 4 and 5.

5. Develop utilities infrastructure required for the expansion area.

6. Extend Irrigation system into new Phase 1 burial areas.

7. Install new skidded irrigation pump house unit “C” .

8. Construct new wet well and adjacent retaining wall near new pump house “C”.

9. Provide temporary material storage bins as noted.

10. Removal/reuse of existing soil stockpile.

11. Compliance with all erosion control measures per plans and specifications.

12. Provide black vinyl chain link around new cemetery property line.

13. Obtain state/local construction permitting as required.

14. Protected Habitat Preservation, Wetlands, and Mitigation efforts as required to meet governing body mandates.

15. Construct/maintain construction yard and provide resident engineer trailer space per plans and specifications.

16. Geographic Information System (GIS) Site Integration, as per the latest NCA master specifications 11

83 00 and 11 83 02 requirements.

CLIN 0002 Base Bid – Furnish and deliver to the site all pre-placed crypts listed above.

Bid Alternate additives are listed in order of priority and will be awarded based on the additive (one or more) that represents the best interest of the Government and the funds that are available at the time of award for the project in accordance with (IAW) VAAR 852.236-92 Notice to Bidders - Additive or Deductive Bid Line Items.

CLIN 0003 Bid Alternate #1 (Additive): Repair roadway pavement on existing developed land Phases 1 through 5 as noted on Drawing CP100 of the plans, ensuring burial site access is maintained throughout construction: resurface/repair existing roads, both concrete and asphalt, including curbs and storm sewer inlets, to include sections of full rehabilitation, mill/overlay, crack sealant as noted on plans. Includes landscaping, signage, erosion and traffic controls. Areas noted within the area of impact at the Veterans and Memorial dam drainageways are excluded from this option.

CLIN 0004 Bid Alternate #2 (Additive): Renovate/upgrade Public Information Center (PIC)/Public Restroom/Honor Guard building 1401:

1. Provide temporary trailer space adjacent to the existing PIC structure during construction, temporarily relocate gravesite locator/visitor kiosk; connect network cabling and utilities from existing facility.

2. Replace roofs, renovate exterior and interior finishes, casework, doors, windows, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire alarms, hardware as required.

3. Ensure correction of all Facility Correction Deficiencies (FCA) graded as “D” or “F” within the PIC area of impact.

4. Remove and replace service seals at PIC entrance, include new Space Force emblem.

CLIN 0005 Bid Alternate #3 (Additive): Renovate administration/maintenance building 1301, satellite maintenance facility building 3001, and maintenance barn building 3003 to correct all FCA deficiencies graded as “D” or “F” per plans and specifications. Include corrections to any additional site-wide FCA deficiencies not associated with Building 1401, irrigation lakes, or drainageways. Complete physical security upgrades site-wide to deliver a fully operational system.

CLIN 0006 Bid Alternate #4 (Additive): Repair roadway pavement on existing developed land Phases 6 through 8 as noted on Drawing CP100 of the plans, ensuring burial site access is maintained throughout construction: resurface/repair existing roads, both concrete and asphalt, including curbs and storm sewer inlets, to include sections of full rehabilitation, mill/overlay, crack sealant as noted on plans. Includes landscaping, signage, erosion and traffic controls. Areas noted within the area of impact at the Veterans and Memorial dam drainageways are excluded from this option.

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1.00 JB __________________ __________________

BASE BID – General Construction: Interment Areas (Burial Sections):

NOTE: Provide maximum gravesites, per category, to fully develop the respective burial section based upon environmental and topography constraints. See SOW for details.

BASE BID – Pre-Placed Crypts & Oversized Pre-Placed Crypts:

Furnish and deliver to the site all pre-placed crypts.

Bid Alternate #1 (Additive):Repair roadway pavement on existing developed land Phases 1 through 5 as noted on Drawing CP100 of the plans, ensuring burial site access is maintained throughout construction: resurface/repair existing roads, both concrete and asphalt, including curbs and storm sewer inlets, to include sections of full rehabilitation, mill/overlay, crack sealant as noted on plans. Includes landscaping, signage, erosion and traffic controls. Areas noted within the area of impact at the Veterans and Memorial dam drainageways are excluded from this option.

Bid Alternate #2 (Additive): Renovate/upgrade Public Information

Center (PIC)/Public Restroom/Honor Guard building 1401:

1. Provide temporary trailer space adjacent to the existing PIC structure during construction, temporarily relocate gravesite locator/visitor kiosk; connect network cabling and utilities from existing facility.

