A22_Revised SF1442_W912EE22R0001-0002.pdf

AMY L STARKS (601) 631-5693

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED 12 JANUARY 2022 (RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

SEE SPECIAL NOTICES TO BIDDERS

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by

GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within 10 calendar days and complete it within (450 calendar days after receiving award, X Notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. ( See Section 00 80 00.00 09

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

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

X

YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by __1400__ (hour) local time 25 JANUARY 2022 IIf this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee is 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 ______60 _ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

VICKSBURG CONTRACTING OFFICE

4155 CLAY ST

VICKSBURG MS 39183-3435

W912EE

PAGE

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO.

W807PM12935011

6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

(601)631-7261 FAX: TEL: TEL: FAX:

1. SOLICITATION NO.

W912EE22R0001

PROJECT TITLE: Project #586-400, G.V. Montgomery V.A. Medical Center Parking Garage, Design Build RFP, Jackson, Mississippi

This proposed procurement is Set-Aside for 100% Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB): NAICS 236220 "Commercial and Institutional Building Construction" with a size standard of $36,500,000.00.

This is a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Two (2) Phase Design-Build (DB) Construction Solicitation utilizing the Best Value Tradeoff Process.

Contractors are requested to review requirements and instructions for a Two (2) Phase Design-Build (DB) selection in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP). This is PHASE I of the solicitation process. PHASE II of the solicitation w ill be issued as an amendment and only be available to those Offerors selected to advance from PHASE I to PHASE II.

The estimated value of the proposed work is over $10,000,000.00.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment, for designing and constructing the G.V. Montgomery Medical Center Parking Garage.

Principal features of the work include design, construction of the parking garage with associated relocations and site work, and off-site parking services.

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85) STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) Page 2 (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

SEE SCHEDULE

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY: 964145

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGRS FINANCE CENTER

5722 INTEGRITY DRIVE

MILLINGTON TN 38054-5005

26. ADMINISTERED BY

VICKSBURG CONTRACTING OFFICE

4155 CLAY STREET

VICKSBURG, MS 39183-3435

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your offer on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work, requisitions identified summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary.

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

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(Must be fully completed by offeror) OFFER

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

SECTION 00010 – BIDDING SCHEDULE

Project #586-400 G.V. Montgomery

V.A. Medical Center Parking Garage Design Build RFP

Jackson, Mississippi

ITEM DESCRIPTION EST UNIT UNIT AMOUNT

QTY PRICE

0001 DESIGN 1 JOB FOR $___________________

0002 PARKING GARAGE 1 JOB FOR $_______________________

0003 OFF-SITE PARKING 15 MO $______________ $___________________

TOTAL $_______________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

NOTES:

(a) THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET-ASIDE FOR 100% TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB). NO OTHER OFFERS WILL BE

CONSIDERED.

(b) All technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. See Section 00100 Paragraph 12 Entitled “TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS”.

(c) Lack of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database will make a bidder ineligible for award. SEE CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.204-7 ENTITLED "System for Award Management”.

(d) Offerors shall furnish unit prices for all items listed on the schedule of bid items which require unit prices. If the bidder fails to insert a unit price in the appropriate blank for required items, but does furnish an extended total or an estimated amount for such items, the Government will deem his unit price to be the quotient obtained by dividing the extended estimated amount for that line item by the quantity. IF THE OFFEROR OMITS BOTH THE UNIT PRICE AND THE EXTENDED

ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR ANY ITEM, HIS BID WILL BE DECLARED NONRESPONSIVE.

(e) All quantities shown on the BIDDING SCHEDULE are estimated quantities except when the unit of measure is shown as "job" or "each". For Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and FAR supplement reference purposes, ‘job’ can be used in the place of ‘lump sum’.

(f) If a proposal or modification to a bid based on unit price is submitted which provides for a lump sum adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the lump sum adjustment to the unit price in the schedule must be stated. If it is not stated, the bidder agrees that the lump sum adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the unit price in the Bid Schedule.

(g) All extensions of the unit price shown will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will be considered to be the bid.

(h) Award will be made as a whole to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as may be in the best interest of the Government.

(i) A pre-bid conference on site to all bidders will be conducted by the Vicksburg District on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. The pre-bid conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) at GV Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Ave, Jackson, MS 39216.

