Single Award General Construction IDIQ Charleston Field Office Eastern, West Virginia
PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS FOR SOLICITATION NO.: TBD
Single Award Micro-Term Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity for Repair and Alteration (R&A) General Construction Services in Charleston Eastern West Virginia of PBS Region 3
The General Services Administration (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region intends to solicit proposals for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) single award term contract for the provision of repair and alteration Construction Services with design-build capabilities at Government owned and leased facilities located in Eastern West Virginia.
The Government intends to award one (1) contract under this solicitation. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside for 8(a) small-businesses in accordance with FAR 19.8.
General Description of Scope of Services:
The General Contractor (GC) shall supervise, administer, perform, and contract all construction activities required to complete a project. Construction activities for the anticipated solicitation include but are not limited to commercial office construction and/or renovations/repairs, MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing) repairs/modifications/replacement, fire sprinkler systems repairs/modification/replacement, sitework, exterior construction repair and alterations (including facades and roofs), demolition (including abatement of hazardous materials), elevator modernizations and any other construction activities the government may require.
The scope of this proposed procurement includes the provision of the following services:
Construction services, including, but not limited to: general office renovation; interior construction; exterior construction repair; general repair and alteration work; installation of new and the alteration of existing power panels; carpet and carpet tile replacement; painting; HVAC ductwork modification; modification of existing building fire sprinkler systems; plastering and plaster repair work; sidewalk repairs/replacement; asphalt/concrete paving; ability to provide asbestos assessments and any environmental remediation work such as mold remediation, asbestos abatement, or lead abetment;
Alteration services, including, but not limited to: electrical, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, mechanical, architectural, landscaping, storm drainage, exterior restoration, waterproofing, re-pointing, cleaning, sealing; roofing involving installation, repair and alteration, and removal; paving relevant to property and roads owned, leased or otherwise under the control of GSA, or other authorized Federal agencies; and other related work.
Additionally, design work incidental to construction as well as design/build work are included.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). The West Virginia East Micro IDIQ is set to expire on September 23, 2023, when its final option period will expire. This has created a need for a follow-on IDIQ to cover the geographical area in the immediate future. The West Virginia East Pittsburgh IDIQ follow-on will be named R&A Charleston Eastern West Virginia IDIQ to better define the geographical coverage area of the IDIQ. Based on future need, GSA is looking to award one (1) replacement general construction, Repair and Alteration IDIQ contract.
The GC may be required to utilize the following deliver methods to deliver projects for the GSA;
1. Design/Bid/Build (DBB) Traditional
2. Design/Build (D/B)
Contract Value
The anticipated aggregate Maximum Ordering Limit (MOL) for this contract vehicle is $5,000,000.00. Meaning the cumulative total for all task orders awarded to the selected contractor against this Single Award IDIQ shall not exceed $5.0 Million. The anticipated ordering limits are expected to be between $2,500.00 and $250,00.00 (SAT Threshold limit) depending on Charleston Field Office’s needs. However, there may be individual orders with lower or higher costs placed against the contract, if in the Government’s interest to do so.
The awardee will be eligible for the $2,500 guaranteed minimum for the base year.
Ordering Periods
ANTICIPATED IDIQ CONTRACT ORDERING PERIODS
Base Period: September 25, 2023 through September 24, 2024
Option 1: September 25, 2024 through September 24, 2025
Option 2: September 25, 2025 through September 24, 2026
Option 3: September 25, 2026 through September 24, 2027
Option 4: September 25, 2027 through September 24, 2028
Option to Extend Services (FAR 52.217-8) October 01, 2028 to March 30, 2029
Location of Services
The geographical location for this requirement is expected to cover the following areas of the Eastern half geographical area of the state of West Virginia (including but not limited: Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette, Nicholas, Randolph, Harrison, West Virginia, and Berkeley Counties) and Ohio County in West Virginia. All these counties fall under the jurisdiction of the Charleston GSA Field Office area.
NAICS Code:
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236220, entitled “Commercial and Institutional Building Construction” and the small business size standard is $45 million.
Source Selection Approach:
The approach to source selection for this procurement will be pursuant to the best value tradeoļ¬ concept as identified in FAR Part 15.101-1 and FAR Part 15.3. It is the government’s intention to award a contract to the oļ¬eror whose proposal conform to the RFP requirements and are considered most advantageous to the government, price and technical factors considered. Competitive proposals will be evaluated and assessed; based on the factors specified in this solicitation. For this solicitation, the combined weight of the technical evaluation factors are more important than price (FAR 15.101-1 – Trade Offs.)
The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (other than exchanges conducted for the purpose of minor clarifications). However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint.
The technical (non-price) factors are listed in descending order of importance:
Prior Experience on Relevant Projects
Approach & Management Plan
Past Performance on Relevant Projects
Supplemental Socioeconomics Status (In addition to 8A Status)
The award will be made to the firm(s) that represents the best value to the government. In accordance with FAR 15.404, price analysis will be used to determine price reasonableness and the offeror’s understanding of the work requirements/line items (i.e. unreasonably high prices, as compared to other offers received and the Government Estimate, may indicate the offeror does not fully understand the requirements/line items of the RFP) and the ability to perform the contract.