2. Replace roofs, renovate exterior and interior finishes, casework, doors, windows, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire alarms, hardware as required.

3. Ensure correction of all Facility Correction Deficiencies (FCA) graded as “D” or “F” within the PIC area of impact.

4. Remove and replace service seals at PIC entrance, include new Space Force emblem.

Bid Alternate #3 (Additive):

Renovate administration/maintenance building 1301, satellite maintenance facility building 3001, and maintenance barn building 3003 to correct all FCA deficiencies graded as “D” or “F” per plans and specifications. Include corrections to any additional site-wide FCA deficiencies not associated with Building 1401, irrigation lakes, or drainageways. Complete physical security upgrades site-wide to deliver a fully operational system.

Bid Alternate #4 (Additive): Repair roadway pavement on existing developed land Phases 6 through 8 as noted on Drawing CP100 of the plans, ensuring burial site access is maintained throughout construction: resurface/repair existing roads, both concrete and asphalt, including curbs and storm sewer inlets, to include sections of full rehabilitation, mill/overlay, crack sealant as noted on plans.

Includes landscaping, signage, erosion and traffic controls. Areas noted within the area of impact at the Veterans and Memorial dam drainageways are excluded from this option.

GRAND TOTAL __________________

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 10 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.

(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.

(d) An original, hard copy executed Bid Guarantee must be mailed to the address below and received by the Contracting Officer not later than 5 business days after the proposal due date and time shown in Box 13a of solicitation form SF 1442 (or as subsequently amended).

(e) Volume II – Price Proposal of your proposal must contain a digital copy of your Executed Bid Guarantee.

Note: the scanned, digital copy submitted with your offer by the proposal deadline is required to be considered responsive.

(f) Postal Address/Courier Address for mailing hard copy Bid Guarantee:

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 425 I Street NW, 2nd. Floor Washington, DC 20001 Attn: David Bullerwell 202-632-5624

(g) All bond transmittal envelopes or other packaging shall be clearly marked with the solicitation number, offeror(s) name, and return address.

(h) All bonds should be mailed by fastest traceable means (i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc.) to avoid delays.

(i) DESCRIPTION OF WORK: See Statemen of Work (SOW) and solicitation Specifications and Drawings.

(j) Cost Range: $20,000,000.00 to $50,000,000.00.

INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS

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

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 www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their proposal.

4. Offerors are encouraged to track this solicitation via the Contract Opportunities Section of the www.sam.gov website.

5. Amendments: Amendments to this solicitation will be posted at www.sam.gov. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. Check www.sam.gov regularly for updates. 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 will result in your proposal being considered non-responsive.

6. A public bid opening will not occur under this Request for Proposal (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://vets4212.dol.gov/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 contractors are encouraged to file every year.

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 construction contracts that exceed $750,000. Agency evaluations of contractor performance, including both negative and positive evaluations, prepared under this subpart shall be provided to the contractor as soon as practicable after completion of the evaluation. The contractor will receive a CPARS-system generated notification when an evaluation is ready for comment. Contractors shall be afforded up to 14 calendar days from the date of notification of availability of the past performance evaluation to submit comments, rebutting statements, or additional information. Agencies shall provide for review at a level above the contracting officer to consider disagreements between the parties regarding the evaluation. The ultimate conclusion on the performance evaluation is a decision of the contracting agency.

(b) Each contractor whose contract award is estimated to exceed $750,000 is required to register with the CPARS database at the following web address: Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (www.cpars.gov). Help in registering can be obtained by contacting CPARS Support E-mail (webptsmh@navy.mil) or by calling (207) 438-1690. Registration should occur no later than thirty days after contract award and must be kept current should there be any change to the contractor’s registered representative.

(c) 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.

9. Pre-Proposal Conference & Jobsite Walkthrough:

(a) A pre-proposal conference and jobsite tour is scheduled for April 19, 2023, at 11:00 AM MST. The pre-proposal conference will commence with a brief presentation at the Ft. Logan National Cemetery, located at Admin/Maintenance Building (#1301), 4400 W Kenyon Ave., Denver, CO, 80236, followed by a jobsite tour.

