GSA Solicitation No. 47PB5126R0030

Construction Contract for: General Contractor for the Seismic Retrofit at the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Solicitation

Document: C201-GC/JULY 2026 (The Solicitation)

Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Solicitation and Contract B. List of Solicitation Documents C. Authorized Representatives D. Pre-Proposal Conference E. Estimated Price Range F. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee G. Receipt of Offers

II. Proposals

A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Price Proposal D. Technical Proposal E. Other Information to be Submitted with Proposal F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

III. General Provisions

A. Availability of Funds B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation C. Notice to Small Business Firms D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results E. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals F. Bond Requirements G. Contractor Performance Information H. Safeguarding and Dissemination of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Building Information

I. INFORM

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (GSA Class Deviation

RFO-2025-09)

FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-09) FAR 52.216-1 Type Of Contract (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-16) FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Secondary Site of Work (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-22) Buy American Requirements Buy American Exceptions FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-33) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference GSAR 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses by Reference Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Project Labor Agreement Certified Cost or Pricing Data Additional Provisions

V. Instructions to Offerors and Clauses

A. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15)

B. Security Requirements C. 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors D. Additional Clauses

VI. Method Of Award

A. Evaluation of Offers B. Determination of Responsibility C. Price Reasonableness/Price Realism D. Unbalanced Price E. Total Evaluated Price F. Non-Price Factors G. Evaluation of Joint Venture Offers

I. General Information

I.A. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for a Contract to construct the Project described in the Solicitation Documents. 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.

(2) Neither the Solicitation nor any part of an Offeror's proposal shall be part of the Contract except to the extent expressly incorporated therein by the Contracting Officer.

(3) 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.

I.B. List of Solicitation Documents The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

(1) The Solicitation

(2) Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award

(3) The Agreement and Attachments to the Agreement

(4) The Scope of Work, Specifications, Drawings, Exhibits and other Attachments to the

Agreement (via amendment to Phase II offerors)

(5) Proprietary Information Agreement (sample)

(6) Wage Determination – General Decision Number PR20260001 dated 05/18/2026

(7) Tips on Preparing a Subcontracting Plan

(8) Individual Model Subcontracting Plan

(9) GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information

(10) Standard Form 24, Bid Bond

(11) GACA Account Instructions

I.C. Authorized Representatives

The following individuals are designated as the authorized GSA representatives under this Solicitation:

Authorized Representative Information:

Contracting Officer’s Information

Authorized Representative Information:

Name: Natalia Lugo-Vina

Email: natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov

I.D. Pre-Proposal Conference (Phase I)

Date: Thursday, December 10, 2026

Time: 10:00AM (AST) Location: A virtual pre-proposal conference will be conducted. Prospective offerors must register via the provided Google link. Attendance at the virtual session is strictly restricted to entities that have completed registration and submitted required details prior to the event.

Pre-Proposal conference Registration Link

Note: A site visit for prospective offerors during Phase I is optional. Written requests for facility access must be directed via email to Natalia.Lugo-VinaCruz@gsa.gov.

For Phase II, a pre-proposal conference and a site visit are scheduled. Specific details regarding dates and times will be formally issued in an upcoming Solicitation Amendment.

I.E. Estimated Price Range The estimated price range for the Project is between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000.

I.F. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee (SEPT 1996) (PHASE II REQUIREMENT)

(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 $3,000,000, 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 https://forms.gle/TsL5dtgqb2wYeCpx5 mailto:Natalia.Lugo-VinaCruz@gsa.gov 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.

I.G. Receipt of Offers

(1) This procurement will be based on a phased evaluation approach and advisory list process.