(j) The Contractor should be aware of the additional surveying requirements for this contract. See Section 01 00 00.00 09 for more information.

(k) THE NOTICE TO PROCEED (NTP): The successful bidder is advised that performance and payment bonds shall be submitted in accordance with the time frame in block 12B of SF1442. The NTP will be issued immediately after verification of acceptable performance and payment bonds.

Within seven (7) calendar days after issuance of the NTP, the Contractor shall initiate a meeting to

"Revised by Amendment 0001" discuss the submittal process with the Area or Resident Engineer or his authorized representative.

Physical work cannot start until the Accident Prevention Plan, Contractor Quality Control Plan, and other submittals which may be required, have been submitted and approved and all preliminary meetings called for under the contract, have been conducted.

(j) Veterans Employment Emphasis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracts In addition to complying with the requirements outlined in FAR Part 22.13, FAR Provision 52.222- 38, FAR Clause 52.222-35, FAR Clause 52.222-37, DFARS 222.13 and Department of Labor regulations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contractors and subcontractors at all tiers are encouraged to promote the training and employment of U.S. veterans while performing under a USACE contract. While no set-aside, evaluation preference, or incentive are encouraged to seek out highly qualified veterans to perform services under this contract. The following resources are available to assist USACE contractors in their outreach efforts:

Federal Veteran employment information at http://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx

Department of Labor Veterans Employment Assistance http://www.dol.gov/vets/

Department of Veterans Affairs-VOW to Hire Heros Act http://benefits.va.gov/vow/

Army Wounded Warriors Program- http://wtc.army.mil/modules/employers/index.html

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation-Hiring Our Heros http://www.hiringourheroes.org/

Guide to Hiring Veterans-Reference Material http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/white_house_business_council_- _guide_to_hiring_veterans_0.pdf

SECTION 00100 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. W912EE22R0001

FOR: PROJECT #586-400 G.V. MONTGOMERY V.A. MEDICAL CENTER PARKING

GARAGE, DESIGN BUILD RFP, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

PROPOSALS DUE: 25 JANUARY 2022, 1400 HOURS, CST. PROPOSALS SHALL BE

DELIVERED TO THE FOLLOWING:

USACE-MVK

CONTRACTING DIVISION

ATTENTION: AMY STARKS

4155 EAST CLAY STREET

VICKSBURG, MS 39183

OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE FULL, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE INFORMATION AS

REQUIRED BY THIS SOLICIATION AND ITS ATTACHMENTS. THE PENALTY FOR

MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN BIDS IS PRESCRIBED IN 18 U.S.C. 1001. (FAR

52.214-4 APR 1984)

PROPOSALS FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED HEREIN WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL DATE

AND TIME OF THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE.

2. THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET-ASIDE FOR 100% TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB). NO OTHER OFFERS WILL BE

CONSIDERED. NO OTHER OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

3. TECHNICAL ISSUES WILL BE MANAGED VIA PROJNET (SEE PARAGRAPH 12

BELOW).

4. YOUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO SECTION 00100-BID

SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS CLAUSE ENTITLED “SUBMISSION OF

PROPOSALS”. IT IS THE OFFEROR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT

PROPOSALS SENT BY COMMERCIAL CARRIER ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS

CONTAINING A PROPOSAL ON THE OUTERMOST ENVELOPE. THIS INCLUDES, BUT

IS NOT LIMITED TO, PROPOSALS SENT VIA: FEDERAL EXPRESS, AIRBORNE

EXPRESS, EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES, INC., EXPRESS MAIL - U.S. POSTAL

SERVICE, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AND PUROLATOR.

5. NOTE THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENT OF THE EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE WHICH MAY APPLY TO THE CONTRACT RESULTING

FROM THIS SOLICITATION.

6. NOTE THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENT OF THE CONTRACT CLAUSE

ENTITLED, “AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR

CONSTRUCTION”, WHICH WILL APPLY TO THE CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS

SOLICITATION.

7. SEE SECTION 00 80 00.00 09, SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, CLAUSE

ENTITLED “COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF THE WORK

(APR 1984)”.

