Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

AMENDMENT 0003 to Emergency Department and Support Expansion - Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 36C25920R0096 AMENDMENT 0003: The purpose of this amendment is as follows: Provide a... AMENDMENT 0003 to Emergency Department and Support Expansion - Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 36C25920R0096 AMENDMENT 0003: The purpose of this amendment is as follows: Provide additional RFI_v3 - answers to questions and clarifications Amd0003_attch1_RFI_v3 Amd0003_attch2_36C25920R0096_1_updated per Amd0003 All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. ---------- AMENDMENT 0002: The purpose of this amendment is as follows: Provide additional RFI_v2 - answers to questions and clarifications Amd0002_attch1_RFI_v2 Amd0002_attch2_HospitalLayout All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. ----------- AMENDMENT 0001: The purpose of this amendment is as follows: Provide RFI - answers to questions and clarifications Extend CLOSING date FROM: October 7, 2020 TO: October 14, 2020, 2:00 pm MT All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. -------- SOLICITATION: This is a TWO-PHASE DESIGN-BUILD ACQUISITION – All qualified offerors may submit for Phase I. After PHASE I evaluation, selected PHASE II offerors will be notified with instructions for PHASE II submission. The Contractor/Vendor will provide all materials and labor to build all aspects of the new addition - Emergency Department and Support Expansion - Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT. The general scope of this project consists of reviewing/refreshing a previously submitted complete design and constructing of an 18,500 square foot addition to the north east side of Building 1 in Salt Lake City VAMC for a new emergency department and associated police department. The project will also renovate 4,000 square feet for tie ins to the existing building and renovations for existing space for support areas. Work includes, but is not limited to, Architectural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Structural design and construction services for construction of a new wing to serve as Emergency Department. The work also includes but is not limited to: (1) field investigation of existing site and building conditions including structural needs to connect the new designed expansion to the existing building; (2) field verification of available record information (as-built drawings, etc.); (3) interviewing and working with VAMC SLC staff knowledgeable regarding the area/disciplines effected in this project; (4) the VA expects 20% of existing layout to need updating to accommodate users needs including but not limited to addition of garage doors to some exam rooms to allow for multi-use rooms and adjustments to nurse stations to more accurately represent seating; (5) design review for quality assurance for compliance to relevant codes and VA design guides (to include but not limited to: Physical Security Design Manual, HVAC Design Manual, and Fire Protection Design Manual); and (6) project phasing to avoid disruption to ongoing operations at the medical center. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 with a small business size standard of $39.5 M. The magnitude of this project is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. This project will be 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, as stated below. The POC for this project will be Rebeca S. Hinz. She can be contacted at 307-433-3768 or email at rebeca.hinz@va.gov. Important Notice: Apparent successful offerors must apply for and receive verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) in accordance with 38 CFR Part 74 and VAAR 819.70 by submission of documentation of Veteran status, ownership and control sufficient to establish appropriate status, offerors must be both VISIBLE and VERIFIED by the Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprises prior to contract award. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE on VetBiz prior to contract award will result in the offeror s proposal being deemed non-responsive. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the aforementioned required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so. 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. As prescribed in 819.7009, insert the following clause: VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2019) (DEVIATION) (a). Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVSOB: Means a small business concern Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving spouses (see VAAR 802.201, Surviving Spouse definition); The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled Veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled Veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such Veteran; The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; The business has been verified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 CFR 74 and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov); and The business will comply with VAAR subpart 819.70 and Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations regarding small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR 121.406 and 125.6, provided that any reference therein to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VA verified and VIP-listed SDVOSB. The nonmanufacturer rule and the limitations on subcontracting apply to all SDVOSB and VOSB set-asides and sole source contracts. Service-disabled Veteran means a Veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b). General. Offers are solicited only from eligible service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns. Only VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns (SDVOSBs) may submit offers in response to this solicitation. Offers received from concerns that are not VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a VIP-listed service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern that meets the size standard for the applicable NAICS code. (c) Representation. By submitting an offer, the prospective contractor represents that it is an eligible SDVOSB as defined in this clause, 38 CFR part 74, and VAAR subpart 819.70. Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), only VIP-listed SDVOSBs are considered eligible. Therefore, any reference in 13 CFR part 121 and 125 to a service disabled Veteran-owned small business concern (SDVO SBC), is to be construed to apply to a VA verified and VIP-listed SDVOSB and only such concern(s) qualify as similarly situated. The offeror must also be eligible at the time of award. (d) Agreement. When awarded a contract (see FAR 2.101, Definitions), including orders under multiple-award contracts, or a subcontract, an SDVOSB agrees that in the performance of the contract, the SDVOSB shall comply with requirements in VAAR subpart 819.70 and SBA regulations on small business size and government contracting programs at 13 CFR part 121 and 125, including the nonmanufacturer rule and limitations on subcontracting requirements in 13 CFR part 121.406 and 125.6, provided that for purposes of the limitations on subcontracting, only VIP-listed SDVOSBs shall be considered eligible and/or similarly situated (i.e., a firm that has the same small business program status as the prime contractor). An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor. An otherwise eligible firm further agrees to the following: Services. In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. Supplies or products. (i) In the case of a contract for supplies or products (other than from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. (ii) In the case of a contract for supplies from a nonmanufacturer, it will supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is described in 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) is granted. General construction. In the case of a contract for general construction, it will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. Special trade contractors. In the case of a contract for special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not VIP-listed SDVOSBs. Subcontracting. Any work that a VIP-listed SDVOSB subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the percent of subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. For supply or construction contracts, cost of materials is excluded and not considered to be subcontracted. For mixed contracts and additional limitations, refer to 13 CFR 125.6. (e) Joint ventures. A joint venture may be considered an SDVOSB if the joint venture is listed in VIP and complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 125.18(b), provided that any reference therein to service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concern or SDVO SBC, is to be construed to mean a VIP-listed SDVOSB. A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (d) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants. (f) Precedence. For any any inconsistencies between the requirements of the SBA program for service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns and the VA Veterans First Contract Program, as defined in VAAR subpart 819.70 and this clause, the VA Veterans First Contracting Program requirements have precedence. (End of clause)