The advisory process allows an offeror not recommended to proceed to the next phase to still participate in the next phase, and if so, will be considered for award. At the conclusion of the first phase, the contracting officer will inform each offeror either (1) that it is invited to participate in the next phase; or (2) that, based on the information it has already submitted, it is unlikely to be a viable competitor along with the general basis for that opinion. However, the notice will not restrict any Phase I offeror from participating in the next phase. The Scope of Work, Specifications, Drawings, Exhibits and other Attachments to the Agreement will be provided as a Google Document after submission of the Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) Document and verification the offeror is participating in the next Phase. The offeror must have a GACA account to receive these documents for Phase II.

(2) In order to be considered for Phase II, offers conforming to the requirements of the Phase I Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 3:00 pm (AST) on the following date and at the following address.

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2026 Address: All Phase I Proposals must be submitted electronically via email as separate attachments in Portable Document Format (PDF) to natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov

(3) In order to be considered for award, Phase II technical and price proposals conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 3:00 pm (AST) on the following date and at the following address.

Date: To Be Determined (TBD). Details shall be formally issued through a Solicitation Amendment.

Address: All Phase II Proposals must be submitted electronically via email as separate attachments in Portable Document Format (PDF) to natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov

Electronic Submission of Proposals Electronic Submission of Proposals:

Offers must be received by the GSA Point of Contact (POC) listed herein on or before the date and time established for receipt of offers. The date and time of receipt will be established according to the Government computer system’s documentation showing the exact official time of receipt by the GSA POC listed herein and not by the time the electronic proposal was sent by the Offeror or received by the GSA server. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure proposals are complete and submitted early enough to be received by the GSA POC before the deadline, and to confirm receipt before the deadline. Proposals or portions of proposals which are received by the GSA POC later than the time noted within will be rejected and will not be considered.

NOTE: The maximum file size is 25 MB. GSA has occasionally experienced delays in delivery of emails from the GSA server to an email account. Therefore Contractors/offerors need to plan accordingly.

WARNING: Pursuant to FAR 52.215-1(c)(3)(ii)(A) (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15), an electronically submitted proposal that is received late will not be considered unless (1) it is received before award is made, (2) the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition and (3) it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals. FAR 52.215-1 (c)(3)(ii)(A)(1)(GSA Class Deviation

RFO-2025-15).

II. Proposals

II.A. Proposal Contents Proposals shall consist of the following documents, completed and executed in accordance with this Solicitation:

PHASE I

1. Technical Proposal

2. Proprietary Information Agreement(s)

3. Acknowledgement of Amendments to Solicitation (if any)

4. If applicable, Joint-Venture Agreement

5. Other Documents as Required

PHASE II

1. Technical Proposal (submitted separately from Phase II Price Proposal)

2. Price Proposal (submitted separately from Phase II Technical Proposal)

3. Offeror Representations and Certifications

4. Standard Form 24, Bid Bond

5. Individual Model Subcontracting Plan

6. GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualification and Financial Information

7. Proprietary Information Agreement(s)

8. Acknowledgement of Amendments to Solicitation (if any)

9. Backup Pricing Worksheets (may be requested if needed for negotiations) 10.Other Documents as Required

II.B. Proposal Format

Offerors responding to the Phase I solicitation notice shall submit one (1) electronic version of the required technical information. The submission should be organized to correspond to the evaluation factors listed below. The cover letter, table of contents, section dividers, PPQs, Amendments and Proprietary Information Agreement form are excluded from the page counts in the Technical Proposal Factors.

Offerors responding to the Phase II solicitation notice shall submit one (1) electronic version of the required technical information. The submission should be organized to correspond to the evaluation factors listed below. The cover letter, table of contents, section dividers, Amendments, Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) and Proprietary Information Agreement form are excluded from this page count. The price proposal shall be one electronic document, separate from technical proposal but in the same email.

Acknowledgement of Amendments: Acknowledgement of receipt of all amendments must be included in your proposal.

All proposals must be current. GSA will evaluate all responses in accordance with the criteria stated in the solicitation notice. At the conclusion of Phase II, GSA intends to award a contract to a single Offeror for all construction services pursuant to FAR Part 15 and 36 (GSA Class Deviations RFO-2025-15 and RFO-2025-36). To the extent consistent with law, GSA may use artificial intelligence tools to assist in its review of proposals and/or documentation of Evaluations.