Project Bonding Capacity is not a technical or non-price factor. Project Bonding Capacity will be used as part of the responsibility determination to assess the offeror’s ability to provide an offer guarantee and performance and payment bonds as provided in the forthcoming solicitation.
The complete solicitation package will only be available electronically on the Contract Opportunities website (www.sam.gov). It will be available on or about May 3, 2023. The solicitation closing date will be approximately 30 days after issuance of the solicitation package. The actual date and time will be identified in the solicitation. All information, amendments, and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: http://www.sam.gov. Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. Potential Offerors must register on the Contract Opportunities website to have access to solicitation material.
For additional information, visit the Contract Opportunities website, www.sam.gov. Offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to participate in this procurement. The website for SAM is http://www.sam.gov. Any offeror submitting a proposal is required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations to use the Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of many of the FAR required representations and certifications previously found in solicitations The website for ORCA is previously found in solicitations. The website for ORCA is http://orca.bpn.gov. Any information taken from other publications is used at the sole risk of the offeror. The procuring office cannot guarantee the accuracy of information contained in other publications.
Procurement Schedule (Will be updated at time of solicitation)
Issue Request for Proposal- On or about May 3, 2023
Pre-Proposal Conference- On or about May 10, 2023
Proposal Due Date- on or about June 1, 2023
Award Date- On or about August 30, 2023
Ordering Period Start Date- On or about September 24, 2023
Pre-Proposal Conference for Prime Contractors
A pre-proposal conference will be held via teleconference for Prime Contractors interested in proposing on this solicitation. Final details will be provided within the solicitation. As stated above, GSA intents to hold the Pre-Proposal conference on or about May 10, 2023. Refer to forthcoming solicitation for details.
Request for Information
All inquiries concerning the project shall be directed to the following email address george.garcia@gsa.gov and Patrick.spellman@gsa.gov. Further instructions will be provided in the solicitation. Offerors shall use the attached “Request for Information Log” when submitting any Request for Clarification or Interpretation. Failure to use the “Request for Information Log” may result in no response to the request.
GG_04202023 General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 3
4/20/23, 2:55 PM Single Award General Construction IDIQ Charleston Field Office Eastern, West Virginia
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR
Charleston Field Office Eastern WV Single Award Micro-Term Indeļ¬nite Delivery / Indeļ¬nite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Repair and Alteration (R&A) Construction Services at Government owned and leased facilities located in Eastern West Virginia.
This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for informational purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses do not affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation. The Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. This notice is a market survey being conducted solely to determine whether there are adequate Small Business contractors for the following proposed procurement.
The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Region 3, is seeking information on technically capable, and otherwise responsible, general contractors (GC) for the anticipated solicitation for a Single Award General Construction Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract.
Description of Intended Contract
An IDIQ is a type of contract that provides for an indefinite quantity of supplies or services during a fixed period. The GSA intends to award a single contract for General Construction Services. After award of the IDIQ, the awardee will be provided fair opportunity IAW FAR 16.505(b)(1) for specific requirements where multiple task orders will be issued based on selection criteria established at the ordering level, unless an exemption exists IAW FAR 16.505(b)(2).
The Single Award IDIQ will be for a base period of one year and will include four, one-year option periods for a maximum contract length of five years. The first ordering period is expected to begin on or about September 15, 2023.
The aggregate maximum order limitation (MOL) is connected to the 8a Competition Threshold as defined by FAR 19.805-1(a)(2). The anticipated Maximum Ordering Limit (MOL) for this contract vehicle is $4,500,000.00 for the entire duration of the contract. Meaning the cumulative total for all task orders awarded to all contractors against this Single Award IDIQ shall not exceed $4.5 Million.
The anticipated ordering limits are expected to be between $2,500.00 to Simplified Acquisition Threshold defined in FAR 2.101; however, there may be individual orders with lower or higher costs placed against this contract. The typical task order is expected to be between $2,500.00 and $250,000.00. See requirement history for more information on GSA R3 procurement data.
General Description of Services:
The General Contractor (GC) shall supervise, administer, perform, and contract all construction activities required to complete a project. Construction activities for the anticipated solicitation include but are not limited to commercial office construction and/or renovations/repairs, MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing) repairs/modifications/replacement, fire sprinkler systems repairs/modification/replacement, sitework, exterior construction repair and alterations (including facades and roofs), demolition (including abatement of hazardous materials), elevator modernizations and any other construction activities the government may require.
The GC may be required to utilize the following deliver methods to deliver projects for the GSA;
1. Design/Bid/Build (DBB) Traditional
2. Design/Build (D/B)
The contract will include by reference the most current version of the Facilities Construction Costs Book with RSMeans Data (Referenced hereafter as RSMeans Book)
Location of Services:
The anticipated geographical location for this requirement is expected to cover the following counties: Raleigh, Mercer, Berkeley, Fayette, Nicholas, Randolph and Harrison Counties, West Virginia, Ohio County in West Virginia.