All interested parties and personnel visiting must check in at the Administration office prior to touring the jobsite. All cemetery staff will be made aware of the meeting and its location. Attendees that need assistance locating the Admin/MX building, may ask any NCA staff member.

http://www.cpars.gov/

Attendance at the pre-proposal conference requires offeror to comply with any applicable Federal laws, including requirements under the Privacy Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act, which may include providing information about their vaccination status. No questions will be answered at the site visit, all questions must submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Rachel Beason at Rachel.Beason@va.gov with a copy (cc) to Contracting Officer, David Bullerwell at David.Bullerwell@va.gov.

(b) For those parties who are unable to attend the jobsite walkthrough in person, an amendment to this solicitation will be issued that contains a sign in sheet of all people in attendance and any information shared by the Government with those in attendance.

10. Pre-Proposal Inquiries (RFI’s)

Submit inquiries, questions electronically to the Government's Point of Contact (POC). All requests for information or clarification must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Rachel Beason at Rachel.Beason@va.gov with a copy (cc) to Contracting Officer, David Bullerwell at David.Bullerwell@va.gov, using the Pre-Proposal Inquiry (PPI) Form (see attachments) by April 25, 2023, at

4:00 PM ET.

In the subject line of any e-mail sent, identify Ft. Logan Phase 1A | 36C10F23R0013. Unless the question deals with issues of a proprietary nature, responses to questions or comments will be posted as amendment to 36C10F23R0013.

11. Date, Time & Place of Submission

Proposal due date is May 16, 2023, by 3:00 PM ET, as prescribed in Box 13 of Standard Form 1442, and must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Rachel Beason at Rachel.Beason@va.gov with a copy (cc) to Contracting Officer, David Bullerwell at David.Bullerwell@va.gov. In the subject line of any e-mail sent, identify Ft. Logan Phase 1A | 36C10F23R0013. Late submissions will not be accepted. All submitted materials will become the property of the Government and will not be returned. Regardless of the manner you choose to deliver your package; it is the Offeror’s responsibility to make sure it is received before the submission deadline.

OFFEROR SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

This solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). To help determine the eligibility of Prime contractors to participate in this solicitation, the Government will use the Small Business Administration (SBA) small business size standard associated with the NAICS code applicable to this solicitation – see below:

• NAICS Code is 237990

• SBA Small business Size Standard is $45M.

Submitted proposals that do not adhere to the following instructions may be deemed unacceptable and ineligible for an award:

a. Proposals will be submitted in two separate Volumes/files:

Volume I – Technical Proposal: This volume/file shall be the Technical Proposal and shall include the offeror’s responses for Factors 1, 2, 3, and 4 (including sub-factors).

Volume I – Technical Proposal mailto:Rachel.Beason@va.gov mailto:David.Bullerwell@va.gov mailto:Rachel.Beason@va.gov mailto:David.Bullerwell@va.gov mailto:Rachel.Beason@va.gov mailto:David.Bullerwell@va.gov

Volume II – Price Proposal: This volume/file shall be the Price Proposal and shall include the offeror’s responses for Factor 5 (including sub-factors).

b. Method of Submission:

• Proposal must be submitted via email only. Adobe PDF is the only file format that will be accepted.

• Emailed proposal shall be sent to the Contract Specialist, Rachel Beason at Rachel.Beason@va.gov with a copy (cc) to Contracting Officer, David Bullerwell at David.Bullerwell@va.gov and must be received by the due date and time established in the solicitation.

• Emailed files must be no larger than 40MB each. If the file size is greater than 40MB, separate document into multiple files and label files logically and sequentially (for example Volume I - Part 1, Volume I - Part 2, etc.).

• 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.

• Offerors shall email the following documents to the Contracting Officer by the due date and time shown in Box 13a of solicitation form SF 1442 (or if applicable, as subsequently amended).

• one (1) copy of their Volume I – Technical Proposal (for example Volume I - Part 1, Volume I - Part 2, etc.)

• one (1) copy of their Volume II – Price Proposal

• Late or incomplete proposals will be considered to be nonresponsive.