GACA Account: Vendors are required to create or use an existing GSA Affiliated Custom Account (GACA) for access to documents greater than 25MB. GACA Instructions are included as an attachment to this RFP. Once the account has been created, notify the GSA Contracting Officer, Natalia Lugo-Vina, via natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov, to receive a link to the Google Drive folder containing all the RFP documents (i.e. Appendices and other Attachments to the SOW). At this time, the GACA account will be used for Phase II.

II.C. Price Proposal (PHASE II REQUIREMENT)

(1) Contents

The Price Proposal shall consist of the SF 1442 and the Agreement, with prices and/or rates indicated for each price element shown on the pricing form included in Section II of the Agreement. Indicate the Base Contract Price, or if no such distinction is made, the Contract Price, in Block 17 of the SF 1442, which must be fully executed by the Offeror.

(2) Qualifications, Exclusions and Conditions

If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Contract Documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

(3) Additional Proposal Requirements:

● Signed Standard Form 1442 and all amendments acknowledged

● Contract Price Form - completed and signed

● Offeror Representations and Certifications

● Completed Form 527, Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information

● SF 24, Bid Bond

● Proprietary Information Agreement(s)

● Acknowledgement of Amendments to Solicitation (if any)

● If applicable, Joint-Venture Agreement

● List of Authorized Negotiators for the Offeror

● Any other information required in the Solicitation

II.D. Technical Proposal The Technical Proposal shall include the information requested below for the non-price factors described in Section VI.

The following is a list of evaluation factors that will be used in conjunction with price to select the offeror who provides the best value to the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.104(d)(1) (GSA Class Deviation FAR RFO 2025-15), technical factors, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

Phase I Technical Qualifications Relative Weight

● Factor 1 – Experience on Similar Projects (40% Weight)

● Factor 2 – Past Performance on Relevant Project (15% Weight)

Phase II Technical Qualifications Relative Weight

● Factor 3 – Management Approach (45% Weight)

Phase I proposals must address all Phase I evaluation factors stated herein. Any offeror whose Phase I proposal does not address the required criteria will not be further considered for award or permitted to submit a Phase II proposal.

Upon completion of the Phase II evaluation, the Government will reassess each Phase II offeror’s proposal and assign a revised overall technical rating that reflects the results of both the Phase I and Phase II evaluations. The Phase I overall rating is not a final rating and may be revised upward, downward, or remain unchanged based on the Government’s evaluation of the Phase II submission.

A. Phase I Technical Evaluation Factors

FACTOR 1 – EXPERIENCE ON SIMILAR PROJECTS (40%):

Description: This factor considers the extent of demonstrated experience, knowledge, and capabilities of the offeror based on the submitted Similar Projects. The evaluation of this factor considers the strength of alignment of the submitted Similar Projects with the requirements of the request for proposal, statement of work, and contract documents for the project.

Basis of Evaluation: The standard for this evaluation factor is met if the demonstrated (i) experience, knowledge, and capabilities of the offeror and Similar Projects reasonably align with the requirements of the project; and (ii) the submitted Similar Projects considered together as a whole meet all the size, scope and complexity characteristics in the scope of work. The Government will consider the depth, breadth, and relevance of the offeror’s experience. Similar Project(s) that more closely align with the requirements, request for proposal, and contract documents for the project may receive a more favorable evaluation.

I. Projects will be considered more similar and evaluated more favorably if they clearly exhibit more of the following characteristics:

● Seismic retrofit projects;

● Projects completed within the last ten (10) years;

● Projects performed in occupied buildings valued at thirty million dollar

($30 million) or higher;

● Projects performed in a secure facility;

● Projects requiring multiple phases;

● Projects requiring high-end finishes similar to this courthouse, i.e.

significant millwork;

● Projects requiring significant after-hours work.

