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1. SOLICITATION NUMBER 2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) STANDARD FORM 1442

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION SOLICITATION

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

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

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

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

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

YES NO

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

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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

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

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36C24524R0005

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10-12-2023

613-22-146

Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC (613)

VISN 5 Contract Satellite Office 510 Butler Avenue, Building 306A Martinsburg WV 25405

Department of Veterans Affairs ATTN: Robert Tyler Hallock Contracting Office (306)A 510 Butler Ave Martinsburg WV 25427

Robert Tyler Hallock 304-263-0811 * 7603

THIS SOLICITATION IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSB) IAW Public Law 109-461

1. Asbestos, Mold, Lead Abatement Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), for abatement services at locations within the Network Contracting Office (VISN) 5 area of responsibility. Contractors are to provide asbestos, mold, and lead abatement services that includes all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supplies, and supervision to perform work as required by individual Task Orders {TO) as assigned under the resulting contract from this solicitation. Task Orders will involve, but will not be limited to, infection control precautions, asbestos abatement, mold abatement, lead abatement, and accompanying demolition. All work inside contaminated areas shall be performed by an asbestos abatement firm licensed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to asbestos, mold and lead abatement in the states of Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The area and final air testing inside the work areas shall be performed by a third party, independent, licensed air monitoring firm procured separately by the VA.

Informal shop drawings, incidental to the job reflecting the plan of action and completed project, may be required.

2. All question concerning this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be submitted by: November 3, 2023 3:00PM EST All questions shall be submitted in writing (Email) to Robert.hallock@va.gov

3. The Government anticipates award of 2-6 contracts to SDVOSB concerns for each geographic area. Geographic areas are defined as: West Virginia, Maryland & Washington D.C.

4. Primary NAICS Code: 562910 Size Standard: $25.0 Million

5. Project performance period is scheduled for five years from date of award.

6. The guaranteed minimum amount over the life of the Multiple Award Contract Task Order is $2,000. Total aggregate amou Expendable under all contracts awarded shall not exceed $15 Million. The MINIMUM ordering limit per Task Order is $2,000 The MAXIMUM order limit is $500,000.00 per Task Order.

7. Notice to Offeror (s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event that the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government will not reimburse an offeror for any costs.

8. Companies intending to submit a proposal must ensure they have a current SAM Registration and are registered in SBA.gov at (https://www.sba.gov/) and have filed their preceding years VETS 4212 report https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/4212). Contractors will be considered non-responsive if above conditions have not been met at the time proposals are submitted and due Monday, November 27, 2023 @ 2:00PM EST

10 Per Order

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See RFP 2:00PM EDT

11-27-2023

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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

Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC (613)

VISN 5 Contract Satellite Office 510 Butler Avenue, Building 308B Martinsburg WV 25405

PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

FSC e-Invoice Payment Invoice must be submitted electronically http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp

Laura Tawzer Contracting Officer

36C24523R0036

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

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

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

EVALUATION PROCEDURES/PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

FACTOR 1 — Technical Capability: The contractor’s technical capability proposal shall address each of the following elements:

FACTOR 2 - Past Performance

FACTOR 3 – Cost and Price

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WITH OFFER PACKAGE

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

2.2 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (MAY 2014)

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

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

2.4 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

2.5 52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

2.6 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

2.7 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

2.9 VAAR 852.223-70 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—SUSTAINABLE

ACQUISITION PLAN (SEP 2019)

2.10 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (OCT 2018)

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

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2022) ...49

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)

3.5 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(OCT 2022)

GENERAL CONDITIONS

4.1 52.203-14 DISPLAY OF HOTLINE POSTER(S) (NOV 2021)

4.2 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (DEC 2014)

4.3 52.204-23 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,

AND SERVICES DEVELOPED OR PROVIDED BY KASPERSKY LAB AND OTHER

COVERED ENTITIES (NOV 2021)

4.4 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.5 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984)

4.6 52.216-18 ORDERING (AUG 2020)

4.7 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

4.8 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

4.9 52.216-32 TASK-ORDER AND DELIVERY-ORDER OMBUDSMAN (SEP 2019)