Size Standard
The applicable NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $39.5 million.
Selection Procedures
The anticipated contract will be procured utilizing source selection procedures as described in FAR PART 15.3 to select the firm offering the best value to the Government in terms of price and technical merit and whose performance is expected to best meet stated Government requirements. Accordingly, award will be made using best-value, source-selection procedures incorporating tradeoffs between price-related and non-price related factors where non-price factors are considered more important than price.
Response Information:
Interested contractors shall complete this Charleston IDIQ Source Sought Response Forn via link at the end of this notice. Please provide your responses no later than 11:00 AM on March 15, 2023. If the contractor is unable to complete this form through the google suite, they shall complete the attached form and return to the contract Specialist no later than date specified by email at George.garcia@gsa.gov.
Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested Small Business contractors are encouraged to submit responses.
Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. After review of the information received, a solicitation may be published on www.Sam.Gov. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer.
Charleston_IDIQ General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 3
2/21/23, 2:33 PM Charleston East Repair and Alteration Single Award IDIQ
The Solicitation and Contract
This Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Single-Award Term Contract is to provide general construction services throughout eastern West Virginia for the Charleston Field Office. The Government intends to award one (1) single contract under this solicitation in accordance with FAR 19.5. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside for 8(a) small-business. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The annual small business size standard is $45 million.
The individual orders to be placed under the contracts will range in value from $2,000 to Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $250,000 as defined in FAR 2.101. However, individual orders may be placed outside of this range at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The contract duration will be one (1) base year with four (4) one-year options with the possibility of an extension of performance up to an additional six (6) months, in accordance with FAR 52.217-8. The anticipated aggregate Maximum Ordering Limit (MOL) for this contract vehicle is $5,000,000.00. There is no annual MOL.
An IDIQ is a type of contract that provides for an indefinite quantity of supplies or services during a fixed period. The selected Single Award IDIQ General Contractor (GC) shall supervise, administer, perform, and contract all construction activities required to complete construction projects within eastern West Virginia. Construction activities for the anticipated solicitation include but are not limited to commercial office construction and/or renovations / repairs, MEP (Mechanical / Electrical), repairs / modifications / replacement, fire sprinkler systems repairs / modification/replacement, sitework, exterior construction repair and alterations (including facades and roofs), demolition (including abatement of hazardous materials), elevator modernizations and any other construction activities the government may require.
The GC may be required to utilize the following delivery methods to deliver projects for the GSA;
1. Design/Bid/Build (DBB) Traditional
2. Design/Build (D/B)
The geographic area of work to be completed under this contract includes the following counties of West Virginia:
Raleigh, Mercer, Fayette, Nicholas, Randolph, Harrison, West Virginia, and Berkeley Counties and Ohio County in West Virginia. However, individual orders may be placed outside of this geographic area at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
The contract will include by reference the most current version of the Facilities Construction Costs Book with RSMeans Data (referenced hereafter as “RSMeans Book”). The Government intends to utilize the RS Means Line Items in connection with the awardee RS means Locality. Coefficient (referenced hereafter as “Locality Bid Factor”) to award future task orders. The Bid Factor shall apply to the entirety of the RSMeans Line Items.
Attached by reference is “Charleston West Line Items” which will be included and part of the contract at award. This list is provided for reference only. Following contract award, GSA intends to have the awardee price these line items using their accepted RSMeans bid coefficient.
This Solicitation is set-aside for 8(a) Small Businesses, in accordance with FAR 19. This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for a Contract to construct the Project described in the attached Agreement. Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award set forth herein. The Government will award the Contract to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions set forth herein.
The government intends to award one (1) contract to the selected firm whose offer is considered to be the best value to the Government considering price and other non-price factors.
This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for a Contract described in the attached Agreement. Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award set forth herein. The Government will award a Contract to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Task Order Pricing - For individual task orders, the government intends to utilize RSMeans Line Item pricing for all task orders. However, the Government may utilize either RSMeans Line Item pricing or Lump Sum Proposals at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Instructions shall be provided to the awardee in all Requests for Proposal (at the task order level).
The two award methods [RSMeans Line Items and Lump Sum Competitive Proposals] shall not be used simultaneously on any future task order. The solicitation at the task order level will clearly define which method will be utilized.
The Bid Factor(s) is the maximum coefficient (i.e. multiplying factor) that the selected awardee may apply on future task orders. However, an offeror may elect to provide a discount at the task order level for a competitive advantage. When using the Bid Factor no other markups may be applied. The Bid Factor shall be utilized through the base period and all option periods (i.e. the potential total five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract).
The Offeror's proposal submitted in response to this Solicitation shall constitute a firm offer. No contract shall be formed unless and until the Contracting Officer has countersigned the SF-1442 submitted by an Offeror, and delivered to the Contractor a copy of the SF-1442 with original signatures together with the Agreement reflecting the Offeror's proposed prices.
47PD0123R0023 General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Region 3
5/16/23, 3:33 PM