S02 36C24924R0083 12-16-24.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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36C24924R0083

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621-25-1-5609-0001

621-22-107

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 (90C)

NCO 9

1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 204 Murfreesboro TN 37129

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 (90C) Diana K. Grube diana.grube@va.gov

Diana K. Grube 615-225-6510

The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to accomplish the work for Project 621-22-107, Modernize Building 108 Boiler Plant and Systems at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Lamont and Veterans Way, Mt. Home, TN 37684 in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

NAICS code: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The small business size standard is $45M.

The project magnitude is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000.

Refer to FAR 52.236-7 page 10 for date and time of site visit. There will only be ONE site visit.

To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the contract requirement, specifications and/or drawings, submit written questions via email to Diana K. Grube at diana.grube@va.gov. Questions must be specific in identifying section, paragraph, and page number and must be in question format. A form is attached for use.

All questions shall include the project number and title, contractor name, city and state, phone number, and email address, date submitted and question (s). Questions received after January 2, 2025 will not be accepted unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government as deemed by the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests will not be accepted.

In accordance with Public Law 109-461, this acquisition is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns. In order to be eligible to receive an award under this solicitation, the SDVOSB contractor must be listed and viewable in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VETCERT) Registry located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov at the time of offers due and at the time of award. Consequently, offerors in reverification status will not be eligible to submit offers for this project. Please include a copy of VETCERT.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), all prospective offerorsmust have an active SAM registration at the time of offer and at time of award.

This project is procured under FAR 15.101-1 Best Value - Tradeoff source selection process. Evaluation factors are listed in the solicitation. NOTE: ONLY Electronic submissions will be accepted. Solicitation shall be returned in complete format with all pages in the order as solicited. Any additional documents can be sent as seperate documents Submit one electronic copy of proposal on or before proposal due date/time in block 13 to diana.grube@va.gov. Submit one electronic copy of bid bonds on or before the due date/time.

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1 via email 12:00 CST

01-15-2025

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of the solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within __________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE.

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

PHONE: FAX:

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT 29. AWARD Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further cont-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract ractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31c. AWARD DATE

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code)

(Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

(Type or print)

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

(Type or print) (Type or print)

(Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror)

(To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

See Schedule

UEI/Cage Code:_______________________

The offeror shall be rendered technically unacceptable outright and shall not be eligible for award if a price .

breakdown is not submitted with proposal.

621-3650162-5609-854200-3220 23NR2JA23

90C

Network Contracting Office 9 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (90C) 1639 Medical Center Parkway Suite 204 Murfreesboro TN 37129

90C FSC e-Invoicing Payment http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135 Invoice must be submitted electronically

Setup 1-877-489-6135

Dean J. Regazzi Contracting Officer

Table of Contents

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

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

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

OR REPAIR)– BACK

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

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 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

2.5 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB

2021)

2.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

2.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995) ...10

2.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

2.9 52.236-28 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS—CONSTRUCTION (OCT 1997)

EVALUATION FACTORS

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

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

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

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

ITEMS (APR 2019)

2.13 52.246-13 INSPECTION—DISMANTLING, DEMOLITION, OR REMOVAL OF

IMPROVEMENTS (AUG 1996)

2.14 VAAR 852.223-70 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—SUSTAINABLE ACQUISITION

PLAN (SEP 2019)

2.15 VAAR 852.233-70 PROTEST CONTENT/ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(OCT 2018)

2.16 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE (FEB 2023)

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2024)

3.2 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

3.3 52.204-29 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—

REPRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURES (DEC 2023)

3.4 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.5 52.209-13 VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS—

CERTIFICATION (NOV 2021)

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 COVERED ENTITIES

(DEC 2023)

4.4 52.204-30 FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS—

PROHIBITION (DEC 2023)

4.5 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.6 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK

(APR 1984) ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

4.7 52.211-12 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES—CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)

4.8 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (FEB

2024)

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

4.10 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC 2010)

4.11 52.225-11 BUY AMERICAN—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE

AGREEMENTS (NOV 2023)

4.12 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.13 52.236-21 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1997)

ALTERNATE II (APR 1984)

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

4.15 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)

