S02_SOL_36C24926R0021_1_621-22-109 - AJP-Replace Site UG Sanitary and Storm Sewer.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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621-26-2-5611-0001

621-22-109

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)

NCO 9

1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 204 Murfreesboro TN 37129

Michael R. Brown 615-225-5939

Project: 621-22-109 - American Jobs Program (A) JP-Replace Site UG Sanitary and Storm Sewer Piping at the James H.

Quillen VA Medical Center Mountain Home, 37684

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials and equipment to construct and replace approximately 24,000-Linear feet (lf) of underground sanitary sewer piping of various size (3” to 24”), approximately 44,000-lf of underground storm sewer piping of various size (2” to 42”), manholes, curb drains, area drains, and basins in accordance with the Statement of Work, Specifications and Drawings.

NAICS: 237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related StructuresConstruction. Small business Size Standard: $45M PSC Code: Y1ND - Construction Of Sewage and Waste Facilities Project Magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $20,000,000.00.

Refer to Instructions to offers for date and time of Site Visit. There will only be one (1) site visit on this project.

To obtain clarifications and/or additional information concerning the contract requirement, specifications and/or drawings, submit written questions via email to Michael R. Brown, Contract Officer at Michael.brown1305@va.gov.

Questions must be specific in identifying section, paragraph, and page number and must be in question format.

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 02/20/2026 at 1300CT will not be answered unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the government as deemed by the CO. 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. To be eligible to receive an award under this solicitation, the SDVOSB contractor must be listed and viewable in the SBA, Small Business Search (SBS) certification Registry located at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ at the time of offers due and at time of the award. Offerors are advised that the fast-track reverification program ended September 30, 2012. Consequently, offerors in reverification status will not be eligible to submit offers for this project. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (SAM), all prospective offerors must have an active SAM's registration at the time of offer and at the time of award.

This project is procured under 15.103-2 Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). Evaluation Factors are listed in the solicitation.

Note: Only Electronic Submissions will be accepted. Solicitation shall be returned in the complete format as posted with all pages in the same order. No Hard Copies Will be Accepted or Evlauated.

Submit (1) electronic copy of proposal on or before the proposal due date/time in block 13 to Michael.brown1305@va.gov.

Submit (1) electronic copy of bid bonds on or before the proposal due date/time.

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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

Base Offer 1:

See Alternates on the price cost schedule The Offeror must provide an offer response to the base offer and all alternate offerors A through J. Failure to do so will result in a rejection of the offer.

621-3660162-5611-854200-3240 23NR2JA25

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

Michael R. Brown 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)

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

ALTERATION, OR REPAIR)– BACK

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

A.4 STATEMENT OF WORK

A.7 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

A.8 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—SECONDARY SITE

OF THE WORK (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

A.9 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

A.10 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS (BID GUARANTEE)

(FEB 2021)

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

A.12 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

A.13 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(FEB 1998)

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

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

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

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

3.1 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

3.2 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 52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

4.4 52.219-28 POSTAWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION

(JAN 2025)

4.5 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION) .. 37

4.6 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL

LABOR RELATIONS ACT (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

4.7 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY

2014)

4.8 SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.9 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

4.10 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

4.11 52.222-36 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (NOV

2025) (DEVIATION)

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

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

(DEVIATION)

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

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION (JAN 2023)

(DEVIATION)

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

2018)

4.15 VAAR 852.236-71 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION

(APR 2019)

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

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

4.18 VAAR 852.242-70 GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ADMINISTRATION (OCT 2020)

4.19 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020) .. 61

4.20 VAAR 852.243-70 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGES—SUPPLEMENT

(SEP 2019)

4.21 VAAR 852.246-75 WARRANTY OF CONSTRUCTION—GUARANTEE PERIOD

SERVICES (OCT 2018)

4.22 MANDATORY WRITTEN DISCLOSURES

A.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

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DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVI

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QUANTI

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T UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1.00 JB _______________

ITEM I, Replace Site Underground Sanitary and Storm Sewer Piping. Work includes general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, demolition of existing piping structures, installation of sanitary and storm sewer piping and structures, and site restoration. The execution period for the project base is 485 calendar days.

PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Y1ND - Construction of Sewage and Waste Facilities

ALTERNATE A: BASE BID except delete all work included in Phase O.

ALTERNATE B: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE NO.

A and sanitary sewer work in Phase C between Sanitary Sewer manhole SSMH37 and SSMH36. Both structures and all sanitary sewer pipes inclusive (~125 lf).