8. SEE SECTION 01 00 00.00 09, GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS CLAUSE,

ENTITLED, “PAYMENT INVOICES” WHICH WILL APPLY TO THE CONTRACT

RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION. THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATION REQUIRES THAT THE “REMIT TO” ADDRESS OF THE INVOICE

MATCH THE “REMIT TO” ADDRESS ON THE CONTRACT OR A PROPER NOTICE OF

ASSIGNMENT.

9. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPART 36.201 (EVALUATION OF

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE) OF THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

(FAR), CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE SHALL BE EVALUATED

THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT. THE UNITED STATES

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN

ENGINEERING REGULATION 415-1-17 TO FULFILL THIS FAR REQUIREMENT. FOR

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED AT OR ABOVE $100,000.00, THE USACE

WILL EVALUATE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE AND PREPARE A

PERFORMANCE REPORT USING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR APPRAISAL

SUPPORT SYSTEM (CCASS), WHICH IS NOW A WEB-BASED SYSTEM.

AFTER AN EVALUATION (INTERIM OR FINAL) IS WRITTEN UP BY THE USACE, THE

CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS, REVIEW AND COMMENT ON

THE EVALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS. ACCESSING AND USING CCASS

REQUIRES SPECIFIC SOFTWARE, CALLED PKI CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS

INSTALLED ON THE USER’S COMPUTER. THE CERTIFICATION IS A DEPARTMENT

OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENT AND WAS IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE SECURITY IN

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS. THE CERTIFICATION SOFTWARE COULD COST

APPROXIMATELY $110 - $125 PER CERTIFICATE PER YEAR AND IS PURCHASED

FROM AN EXTERNAL CERTIFICATE AUTHORITIES (ECA) VENDOR. CURRENT

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PKI CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND FOR CONTACTING

VENDORS CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE: http://www.cpars.navy.mil/. IF THE

CONTRACTOR WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

PROCESS, ACCESS TO CCASS AND PKI CERTIFICATION IS THE SOLE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR.

http://www.cpars.navy.mil/

10. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT)

PURSUANT TO FAR 52.232-5 AND 52.232-33, ALL PAYMENTS UNDER THIS CONTRACT WILL BE

MADE BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT). CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE

FORM:

UFC-DISB-4.

THE FORM BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FINANCE CENTER

AT: https://www.tam.usace.army.mil/portals/53/docs/udc/admin/direct_deposit.pdf

THE “INSTALLATION EROC” FOR THE VICKSBURG CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTING OFFICE IS “B4."

11. BID PACKAGE ATTACHMENTS

SECTION 00600, REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS ALL

OTHER REQUESTED INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE SUBMITTED BY

THE OFFEROR.

12. TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS

ALL TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS SOLICITATION

ARE TO BE SUBMITTED VIA BIDDER INQUIRY IN PROJNET

(HTTPS://WWW.PROJNET.ORG) NO LATER THAN 5 DAYS PRIOR TO BID OPENING

DATE IN ORDER TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TIME IS ALLOTED TO FORM AN

APPROPRIATE RESPONSE AND AMEND THE SOLICITATION IF NECESSARY. TO

SUBMIT AND REVIEW INQUIRY ITEMS, PROSPECTIVE VENDORS WILL NEED TO

USE THE BIDDER INQUIRY KEY PRESENTED BELOW AND FOLLOW THE

INSTRUCTIONS LISTED BELOW THE KEY FOR ACCESS. A PROSPECTIVE VENDOR

WHO SUBMITS A COMMENT /QUESTION WILL RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF THEIR COMMENT/QUESTION VIA EMAIL, FOLLOWED BY AN ANSWER TO THE

COMMENT/QUESTION AFTER IT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY OUR TECHNICAL

TEAM. ALL TIMELY QUESTIONS AND APPROVED ANSWERS WILL BE MADE

AVAILABLE THROUGH PROJNET. APPROVED ANSWERS TO ALL TIMELY

QUESTIONS WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE SAM.GOV IN THE FORM OF A REPORT

GENERATED FROM PROJNET AS SOON AS THE COMMENT/QUESTION ENTERING

PERIOD IS OVER AND ALL ANSWERS ARE ALL FINALIZED.

https://www.tam.usace.army.mil/portals/53/docs/udc/admin/direct_deposit.pdf

THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IS: W912EE-22-R-0001

THE BIDDER INQUIRY KEY IS: 9UQFHH-TRWIHH

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret

Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

THE CALL CENTER OPERATES WEEKDAYS FROM 8AM TO 5PM U.S. CENTRAL TIME

ZONE (CHICAGO). THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE CALL CENTER IS 800-428-

HELP.