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

i Solicitation Number, ii Solicitation Title, iii Contractor Name, address, email, DUNS and SAM Unique Entity Identification (UIE)

Factor 1 – Relevant Experience

Sub-factor 1.1 – Project Experience

Sub-factor 1.2 – Project Organizational Chart and Key Personnel

Factor 2 – Construction/Project

Management

Sub-factor 2.1 – Technical Approach

Sub-factor 2.2 – Capacity to Perform Work

Sub-factor 2.3 – Schedule

Factor 3 – Past Performance

Factor 4 – Union Participation

Volume II – Price Proposal

Price Proposal

Factor 5 – Price

Offer, Amendments, and Certifications & Representations iv Contractor Authorized Representative information v Volume Number (I or II) vi Volume Title (Technical Proposal or Price Proposal) vii Index of the sections contained in the volume

d. 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.

e. The proposal shall not exceed the number of pages identified in each factor. A page is considered to be the pdf file equivalent of one side of an 8 -1/2 inch sheet of paper. Proposals shall contain all applicable information as required by the evaluation factors.

f. Bid Guarantee (Bond):

i Volume II – Price Proposal, Factor 4 – Price and Offer, Amendments, and Certifications & Representations must contain a legible, scanned copy of your Executed Bid Guarantee and shall be emailed to the Contracting Officer. Please shade any raised seals with pencil lead to make them legible before you scan the bond.

ii The executed Bid Guarantee original hard copy must be received by the Contracting Officer not later than 5 business days after the proposal due date and time shown in Box 13a of solicitation form SF 1442 (or if applicable, as subsequently amended), and mailed to:

Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 425 I Street NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20001

Note: the scanned copy submitted with your proposal by the proposal deadline is required to for the offer to be considered responsive.

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

VOLUME I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (limited to 80 pages maximum)

Factor 1 – Firm Experience (limited to 40 pages maximum)

Sub-factor 1.1 – Project Experience:

The offeror shall provide a detailed summary for three (3) projects performed within the past five (5) years, similar in scope and complexity of construction project detailed in the solicitation Statement of Work (SOW).

The summary of each project must include the following information:

• Provide the project name & title, project location/address, contract number, contract total amount and contract period of performance, point of contact (POC), email address, current phone number.

• Provide the original project pricing, period of performance schedule, and detailed description of the project. Identify any changes/modifications experienced during the project period of performance and include a description of any potential impacts that price and/or schedule may have on each other related to completion of the project.

• Provide a detailed description of the project team (include major partners and/or subcontractors) involved in the performance of the project and explain each firm’s role on the project.

• 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 and how those achievements were recorded into the final documentation.

• Describe the project’s safety record (i.e., number of lost time accidents/days).

Sub-factor 1.2 – Project Organizational Chart and Key Personnel:

The offeror shall provide an organization structure, including the organizational chart and supporting narrative description of offeror’s key personnel, and any major subcontractor(s) and their key personnel assigned to performance of this project. Clearly describe the offeror’s responsibilities and provide any major subcontractor(s) roles and responsibilities providing the following: 1) crypt and placement supplier, 2) columbarium niche supplier, 3) earthwork, 4) masonry, and 5) irrigation system installer.

Additionally, the offeror shall provide the resumes for each key person identified below as assigned to performance of this project. The resume must identify the years the person occupied experience, the minimum qualifications, and applicable certificates (including the OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety) for each position, as follows:

a. Project Manager – Minimum Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of experience leading on-site construction projects considered somewhat relevant or better, as defined in this solicitation.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, or Landscape Architecture.

• Show evidence candidate meets Health & Safety qualifications in the solicitation specifications for key personnel (see Specification 01 35 26), at the time of proposal.

b. Construction Site Superintendent – Minimum Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of field superintendent experience with on-site construction projects considered somewhat relevant or better, as defined in this solicitation.

• Show evidence candidate meets Health & Safety qualifications in the solicitation specifications for key personnel (see Specification 01 35 26), at the time of proposal.

c. Contractor Quality Control (CQC) System Manager – Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture, or Landscape Architecture and five

(5) years general construction experience in the role of project manager, project engineer, Quality Control (QC) manager, or project superintendent.

• Two (2) years quality control experience on projects considered somewhat relevant or better, as defined in this solicitation.

• Show evidence candidate meets Health & Safety qualifications in the solicitation specifications for key personnel (see Specification 01 35 26 and 01 45 00), at the time of proposal.

d. Site Safety and Health Officer – Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

• Resume should display candidate’s capability (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.

• Provide evidence that candidate must meet the Quality Control and Health & Safety qualifications specified in the solicitation specifications.

• Show evidence candidate meets Health & Safety qualifications in the solicitation specifications for key personnel (see Specification 01 35 26), at the time of proposal.

• Must be designated Prime Contractor Site Safety and Health Officer.

e. Independent Critical Path Method (CPM) Consultant/ Project Scheduler – Minimum Qualifications:

• Five (5) years scheduling experience and two (2) years scheduling with Primavera P6 software experience similar size and complexity to this cemetery project (including Specification 01 32 16).