ALTERNATE C: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A and ALTERNATE B and Sanitary Sewer Pipe H2 in Phase E. Upstream structure, SSMH40, inclusive, but not downstream structure (~87 lf).

ALTERNATE D: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, and all work in Phase D.

ALTERNATE E: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, and all work in Phase B.

ALTERNATE F: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, and all storm sewer work in Phase A that is associated with Pipe M1-M6 (~367 LF).

ALTERNATE G: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, ALTERNATE F, and all sanitary work in Phase A that is associated with Pipe C2 (~319 LF).

ALTERNATE H: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, ALTERNATE F, ALTERNATE G,and all work associated with Phase H.

ALTERNATE I: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B,ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, ALTERNATE F, ALTERNATE G, ALTERNATE H, and all work in Phase A that has not already been deleted. This includes but is not limited to sanitary sewer Pipe C1 and its appurtenances, and storm sewer pipe N1 and its appurtenances.

GRAND TOTAL _______________

A.4 STATEMENT OF WORK

PART A – GENERAL INFORMATION

Introduction - The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) has a requirement to construction and replacement of approximately 24,000-lf of underground sanitary sewer piping of various size (3” to 24”), approximately 44,000-lf of underground storm sewer piping of various size (2” to 42”), manholes, curb drains, area drains, and basins. The work will include demolition, excavation, trenching, directional bore, piping, underground utility identification, backfill, compaction, paving, concrete, seeding and additional miscellaneous improvements and modifications as required to provide a complete and functional underground sanitary and storm sewer system.

1. Scope of Work - The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials and equipment to perform the following in construction and replacement of approximately 24,000-lf of underground sanitary sewer piping of various size (3” to 24”), approximately 44,000-lf of underground storm sewer piping of various size (2” to 42”), manholes, curb drains, area drains, and basins. The work will include demolition, excavation, trenching, directional bore, piping, underground utility identification, backfill, compaction, paving, concrete, seeding and additional miscellaneous improvements and modifications as required to provide a complete and functional underground sanitary and storm sewer system at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.

A. Completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work as required by drawings and specifications.

B. This work includes, but is not limited to, architectural plans, Civil, Structural, fire protection, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, data/communications, and physical security systems, within the Project Area.

Work includes general construction associated with providing requirement to construction and replacement of approximately 24,000-lf of underground sanitary sewer piping of various size (3” to 24”), approximately 44,000-lf of underground storm sewer piping of various size (2” to 42”), manholes, curb drains, area drains, and basins on the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.

The area of work is located within a complex environment and will require ALL contractor personnel and subcontractors to comply with both security and infection control procedures outlined in the specifications.

All selections of materials shall be in compliance with applicable standards and codes described in VA Program Guides & Design Specifications and shall be determined in coordination with Interior Designers at the VA facility. Master Construction Specifications Index, VA Construction Standards Index, VA Standards Index, and Criteria are available in the Technical Information Library (TIL): http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/.

2. Statement of Bid Item(s)

A. ITEM I, Replace Site Underground Sanitary and Storm Sewer Piping. Work includes general construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, drainage, demolition of existing piping structures, installation of sanitary and storm sewer piping and structures, and site restoration.

The execution period for the project base is 485 calendar days.

B. ALTERNATE A: BASE BID except delete all work included in Phase O.

C. ALTERNATE B: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE NO. A and sanitary sewer work in

Phase C between Sanitary Sewer manhole SSMH37 and SSMH36. Both structures and all sanitary sewer pipes inclusive (~125 lf).

http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/

D. ALTERNATE C: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A and ALTERNATE B and Sanitary

Sewer Pipe H2 in Phase E. Upstream structure, SSMH40, inclusive, but not downstream structure (~87 lf).

E. ALTERNATE D: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, and all work in Phase D.

F. ALTERNATE E: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, and all work in Phase B.

G. ALTERNATE F: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, and all storm sewer work in Phase A that is associated with

Pipe M1-M6 (~367 LF).

H. ALTERNATE G: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, ALTERNATE F, and all sanitary work in Phase A that is associated with Pipe C2 (~319 LF).

I. ALTERNATE H: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B, ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, ALTERNATE F, ALTERNATE G,and all work associated with

Phase H.

J. ALTERNATE I: BASE BID except delete ALTERNATE A, ALTERNATE B,ALTERNATE C, ALTERNATE D, ALTERNATE E, ALTERNATE F, ALTERNATE G, ALTERNATE H, and all work in Phase A that has not already been deleted. This includes but is not limited to sanitary sewer

Pipe C1 and its appurtenances, and storm sewer pipe N1 and its appurtenances.