Additionally, more recent projects may be evaluated more favorably than less recent performance.

Submittal Requirements:

II. Experience on Similar Projects Form - The offeror shall complete an Experience on Similar Projects Form (Attachment 2) for each similar project submitted. Limit Attachment 2, to no more than three (3) 8 ½” x 11” pages per project. The Offeror should submit at least three (3) projects and no more than five (5) projects. Electronic submissions shall be single-spaced and prepared using a minimum 11-point Times New Roman font. Any page limitations referenced herein apply to the electronic document, with each page counted as the equivalent of one single-sided page. If the information submitted exceeds the page limitations, only the first three (3) pages of the project will be evaluated.

Offerors must complete all blocks on each table/form. Lack of response on any field may be interpreted by the Government as rendering the proposal non-responsive or the uncertainty and associated risk may result in a lower rating for this factor. The burden of providing complete and accurate information lies with the offeror.

Note for Joint-Venture Offerors: If relying on past experience and performance of the individual firms, at least one (1) relevant project must be presented for each joint-venture partner.

All members of the joint-venture will be required to be signatory to the contract. Greater weight will be given to projects that demonstrate prior teaming of the joint-venture partners.

If proposing a joint-venture, offerors must submit past performance for at least one (1) project under Factor 1 that was performed together by the proposed team. Such experience will receive greater consideration than experience performed separately by the individual entities.

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FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE ON RELEVANT PROJECTS (15%):

Description: This factor considers the depth, breadth, and quality of the offeror’s past performance on Similar Projects, or any other acquired past performance information, with regards to considerations such as technical success; customer satisfaction; successful management of the project; perceived quality of the final product from end users and clients;

timeliness and responsiveness of the offeror; adherence to contract documents, project baseline schedule, and budget; and the ability to coordinate activities and work with various stakeholders.

The factor considers the quality of comments to support reference ratings on CPARS and PPQs.

The Government will use a combined assessment of all aspects of past performance to arrive at a conclusion of overall past performance for each Similar Project. The assessment of the overall past performance for each Similar Project and any other past performance information may be used to arrive at a conclusion and evaluation of the offeror’s overall past performance. The Government will consider the quality of the entire portfolio of submitted Similar Projects (not to exceed five (5)) to assess past performance and will not give a more favorable rating for a greater quantity of submitted Similar Projects.

The Government’s sources of information for evaluating the offeror’s past performance may include, but are not limited to, any and all information the Government becomes aware of (whether or not before or after the deadline for initial offers and whether or not the sources are provided by the offeror). While the Government may elect to consider data and information from any source, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information by the deadline for the initial offers’ rests with the offeror. The Government may consider the contractor’s past performance information it obtains on its own or from other sources regarding past performance on projects other than those submitted for Similar Project.

Submittal Requirements: The Offeror must submit a PBS Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3), completed by the applicable client, or FINAL CPARS for each project proposed in Factor 1, Experience on Similar Projects. Completed PPQs must be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, via email at natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov prior to the proposal closing date. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submission of questionnaires. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before the proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the project. Offerors must not incorporate by reference PPQs previously submitted for other Solicitations.

Basis for Evaluation: In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all Commercial and Government Entity Code/ Unique Entity Identifier numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Subcontracting Reporting (SAM.gov), previously submitted PPQ information, and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror. While the Government may elect to mailto:natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov http://sam.gov consider data from a variety of sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate, and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror. GSA will not maintain a database of PPQs submitted by Offerors.

The Government has no obligation to ensure that an equal number of references are obtained for each Offeror.

Past Performance can be described as how an Offeror performed on a job. Offerors are responsible for ensuring the references provided are willing and available to be contacted by the Government. The Government may contact those individuals who are provided as references by the Offeror to verify that the services provided comply with the similarity requirements of this RFP and to solicit an assessment of the quality of those services provided through a PPQ. FAR 15.202(c)(1) (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15) states, "[a]n offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance." This will result in a “neutral” rating. The Government is not required to conduct or complete reference checks. In addition to contacting references provided by the Offeror, the Government may solicit other sources to find references for other relevant, similar work performed by the Offeror.