13. PRIOR TO THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL

ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 15.208 (E) MODIFICATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF

BIDS, “PROPOSALS MAY BE WITHDRAWN BY WRITTEN NOTICE AT ANY TIME

BEFORE AWARD."

GENERAL NOTICES

1. AUTHORITY: Economy Act (31 USC 1535)

2. APPROPRIATION: MIPR from Veteran Affairs

3. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS.

A bid guarantee is required for this procurement. Performance and payment bonds will be required after award. See Section 00700, Contract Clause 52.228-15, PERFORMANCE AND

PAYMENT BONDS -- CONSTRUCTION

4. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO PROPOSAL DUE DATE.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications and/or SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS prior to the date set for proposals due.

Such revisions or amendments, if any, will be announced by amendment or amendments to this RFP. Copies of such amendments as may be issued will be furnished to all prospective offerors.

If the revision or amendments are of a nature which require material changes in quantities or prices bid or both, the proposal due date may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the District Engineer will enable offerors to revise their proposals. In such case, the amendments will include an announcement of the new proposal due date.

5. BUSINESS INTEGRITY.

Successful offerors as a condition for award of any contract resulting from this RFP may be required to execute a certificate related to Business Integrity.

6. CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE WORK.

Offerors should visit the site and take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work, and the general and local conditions which can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve bidders from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government will assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the RFP, the specifications, or related documents.

7. SITE OF THE WORK.

Offerors are advised that for purpose of applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act and other contract labor standard provisions, "the site of the work" under the contract to be awarded pursuant to this Invitation may not be limited to the physical place(s) where the construction called for in the contract will remain when work on it has been completed. The "site of the work" may include other adjacent or nearby property used by the Contractor or Subcontractors during such construction. For example, fabrication plants, mobile factories, batch plants, borrow pits, job headquarters, tool yards, etc., will be considered part of the site of the work provided they are dedicated exclusively or nearly so to performance on the contract and are so located in proximity to the actual construction location that it would be reasonable to include them.

8. INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE, AND

BONDS.

a. Specifications, RFP No. W912EE22R0001, Bidding Schedule, Construction Contract Clauses, and Wage Determination Decision(s) No. MS20210075 01/01/2021 MS75 of the Secretary of Labor, are parts of this RFP.

b. (1) An offeror (bidder) electing to use individual sureties for either bid guarantees or performance and payment bonds must submit, concurrently with the bonds and required affidavits, a statement of both the business and personal names of the persons and/or brokerages firms through whom the bonds or the guarantees were obtained, together with the address and telephone number of the persons and/or brokerage firms.

(2) Offerors or bidders should note that some individual sureties and brokers of individual sureties have been debarred or suspended from offering themselves or others as sureties to the Government. Offerors or bidders are responsible for ascertaining the current status of their sureties and brokers.

(3) Failure to provide the required information or the submission of bid guarantees obtained from debarred or suspended sureties or brokers may cause rejection of the offer (bid).

10. DEFINITIONS

(a) The term "head of the agency" or "Secretary" as used herein means the Secretary of the Army; and the term "his duly authorized representative" means the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, or an individual or board designated by him.

(b) "Contracting Officer" means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The agency board of contract appeals having jurisdiction over all appeals from final decisions of the Contracting Officer under the Contract Disputes Act of l978 is the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, addressed as follows: Recorder, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Skyline 6, 7th Floor, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3208.

(d) "Small business concern" means a concern including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR 121.

(1) Size Standards for Construction and Special Trades.

(a) Construction. A concern is small if its average annual receipts for its preceding

3 fiscal years did not exceed $36.5 million.

(b) Dredging. A concern is small if (1) its average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years did not exceed $27.5 million, and (2) at least 40 percent of the yardage in the contract's plans and specifications is dredged with equipment owned by the concern or obtained from another small business dredging concern.

WAGE RATES: MS20210075 01/01/2021 MS75

"General Decision Number: MS20210075 01/01/2021

Superseded General Decision Number: MS20200075

State: Mississippi

Construction Type: Heavy

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

County: Hinds County in Mississippi.