PART B – WORK REQUIREMENTS

1. Tasks to be accomplished:

a. Supervision/Communication - The Contractor shall provide support which shall include:

i. Single Point of Contact: Contractor will designate a representative as project manager to act as a point of contact during the planning, submittal and construction phase of the period of performance. The contractor shall also designate a Site Superintendent that shall be present when work is being performed on site at the VA. Prior to beginning any work, the Contractor shall supply the COR with the telephone number for the Superintendent.

ii. Manufacturers’ Representatives: Contractor will identify each manufacturer’s representative to answer any questions regarding product and service requests.

b. Planning and Drawing - Contractor will coordinate construction and phasing schedules with the COR and provide the following:

i. Contractor shall provide memo samples of final finish selections to the COR and Interior Designer prior to order placement with manufacturer. These samples are to be organized in a 2” White D-Ring Binder and identify each line item on which the finish is to be used.

ii. Contractor shall provide “as-built” installation drawings to the COR upon project completion. They must use the same coordinate system to perform as-built surveys and document any infrastructure encountered during the construction process.

c. Site Visits - The contractor shall coordinate the following site visits with the James H.

Quillen VA Medical Center’s COR and the Contractor’s Project Manager and/or Site Superintendent:

i. A post-award walkthrough prior to ordering materials and fixtures to field verify all measurements and existing conditions. If necessary, the contractor communicate any noted differences based on the site walkthrough to the COR and the Architect of Record.

ii. Contractor’s Project Manager and/or Site Superintendent shall be present for a post-installation walkthrough to assess, document, and address any punch-list items.

d. Deliveries - Deliveries of materials and equipment shall be made at times when the Contractor and/or the Subcontractor are available to accept. The VA will not be responsible for accepting, receiving or storing Contractor's and/or Subcontractor's delivered materials.

e. Final Inspection and Acceptance - Contractor’s Project Manager and/or Site Superintendent shall be present for a post-installation walkthrough to assess, document, and address any punch-list items.

i. Upon identification of punch-list items, contractor shall submit a remediation plan to correct deficiencies to the Interior Designers within two (2) working days.

ii. Contractor shall prepare and provide inventory spreadsheet outlining excess or unused materials and deliver those items to the main campus’ storage warehouse at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center or coordinate storage location with the COR.

iii. Contractor shall provide a detailed list of installed property. All items that can be identified by make, model, and serial number for the purpose of routine maintenance, repair or replacement of minor and major components unique to that products assembly or system shall be included.

iv. Complete field welding and finishing shall be completed as necessary.

f. Submittals

i. Submit product data, shop drawings, samples, fabrication specifications and installation instructions as specified in GENERAL REQUIREMENTS and as described herein.

ii. Submit two (2) copies of manufacturer’s data shop drawings and instructions. One (1) copies will be retained by the Interior Designer. Submit two sets of samples, both will be retained by the Interior Designer.

iii. Submit test data from independent testing agencies indicating that all performance characteristics specified have been complied with.

iv. Submit samples of each required finish and color. Prepare samples on same materials which will be used in wall assemblies.

PART C - SUPPORTING INFORMATION

1. Place of Performance - James H. Quillen VAMC, Building 200, Mountain Home, TN 37684

2. Period of Performance - All work shall be completed within 485 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

3. Scheduling - Work will be performed during normal business hours Monday-Sunday, 7:00AM MT to 7:00PM MT. All other work that may be required to be performed outside of established hours will need to be approved and coordinated with the COR 10 workdays in advance. The schedule shall be coordinated with the COR prior to submission.

4. Safety and Security Requirements - Contractor personnel are required to attend on site safety invocation/training are required to obtain VA identification badges or temporary badges for certain subcontractors where approved by the COR. Coordinate with COR to schedule training and to obtain badging. Badges are required to be worn and visible at all times.

5. Smoking Policy - VA at Mountain Home is a smoke-free facility. This includes traditional and vaping type devices. The policy also applies to all construction projects. Violators may receive a warning or be issued a citation. Contractor may be held accountable for violations within project limits.

6. Parking/Traffic Regulations - Parking Permit Request form must be completed if required.

Parking is allowed in all areas not specifically designated for Patients/Visitors, VA Employees, ETSU Students/Staff. Refer to the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center website for more information. The Contractor shall not park on grassy areas unless approved by the COR and the Contractor agrees to restore areas back to VA standards. Drivers should be particularly concerned with pedestrian traffic. Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. Posted speed limits and all other traffic controls are to be observed by operators at all times. Seat belt use is mandatory on the VA grounds.