The standard of evaluation is met when offerors demonstrate at least an overall Satisfactory past performance based on all available information, whether or not included in the proposal, when considered together as part of the overall assessment of past performance. Offerors which receive ratings higher than Satisfactory or Neutral by references (such as in CPARS, PPQs, or direct conversations) may be rated more favorably. References evaluated ratings that are strongly substantiated by comments, remarks, awards, recognition, descriptions, or other evidence may be evaluated more favorably. The Government evaluation team may take into consideration the depth and quality of comments to determine the evaluated rating given for the Company’s Past Performance. A more favorable rating may be evaluated for the Company’s Past Performance to the extent such experience aligns with the requirements of the RFP, the statement of work, and the stated characteristics of a Similar Project.

Offerors may also include performance recognition documents received within the last seven (7) years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

Joint-ventures and teaming arrangements are not synonymous and will be evaluated accordingly.

If a teaming arrangement is proposed, the offeror (prime contractor) will be evaluated under this factor.

B. Phase II Technical Evaluation Factors

FACTOR 3 - MANAGEMENT APPROACH (45%):

Description: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s management approach to determine its understanding of the project requirements and its ability to effectively organize, manage, staff, coordinate, and execute the work throughout the duration of the project.

The Offeror must provide a Project Execution Narrative and Staffing Plan that demonstrate a clear, practical, and project-specific approach to successful performance.

Submittal Requirements:

I. Project Execution Narrative

The offeror must submit a written narrative demonstrating its project execution plan. The offeror must include in its narrative all factors and conditions it deems relevant to the successful completion of the work under this contract. At a minimum, the offeror must address:

● The overall management and execution strategy for the project, including how the Offeror will plan, coordinate, sequence, and control the work.

● The approach to coordination and communication among the Offeror, subcontractors, Government representatives, design professionals, and other project stakeholders, as applicable.

● The approach to schedule management, including maintaining project milestones, identifying potential schedule impacts, and implementing corrective actions when necessary.

● The approach to quality management and ensuring that work complies with contract requirements.

● Procurement and teaming approach for all major subcontracts.

● The narrative must also address the offeror’s plan to mitigate the negative impacts of differing or unforeseen conditions for a project of this type, including inherent risks of renovation work in an occupied building and mitigation strategies for schedule delays.

● Any project-specific strategies or management practices proposed to facilitate successful and timely completion of the work.

● Approach to long lead items, construction materials and storage, and overall logistics for the project.

The narrative should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate how the proposed management approach will be implemented on this specific project rather than merely describing the Offeror’s general corporate practices.

This narrative must not exceed more than five (5) pages. If the information submitted for the narrative exceeds the page limitations, only the first five (5) pages will be evaluated. The organization chart will not count against the page limit.

Note for Joint-Venture Offerors: The project execution plan must clearly define the specific responsibilities, allocation of resources, and operational functions for each joint-venture partner, ensuring these duties properly reflect their respective capabilities, background, and core competencies as established in the joint venture agreement. Proposals that clearly demonstrate this alignment within the execution narrative will be evaluated more favorably.

II. Staffing Plan

The Offeror’s staffing plan must include a detailed description of how it intends to accomplish the requirements of the contract using in-house and subcontracted resources. The staffing plan must include:

a. General description of the overall staffing that will be provided to successfully meet the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW), including a breakdown/ratio of where the key personnel will perform their duties (home/field);

b. Organizational Chart and Line of Authority for the construction phase and construction closeout (or post construction);

c. Resumes for all proposed key personnel, at a minimum key personnel includes:

1. Project Manager

2. Superintendent

3. Quality Assurance/Quality Control manager

4. Lead Scheduler

5. Lead Millworker

6. Pile and foundations project manager

7. Structural steel project manager

8. Any other personnel the offeror considers to be “key personnel”

d. Resumes of key personnel should include (Not to exceed (NTE) 2 pages, if more than two (2) pages are provided only the first two (2) will be reviewed):

1. Name

2. Title/Position

3. Employment history

4. Responsibilities/Duties

5. Experience on Similar Projects, provide specific examples, and include the construction value of each example

6. Licenses/Professional Certifications

7. Education

8. References (email and telephone number)

e. Description of how the Offeror plans to recruit and retain personnel, particularly key personnel and major trade partners.

f. Communication plan between home and field office personnel.

No changes to proposed specific Key Personnel may be made without the Government’s consent.

Offerors that propose Key Personnel that clearly demonstrate successful experience on work that is similar in size, scope, and complexity to this project requirement, as defined in Factor 1, will be evaluated more favorably. The Government may contact references regarding the proposed Key Personnel and may use this information to assess the risk associated with the proposed project execution.

Basis for Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the extent to which the Offeror’s Management Approach demonstrates a clear understanding of the project requirements and provides a logical, realistic, and effective approach to managing and executing the work.

The Project Execution Narrative will be evaluated based on the extent to which the proposed approach demonstrates an understanding of the project’s requirements, complexities, constraints, and risks; provides effective methods for planning, coordination, communication, schedule and quality management, subcontractor management, and issue resolution; and presents project-specific strategies that support successful, timely, and efficient contract performance.

The Staffing Plan will be evaluated based on the extent to which the proposed organizational structure, staffing levels, roles and responsibilities, reporting relationships, availability, and allocation of resources provide appropriate management and technical coverage for successful project execution. The Government will also consider the degree to which the proposed staffing approach demonstrates continuity, accountability, effective communication, and sufficient resources throughout the applicable phases of the project.

Greater consideration will be given to approaches that demonstrate a thorough understanding of the project, clearly defined responsibilities and lines of authority, effective coordination and management controls, proactive identification and mitigation of project risks, and a realistic staffing strategy tailored to the specific requirements of this project.

Note: The Government will reserve the right to invite Offerors to give oral presentations to further demonstrate their understanding of the project and abilities to complete the project, as well as augment the written information submitted in this Project Execution factor. The Offerors will be expected to provide a clear and concise overview of the project in relation to the project requirements and to provide clear and concise responses to pertinent questions posed by members of the Government's evaluation team. The oral presentations will not constitute clarifications as defined in FAR 15.202 (GSA Class Deviation FAR RFO 2025-15).

No price information shall be included in the presentation narrative or mentioned during the oral presentation.

*The government reserves the right to NOT afford an oral presentation to any offeror whose proposal contains any factor rated “marginal” or “poor” if the Offeror is given the proper notice.

II.E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

(1) Representations and Certifications

Offerors are reminded their SAM registration status must be “Active”, at the time their offer is submitted, to be considered for award (see 52.204-7 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-04)).

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall complete electronic Annual Representations and Certifications in conjunction with required Entity registration in System for Award Management (SAM), accessed via System for Award Management. In accordance with FAR 52.204-90 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-04), if an Offeror will not have an active Federal Government contracts registration in SAM when submitting its offer, it shall complete paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR 52.204-90 and include its responses with its offer. Offerors shall also submit with their proposal the completed provisions identified in Section IV of this solicitation.

(2) Qualifications of Offerors https://www.sam.gov/

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall submit with their proposal evidence of their financial responsibility and capacity to perform the Contract. Offerors shall submit this information on GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information. Where applicable, point of contact, including names and telephone numbers, are required for all contracts listed.

(3) Proprietary Information Agreement(s)

Offerors are advised that employees of the firm(s) identified below may require access to your firm’s proprietary information in performing advisory and assistance services for the Government under separate contract. These individuals will be authorized access only to such information that is necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. Such firm(s) are expressly prohibited from competing on the subject acquisition.

