R9 Construction IDIQ Solicitation Zone 1 12292025.pdf

Sol. No. 47PK0125R0004

Construction Contract for: Region 09 Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts for Construction, Zone 1

The Solicitation 09/29/2025 10/10/2025 10/24/2025 12/29/2025

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Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Solicitation and Contract B. List of Solicitation Documents C. Authorized Representatives D. Receipt of Offers

II. Proposals A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Price Proposal D. Technical Proposal E. 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. Affirmative Procurement Program F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals G. Contractor Performance Information H. Safeguarding and Dissemination of Controlled Unclassified Information

(CUI) Building Information

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 (NOV 2025)(GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-22) Buy American Requirements (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-25) Buy American Exceptions FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-33) FAR 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-09) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference GSAR 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses by Reference GSAR 552.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2021)(DEVIATION FAR 52.252-5) GSAR 552.236-77, Government’s Right to Exercise Options (Mar 2019)

V. Instructions to Offerors and Clauses A. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (GSA

Class Deviation RFO-2025-15)

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VI. Method Of Award

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

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I. General Information

I.A. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This Solicitation is set-aside for Small Businesses, in accordance with FAR 19. This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for multiple award IDIQ contracts 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 anticipates awarding contracts to the selected offerors that are the highest technically rated with fair and reasonable pricing, 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 Offeror a copy of the SF 1442 with original signatures together with the Agreement reflecting the Offeror's proposed prices.

Notice 1: Clause and provision deviations dated February 2025 do not affect the following:

1. Any FAR subparts that are based on statute or are not covered by E.O.

11246, such as:

a. FAR subparts 22.13, Equal Opportunity for Veterans and its related clauses and provisions; and

b. FAR subpart 22.14, Employment of Workers with Disabilities.

2. Existing U.S. laws on civil rights, nondiscrimination, or any laws that generally apply to a company regardless of whether it is a government contractor.

End of Notice

Notice 2:

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, including FAR 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services..

GSA will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

End of Notice

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NOTICE 3: February 2025 clause or provision deviations are available in class deviations CD-2025-04 (February 15, 2025) and CD-2025-05 with Supplement 1 (March 7, 2025), available at https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/policy/acquisiti2on-policy/acquisition-poli cy-library-and-resources#tab--Class-deviations)

End of Notice

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

(1) The Solicitation

(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form

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

(4) The Agreement and Attachments to the Agreement

(5) 2026 Region 9 Construction IDIQ Proposal Submission Google Form

(hereafter referred to as “Google Form”)

I.C. Authorized Representatives

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

Authorized Representative Information:

Contracting Officer’s Information

Name: Krista Miller

Telephone: 415-516-8907

Email: krista.miller@gsa.gov

I.H. Receipt of Offers

(1) In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 3:00 pm Pacific Standard Time on the following date and at the following address.

Date: 11/12/2025 11/19/2025 01/30/2026

Address: by Google Form only.

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II.A. Proposal Contents

Proposals shall consist of the following documents, completed and executed in accordance with this Solicitation:

1. Price Proposal

2. Technical Proposal

3. Representations and Certifications

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

II.B. Proposal Format A conforming proposal consists of the completion of all required fields and attachments on the Google Form. ALL Proposal documents will only be accepted via this Google Form. You must use a Google / Gmail email address to use the form and submit a proposal. No proposal documents will be accepted via email, unless explicitly permitted by this Solicitation. Any proposals or proposal documents submitted outside of the Google Form will not be accepted, unless explicitly permitted by this Solicitation. Per the Google Form instructions, all files submitted must include the Offeror name in the file name. Failure to include the Offeror name in the document file name may lead to the Government not giving your proposal credit for the document(s).

II.C. Price Proposal

(1) Contents

Offerors will be required to provide pricing for the following elements:

● Profit % for all task orders and modifications of task orders

● Overhead % for all task orders and modifications of task orders

● Bond % for all task orders and modifications of task orders

If the rates proposed are accepted, they will be incorporated into the base IDIQ contract, and represent the maximum percentages which may be applied to task orders awarded under the base contract. On individual task order competitions, Offerors may choose to propose, and the Government may award, lower rates than those awarded in their base IDIQ contract.

The following ranges are examples of rates historically determined to be fair and reasonable. These are provided as general guidance only, for Offerors’ consideration in pricing their proposals for the current Solicitation. Proposed rates within these ranges will not automatically be determined to be fair and reasonable, and the Government makes no guarantee that Offerors that provide pricing within these ranges will be selected for award. The Contracting Officer will use various factors to determine if specific rates proposed for this Solicitation are fair and reasonable and may include, but are not limited to: historical data; comparison to the Independent Government Estimate;

consideration of the rates proposed by the Offeror pool as a whole; and market conditions.

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Markup Zone 1

(AZ/NV)

Zone 2 (Northe rn CA)

Zone 3 (Hawaii)

Zone 4 (Southe rn CA)

Overhead 8.35–20% 10–20% 10–20% 8.35–20%

Profit 8–10% 8–10% 8–10% 8–10%

Bond 0.95–3.5% 1.08–3.5% 1.08–3% 0.95–3.5%

(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.