7. Access and Outages – The contractor shall coordinate access needs and system outages well in advance of scheduled work, but not less than 10 working days, with the COR.

Contractor is responsible for investigation and research with regard to these areas and systems. System outage durations should be limited to reduce impact on other facility services, patients, visitors, and staff.

8. Noisy and Disruptive Work – The contractor shall limit impact of work activities with respect to noise, vibration, material transport and the like through scheduling, engineering controls, equipment selection, and advanced coordination with COR. Work activities shall not detrimentally impact continuous operations at the facility.

(End of Statement of Work)

A.5 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION)

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for— 02/17/2026, at 09:30 ET

(c) Participants will meet at— BLDG. 37, Mountain Home VAMC

A.6 EVALUATION FACTORS

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 15.103-2 Lowest price technically acceptable approach to source selection is appropriate when it is in the Government’s best interest to award to the offeror that submits a technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.

This approach does not permit tradeoffs. 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 Source Selection Evaluation Board (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 shall be considered Technically unacceptable and will not be considered for award

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 15.103-2 Lowest price technically acceptable 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 the FAR 15.103-2 Lowest price technically acceptable 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 with the solicitation requirements. The SBA Small Business Search (SBS) certified, at https://search.certifications.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 proposal of the lowest priced offeror for consideration. Initially, the SSEB will not receive any pricing information, only the past performance, and technical portion of the offeror's proposal. The offeror's technical proposal will be evaluated or acceptability on a pass/fail basis, and the offeror's Past Performance will be rated with respect to the standards set for Past Performance. A two-step process for rating Past Performance will be used: first a rating of recent will be assigned in accordance to the evaluation criteria; second a final rating of relevant will be assigned in accordance to the evaluation criteria.

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 Offeror's price proposal shall be no more than 25 pages inclusive of bid bonds required.

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 selected offeror's technical proposal is determined to be acceptable based on the standards of acceptability, and that offeror's Past Performance rating is the highest possible rating allowable Recent and Relative, then no further evaluation of offers shall occur, 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. Also, if the initial offeror's Past Performance is rated anything lower than Recent and Relative, then the next higher priced proposal will be submitted to the SSEB for evaluation. This process shall continue until such time that either all proposals have been evaluated, or a Technically Acceptable and Recent and Relative Past Performance proposal is evaluated. If no Technically Acceptable proposals reach the level of Recent and Relative with respect to Past Performance, then a determination will be completed by the CO between the highest rated Past Performance proposals.

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 Shall 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.

Text: Text shall be at least single spaced, on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, with a minimum one-half inch margin all around. Pages shall be numbered consecutively. No foldout pages shall be used except for drawings as described below. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations stated throughout this document will not be evaluated.

Drawings: Drawings shall be submitted as an electronic copy.

Font Size: Print shall be of a minimum 12-point font size or a maximum 10 characters per inch (10-pitch, pica) spacing. 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.

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 (621-20-107)

f. VA Project Name (Renovate Bldg.-200 - Wing D2 for Isolation Ward)

g. Solicitation number (36C24923R0030)

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 Michael R.

Brown, Contract Specialist at Email Michael.brown1305@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.

Michael.brown1305@va.gov

Note: Offerors’ submission shall contain all pages of solicitation 36C24926R0021 as posted on contract opportunities

5.1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS:

The section heading(s) entitled "Information Regarding Bidding Material, Bid Guarantee and Bonds", and "Instructions, Conditions and Other Statements To Bidders/Offers", along with FAR Part 52.215-1 "Instructions to Offerors" provides information on bid guarantees, payment and performance bond requirements, and minimal insurance requirements. These sections also describe the instructions for proposal preparation; evaluation factors/sub-factors criteria and the evaluation process.

5.2 EVALUATION PROCESS:

The Technical Evaluation Board (TEB) will be responsible for conducting the source selection in accordance with the stated requirements of this Source Selection Plan (SSP) and the solicitation. The evaluation of proposals shall be performed in accordance with the solicitation to allow for a decision to be made based on the most technically acceptable proposal, at the lowest offered price.

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 Offeror's price proposal shall be no more than 25 pages inclusive of bid bonds required.

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.

5.3. RATING PLAN:

The purpose of the rating plan is to ensure that proposals are evaluated equitably and that the same criteria is applied to all proposals. Rating plans provide a logical basis for rating the proposals and establish a common frame of reference for the TEB to use during the evaluation process. Proposals are evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-price factors/sub- factors.