A|E Firm:

STANTEC Consulting Services Inc.

410 17TH ST STE 1400

DENVER, CO 80202-4427

ckrebs@pagethink.com

Construction Management Firm:

Turner & Townsend Heery, LLC

3550 LENOX RD NE STE 2300

ATLANTA, GA 30326-4333

Ken.Fisher@turntown.com

Pursuant to FAR Part 9.505-4(b) (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-09), a contractor that gains access to proprietary information of other companies in performing advisory and assistance services for the Government must agree with the other companies to protect their information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished. The contracting officer must obtain copies of these agreements and ensure that they are properly executed.

II.F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

(1) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of an executed joint venture agreement (with original signatures) which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member.

(2) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the SF 1442 accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

(3) In the case of corporations that are joint venture members, the corporation secretary must certify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture, either by certifying in the joint venture agreement, or by submitting a separate certification to the Government. The joint venture must also provide a certificate that identifies a principal representative of the joint venture with full authority to bind the joint venture.

(4) Representations and certifications, financial information, and past performance information must be submitted for each member of the joint venture.

III. General Provisions

III.A. Availability of Funds Issuance of this Solicitation does not warrant that funds are presently available for award of a Contract. Award of the contract shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds, and the Government shall incur no obligation under this Solicitation in advance of such time as funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for the purpose of contract award.

III.B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but do not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 15 calendar days. Prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms A program for the purpose of assisting qualified small business concerns in obtaining certain bid, payment, or performance bonds that are otherwise not obtainable is available through the Small Business Administration (SBA) (Small Business Administration). For information concerning SBA's surety bond guarantee assistance, contact your SBA District Office.

III.D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results

This acquisition is being conducted under the provisions of FAR Part 15 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15) as a negotiated procurement. In accordance with FAR 3.104 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-03) and FAR 15 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15), after receipt of proposals, no information regarding the identity of those submitting offers, the number of offers received, or the information contained in such offers will be made available until after award except as provided by FAR Part 15 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15).

III.E. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals

Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire Solicitation and the Agreement to be included in the Contract contemplated by the Solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements and clauses in the contemplated Contract. Verify that all blanks requiring information to be supplied in an Offer have been properly filled out, that all pricing and other numerical data is accurately calculated, and that all copies of the Offer contain the same information.

III.F. Bond Requirements http://www.sba.gov/

If a bid guarantee is required to be submitted with your offer, any contract awarded will require a performance bond and payment bond as specified in the Agreement. Offerors who utilize individual sureties should note the requirement for a certified, audited, financial statement for each person acting as an individual surety under clause FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee and the requirements of clause FAR 52.228-11 Individual Surety-Pledge of Assets.

III.G. Contractor Performance Information

(1) Evaluating Contractor Performance: The General Services Administration is using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) module as the secure, confidential, information management tool to facilitate the performance evaluation process. CPARS enables a comprehensive evaluation by capturing comments from both GSA and the contractor. The website for CPARS is Contractor Performance Assessment

Completed CPARS evaluations may then be used by the Federal acquisition community for use in making source selection decisions. CPARS assists acquisition officials by serving as the single source for contractor past performance data.

(2) CPARS Registration: Each award requiring an evaluation must be registered in CPARS. The contractor will receive several automated emails.

Within thirty days of award, the contractor will receive an e-mail that contains user account information, as well as the applicable contract and order number(s) assigned. Contractors will be granted one user account to access all evaluations.

(3) Contractor CPARS Training: Contractors may sign up for CPARS training. A schedule of classes will be posted to the CPARS training site (CPARS Training) and updated as needed.

(4) Contractor Representative (CR) Role: All evaluations will be sent to the Contractor Representative (CR) named on your award. The CR will be able to access CPARS to review and comment on the evaluation. If your CR is not already in the CPARS system, the contracting officer will request the name and email address of the person that will be responsible for the CR role on your award.