4.10 52.219-13 NOTICE OF SET-ASIDE OF ORDERS (MAR 2020)

4.11 52.219-14 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING (OCT 2022)

4.12 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)

4.13 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.14 52.223-20 AEROSOLS (JUN 2016)

4.15 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (DEC 2022)

4.16 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

4.17 52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984)

4.18 52.223-21 FOAMS (JUN 2016)

4.19 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.20 52.236-21 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB

1997) ALTERNATE II (APR 1984)

4.21 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

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

4.23 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.24 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL (MAY 2020)

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

4.26 VAAR 852.219-73 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SET-ASIDE FOR VERIFIED

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (NOV 2022)

4.27 VAAR 852.219-75 VA NOTICE OF LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING--

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (NOV 2022)

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

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

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

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

4.31 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

CONTRACTS (INCLUDING NAS– CPM) (NOV 2018)

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

2018)

4.33 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

2019)

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

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

4.37 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.38 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) ..99

4.39 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.40 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS TO BE INCORPORATED

WAGE DETERMINATIONS

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

SCOPE OF WORK

VISN 5 ASBESTOS, MOLD, LEAD ABATEMENT IDIQ

PROJECT NUMBER 613-22-146

SOLICITATION NO. 36C24324R0005

The Martinsburg VA Medical Center Martinsburg WV, Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center Clarksburg WV, Beckley VA Medical Center Beckley WV, Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center Huntington WV, , Washington VA Medical Center Washington DC, and the Maryland Health Care System have a requirement to provide asbestos/mold/lead abatement services and furnish all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supplies and supervision to perform work as required by individual Task Orders (TO) as assigned under the resulting Indefinite- Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from this solicitation. The contract ceiling will be established at $15,000,000.00, with a per task order minimum of $2,000.00 and maximum of $500,000.00. For each task order solicited, the successful contractor for a particular task order shall be required to provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision necessary for successful completion. The task orders will be issued from the following medical facilities located within VISN 5 by warranted contracting officers, however there are additional satellite offices falling under the purview of the following:

• Baltimore VA Medical Center 10 N Greene St., Baltimore, MD 21201

• Loch Raven VA Medical Center 3900 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21218

• Perry Point VA Medical Center Boiler House Rd., Bldg. 101, Perry Point, MD 21209

• Washington DC VA Medical Center 50 Irving St. NW, Washington DC 20422

• Beckley VA Medical Center 200 Veterans Ave., Beckley, WV 25801

• Clarksburg VA Medical Center 1 Med Center Dr., Clarksburg, WV 26301

• Huntington VA Medical Center 1540 Spring Valley Dr., Huntington, WV 25704

• Martinsburg VA Medical Center 510 Butler Ave., Martinsburg, WV 25405

Selections will be made by a Source Selection Team (SST) in the evaluation of proposals submitted under this Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Quantity Contract. This acquisition is being set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) to be considered for award. The SST consists of the Source Selection Authority (SSA), who is the Contracting Officer for this acquisition and the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB), consisting of members of the VA Medical Center Facilities Management Service.

The SST will be considering price and other non-priced technical factors consistent with the criteria specified in Request for Proposal (RFP). The proposed solicitation will result in a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 contract awards, as the Contracting Officer deems to be in the best interest of the Government, for geographic area’s (Washington D.C, Maryland, and West Virginia). The offerors will choose one or multiple geographical areas to be considered for award. The resultant contracts will have a base of five years with no option periods.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES/PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS AND REQUIREMENTS:

(1) All proposals shall be submitted by the date and time specified in the solicitation or otherwise specified in any amendment issued thereafter. Proposals shall be submitted in three parts, a Technical Proposal (includes Technical Capability and Management Approach Factors), Past Performance Proposal and a Price Proposal. Your submittal must include a one-sided original and one (1) copy of the Technical and Past Performance Proposals, and a one-sided original and one (1) copy of the Price Proposal. The Price Proposal shall be sealed in a single, labeled package, separate from the Technical Proposal. The complete proposal, in three parts, must also be submitted in electronic format on a CD with the package.