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS EXCLUDING FLOOD CONTROL

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.95 for calendar year 2021 applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2015.

If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.95 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2021. If this contract is covered by the EO and a classification considered necessary for performance of work on the contract does not appear on this wage determination, the contractor must pay workers in that classification at least the wage rate determined through the conformance process set forth in 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii) (or the EO minimum wage rate, if it is higher than the conformed wage rate). The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Please note that this EO applies to the above-mentioned types of contracts entered into by the federal government that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act itself, but it does not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts, including those set forth at 29 CFR 5.1(a)(2)-(60). Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Modification Number Publication Date 0 01/01/2021

* ELEC0903-013 12/01/2019

Rates Fringes

ELECTRICIAN (Includes Low Voltage Wiring)..................$ 27.45 9.5%+5.52

SUMS2015-041 04/03/2017

Rates Fringes

CARPENTER, Includes Form Work....$ 16.45 0.00

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER...$ 15.36 0.00

IRONWORKER, REINFORCING..........$ 20.63 0.00

IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL...........$ 19.00 0.00

LABORER: Common or General, Includes Water Sewer Lines.......$ 11.61 0.00

LABORER: Pipelayer, Includes Water Sewer Lines................$ 12.75 0.00

OPERATOR: Bulldozer.............$ 18.85 1.18

OPERATOR: Crane.................$ 22.41 4.66

OPERATOR:

Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe, Includes Water Sewer Lines.......$ 16.64 2.08

TRUCK DRIVER: Dump Truck, Includes Water Sewer Lines.......$ 16.03 0.95

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.

Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses (29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classification and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the cited type(s) of construction in the area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order of ""identifiers"" that indicate whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate for local), a survey rate (weighted average rate) or a union average rate (weighted union average rate).

Union Rate Identifiers

A four letter classification abbreviation identifier enclosed in dotted lines beginning with characters other than ""SU"" or ""UAVG"" denotes that the union classification and rate were prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:

PLUM0198-005 07/01/2014. PLUM is an abbreviation identifier of the union which prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers. 0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. 07/01/2014 is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate, which in this example is July 1, 2014.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all rate changes in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing this classification and rate.

Survey Rate Identifiers

Classifications listed under the ""SU"" identifier indicate that no one rate prevailed for this classification in the survey and the published rate is derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As this weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SULA2012-007 5/13/2014. SU indicates the rates are survey rates based on a weighted average calculation of rates and are not majority rates. LA indicates the State of Louisiana. 2012 is the year of survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 5/13/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

Survey wage rates are not updated and remain in effect until a new survey is conducted.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

Classification(s) listed under the UAVG identifier indicate that no single majority rate prevailed for those classifications; however, 100% of the data reported for the classifications was union data. EXAMPLE: UAVG-OH-0010 08/29/2014. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the state. The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 08/29/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January of each year, to reflect a weighted average of the current negotiated/CBA rate of the union locals from which the rate is based.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

* an existing published wage determination

* a survey underlying a wage determination

* a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

* a conformance (additional classification and rate) ruling

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour Regional Office for the area in which the survey was conducted because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the Davis-Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.)

and 3.) should be followed.

With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal process described here, initial contact should be with the Branch of Construction Wage Determinations. Write to:

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

2.) If the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an interested party (those affected by the action) can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to:

Wage and Hour Administrator U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and by any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3.) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:

Administrative Review Board U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final.

END OF GENERAL DECISION"

INSTRUCTIONS OF AWARD

PHASE I SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

1.1. General: This request for proposal (“RFP”) seeks proposals from Offerors interested in being selected for design-build construction of New Parking Garage at the G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center. Offerors responding to this RFP are required to submit their proposals in accordance with the instructions contained in this section.

This is Phase I of a Two-Phase RFP issued in accordance with FAR Subpart 36.3. This RFP is requesting submission of proposals under Phase I submission criteria ONLY. After evaluating Phase I proposals, the contracting officer will select the most highly qualified Offerors and request that only those Offerors submit proposals for Phase II. It is the Government’s intention to advance up to five of the most highly qualified Offerors from Phase I to Phase II.