Resume should contain sufficient information to show that the proposed consultant has the qualifications to meet the requirements specified in specifications section 01 32 16.

Factor 2 – Construction/Project Management (limited to 30 pages maximum)

Sub-factor 2.1 – Technical Approach:

The offeror shall provide a detailed description of how the proposed technical approach will enable the project to be constructed on time and within budget, with minimal interference to existing cemetery operations and visitors during expansion construction and to the highest quality standards worthy of national shrine stature. The offeror shall demonstrate their capabilities to use various tools, processes, techniques, personnel, and subcontractors to complete and deliver this project describing the following:

• Describe the understanding of the project, work requirements, prioritize and address activities, any anticipated construction challenges, and approach to respond to emergency situations/requirements.

• Describe approach to obtain critical construction materials and techniques to ensure timely delivery and installation.

• Describe the understanding of local market conditions such as availability of materials, labor and project labor agreement(s), and potential impacts due to weather (if applicable).

• Describe approach working in an operational cemetery project.

• Describe approach manage project quality control and safety.

• Describe approach (plan or procedures) for managing subcontractor performance.

• Describe approach for coordination of temporary and permanent utility services.

• Describe approach for punch list, final acceptance, and project close-out.

Sub-factor 2.2 – Capacity to Perform Work:

The offeror shall provide detailed description representing the prime resources (including any subcontractors) and capacity to perform the SOW detailed in the solicitation. The narrative shall include their company’s bonding capacity commitment letter (single project and aggregate) and current workload and existing staff utilization (including any subcontractors).

Sub-factor 2.3 – Schedule:

The Offeror shall submit a proposed Level 1 project schedule in the format of a Gantt chart specific to this cemetery project. 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 the project requirements, critical path, and major milestones. Provide narrative addressing understanding of project schedule and any special circumstances applicable to the schedule given the scope and location of the project. A 11x17 page is acceptable and will be counted as one page for the Level 1 project schedule in the format of a Gantt chart only.

Factor 3 – Past Performance (limited to 6 pages maximum):

The offeror shall provide part performance brief narrative project description and references for three (3) projects submitted under Sub-factor 1.1 – Project Experience including project name & title, project location/address, contract number, contract total amount, contract period of performance, project point of contact (POC), email address, current phone number, and DUNS/SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

Additionally, the offeror shall provide information regarding completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluations for each of the three (3) projects submitted under Sub-factor 1.1 – Project Experience. The offeror shall clearly identify, by contract number, which projects have interim and final CPARS past performance evaluations. There is no requirement to submit the CPARS reports.

In case were CPARS reports are not available, the offeror shall provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ, see solicitation attachments) for each of the three (3) projects submitted under Sub- factor 1.1 – Project Experience AND instruct the references to complete the PPQ and submit it to the Contract Specialist, Rachel Beason at Rachel.Beason@va.gov with a copy (cc) to Contracting Officer, David Bullerwell at David.Bullerwell@va.gov. by the closing date and time of the solicitation. PPQs received after closing date and time of the solicitation WILL NOT be accepted.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant and recent past performance, it shall affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant and recent past performance. Reference FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv) – Proposal evaluation, an offeror without a record of relevant and recent past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

Factor 4 – Union Labor Participation (limited to 4 pages maximum):

Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation factor’s below for Union Labor Participation.

a. Full Credit: To receive full credit under this factor, an Offeror shall submit, with a copy of its union labor agreement(s), a statement that demonstrates Offeror’s proposal includes a Union Labor Participation of 50% or more of labor for required trades needed to perform work described in the solicitation by the Prime or Subcontractor(s), for the entire duration of the contract. Offerors are cautioned that they must FULLY conform to all statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and all Agency requirements.

b. Partial Credit: To receive partial credit under this Factor, an Offeror shall submit with a copy of its union labor agreement(s), a statement that demonstrates Offeror’s proposal includes a Union Labor Participation of at least 1% but less than 50% of labor for required trades needed to perform work described in the solicitation by the Prime or Subcontractor(s), for the entire duration of the contract.

Offerors are cautioned that they must FULLY conform to all statutes, regulations, Executive orders, and all Agency requirements.

c. No Credit: No credit will be considered for offerors that do not provide a copy of union labor agreement(s).