4.16 VAAR 852.211-72 TECHNICAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS (NOV 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 852.232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (NOV

2018)

4.19 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION (APR

2019)

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

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

ALTERNATE I (APR 2019)

4.22 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

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

4.24 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT (SEP

2019)

4.25 VAAR 852.246-75 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION—GUARANTEE PERIOD

SERVICES (OCT 2018)

4.26 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

4.27 IT CONTRACT SECURITY

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

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (NOV 2022) .74

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

4.30 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING (MAY 2018)

4.31 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR

PERSONNEL (MAY 2020)

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

4.33 VAAR 852.232-71 PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION

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

4.34 VAAR 852.246-71 REJECTED GOODS (OCT 2018)

4.35 List of Attachments

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1.00 JB __________________ __________________

Base Offer: Construction Project 621-22-107 Modernize Bldg. 108 Boiler Plant and Systems consists of the complete renovation of the existing Boiler Plant to include demolition and renovations of existing boilers, piping, ancillary equipment, and interior structures, along with the partial demolition of existing equipment and installation of new electrical equipment in the building 208 Energy Center. The period of performance is 730 calendar days from the NTP.

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Z1NB - Maintenance of Heating and Cooling Plants

Alternate Deduct 1: Same as Base Offer, except all work associated with the demolition of the 3.2MW generator and Heat Recovery Steam Generator. Period of Performance is 730 calendar days.

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Alternate Deduct 2. Same as Alternate Deduct 1 except all work associated with replacing the medium voltage switchgear and load interrupter switches as showing on drawings E002,E200a, E200b, E201a, E201b and E203. Period of Performance is 730 calendar days.

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

GRAND TOTAL __________________

621-22-107 Modernize Bldg. 108 Boiler Plant and Systems

WORK HOURS. Normal working hours are from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. After hours work may be approved by the COR upon request. Utility outages, including steam, electrical, water, etc., will be required to be scheduled at least 14 days prior to the outage and will be required to be scheduled after hours, including on weekends, so not to affect the normal business operations of the hospital.

Federal Holidays. The following are the federal holidays.

New Year’s Day

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Washington’s Birthday

Memorial Day

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS TO BIDDERS/OFFERORS

2.1 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

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

THE WORK (MAY 2014)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

(End of Provision)

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

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade Goals for female participation for each trade

2.6 % 6.9 %

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

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

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

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

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

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

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

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

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is

(End of Provision)

2.4 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, shall be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer shall terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

2.5 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE) (FEB 2021)

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203–1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228–1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety’s assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

(End of Provision)

2.6 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

diana.grube@va.gov

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of Provision)

2.7 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for—

December 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST

(c) Participants will meet at—

Building 108 at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mt. Home, TN 37684

2.8 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

FAR

Number

Title Date

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT OCT 2018

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE

REPORTING

AUG 2020

52.204-22 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL JAN 2017

52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR

SERVICES—REPRESENTATION

OCT 2020

52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL AUG 1999

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE

ACQUISITION

NOV 2021

2.9 52.236-28 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS—CONSTRUCTION (OCT 1997)

(a) Proposals must be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms, and (2) manually signed. The person signing a proposal must initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form.

(b) The proposal form may require offerors to submit proposed prices for one or more items on various bases, including—

(1) Lump sum price;

(2) Alternate prices;

(3) Units of construction; or

(4) Any combination of paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the solicitation requires submission of a proposal on all items, failure to do so shall result in the proposal being rejected without further consideration. If a proposal on all items is not required, offerors should insert the words "no proposal'' in the space provided for any item on which no price is submitted.

(d) Alternate proposals will not be considered unless this solicitation authorizes their submission.

EVALUATION FACTORS

This section describes the evaluation process, proposal preparation, the significant factors and sub-factors and criteria to be used in the evaluation process. This procurement action will apply FAR

15.101-1 Best Value Trade-off selection procedures which permits trade-offs among cost or price and non-cost factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal.

Offerors will be required to submit their proposal in response to the solicitation in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation. Once proposals are received, the SSEB will evaluate the proposals utilizing the criteria provided in this evaluation plan and in the solicitation.