Offerors shall not submit any proposals under Phase II submission criteria at this time. Phase II of the solicitation will be issued in an amendment directly to those Offerors selected for Phase II. Submitting any information under Phase II criteria may lead to disqualification of your proposal. This is a Total Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business competitive RFP. Offerors responding to this RFP are required to submit their proposals in accordance with the instructions contained in this section.

The work is summarized as follows: The contract will include design and subsequent construction of a new approximately 42,260 gross square foot (133’x122’) parking garage at the G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson. Construction will be on an existing parking lot; however, a third-party contractor will provide off-site parking during construction of new parking garage. The project includes the construction of a new parking garage that, at a minimum, includes the following: parking for up to 464 vehicles; ability to add up to two (2) more levels later. The project also includes demolition/removal of existing items that are located within the footprint of the proposed parking garage. This includes, but not limited to, excavation required to construct the foundation, removal of asphalt, removal of concrete curb and gutter, etc.

This project shall be designed in accordance with the ADA parking stalls per local, state and federal regulations;

landscaping and lighting; emergency communication and security system; parking management system with programmable LED signage; fire protection system per local, state, and federal regulations; antiterrorism features per FEMA-426/BIPS-06/October 2011, and betterments where feasible.

1.2. Basis for Award: This is a competitive acquisition for the award of a firm-fixed-price design-build contract. A contract will be awarded to the Offeror whose proposal represents the “Best Value” to the Government in Phase I and II. The best value determination will be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation, considering recommendations and minority opinions presented to the SSA.

While the SSA may use reports and analyses prepared by others, the source selection decision shall represent the SSA's independent judgment. The evaluation factors applicable to this procurement appear below.

PHASE I

Factor 1 - Recent/Relevant Experience Subfactor 1 Prime Contractor Experience (Offeror only) Subfactor 2 Lead Design Firm Experience (Offeror or Subcontractor) Subfactor 3 Key Subcontractor Experience (Subcontractor) Subfactor 4 Key Personnel (Offeror and Subcontractor) Factor 2 - Past Performance Factor 3 - Project Management Plan

"Revised by Amendment 0002"

The parking garage shall provide a total minimum of 350 spaces and 16 ADA spaces meeting the requirements described in the solicitation.

Additional spaces above the minimum number required but within the project budget will be reviewed favorably as described in the evaluation criteria.

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PHASE II

Factor 1 - Number of Parking Spaces Factor 2 - Design Narratives Subfactor 1 Civil and Architectural Design Subfactor 2 Geotechnical and Structural Design Subfactor 3 Mechanical Electrical Design Factor 3 - Renderings and Drawings Subfactor 1 Site and Architectural Drawings Subfactor 2 Civil and Structural Drawings Factor 4 - Parking and Shuttle Service Factor 5 - Project Schedule

Each factor is rated individually based on the information contained in that specific factor; that is, evaluations will not be made across the factors.

For Phase I, Factors 1, 2, and 3 will be adjectivally rated. Factors 1 (Experience) and 2 (Past Performance) are of equal importance. Factor 3 (Project Management Plan) is of lesser importance than Factors 1 and 2 combined. Within Factor 1, all subfactors are of equal importance.

For Phase II, Factor 1 is considered of significant importance above Factors 4 and 5 and equal in importance to Factors 2 and 3. Therefore, Factors 2 and 3 are each equal in importance to Factor 1 except in the case of a tie. Factors 1, 2, and 3 are each above importance to Factors 4 and 5. Factors 4 and 5 are of equal importance. If proposals are considered technically equal, Factor 1 will be used to break a tie to determine the best technical proposal. All subfactors are of equal importance within each factor.

1.3. Source Selection: It is intent of the Government to seek proposals from qualified Offerors with experience in the significant features of this RFP and who can demonstrate a successful performance history in completing relevant projects. For the purposes of this solicitation, the Government will utilize the Trade-Off Process. The successful Offeror will be selected based on the “Best Overall Value to the Government”. The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher price to obtain only slightly superior technical advantages; however, the degree of importance of price as a factor could become greater depending upon the equality of the proposals submitted.

Where the technical merits of competing proposals are determined to be substantially equal, price could become the controlling factor.