(2) All pages containing text shall be consecutively numbered, type-written on 8- 1/2x11 inch paper with margins of at least one inch and created using a font no smaller than 12. Proposals shall not be permanently bound (in order to facilitate incorporation of portions of the proposal into the final contract document if necessary).

(3) The format used for the areas and factors below shall be strictly adhered to. All responses in the offeror’s package shall clearly indicate the applicable Evaluation Area, and Section, if applicable.

(4) It is the offeror’s responsibility to insure the completeness of the proposal. The evaluation panel for the Government may evaluate solely on the information provided in the initial proposal and will not assume that an offeror possesses any capability that is not specifically identified in the proposal.

(5) Offerors are advised that award will be made on the basis of best value trade off to the Government. Offers who do not provide pricing for all line items in the solicitation will not be considered for award.

(6) Please Note: Missing, incomplete, or ambiguous information could result in a rating of “unacceptable.” The evaluation factors are listed below. It is intended that proposals be evaluated, and award made, without discussions with the offerors (other than communications conducted for purpose of minor clarification(s)), unless discussions are determined to be necessary. Failure to submit mandatory information for a factor, indicated by the word shall, will result in a rating of “unacceptable” for that factor, and the offer may be ineligible for award unless the Contracting Officer decides to hold discussions, and includes the offeror in the competitive range. Requested information, indicated by the word should, is not mandatory, but missing, incomplete, or ambiguous information may result in a rating of “unacceptable” for that factor.

(7) Offerors must complete Geographic areas of consideration document and return proposal(s) corresponding to the selection(s) made. Each geographic area will require an independent and complete proposal package. (See Attachment 1)

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD: This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.3, Source Selection.

The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price multiple award contract as a result of this solicitation. The Government intends to select the best value offer based on a trade-off analysis per FAR 15.101-1, based upon the following evaluation criteria: Factor 1- Technical Evaluation, Factor 2 – Past Performance and Factor 3 – Cost and Price

This solicitation may result in an award to multiple technically capable, higher rated, higher priced offer, consistent with the evaluation factors contained herein. The Government may reasonably determine that the overall technical evaluation and/or superior present and past performance of the higher priced offer outweighs the cost difference. Therefore, Technical Evaluation, and Past Performance Factors are equal but when combined are significantly more important than price.

FACTOR 1 — Technical Capability: The contractor’s technical capability proposal shall address each of the following elements:

SUBFACTOR 1 - Multiple Project Experience:

The Offeror shall demonstrate relevant company abatement and construction work experience in handling multiple projects in one location by providing the following information for projects performed within the past three (3) years:

(1) Project titles, location and brief description including the building use (Medical Facility, etc.).

(2) List project owner with name and telephone number of owner’s point of contact. List project Prime Contractor and Major Subcontractors with name and telephone number of contact person(s). Note each firm and managing persons (project manager, superintendent, foreman as the case may be) also proposed for this solicitation.

(3) Narrative explaining knowledge of and approach to the abatement and re-construction process. Including but not limited to, mobilization, submittals, scheduling, challenges, change orders, duration, and extensions.

(4) Project Statistics including start and completion dates (original vs. actual) for abatement and construction; cost (with brief explanation of what is included in the cost); square footage.

(5) Contractor shall furnish information for at least three projects performed within the past three years. The following information shall be provided for each project:

Project Title:

Contract Number:

Contract Value:

Firm or Agency Name and Address:

Firm or Agency POC Name, Phone and Email Address:

A Narrative Describing the Work Performed:

SUBFACTOR 2 - Project Personnel Experience (Specialized Experience and Technical Competence):

The Offeror shall demonstrate the relevant abatement and construction work experience performed within the past 3 years by proposed key project personnel. In addition, proposed Key Personnel shall meet the following minimum experience, education, training and certification requirements defined below.

(1) Resume shall include the following:

(a) Name of individual.

(b) Company employed by.

(c) Company position title.

(d) Years with the company.