Offerors that fail to submit complete proposals including all pages of the solicitation will be considered technically unacceptable and will not be considered for award. Evaluation factors when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

The Government intends to award a single contract to a qualified (SDVOSB) determined responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose technical proposal conforms to all the requirements in this solicitation and is further determined to meet or exceed the standards of acceptability under FAR 15.101-1 Best Value - Tradeoff-process. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror's proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a past performance, technical, and cost standpoint.

The evaluation of offers submitted in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation will be conducted utilizing FAR 15.101-1 Best Value Tradeoff selection process. Utilization of this source selection process may result in not all offers being evaluated. The Contracting Office upon receipt of offers, will determine eligibility and compliance to the solicitation requirements. The Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert), SBA at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ will be checked to ensure that any offeror submitting a proposal to perform the work is both listed and verified. All proposals received will also be checked for an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Thereafter, the CO will review all proposals to ensure that the minimum proposal submission requirements have been met. Once these requirements for responsibility have been satisfied, the CO will select and submit for review to the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) the technical proposals. The technical proposals will be evaluated for acceptability on outstanding, good, acceptable, and unacceptable basis as shown below, and the offeror's Experience will be rated with respect to the standards. Initially, the SSEB will not receive any pricing information only the technical portion of the offeror's proposal.

The Offeror's technical proposal shall be no more than 50 pages total, which is not inclusive of the solicitation and any amendments issued thereof. The technical proposal should be single-spaced, Times New Roman 11 font with .5 margins on all sides. Bolding, underlining, and italics may be used to identify topic demarcations or points of emphasis. Graphic presentations, including tables, while not subject to the same font size and spacing requirements, shall have spacing and text that is easily readable.

The Offeror's price proposal shall be no more than 25 pages inclusive of bid bonds required. If the offer is received other than what is specified, the proposal shall be deemed technically unacceptable if the CO desires.

FAR 52.209-7 Information regarding responsibility Matters (b) shall be marked. If not marked, the proposal is technically unacceptable and cannot be considered for award.

If the technical evaluation for FACTOR 1 and 2 are determined to be acceptable based on the standards of acceptability, those proposals will then be evaluated on past performance and price, and the CO will document these findings. Pricing information will only be provided to the SSEB upon notification to the CO that the past performance and technical proposal as submitted meets or exceeds the acceptability standard necessary to fulfill the objective of the requirement.

Should the initial offeror's proposal be determined to be unacceptable according to the standards of acceptability, then the SSEB will be required to provide to the CO a summary evaluation sheet that documents how the offeror's proposal fails to meet the standards of acceptability, and request to the CO that the next higher priced proposal be submitted to the SSEB for evaluation. This process shall continue until such time that either all proposals have been evaluated for experience and qualifications.

Offerors shall respond in writing to the evaluation factors listed below, in the same order as they appear in the solicitation document. Failure to provide all information will adversely affect the evaluation of an offer. The information contained in the technical proposal should be complete, concise, and address each factor. If information is applicable to more than one evaluation factor, it must be repeated for each factor, unless stated otherwise.

Drawings: Drawings shall be submitted as an electronic copy.

Proposals will be identified with the following information for each volume:

a. Construction Company Name

b. Physical Address of the Company

c. Telephone Number

d. Email address

e. VA Project Number 621-22-107

f. VA Project Name Modernize Bldg 108 Boiler Plant and Systems

g. Solicitation number 36C24924R0083

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

The Offeror shall submit one (1) electronic copy of the proposal to the office of Diana K. Grube, Contract Specialist at Email diana.grube@va.gov. by the date and time shown on the SF 1442.

(Only electronic copies will be accepted).

Electronic Copy: Offerors shall include one copy of everything being submitted in MS Word, PDF and Excel format files only. If PDF is used, then each Section submitted shall be a separate file. For example, all required licenses must be one file, the technical proposal must be another file, and therefore there shall be more than one PDF copy of the proposals submitted via email. Any hard copies will be rendered technically unacceptable and shall not be eligible for award.