1.4. Each Offeror is required to submit a proposal consisting of the following volumes (binders):

a. Phase I: Volume I – Experience Proposal, Phase I (Factors 1-3), (original and four copies)

b. Phase I: Volume II – Administrative Documents, (original, no copies)

c. Electronic Requirement 1- In addition to the written binder requirement in block 13A of the SF1442, all

Offerors must provide an electronic copy of their proposals in .pdf format on a compact disc(s) (CD) for each Phase. (The electronic copy shall be one file that is an exact color copy of the hard, original proposal).

*NOTE: Electronic copy will be used solely for administrative purposes. Hard copies will be used for evaluation and takes precedence in the case of any discrepancies between hard copy and electronic copies.

The content of these volumes is discussed in section 1.5, below.

1.5. Specific Requirements: An Offeror’s proposal shall consist of all information and material submitted in writing for evaluation in response to this solicitation. The submission of false or misleading information shall be grounds for disqualification of the proposal. The Offeror’s name, solicitation number and solicitation Closing Time and Date, must be affixed to the outside of each volume and CD. Offerors must organize their proposals as described and outlined below. Each volume must have a table of contents and a Cover Sheet to include the Offeror’s CAGE Code, address, NAICS and business size in accordance with the beta.SAM (System for Award Management) and Point of Contact information, such as email and phone number. Each volume’s contents must be separated by tabs as discussed below. The proposals must be in an 8-1/2” x 11” format (except for organization chart, in which a folded 11” x 17” format may be used and shall be counted as one page provided the only information presented is the organization chart). The minimum acceptable type size is eleven (11) point with a minimum of one-inch margins on all sides. The information in each volume must be organized as follows.

1.5.1. Volume I (Experience Proposal) (Factors 1-3): Offerors must submit the information identified in section 2, below. The information must be divided by tabs and shall be organized as follows:

TAB A - Proposal Data Sheet TAB 1 - Factor 1 Recent/Relevant Experience TAB 1a Subfactor 1 – Prime Contractor Experience (Offeror only) TAB 1b Subfactor 2 - Design Team Experience (Offeror or Subcontractor) TAB 1c Subfactor 3 - Key subcontractor Experience (Subcontractor) TAB 1d Subfactor 4 - Key Personnel (Offeror and Subcontractor) TAB 2 - Factor 2 Past Performance TAB 3 - Factor 3 Project Management Plan

Offerors may distribute the pages among the Factors at their discretion.

1.5.2. Volume II (Administrative Documents): The Administrative Documents must be placed in a separate binder.

It must contain the following:

a. SF 1442 (Solicitation, Offer and Award, Acknowledgement of Amendments, and JV Agreements (if applicable). Note - All amendments must be acknowledged in block 19;

b. Certificate of Corporate Principal/Authority;

c. Section 00600, Representations & Certifications;

d. Copy of the financial statements (Balance Sheet and Income Statement). If the documents are more than a year old, the Offeror shall furnish a statement as to the current financial status of the company.

Those Offerors selected for Phase II will have to re-sign the SF1442

1.6. Proposal binders shall be marked with the Offeror’s name, Solicitation Number, and the solicitation Closing Time and Date. (See SF1442 Block 1 and Block 13)

1.7. Offerors shall submit their proposals to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 4155 Clay Street, ATTN: Amy Starks, Rm 120, Vicksburg, MS 39183, no later than the time and date specified on Standard Form 1442, Block 13.

Offeror proposals received after the required time and date deadline, will not be evaluated.

2. SUBMISSION CRITERIA

2.1. VOLUME I – MINIMUM SUBMISSION CRITERIA (EXPERIENCE PROPOSAL, FACTORS 1-3): For purposes of this solicitation, an “Offeror” may include a group of two (2) or more entities that have formed a “contractor team arrangement,” as that term is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 9.6. In the case of entities that have formed a contractor team arrangement, the experience and performance history of any member of the team, whether or not gained while working with the other member(s) of the currently-proposed contractor team arrangement, will be considered as a part of the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal.

An Offeror that relies upon the experience and performance history of a member, members or affiliates of a proposed contractor team arrangement must provide a teaming agreement or commitment (in the case of any affiliates) signed by all parties. The Teaming agreement/commitment shall:

a. Identify the legal name(s) and cage code(s) of all entities.

b. Describe the nature of each entity’s relationship (partnership, joint venture, prime/sub or mentor/protégé) and their role on this project as a part of their proposal. The Offeror will be expected to maintain that arrangement during performance of any contract awarded to that Offeror under this solicitation.

c. The estimated percentage of work to be completed by each member submitted for the solicitation.