Describe work experience with projects that; were completed within the last three years, were medical facilities and the company (by name) they worked for when involved in the project. Also, indicate the relative amount of time or number of abatement projects the individual has experienced.

(2) Individual experience relevant to this project. An indication of which (if any) projects submitted under company experience (above) the individual participated in and what the individual’s responsibility was for that project.

(3) Construction team and abatement experience. Indicate individuals submitted under

Project Personnel Experience that have worked with the proposed team members listed in Subfactor 4 below and the project they worked on together, noting if that project has been submitted under company experience (above).

(4) Roles and Responsibilities that the individual will hold regarding this contract/project team, description of duties and what percentage of the individual’s time would be committed to the project during the construction phases.

(5) Education and Training. Describe job related educational experience including degrees, certificates etc. and granting institutions. Proposed candidates shall meet the minimum experience, education, training, or certificate requirements defined below.

Supply biographical data for key personnel for at least the following: (Note if one individual is proposed for more than one position listed):

• Senior Project Manager: Proposed candidates shall have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in asbestos, lead paint, and mold abatement and re-construction project management.

• Quality Control Manager: Proposed candidates shall have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Quality Control Manager and specialized education/training in hazardous material abatement quality control.

• Site Superintendent: Proposed candidate shall have a minimum 3 years’ experience in asbestos, lead paint, and mold abatement and re-construction site supervision with a high school diploma and be a U.S.

citizen.

SUBFACTOR 3 - Management Approach:

The Offeror shall provide the following information to demonstrate management approach:

(1) Project Delivery Philosophy – Provide a narrative describing elements for successful partnering, communication, commitment and conflict resolution.

(2) Ability to perform. Provide the offeror's expected workload and availability of adequate staff listed under Project Personnel Experience to manage three (3) concurrent projects averaging $75,000 each at various sites within the VA NCO 5 region. Include project schedule information for projects carrying over into 2023 and pending projects. Indicate the relative impact of the hypothetical three additional projects.

(1) Ability to handle other projects for multiple clients. Include varying types of project requirements and technical challenges.

SUBFACTOR 4 – Quality Assurance/ Quality Control.

(1) Quality control program for this contract shall include the name of person responsible for QA/QC and person responsible for Safety.

(2) Organization and controls. Include Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Plan. Provide project organizational chart and narrative for a hypothetical (or actual) $75,000 size interior abatement and re-construction task. Include team members submitted under Project Personnel Experience above. Clearly describe the prime responsible firm (or firms if a Joint Venture) and individuals as well as the roles and responsibilities of individuals proposed as consultants and sub-contractors. Provide a list of all consultants and all proposed major subcontractors, including telephone number, address, and name of contact. Describe safety program, and quality assurance and quality controls to provide a successful project on time.

(3) Team’s organization chart for this contract (provide organization chart that identifies overall relationship and lines of authority of the team).

FACTOR 2 - Past Performance Due Date for Past Performance Questionnaire is: 11/27/2023 @ 2:00PM EST

(1) The past performance evaluation factor results in an assessment of the Offeror’s ability to comply with past performance solicitation requirements and demonstrates to the Government that there is a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort. The evaluation will consider both the relevance and recency (within the past 3 years) of past projects or contracts. The Government defines relevancy as projects or contracts of similar size, scope and complexity.

(2) The absence of past performance data will be rated neither favorably or unfavorably.

Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined have “unknown” past performance. In this context of “acceptability or unacceptability”, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

(3) Past Performance information may be obtained through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), interviews with Program Managers and Contracting Officers, Online Searches, and other sources known to the Government.

(4) Past Performance Questionnaire - This information shall be provided by the contractor via

Past Performance Questionnaire attached and shall be provided by offerors with their proposals or otherwise provided by references not later than the date and time specified in the solicitation for receipt of proposals. Part 1 shall be completed by the offeror and Part 2 shall be completed by the offeror’s reference and e-mailed directly to the Contracting Officer at Laura.Tawzer@va.gov with the subject header showing the solicitation number, name, and referring contractor no later than the date for receipt of proposals in order to be considered for award. If the contractor has no past performance history of projects that are similar in size and scope of the task orders associated with this proposed solicitation, the contractor shall indicate this in their proposal.