Volume II – Price Proposal (limited to 40 pages maximum)

Factor 5 – Price Proposal

The offeror shall provide the price for Base Bid CLINs and Bid Alternate Additive CLINs which are listed on Block 17, on page 2 of SF1442 form and detailed on PRICE/COST SCHEDULE section on page 6.

Bid Alternate Additive CLINs are listed in order of priority and will be awarded based on the additive (one or more) that represents the best interest of the Government and the funds that are available at the time of award of the project in accordance with (IAW) VAAR 852.236-92 Notice to Bidders - Additive or Deductive Bid Line Items.

Offer, Amendments, and Certifications & Representations:

The offeror shall provide the Offer, Amendments, and Certifications & Representations items as follows:

a) Cover Page - first page of Volume II – Price Proposal must include: Name and address of offeror Business Arrangement, contact name, phone number, email address, and DUNS/SAM UIE.

b) Provide executed solicitation offer and Award SF1442 form. The offeror shall complete Blocks 14 to 20c.

c) Provide signed acknowledgement copy of all solicitation amendments (if applicable).

d) Provide a scanned, legible, copy of Executed Bid Guarantee. Please shade any raised seals with pencil lead to make them legible before you scan the bond. Additionally, the original executed Bid Guarantee form must be mailed to the address below and received by the Contracting Officer not later than 5 business days after the proposal due date and time shown in Box 13a of solicitation form SF 1442 (or if applicable, as subsequently amended):

Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4B) 425 I Street NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20001

Note: the scanned copy submitted with your proposal by the proposal deadline is required to for the offer to be considered responsive.

e) Provide printed copy of the offeror “Representations and Certifications” as submitted on www.sam.gov.

f) Provide complete VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting—Certificate of

Compliance attachment.

g) Provide the Offeror's core team members if Joint Venture (JV) is used, to include Prime General

Contractor, Joint Venture teaming partner and/or mentor-protégé partner. The offeror shall provide DUNS/SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) numbers for itself and each of the Offeror's core team members (Prime General Contractor, Joint Venture, teaming partner and/or mentor-protégé partner).

The JV must be registered and verified as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

(SDVOSB) on the Small Business Administration (SBA) certification site (VetCert) at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/.

The proposal must include additional items b) through g) detailed in section above (Offer, Amendments, and Certifications & Representations) of the solicitation. If the Contracting Officer determines that items are omitted, then the offer will be considered nonresponsive.

PROJECT DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this solicitation, Recent, Relevant and Similar are defined as follows:

• Recency: “Recent” is defined as construction project/contract work performed in the last five (5) years (between 2018 to 2023). Projects may be completed or at least 50% complete at time of proposal submission.

• Relevancy: “Relevant” is defined as construction project/contract work of a similar size and comparable level of complexity to this project. Relevant size & complexity aspects may include (in descending order of relevance):

o Very Relevant: VA National Cemetery and/or State/local/private construction cemetery project at or over $20M in construction costs.

o Relevant: VA National Cemetery and/or State/local/private construction cemetery project between at or over $10M and below $20M in construction costs OR other heavy construction project over $20M requiring new construction/renovations of buildings, pre-cast/cast in place concrete, turf/sod placement and maintenance, roadway or other paving, irrigation systems, stormwater management systems, vertical construction/renovations, and/or significant landscaping improvements.

o Somewhat Relevant: VA National Cemetery and/or State/local/private construction cemetery project at or over $5M in construction costs OR other construction project over $10M requiring new construction/renovations of buildings, pre-cast/cast in place concrete, turf/sod placement and maintenance, tree and shrub placement and maintenance, irrigation central control systems, stormwater systems, roadways or other paving, and wetlands & environmental remediation, or restoration.

o Not Relevant: Project(s) construction effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities described in the solicitation.

• Similar: “Similar” is defined as cemetery construction projects with comparable scope, complexity, and cost at or over $20M.

EVALUATION FACTOR WEIGHTINGS

The technical factors are equal in importance and sub-factors within each factor are equal in importance.

The technical and past performance factors are equally important. Together, these factors are significantly more important than the Union Participation factor. All non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government may make tradeoffs between price and technical merit when determining if the increased technical merit is worth the increased price.

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EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and which represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. Competitive best value tradeoff source selection procedures will be used to evaluate proposals IAW FAR 15.101-1 – Tradeoff process.

The technical factors are equal in importance and sub-factors within each factor…