This can be a rough order of magnitude for Phase I; however, this agreement/letter must be resubmitted with Phase II to include that actual proposed percentages.

In the case of affiliates, past performance of an Offeror’s “affiliate,” as that term is defined in FAR 2.101, will be evaluated (as described within this section) if the Offeror demonstrates a firm commitment that the affiliate will participate meaningfully (e.g. roles, responsibilities, etc.) in the performance of the contract. This commitment, nature of each entity’s relationship and meaningful participation shall be described in a document signed by authorized representatives of both the Offeror and its affiliate. If a teaming agreement or commitment is not provided, the projects of any team members outside of the Prime Offeror will not be considered.

The contractor team agreement/commitment shall be provided at the beginning of the Offeror’s technical proposal, prior to Factor 1, and will not be included in the overall page count.

The following are to be used in determining the status of the Offeror’s team for the evaluation of project submissions under Factor 1:

• In the case of contractor team arrangements involving a Prime Contractor and Subcontractor(s), where the Prime Contractor submits the proposal in response to this solicitation, the Prime Contractor is considered the “Prime Offeror”.

• In the case of joint ventures, the “Prime Offeror” experience can come from any of the entities involved in the venture.

• In the case of mentor/protégé relationships, the relationship must be established by the two Offerors and approved by the chosen Government Agency prior to proposal submission. Once the relationship has been approved, the “Prime Offeror” experience can come from any of the entities involved in the relationship. The approved mentor/protégé document from the Government Agency must be submitted along with the teaming agreement.

• In the case of additional projects submitted by subcontractors, the subcontractor must submit the final cost of their portion of the project along with total project cost and all other required information.

• In the case of Offerors that are large, multi-function firms (consisting of subsidiaries), experience must only be submitted by the segment of the firm (e.g., division, group, and unit) that is submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation.

• In the case of affiliates, Past performance of an Offeror's "affiliate," as that term is defined in FAR 2.101, will be evaluated (as described within this section) if the Offeror demonstrates a firm commitment that the affiliate will participate meaningfully in the performance of the contract. This commitment and meaningful participation shall be described in a document signed by authorized representatives of both the Offeror and its affiliate.

If a teaming agreement or commitment is not provided, the projects of any team members outside of the Prime Offeror will not be considered. If the Joint Venture/Mentor Protege is a Small and Large business, the Small Business will be evaluated as the Prime Offeror. Offerors submitting as joint ventures should provide sufficient information demonstrating each partner’s experience or role on this project.

2.2. FACTOR 1 – RECENT/RELAVENT EXPERIENCE: The submitted material MUST be organized sequentially under tabs for each numbered section to facilitate evaluation. All narratives must contain sufficient detail to demonstrate technical capability.

2.2.1. EXPERIENCE IN RELEVANT PROJECTS: The Offeror shall submit information on Recent relevant projects are defined as multilevel concrete parking garages and multilevel concrete structures which requires large structural concrete placements or coordination and installation of pre-cast members completed within the last 10 years. Multi-level structure projects with large structural concrete placements or pre-cast members

"Revised by Amendment 0002" is considered more relevant than multi-level structure with minimal concrete placements and pre-cast members. Parking garage projects are considered more relevant than multi-level concrete structures with design-build parking garage projects considered most relevant. Experience with Federal Government or US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects similar in type, size, and complexity as well as projects greater than $10M will be given additional weight. Offerors submitting as joint ventures should provide sufficient information demonstrating each partner’s experience or role on this project and address the discussions requested on Attachment A while meeting the teaming agreement requirements in section 2.1 above.

If the Offeror’s submission exceeds the maximum project limitation of five completed projects, the first 5 projects submitted will be evaluated only, while the remaining additional project(s) will not be evaluated.

It is the responsibility of the Offeror to identify, detail and demonstrate the relevancy of the submitted projects to the solicitation criteria elements. The evaluation committee WILL NOT make assumptions. If projects submitted have comparable scope to this solicitation including warehouse construction experience, full building demolition experience, and working within secure facilities (e.g., restricted site access, vetting of employees, clear background checks, security coordination/escorting) it may demonstrate a potential increase ability of successful contract performance.