FBO_Announcement.pdf

Project Description.

The Major General Emmett J. Bean Federal Center (MGEJ Bean) is located at 8899 East 56th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. The building was named after Major General Emmett J. Bean, a commander of the Army Finance Center in St. Louis, and who coordinated the Center's move to Indianapolis. The MGEJ Bean was once part of Ft. Benjamin Harrison, a former military installation.

Ft. Benjamin Harrison closed in 1995 and ownership of the building was transferred from the Department of Defense to GSA in October 1996.

The Federal Center is a 3-story building of approximately 1.66 million gross square feet which is currently being used as a multi-tenant office building. It was modernized and renovated in 2003 to an office space type interior from its previous use as a DOD records storage facility and is eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places MGEJ Bean has a National Register rating of 3.

The MGEJ Bean’s primary tenant is consolidating their utilization of space. This will result in approximately 200,000 square feet of vacant space which the GSA intends to backfill with new federal agencies currently housed in leased office space in the Indianapolis area. Design services will be necessary for the renovation and alteration of vacant space to meet the functional requirements of prospective tenants, fulfill policy and regulatory criteria, and provide state of the art workplaces that help define interior design standards for the building. Designed solutions shall be consistent with the latest objectives of GSA, prospective tenants, and best practices in architectural planning and design.

The space required by prospective tenants is primarily general office space including both open office area and private offices, ancillary and support space such as conference rooms, secure sensitive areas, storage, and laboratory. Prospective tenants include three to seven federal agencies with a total renovation requirement of 170,000 sf to 202,000 sf.

Scope of Work.

The GSA intends to contract for comprehensive professional architectural and engineering services under GSA’s Design Excellence program to perform programming, design and construction support services including but not limited to; studying test fits of space utilization for proposed occupancies to maximize fulfillment of space utilization and related policy criteria, concept design, design development and preparation of construction documents, cost estimating and value engineering, procurement support and construction administration and inspection services through project close out. All design services, deliverables and submissions shall meet the scope and requirements of the latest edition of GSA’s P-100, "Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service", including Appendices A-1, A-2, and A-3.

Since this building is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, all design work must be in accordance with Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Every effort will be made to avoid adversely affecting original materials and design in the building’s restoration or preservation zones identified in the Building Preservation Plan. This design shall be integrated with GSA’s concurrent Art in Architecture concept development, and conceive of strategies that account for minimizing disruptions to existing continuing adjacent occupancies during construction.

Selection Process.

This is a request for qualifications (RFQ) of A/E firms/lead designers interested in contracting for this work; a lead architectural designer is required for this project. The A/E firm as used in this RFQ means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture that will have contractual responsibility for the project design. The lead designer is the individual or the team of designers who will have primary responsibility to develop the concept and the project design. The lead designer will also be involved in assisting with the successful integration of works of arts into the architectural design.

A/E firms are advised that at least 35% of the level of contract effort must be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the project is located. The A/E firm will address the contractual relationship with the lead designer and project team in Stage II. At that time, the following specialty consultants will be required: acoustic and environmental.

The A/E selection will be completed in two stages. In Stage I, interested designers and associated A/E firms will submit portfolios of accomplishment that establish the design capabilities of the lead designer and design firm. In Stage II, shortlisted lead designer-A/E teams will be interviewed.

Stage I All documentation shall be in an 8 1/2" x 11" format. The assembled Stage I portfolio should be no more than 1/4 inch thick. Submissions may be double-sided where feasible. The portfolio should include the following: a cover letter referencing the FedBizOpps announcement and briefly describing the firm and its location, organizational makeup, and noteworthy accomplishments; Standard Form 330 Architect Engineer Qualifications Part II; and responses to the submission requirements and evaluation criteria listed below. An A/E Evaluation Board consisting of a private sector peer and GSA will evaluate the submissions. The board will establish a shortlist of three to six firms.

Identification of team members, other than the lead designer(s), is not required at this stage.