Diana.grube@va.gov

Note: Offerors submission shall contain all pages of solicitation 36C24924R0083 as posted on contract opportunities

Evaluation Factors:

This procurement will result in identifying the most highly qualified contractor based on Best Value FAR 15.101-1Best Value Tradeoff, protecting the government's interest, and being consistent with the purposes and objectives of this project based on the following technical evaluation factors:

Factor 1: Contractor Experience

Subfactor 1: Technical Qualifications and Experience of Prime and Subcontractors Subfactor 2: Staffing

Subfactor 3: Quality Control Manager Subfactor 4: Safety Officer

Factor 2: Project Schedule/Safety Plan Subfactor 1: Construction Schedule Subfactor 2: Prime Contractor Safety Plan

Factor 3: Past Performance

Factor 4: Price Proposal

Factors are rated in order of precedence:

1. Factor 1 Contractor Experience will be evaluated as outstanding, good, acceptable, or unacceptable.

2. Factor 2 Project Schedule/Safety Plan will be evaluated as outstanding, good, acceptable, or unacceptable.

3. Factor 3 Past Performance will be evaluated as a predefined level of confidence.

4. Factor 4 Price Proposal will be the least important.

Evaluation factors when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

Note: Factor 1 and Factor 2 are the only factors that are to be evaluated using the trade-off procedures of FAR 15.101-1 Best Value – Tradeoff is significantly more important than factor 4 (Price).

The offeror shall provide a narrative that describes the Offeror’s overall organization, organizational chart, as well as number of personnel and the duties of proposed technical staff to determine if offeror can manage multi-discipline projects without significant difficulty.

Subfactor 1: Technical Qualifications and Experience of Prime and Subcontractors - Offerors shall submit a minimum of two (2) and maximum of five (5) construction project examples for the Prime Contractor that best demonstrates recent and relevant experience by the Prime Contractor (as a prime contractor). Project(s) should have a minimum value of $10,000,000.00 and be 100% complete within the past five (5) years from the date of issuance of this RFP to be considered. This will be rated as acceptable/not acceptable.

Subfactor 2: Staffing - Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a construction site superintendent and must have OSHA 30 training. Provide references for a minimum of 2 projects and a maximum of 3 construction projects with similar size and scope to this project (include brief project description). To be considered for evaluation, at least 2 of the 3 construction projects must have been performed within the last five years and valid contact information must be provided.

If references cannot be verified based on the contract information provided, then the proposal will be considered unacceptable for this factor and will receive no further consideration.

Subfactor 3: Quality Control Manager – Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a project manager. Provide references for a minimum of 2 and maximum of 3 construction projects with similar scope and size to this project (include brief project description). To be considered for evaluation, at least 2 of the 3 construction projects must have been performed within the last five years and valid contact information must be provided. If references cannot be verified based on the contract information provided, then the proposal will be considered unacceptable for this factor and will receive no further consideration.

Subfactor 4: Safety Officer – Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Construction Safety Officer Must provide an OSHA 30 Certificate and a list of safety training that, at a minimum, includes “life safety, excavation safety, scaffold safety, fall protection training, and crane/rigging safety”. Provide references for a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 construction projects with similar scope and size to this project (include brief project description). To be considered for evaluation at least 2 of the 3 construction projects must have been performed within the last five years and valid contact information must be provided. If references cannot be verified based on the contract information provided, then the proposal will be considered unacceptable for this factor and will receive no further consideration.

Factor 2 – Project Schedule/Safety Plan

The offeror shall provide a narrative that describes the Offeror’s schedule and safety plan for this project.

Subfactor 1 –Prepare and submit a practicable construction schedule showing all necessary work elements to complete the project identified under this solicitation within the time frame specified on the SF1442. The schedule must be in the form of a progress chart of suitable scale to indicate appropriately the percentage of work scheduled for completion by any given date during the performance period. The submitted schedule must be developed using Microsoft Project. Subfactor 2: Prime Contractor Safety Plan - The contractor's Safety Plan shall be evaluated for their compliance with local/State/Federal rules and regulations and the company's consideration of safety of its employees and the general public. The contractor's Safety Plan at the minimum shall address their safety policy, commitment to safety, detailed disciplinary action to be taken with respect to employees violating safety requirements, personnel safety responsibilities, personnel safety training, personal protective equipment, accident / incident reporting procedure and investigations, and emergency procedures guidelines. The contractor’s Safety Plan shall address their plan for completing all contract work on and around an active hospital without impacting patient care and completing all work in accordance with all construction documents and all local/State/Federal regulations.