Once an evaluation is ready to be released the CR will receive an email alerting them the evaluation is ready for their review and comment. The email will indicate the time frame the CR has to respond to the evaluation; however, the CR may return the evaluation earlier than this date.

GSA shall provide for review at a level above the contracting officer (i.e., contracting director) to consider any disagreement between GSA and the contractor regarding GSA’s evaluation of the contractor. Based on the review, the individual at a level above the contracting officer will issue the ultimate conclusion on the performance evaluation.

Copies of the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file.

http://www.cpars.gov/ https://www.cpars.gov/cparsweb/lc https://www.cpars.gov/cparsweb/lc

III.H. Safeguarding and Dissemination of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Building Information Certain information contained in the Solicitation Documents may have been designated as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) building information. With respect to such information, Offerors shall agree to the terms for receipt of such information, as set forth in the provision “Administrative Matters” in Section III of the Agreement, as a condition of receipt of such information.

III.I. INFORM

GSA’s enhanced debriefing process is called IN-Depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods (INFORM).

A. Overview of the IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods (INFORM) Process

This solicitation is part of GSA’s post award communication process called INFORM.

The process is designed to enhance the quality and usefulness of post-award communications by providing greater transparency and openness into the procurement process. INFORM seeks to increase GSA-industry communication by providing clearer and more complete information to explain the award decision.

B. Detailed Description of the INFORM Process

B.1. Component 1 - Notification of Award

After award and in accordance with any post-award notification timeframes required by regulation,the contracting officer will issue written notices (e.g., Notification Letter and Evaluation Statement (NLES)) to the successful and unsuccessful offerors. The notices will contain:

● All information required by statute or regulation;

● An unredacted copy of the complete technical evaluation for that particular offeror that includes a full description of the unsuccessful offeror’s strengths, weaknesses, risks, and deficiencies;

● An overall technical evaluation summary for that particular offeror and the successful offeror that includes evaluated price; overall technical ranking, rating, or score.

B.2. Component 2 - Request for Oral Feedback Meeting or Written Questions

Within three business days after receipt of notification, an offeror may, but is not required to:

● submit a written request to the contracting officer for an oral feedback meeting;

● submit a list of written questions to the contracting officer; or

● take no further action.

If the offeror timely elects to request an oral feedback meeting or submit a list of written questions, GSA will consider any such request to constitute a required debriefing. If an offeror does not request an oral feedback meeting or submit a list of written questions within the three day time period, the receipt of GSA’s notification concludes the INFORM process and satisfies the FAR requirement for a debriefing.

If the offeror submits a list of written questions in lieu of the oral feedback meeting, the contracting officer will attempt to respond within five business days of receipt of the written questions. The contracting officer’s response to the written questions will conclude the INFORM process and any corresponding post-award debriefing.

If the offeror requests an oral feedback meeting, the offeror should provide the following information:

● Primary point of contact;

● List of participants with titles (e.g., Senior Vice President);

● List of topics to assist GSA better prepare for the oral feedback meeting;

B.3. Component 3 - Oral Feedback Meeting

During the oral feedback meeting, GSA’s objectives are to provide:

● Reasonable responses to written questions submitted by the offeror;

● Explanations for the evaluation conclusions and contract award decisions;

● Any additional information about the fairness and impartiality of the evaluation and why the award decision was rational;

● Reasonable responses to additional questions raised during the meeting;

● Additional transparency into the underlying competition process; and,

● A greater understanding of the evaluation and award process.

GSA will not provide any information that is prohibited by law or regulation. The contracting officer’s provision of an oral feedback meeting will conclude the INFORM process and any corresponding post-award debriefing.

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (NOV 2025) (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-09)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange

Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000 means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options;

and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager;

plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror □ has □ does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked "has" in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in–

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

B. (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).

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification (NOV 2025) (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-09)

(a) This provision does not apply to acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold or to…