All proposals are not guaranteed to be evaluated. Only the lowest evaluated price proposal will be evaluated first for reasonableness and if found to be technically acceptable, then award will be made, and no further evaluation of proposals will occur. If the lowest evaluated price is found to be unreasonable or technically unacceptable, then the next lowest price Offeror's proposal will be evaluated until an award can be made.

Evaluation Factors:

This procurement will result in identifying the most highly qualified contractor based on FAR 15.103-2 Lowest price technically acceptable selection process, 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: Hospital/Healthcare Construction Management

1a Sub-Factor 1a – Relevant Experience:

1b. Sub-Factor 1b - Key Personnel:

Factor 2: Technical Management Approach:

2a. Sub-Factor 2a - Project & Construction Quality Control:

2b. Sub-Factor 2b - Change Order Management: Workmanship

Factor 3: Past Performance:

3a. Relevant

3b. Recent

Price: The offeror shall provide pricing for the stated offer item. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes. The price proposal must include the Attached Pricing Schedule - P09- SSP 621-22-109 AJP-Replace Site UG Sanitary and Storm Sewer Piping, the signed SF 1442, with acknowledgment of any amendments, plus the Offeror’s Bid Guarantee documents.

5.4 ACCEPTABILITY OF PRODUCT OR SERVICE

The acceptability of product or service shall be addressed in every LPTA source selection through consideration of one or more non-price evaluation factors/sub-factors. For LPTAs, this is done through the establishment of minimum requirements to be evaluated on an "ACCEPTABLE" or "UNACCEPTABLE" basis. In order to be considered awardable, there must be an "ACCEPTABLE" rating in every non-price factor/sub-factor.

5.5 TECHNICAL ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE RATING

The purpose of the technical factor is to assess whether the Offeror's proposal will satisfy the Government's minimum requirements. Some of the aspects affecting an Offeror's ability to meet the solicitation requirements may include meeting the standards of acceptability regarding technical approach, key personnel, and qualifications.

Once the minimum requirements are established, the team shall evaluate the Offeror's proposal against these requirements to determine whether the proposal is rated as "ACCEPTABLE" or "UNACCEPTABLE", using the ratings and descriptions outlined in the table below. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Evaluation

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Evaluation Rating

Rating Description ACCEPTABLE Based on the Offeror's proposal, the information provided clearly meets the minimum standards of the solicitation.

UNACCEPTABLE Based on the Offeror's proposal, the information provided does not meet the minimum standards of the solicitation.

NOTE: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (SEE FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE, "unknown" shall be considered "ACCEPTABLE".

5.6 PAST PERFORMANCE:

The past performance evaluation results are an assessment of the Offeror's probability of meeting the minimum past performance solicitation requirements. This assessment is based on the Offeror's record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertains 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) other sources known to the Government.

RELEVANT: The Government will perform an independent determination of data relevancy, provided or obtained. The main assessment of relevancy shall focus on capability and magnitude. Capability assesses whether the work being performed in the reference is like the work in the requirement.

Magnitude defines whether the amount of work in the reference is like the amount of work that is to be performed in the requirement.

RECENT: Recent past performance shall be defined as successful performance under contracts similar in scope to the subject requirement completed within the last five (5) years through proposal due date.

5.7 PRICE

Price: The offeror shall provide pricing for the stated offer item. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes.

The price proposal must include the Attachment 3 Pricing Schedule - P09- SSP 621-22-109

AJP-Replace Site UG Sanitary and Storm Sewer Piping, the signed SF 1442, with acknowledgment of any amendments, plus the Offeror’s Bid Guarantee documents.

The LPTA procedure is applied to known, firm requirements, usually readily available in the commercial marketplace where a fair and reasonable price determination is based on adequate price competition. Therefore, price analysis will normally be used to determine the total evaluated price to support the selection of the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror.

The proposed price will be analyzed for reasonableness. A detailed price breakdown is required and shall be provided on the "S02-Solicitation Attachment 3 - Price Schedule" worksheet provided with the solicitation.

If a detailed price breakdown is not included in the Offeror's price proposal, the contractor may be excluded from further consideration of contract award. Pricing will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.4 to determine reasonableness. In this context, reasonableness will be determined by comparing to other proposals and the Independent Government Cost Estimate.

This factor will be evaluated as either reasonable or unreasonable.

The Government reserves the right to cancel subject RFP and re-solicit via another mechanism should a fair and reasonable price not be achieved, or reasonableness of price cannot be determined.

