Z1DA--Project 695-24-107 Replace Boilers 4 and 5 Clement J. Zablocki, VA Medical Center 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295

“FAR DEVIATION FEB 2026 INSTRUCTIONS: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance,”

“(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management, which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).”

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“(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 regulation”

“(d) Joint venturers.”

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“The contract shall be signed by each participant in the joint venture in the manner prescribed in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section for each type of participant.”

“When a corporation is participating, the contracting officer shall verify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture.”

“2026-11-18T11:00:00-06:00”

“BIDS DUE: Vendor bids are due via email as shown above at 11AM local time on November 18, 2026”

“BIDS DUE: Vendor bids are due via email as shown above at 11AM local time on November 18, 2026. The virtual public bid opening will be held at 1:00PM”

“Please note: Transmission issues can happen unexpectedly at any time, it is the responsibility of the bidder to ensure bids are received before the bid due date and time. 4) Bidders shall submit a bid bond with their bid in accordance with FAR 52.228-1. Noncompliance with this requirement will resul”

“Kristine Sutton · Kristine.Sutton@va.gov · 414-844-4876”

“The virtual public bid opening will be held at 1:00PM local time on November 18, 2026, at the link and/or the phone # provided above.”

“2) The virtual bid opening will be available to the public via Microsoft Teams at the following link and/or phone number: Join the meeting now (Meeting will be available to be accessed 15 min prior to bid opening) Meeting ID: 247 074 689 067 769 Passcode: Zs6gN2Sm Dial-in by phone: +1 872-701-0185,,”

“(b) A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee on form SF24, in the proper amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will result in rejection of the bid in all cases except those”

“(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.”

“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), ”

“(b) A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee on form SF24, in the proper amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will result in rejection of the bid in all cases except those”

“(c) The bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Payment Bond, on form SF25A, and a Performance Bond, on form SF25. Each bond shall be issued for a penal sum equal to the value of the awarded contract.”

“Copies of forms SF25 and SF25A may be obtained from the Contracting Officer upon request.”

“(d) Bidders are to ensure the most current version of SF24, SF25, and SF25A bond forms are used.”

“Base Bid LUMP SUM: CLIN 0001 $___________________________ Alternate Bid Item 1 – Demo/Removal of One Boiler (#5) instead of both (#4 and #5) Base Bid general construction minus the following: Alternate Bid Item #1 includes the demo and removal of just existing Boiler #5, allowing the VA to utilize e”

“Price for Alternate Bid Item 1: $__________________________”

“NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Award will be made on Base Bid, subject to available funding. In the event bids on the Base Bid exceed available funding, a single award will be made exclusively on the amount of funding available for Alternate Bid Item 1. Award will be made to the responsible bidder who submitted”

“A single award will be made on Base Bid or Alternate Bid, subject to available funding at time of award.”

“The contractor must submit proof of current (as of time of bid) SAM and DSBS registries with their bid and any bidder that is not current shall be rendered non-responsive outright and shall not be considered for award.”

“Bidders that fail to do so will be rendered non-responsive outright and shall not be considered for award. “VAAR 852.219-73 was included in this solicitation and references the SBA certification database at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/.”

“(b) A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee on form SF24, in the proper amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will result in rejection of the bid in all cases except those”

“(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.”