Presolicitation Notice_Duberstein Courts Consolidation GC.pdf

Pre-solicitation Notice

This notice is a pre-solicitation notice for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Region 2, Northeast and Caribbean Region. This notice is not a solicitation announcement, and this notice is not a request for proposal or related documents.

GSA is seeking a responsible and qualified General Contractor (GC) to provide construction services for the Bankruptcy and Probation Courts Consolidation Project at the Conrad B.

Duberstein U.S. Courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, NY. The selected offeror will be required to supply all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to perform the complete services as required by the Scope of Work under the resultant contract.

The Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Courthouse was built and occupied in 1892. The original portion of the building is four stories in height, and the 1933 addition is seven stories tall. This project will include a two-phase approach, with the anticipated base contract contemplating the first phase, and an option, to be exercised at GSA’s discretion, contemplating the second phase. The project will require work to be performed in an occupied building within highly secure areas without disruption to the operations of the tenants; and will include such work items as, but not limited to: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life-safety, structural, architectural finishes, structural hardening, and blast mitigation.

The first phase of the work will include the renovation of approximately 22,176 usable square feet (usf) of the first and second floors. Work includes new layouts for Bankruptcy Court office space, office support space, and restrooms which involves renovations to the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life‐safety, and structural. Architectural work includes finishes such as wood panels, revisions to glazed mullion systems, marble, millwork, demountable partitions of a type similar or equal to Doing it Right This Time (“DIRTT”) demountable partitions which will be provided and installed by the contractor, new LED light fixtures, and wainscot.

The second phase of the work will include the renovation of approximately 38,057 usf located on the ground, first, and fourth floors. All renovation work includes, but is not limited to;

mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life‐safety, structural, providing and installing DIRTT demountable partitions or approved equal, structural hardening and blast mitigation at an existing Johnson Street entrance. The Johnson Street entrance also entails support infrastructure for an x‐ ray screening machine, magnetometer, a security booth, turnstyles, and modifications to existing doors for a new secured entrance for the U.S. Probation Office. The renovation of the Probation Office space includes developing the program for the office space, public waiting rooms, interview rooms, urine testing labs and support restrooms, conference rooms, and defensive tactics/training rooms.

The selected offeror will be competitively chosen using Source Selection Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 15.3. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select a proposal that represents the best value to the Government. The contract type will be a firm-fixed priced contract.

The period of performance for work related to Phase 1 of the project is anticipated to be 239 calendar days after notice to proceed is issued.

The period of performance for work related to Phase 2 of the project is anticipated to be 281 calendar days after notice to proceed is issued.

The magnitude of construction for this project is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000

This requirement will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR

6.203. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the Small Business Administration size standard of $39.5 million dollars in annual receipts averaged over the last three (3) completed fiscal years.

GSA anticipates issuing the Request for Proposals on or about December 12, 2019, with receipt of proposals at a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days later. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the beta.SAM.gov website.

No telephone requests will be accepted and no paper copies will be mailed to prospective offerors.

All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the time of offer submission.

In addition, in order for contractors to have access to Federal space, the contractor will be required to adhere to the HSPD-12, Directive Clearance Process, in accordance with FAR 52.204-9 – Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011).

Place of Performance: Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Courthouse 271 Cadman Plaza

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Contracting Office Address: GSA, Acquisition Management Division One World Trade Center

55th Floor, Room 55W09 New York, NY 10007

Primary Point of Contact: Douglas Tumbrello Contract Specialist douglas.tumbrello@gsa.gov