FACTOR 3 – Cost and Price

(1) Offerors must include the cost of each line item in the pricing schedule included in the solicitation for the base and each following year in order to be considered responsive.

METRIC PRODUCTS: If a product is manufactured to metric dimensions and those dimensions exceed the tolerances specified in the inch-pound units, a request should be made to the Contracting Officer to determine if the product is acceptable. The Contracting Officer, in concert with the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COR), will accept or reject the product.

SAM and VETS100 REGISTRATION: Contractor MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the VETS4212 database before contract award. SAM can be accessed at http://www.sam.gov, and VETS4212 can be accessed at https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm.

804.1102 Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Database: All VOSBs and SDVOSBs must be listed as verified in the VIP database, available at http://www.VetBiz.gov.

Class Deviation to VAAR 819.70 Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Acquisition Program - 819.7003 Eligibility.

(a) Eligibility of SDVOSBs and VOSBs continues to be governed by the Small Business Administration regulations, 13 CFR subparts 125.8 through 125.13, as well as the FAR, except where expressly directed otherwise by the VAAR, and 38 CFR verification regulations for SDVOSBs and VOSBs.

(b) At the time of submission of offer, the offeror must represent to the contracting officer that it is a-

(1) SDVOSB concern or VOSB concern;

(2) Small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the acquisition; and

(3) Verified for eligibility in the VIP database.

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

(c) A joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB or VOSB concern if

(1) At least one member of the joint venture is an SDVOSB or VOSB concern, and makes the representations in paragraph (b) of this section;

(2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement;

(3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the size standard explanation of affiliates in FAR 19.101; and

(4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b), modified to include veteran-owned small businesses where this CFR section refers to SDVOSB concerns.

(d) Any SDVOSB or VOSB concern (nonmanufacturer) must meet the requirements in FAR 19.102(f) to receive a benefit under this program.

(e) Exceptions: At the time of submission of an offer, previously verified VOSB firms identified by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) as currently undergoing the VOSB status verification renewal process are eligible for an expedited status review. However, an award shall not be made to the offeror-firm until verification is complete.

GENDER: Wherever the masculine gender is used in the solicitation and contract documents, it shall be considered to include both masculine and feminine.

CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION

The Contractor certifies that the Contractor shall comply with any and all legal provisions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, As Amended; its related laws and regulations that are enforced by Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S Department of Labor as these may relate to non-immigrant foreign nationals working under contract or subcontract for the Contractor while providing services to Department of Veterans Affairs patient referrals;

While performing services for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Contractor shall not knowingly employ, contract or subcontract with an illegal alien; foreign national non-immigrant who is in violation their status, as a result of their failure to maintain or comply with the terms and conditions of their admission into the United States. Additionally, the Contractor is required to comply with all “E-Verify” requirements consistent with “Executive Order 12989” and any related pertinent Amendments, as well as applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations.

If the Contractor fails to comply with any requirements outlined in the preceding paragraphs or its Agency regulations, the Department of Veterans Affairs may, at its discretion, require that the foreign national who failed to maintain their legal status in the United States or otherwise failed to comply with the requirements of the laws administered by Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S Department of Labor, shall be prohibited from working at the Contractor’s place of business that services Department of Veterans Affairs patient referrals; or other place where the Contractor provides services to veterans who have been referred by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and shall form the basis for termination of this contract for breach.

The Contractor agrees to obtain a similar certification from its subcontractors.

Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________________________ Typed Name and Title: ___________________________________ Company Name: ______________________________________

This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WITH OFFER PACKAGE:

• Completed 1442 – pages 1 & 2

• Offer Guarantee

• Representations and Certifications

• Required proposal package documents – i.e. EMR and OSHA Safety Information

• Complete Technical Evaluation, Past Performance and Cost/Price Pricing Packages

(with CD)

• Completed, signed Contractor Certification

• Geographical Area Selection Sheet (Attachment 1)

• Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 2), Delivered to Contracting Officer

• Bid Price Schedule (Attachment 3) Must be filled out completely per line item per year.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Security Forms will be provided per Task Order and reference site: Forms and Documents - Personnel Security Adjudication Center (PSAC) (va.gov)

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS / ORDERING PROCEDURES

1. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

1.1 The office having administrative jurisdiction over the IDIQ and subsequently issued task orders shall be:

Network Contracting Office 5 (NCO 5) 510 Butler Ave.

Martinsburg, WV 25405

1.2 Only a warranted Contracting Officer (either a Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), or an Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)), acting within their delegated limits, has the authority to issue modifications or otherwise change the terms and conditions of the IDIQ and subsequently issued task orders. If an individual other than the Contracting Officer attempts to make changes to the terms and conditions of the IDIQ or subsequently issued task orders, the contractor is hereby directed not to proceed with the change and immediately notify the Contracting Officer.

1.3 No deviations, or waivers to the IDIQ or subsequently issued task orders shall be effected without a modification executed by a Contracting Officer, authorizing such changes, deviations, or waivers.

1.4 Each IDIQ will be assigned an individual contract number. Enumeration of task orders (TO), hereafter referred to as an “order”, “task order” or “orders”, will consist of a sequential numbering system comprised of the IDIQ contract number and the corresponding task order number.

1.5 For accounting and appropriation data purposes, each task order shall be individually funded.

1.6 All correspondence and data submitted by contractors under the IDIQ must reference the contract number, task order number, project title, and project number (if applicable).

1.7 Invoicing and request for payments must be made via properly prepared invoices bearing the contract number, and corresponding purchase order will be submitted via the Electronic Payment System via website: http://fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp.

2. ORDERING PROCEDURES

2.1 A Task Order Request for Proposal (TORFP), hereafter referred to as an “RFP” or “RFPs”, shall be issued to IDIQ contractors when abatement requirements arise.

2.2 Contractors shall be provided a Statement of Work (SOW), plans and specifications (if available), pertinent supplemental specifications, construction drawings, and any other requirements (e.g. proposal requirements, price schedule, etc.) needed for adequate proposal submission. The Government may provide these items as electronic media, such as web postings, e-mail or CD ROM at its option. All further reproduction of the SOW, specifications, and drawings shall be solely at the Contractor's expense.

2.3 Contractors shall be required to furnish all project management, planning, estimating, labor, transportation, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, design if applicable, taxes (local, state and federal) and all other associated costs necessary to fulfill the requirement specified in each order RFP. Proposals shall include at a minimum all labor wages, management, supervision, mobilization, material and equipment costs, bonding, taxes and any costs associated for completion of the construction project.

3. TASK ORDER ISSUANCE

3.1 Task orders shall be issued using the Standard Form (SF) 1442, or other authorized VA forms as appropriate. Orders may be issued electronically via e-mail, regular mail, telephone, facsimile, or other authorized electronic means.

3.2 All orders issued from the IDIQ basic contract shall be Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), individually funded, and have a period of performance.

3.3 The government shall reserve the right to issue orders non-competitively for projects involving exigent or extraordinary circumstances that threaten patient safety, or which may be necessary to mitigate damage to VA facilities or other real property. Orders may also be issued non-competitively in order to satisfy the minimum guarantee.

http://fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp

4. MINIMUM GUARANTEE

4.1 The MINIMUM guarantee for each recipient of a IDIQ award shall be $2,000.00 for the life of the contract and shall be inclusive of all five years. The minimum guarantee shall be obligated via a task order at the time of the IDIQ contract award using project funds.

4.2 A minimum guarantee shall be considered satisfied upon notification of a Task Order award processed in the amount of $2,000.00 or more.

4.3 Task orders may be issued non-competitively when it is necessary to place an order to satisfy the minimum guarantee.

5. TASK ORDER COMPETITION

5.1 IDIQ contractors shall be provided fair opportunity to compete for task orders unless the following FAR 16.505(b)(2) exceptions apply:

(1) The agency’s need for the services or supplies is of such urgency that providing such opportunity to all such contractors would result in unacceptable delays;

(2) Only one such contractor is capable of providing the services or supplies at the level of quality required because the services or supplies ordered are unique or highly specialized;

(3) The task order should be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy or efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order;

or

(4) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.