Rating Description Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is not awardable.

Factor 3: Past Performance

Rating Definition

VERY RELEVANT Past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

RELEVANT Past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Table 2.3

CONFIDENCE record, the Government has little expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

NO CONFIDENCE Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectations that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

UNKNOWN CONFIDENCE

(NEUTRAL)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. (See note below)

If past performance is predefined level of confidence, the evaluation is complete.

NOTE: The past performance evaluation results is a comparative assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. This assessment is based on the Offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertain to the products and/or services outlined in the solicitation requirements. The Government may also obtain past performance information through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) and/or other sources known to the Government.

Factor 4: PRICE

Pricing will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404 to determine reasonableness. When sufficient competition is received and a competitive range can be established, total proposed prices will be compared. The Government will evaluate responsive, technically acceptable proposals for the purposes of establishing adequate price competition in accordance with FAR 15.403-1(c)(1).

The offeror must provide a detailed price breakdown on the “S02-Solicitation Attachment-Price Schedule” worksheet provided with the solicitation. The proposed price breakdown will be

SOMEWHAT

RELEVANT

Past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

NOT

RELEVANT

Past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Past Performance Confidence Ratings

Rating Definition

SUBSTANTIAL

CONFIDENCE

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

SATISFACTORY

CONFIDENCE

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

LIMITED Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance analyzed if only one (1) proposal is received or if a competitive range cannot be established. Thus, proposals will be evaluated by examining the different divisions of work to be performed and is consistent with the Offeror’s Technical Proposal. A detailed price breakdown will be analyzed, and the stated prices will be compared to prices at which the same or similar items have previously been awarded for similar construction projects accounting for price escalation due to current economic conditions. If a detailed price breakdown is not included in the Offeror’s price proposal, the contractor shall be excluded from further consideration for contract award. The Government reserves the right to cancel subject RFP and re-solicit via another mechanism if a fair and reasonable price cannot be determined.

Note: The VA will look at the total evaluated price and (non-price) factors to determine the best value. “Best Value - Trade Off means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements. In accordance with FAR 15.101-1, Experience factor is most important, with the technical factor being next highest followed by Price and will be used to evaluate. Non price Evaluation factors when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

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

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

Prime contractors are encouraged to assist service-disabled veteran-owned and veteran-owned small business potential subcontractors in obtaining bonding, when required. Mentor firms are encouraged to assist protégé firms under VA's Mentor-Protégé Program in obtaining acceptable bid, payment, and performance bonds, when required, as a prime contractor under a solicitation or contract and in obtaining any required bonds under subcontracts.

(End of Clause)

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

(a) As an alternative to filing a protest with the Contracting Officer, an interested party may file a protest by mail or electronically with: Executive Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management and Compliance Service (003A2C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or Email: EDProtests@va.gov.

(b) The protest will not be considered if the interested party has a protest on the same or similar issue(s) pending with the Contracting Officer.

(End of Provision)

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

ITEMS (APR 2019)

(a) Additive or deductive line items in the bid schedule shall be evaluated to determine the low offeror and the items to be awarded. The evaluation shall be made as follows—

(1) Prior to the opening of bids, the Government will determine the amount of funds available for the project.

(2) The low bid shall be the Bidder that—

(i) Is otherwise eligible for award; and

(ii) Offers the lowest aggregate amount for the first or base line item, plus or minus (in the order stated in the list of priorities in the bid schedule) those additive or deductive line items that provide the most features within the funds determined available.

(3) All bids shall be evaluated on the basis of the same additive or deductive line items.

(i) If adding another item from the bid schedule list of priorities would make the award exceed the available funds for all offerors, the Contracting Officer will skip that item and go to the next item from the bid schedule of priorities; and

(ii) Add that next item if an award may be made that includes that line item and is within the available funds.

(b) The Contracting Officer will use the list of priorities in the bid schedule only to determine the low offeror. After determining the low offeror, an award may be made on any combination of items if—

(1) It is in the best interest of the Government;

(2) Funds are available at the time of award; and

(3) The low offeror’s price for the combination to be awarded is less than the price offered by any other responsive, responsible offeror.