Consultant and “production firm” (if different from the design firm) information should not be included in the Stage I portfolio.

Submission Requirements And Evaluation Criteria:

1. PAST PERFORMANCE ON DESIGN (35%): The A/E firm(s) will submit a portfolio of not more than five projects completed in the last ten years (maximum of five pages per project). The narrative shall address the design approach with salient features for each project and discuss how the client’s program, function, image, mission, economic, schedule, and operational objectives were satisfied by the overall design/planning solution. It should comment on the relevance of submitted projects to the GSA project, including sustainability, design strategy, and workplace design. This section of the submission should include tangible evidence such as certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc. demonstrating design excellence, and provide a client reference contact for each project, including name, title, address, email, and phone number(s). A representative floor plan, a site plan, a building section, or other appropriate drawing, and a minimum of two photographs must be included for each project.

2. PHILOSOPHY AND DESIGN INTENT (25%): In the lead designer’s words (maximum of two pages), as related to this project, state: the parameters of an overall design philosophy; his/her approach to the challenge of public architecture and related issues;

parameters that may apply in creating an attractive and productive workplace within a federal office building; and commitment to integrated and sustainable design.

3. LEAD DESIGNER PROFILE (15%): Submit a biographical sketch (maximum of three pages) including education, professional experience, recognition for design efforts inclusive of the portfolio examples. Identify and describe areas of responsibility and commitment to each project.

4. LEAD DESIGNER PORTFOLIO (25%): Submit a portfolio representative of the lead designer’s ability to provide design excellence. Address his or her participation in each project. If a single designer, submit a portfolio of up to three projects completed in the last ten years (maximum of five pages per project). If the lead designer is a team, submit graphics and a description of up to two projects from each lead designer or lead design discipline. The narrative shall address the design philosophy with salient features for each project and discuss how the client’s program, functional, image, mission, economic, schedule, and operations and maintenance objectives were satisfied by the overall design/planning solution. Include tangible evidence such as certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc., demonstrating design excellence. Where there is duplication with criteria (1) Past Performance on Design, the lead designer shall address his or her participation in the project.

Stage II The shortlisted lead designers and associated A/E firms will be notified and asked to submit more detailed information indicating each member of the design team, including all outside consultants. Sufficient time will be provided for the lead designer and associated A/E design firm to establish its team. The firms will be required to complete Standard Form 330 Architect Engineer Qualifications Parts I and II that reflect the entire design team. The government will establish the detailed evaluation criteria and the date that these submittals are due and provide the selection criteria for the interviews along with the Stage I shortlist announcement.

The board will interview each team. Candidates should be prepared to discuss all aspects of the criteria indicated above and evaluation criteria as established for Stage II, and demonstrate their ability to fulfill all project requirements. Emphasis will be placed on the lead designer-A/E team’s understanding of the unique aspects of the project, their design philosophy, project management process, and quality assurance plan. Responses to the evaluation criteria and interview questions will be used to rank the Lead Designer-A/E Teams.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STAGE I SUBMITTALS

Firms having the capabilities to perform the services described in this announcement are invited to respond by submitting Standard Form 330 Architect Engineer Qualifications Part II, which must not be dated more than twelve (12) months before the date of this synopsis along with letter of interest and the portfolio to:

Contracting Officer: Jennifer Styzek Delivery Address: 230 South Dearborn Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60604 Phone Number: (312) 353-1214

ALL STAGE I SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE by 3 PM Central Standard Time on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

A total of six (6) hard copies and one (1) CD are required to be submitted. The following information must be on the outside of the sealed envelope 1) solicitation number/title, 2) due date, 3) closing time. Late responses are subject to FAR 52.214-7.

This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (FAR 52.219-19) and is set-aside and restricted to small businesses. The NAICS Code is 541310; the size standard is no more than $7,500,000 annual average receipts.

This contract will be procured under the Brooks A/E Act and FAR Part 36. The government will not allow payment for travel, living expense, computer time or hookups for the prime or the consultants during the selection process. This is not a request for proposals.