5.2 If the Contractor believes it was not fairly considered for a particular order, the Contractor may present the matter to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor may appeal the explanation of the Contracting Officer’s decision to the corresponding Ombudsman for the agency, or region. The Ombudsman will review the Contractor’s complaint, and in coordination with the Contracting Officer, ensure that the Contractor was afforded a fair opportunity to be considered for a task order.

6. TASK ORDER EVALUATION METHOD AND PROCEDURES

6.1 Each individual task order RFP will describe the evaluation criteria that is to be utilized for evaluation of proposals.

6.2 In making a decision on the award of an individual order, a CO may consider factors such as past performance on previously awarded orders under the IDIQ, and take into consideration, quality and timeliness of work performed, and/or other factors that may be relevant to the award of a particular order.

6.3 If a IDIQ contractor is unable or does not desire to propose on any particular task order, they shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing of this decision. Failure to provide a proposal will not be counted against the contractor during past performance reviews so long as the contractor provides a written notification by the date and time specified for receipt of proposals.

If the contractor fails to provide a written notification by the date and time specified for receipt of proposals, the contractor’s failure to respond will be considered during past performance evaluations.

7. TASK ORDER AWARD DECISION

7.1 To the maximum extent practicable, award of task orders shall be made without discussions in accordance with the evaluation criteria for the individual task order.

7.2 Contracting Officers reserve the right to limit the number of proposals received in response to an order RFP to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly-rated proposals.

8. PROPOSAL CONTENTS AND PREPARATION COSTS

8.1 Proposal contents shall be stated within the specific task order RFP.

8.2 Costs for preparation of proposals and pre-award activities shall be the sole responsibility of the contractor. Contractors will not be reimbursed for attendance during negotiations, site visits, walk-through or any other TO pre-award activities.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Contractors shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Government against, all actions or claims for loss of or damage to property or the injury or death of persons, resulting from the fault, negligence, or wrongful act or omission of the Contractor, its agents, or employees.

10. PROTESTS

10.1 In accordance with FAR 16.505(a)(10), NO protest shall be authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of an order under task-order Contract, except for a protest on the grounds that the order increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract.

10.2 FAR 33.1 defines a “Protest” as written objection by an interested party to any of the following:

(1) A solicitation or other request by an agency for offers for a contract for the procurement of property or services.

(2) The cancellation of the solicitation or other request.

(3) An award or proposed award of the contract.

(4) A termination or cancellation of an award of the contract, if the written objection contains an allegation that the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in part on improprieties concerning the award of the contract.

11. OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY ON TASK ORDERS

11.1 The Government may elect to make certain tasks option items. In this case, the Government may increase the quantity of work awarded on individual orders by unilaterally exercising option item(s) within the period specified in the order.

11.2 In the event the option is not exercised within the time period specified in the order, the parties may agree via a bi-lateral agreement to the option(s) provided that the exercising of said option(s) will not increase the contract performance period.

11.3 Any option herein shall be considered to have been exercised at the time the Government deposits written notification to the Contractor in the mail, provides by facsimile, or electronic mail.

12. TASK ORDER PERFORMANCE PERIOD

12.1 Task Order Period of Performance (POP) shall be determined at the individual task order level.

12.2 Contracting Officers reserve the right to negotiate for accelerated performance periods at the individual task order level.

13. PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL AND SUBCONTRACTORS

The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer's written consent before making any substitutions of proposed key personnel, replacement key personnel, and sub-contractors. Sub-contractors shall be identified to the Contracting Officer through a completed a SF1413- Statement and Acknowledgement in accordance with FAR Clause 52.222-11-Subcontracts (Labor Standards).

14. GENERAL WAGE DECISIONS

14.1 Applicable Davis-Bacon wage rates will be identified for all Task Orders issued under the IDIQ, and shall be current at the time of task order award.