FACTOR 1 – Hospital/Healthcare Construction Management

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. The proposal narrative must adequately address functions, responsibilities and authorities for performing such duties as overall project management, site superintendence, quality control, safety, administration and in-house trade capabilities.

Sub-Factor 1a – Relevant Experience: Relevant Experience: The prime contractor shall provide demonstrated experience in underground sanitary sewer piping work for three (3) completed projects within the past five (5) years with a contract value equal to or greater than

$10,000,000.00. The subject project must have consisted of multiple trades to demonstrate the management and coordination of trades by the Prime Contractor.

Standard for Acceptability: The Prime Contractor shall provide project title, location, start and completion dates, contract price, along with a written narrative of the scope of work that clearly demonstrates new construction, renovation or the addition of a hospital/medical center and/or health care facility. Prime Contractor must show experience in performing this type of requirement for three (3) completed projects within the past five (5) years with a contract value equal to or greater than $10,000,000.00.

Sub-Factor 1b - Key Personnel: Provide the names of the project manager of the prime contractors’ project manager and on-site superintendent, including name with title, years with prime contractor, and total work experience as it relates to underground sanitary sewer piping work. Both project manager and site superintendent must demonstrate (by way of professional resume) experience in managing and providing oversight in underground site utility work with a project magnitude equal to or greater than $10,000,000.00 or more over the past five (5) years.

Standard for Acceptability: Project manager and the on-site superintendent must have a minimum of five (5) or more years of experience managing new hospital construction, renovation and/or construction additions in a hospital or medical center environment.

FACTOR 2 - Technical Management Approach: The offeror shall provide a narrative that outlines the proposed technical approach for this project, including assumptions and rationale for choosing the preferred approach. Narrative to detail proposed personnel for project management, site superintendence, quality control, safety during construction, and in-house trade capabilities.

Sub-Factor 2a - Project & Construction Quality Control: Include a discussion of how the duration of project time was achieved; provide a Gantt chart of contract times broken into schedule of values by trade discipline and by General Wage Decision (formerly Davis-Bacon Act). Offeror must include identification of proposed personnel for project management, site superintendence, and quality control, including role in commissioning, safety during construction, and in-house trade capabilities.

Standard for Acceptability: Gantt chart achieving successful project completion in 365 calendar days, with all requirements met for contract. Technical narrative always demonstrates sound logic with minimal disruption to medical center operations.

Sub-Factor 2b - Change Order Management: Explain methods for identifying changes along with company procedures for managing changes, regardless of if unforeseen site conditions or owner-initiated changes. Methods and procedures for handling changes are to be based on your experience in hospital construction of a project of this magnitude and scope, involving multiple trades and the coordination of trades. Discuss any potential changes or unforeseen conditions that could result from this project along with how those would be handled both internally as a company and with the VA.

Standard for Acceptability: This factor will be considered acceptable if the information provided demonstrates adequate procedures for identifying and handling changes as stated above.

FACTOR 3 - Past Performance: Offeror shall list three (3) only prior clients for completed projects of new construction, renovation or new addition of hospital/healthcare facility, medical clinics where the projects dollar magnitude equal to or greater than $10,000,000.00 within the last five (5) years on the VA Past Performance questionnaire and ask the client to forward directly to the Contract Specialist via email at Michael.brown1305@va.gov no later than February 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST.

Standard for Acceptability: This factor is met when up to a minimum of three (3) Attachment 6 past performance questionnaires with a rating of satisfactory or above that the offeror has worked with in the past five (5) years are received and are determined to be relevant to the subject procurement. The past performance information to be evaluated includes, timeliness of delivery/performance, including adherence to contract schedules and timely submission or performance of submittals; the offeror’s ability to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract; the overall quality of the work performed on the contract; the offeror’s managerial performance; and whether the reference would enter into a contract with the offeror again.

NOTE: The past performance evaluation results is an assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the minimum past performance 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) other sources known to the Government.

Price: The offeror shall provide pricing for the stated offer item. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes.

The price proposal must include the Attachment 3 Pricing Schedule - P09- SSP 621-22-109 AJP-Replace Site UG Sanitary and Storm Sewer Piping, the signed SF 1442, with acknowledgment of any amendments, plus the Offeror’s Bid Guarantee documents.

A.7 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

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

(End of Provision)

A.8 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS—

SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a)(1) The offeror must 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 must 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 must 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)

A.9 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, may 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 million, 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 may 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.

(End of Provision)

A.10 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…