(c) Example: ‘‘The amount available is $100,000. Offeror A’s base bid and four additives (in the order stated in the list of priorities in the bid schedule) are $85,000, $10,000, $8,000, $6,000, and $4,000.

Offeror B’s base bid and four additives are $80,000, $16,000, $9,000, $7,000, and $4,000. Offeror A is the low offeror. The aggregate amount of offeror A’s bid for purposes of award would be $99,000, which includes a base bid plus the first and fourth additives. The second and third additives were skipped because each of them would cause the aggregate bid to exceed $100,000.’’

(End of Clause)

2.13 52.246-13 INSPECTION—DISMANTLING, DEMOLITION, OR REMOVAL OF

IMPROVEMENTS (AUG 1996)

(a) Unless otherwise designated by the specifications, all workmanship performed under the contract is subject to Government inspection at all times and places where dismantling or demolition work is being performed. The Contractor shall furnish promptly and at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities, labor, and materials necessary for safe and convenient inspection by the Government. The Government shall perform inspections in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(b) The Contractor is responsible for damage to property caused by defective workmanship. The Contractor shall promptly segregate and remove from the premises any unsatisfactory facilities, materials, and equipment used in contract performance, and promptly replace them with satisfactory items. If the Contractor fails to proceed at once in a workmanlike manner with performance of the work or with the correction of defective workmanship, the Government may (1) by contract or otherwise, replace the facilities, materials, and equipment or correct the workmanship and charge the cost to the Contractor and

(2) terminate for default the Contractor's right to proceed. The Contractor and any surety shall be liable, to the extent specified in the contract for any damage or cost of repair or replacement.

(End of Clause)

PLEASE NOTE: The correct mailing information for filing alternate protests is as follows:

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, Risk Management Team, Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20420 Or for solicitations issued by the Office of Construction and Facilities Management:

Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20420

2.14 VAAR 852.223-70 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—SUSTAINABLE ACQUISITION

PLAN (SEP 2019)

Offerors shall include a Sustainable Acquisition Plan in their technical proposals. The plan must describe the approach and quality assurance mechanisms for applying FAR subpart 23.1, Sustainable Acquisition Policy and other Federal laws, regulations and Executive Orders governing sustainable acquisition. The plan shall clearly identify those products and services included in the proposal.

(End of Provision)

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

2018)

(a) Any protest filed by an interested party shall—

(1) Include the name, address, fax number, email and telephone number of the protester;

(2) Identify the solicitation and/or contract number;

(3) Include an original signed by the protester or the protester’s representative and at least one copy;

(4) Set forth a detailed statement of the legal and factual grounds of the protest, including a description of resulting prejudice to the protester, and provide copies of relevant documents;

(5) Specifically request a ruling of the individual upon whom the protest is served;

(6) State the form of relief requested; and

(7) Provide all information establishing the timeliness of the protest.

(b) Failure to comply with the above may result in dismissal of the protest without further consideration.

(c) Bidders/offerors and Contracting Officers are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures to resolve protests at any stage in the protest process. If ADR is used, the Department of Veterans Affairs will not furnish any documentation in an ADR proceeding beyond what is allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

2.16 VAAR 852.239-75 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE (FEB 2023)

(a) Any offeror responding to this solicitation must comply with established VA Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (formerly Electronic and Information (EIT)) accessibility standards.

Information about Section 508 is available at http://www.section508.va.gov/.

(b) The Section 508 accessibility standards applicable to this solicitation are stated in the clause at 852.239–75, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility. In order to facilitate the Government’s determination whether proposed ICT supplies meet applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, offerors must submit appropriate VA Section 508 Checklists, in accordance with the checklist completion instructions. The purpose of the checklists is to assist VA acquisition and program officials in determining whether proposed ICT supplies, or information, documentation and services conform to applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. The checklists allow offerors or developers to self-evaluate their supplies and document—in detail—whether they conform to a specific Section 508 accessibility standard, and any underway remediation efforts addressing conformance issues.

(c) Respondents to this solicitation must identify any exception to…