14.2 Contractors are hereby given notice, and bear the sole responsibility of utilizing the most current Wage Determinations when submitting proposals for evaluation. Up-to-date Wage Determinations may be found online at http://www.wdol.gov.

15. EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE

15.1 Contractor performance shall be evaluated upon completion of each Task Order.

15.2 Interim evaluations may be prepared at any time during contract performance when it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

15.3 Evaluations maybe processed through the CPARS (Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System), Past Performance Information Retrieval System [PPIRS], and/or Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System [FAPIIS]).

15.4 Contractors are required to designate a point of contact (POC) to receive notification of performance evaluations for the IDIQ and subsequent task orders. The POC must maintain a http://www.wdol.gov/ current email address on file with the Contracting Officer. Contracting Officers must be notified of any changes to the POC.

16. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE

16.1 Contracting Officers shall appoint Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to provide technical oversight and administration of individual task orders. All matters concerning the IDIQ or resulting task orders, however, shall remain under the authority of the Contracting Officer.

16.2 The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to commit the Government to a contract action. Only Contracting Officers with appropriate warrant levels have the authority to modify the term and conditions of the IDIQ, and/or subsequently issued task orders.

16.3 A list of the names and telephone numbers of the Government team comprising the contract Administrator/Specialist, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), consultant, and point of contact at the project site may be provided at the post award conference and/or pre-construction conference when appropriate.

17. PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

Prior to starting work under a task order, contractors shall meet with the Contracting Officer and designated technical representative to discuss and establish expectations regarding overall project oversight, to include schedules and expected contractor performance.

18. PREPARATION OF PROGRESS SCHEDULE AND REPORTS

Specific details regarding progress schedules and related reports shall be addressed at the task order level.

19. SECURITY SUITABILITY PROGRAM

19.1 Contractors shall comply with VA Directive 0710, VA Handbook 0710, and all security regulations imposed by the Facility Director, VA Police and/or agency occupying the space where work is to be performed. Any necessary security clearances shall be obtained prior to commencement of work.

19.2 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 commensurate with the level of access needed to perform work is the NACI (National Agency Check with Written Inquiries). This requirement is applicable to all subcontractor personnel requiring the same access

19.3 Contractors shall bear the expense of obtaining background investigations. If the investigation is conducted by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) through the VA, the contractor shall reimburse the VA within 30 days.

19.4 The requirements of VHA Handbook 6500.6 Contract Security shall apply to individual task orders as established in VA Directive 0710. The individual task orders will identify the appropriate appendices to VHA Handbook 6500.6 that shall apply.

19.5 In accordance with VA Acquisition Security Requirements, all appropriate personnel security clauses shall be incorporated into the IDIQ, and will be applicable to all subsequently issued task orders.

20. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (GENERAL)

20.1 All personnel employed by the contractor in the performance of task orders issued under this contract, or any representative of the contractor shall abide by all security instructions and directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Employees are responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for contractor use.

20.2 At the close for each work period, government facilities, equipment and materials shall be secured, lights, and all doors and window secured.

20.3 The contractor and, as applicable, subcontractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well- being or operational mission of the station/campus and its population, nor shall the contractor or subcontractor employ persons under this contract who have an outstanding criminal warrant as identified during background checks.

20.4 Contractors shall ensure their employees and those of their subcontracts have the proper credentials allowing them to work in the United States. Employees and subcontractors later found to be undocumented or illegal aliens will be remanded to the proper authorities.

20.5 The contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation for delays or expenses associated with complying with the provisions of this clause. Furthermore, nothing in this clause shall excuse the contractor from proceeding with the contract as required.

20.6 All contractors and subcontractors when working in a Controlled, Restricted or other sensitive areas must be escorted at all times. The military agency or unit responsible for the project or work is responsible for providing the escorts. The Contractor shall follow existing procedures and instructions for obtaining entrance to restricted or controlled areas.

20.7 Contractor Badge Policies: All requests for contractor ID badges will be submitted through the station Police/Security office.

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