(4) Additional Proposal Requirements

Offerors will be required to submit separate proposals for each geographic Zone for which they are seeking a contract. An Offeror may receive contracts for multiple Zones, but may only receive one awarded contract per Zone.

II.D. Technical Proposal

A. Factor 1: Past Experience (100 Points)

The following categories of past experience will be evaluated: Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Design-Build, Historic Preservation, Projects Below $350,000 ($350K), $350K–$1 Million ($1M), and Above $1M.

Projects submitted will only be considered for this Factor 1 if the Offeror:

● Was the prime contractor

● Was a member of a joint venture, and the Offeror was the prime contractor, or

● Is submitting a proposal as a joint venture, and one of the members of the joint venture was the prime contractor

1) The Offeror is not a joint-venture:

● and the past project submitted was performed by the Offeror as a prime contractor; OR

● and the past project submitted was performed by the Offeror as a member of a joint-venture, and the joint-venture was the prime contractor on that past project

OR

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2) The Offeror is a joint-venture:

● and was the prime contractor on the past project; OR

● and the proposal for this Solicitation does not demonstrate any past projects performed by the joint-venture, but both members of the Offeror joint-venture have submitted a past project they performed, either as a subcontractor or a prime contractor.

Exactly five different projects must be submitted, no more and no fewer. Each project may only be submitted for one category, however offerors are permitted to submit more than one project for a given category. There is no requirement that offerors submit a project for each category.

At least one project must be located within the geographic Zone for which the Offeror is submitting a proposal.

Proposals not conforming to these requirements will not be considered responsive and will not be eligible for award.

Category set-aside contracts may be awarded per Zone for the proposal(s) receiving the highest scores in the following categories:

● Below $350K; maximum of three set-asides

● Design-Build; maximum of three set-asides

● Mechanical; maximum of two set-asides

● Historic Preservation; maximum of two set-asides

Only projects which meet the standard of evaluation in that category will be considered for set-asides. Contracts eligible for either category or socio-economic set-asides must:

● have a minimum technical proposal score in both Factors 1 and 2 of at least 50 points each

● have fair and reasonable pricing

● be compliant with all other proposal requirements

● be found responsible.

Category set-asides will be determined based only on Factor 1: Past Experience, assuming conformance with all other proposal requirements. In the case of a tie in Factor 1: Past Experience for category set-asides which would result in more than the maximum number of set-asides being made, the tie will be broken in favor of the Offeror which has the highest total Technical Score (Factors 1 and 2 combined), as long as all other proposal requirements are met.

For all categories of projects evaluated, if a project meets the standard of evaluation, it will be awarded 10 points, for a maximum of 50 points across all 5 projects. If a submitted project meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive additional

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For Mechanical Projects, the standard of evaluation is met when a past project is submitted that has been substantially completed within the last seven years from the proposal due date for this Solicitation and includes at least one of the following scope items:

● Installation of HVAC DX packaged/split systems, chilled water and/or hot water fan coils, chillers, condensing and non-condensing and steam boilers, cooling towers, packaged or split AC and Heat Pump systems, small and larger unitary air handling units, refrigerant piping, hydronic chilled water, hot water, condenser water and/or steam piping systems.

● Installation of low and medium pressure supply duct systems and VAV boxes, exhaust and/or make-up air ducting.

● Installation of roof mounted, wall mounted, or inline exhaust fans and supply air fans.

● Installation of hydronic chilled water, condenser water and/or other inline or base mounted pumps.

● Installation of DDC or standalone BAS controls in support of HVAC systems to include providing point and click graphical interfaces, controls wiring/cables and programming.

If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 2 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

● Crane or helicopter lifting of HVAC equipment to roofs, perimeter mechanical rooms and/or penthouses.

● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Performance of work within a building at least five floors high, if work is performed on multiple floors.

● Completion of more than one of the bulleted scope lines above.

● Performance of work in the occupied portion of a building, which required coordination with tenants, or work performed on building systems that service the occupied portions of a building.

For Electrical Projects, the standard of evaluation is met when a past project is submitted that has been substantially completed within the last seven years from the proposal due date for this Solicitation and includes at least one of the following scope items:

● Installation, replacement, retrofitting, and/or refurbishment of electrical equipment including switchgears, switchboards, distribution boards, panelboards, motor control center and/or transformers.

● Installation and/or replacement of an emergency generator connected to a new

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● Installation of solar photovoltaic system, with inverters and all controls, and connect to new or existing control systems.

● Replacement or retrofit of lighting fixtures with lighting controls.

● Installation of electric vehicle supply equipment with connection to controls.

● Installation, replacement, of disconnection of switches and variable frequency drives, with connection to controls.

● Installation of electrical power outlets, switches, electronic controls, security cameras, door lock security, security control devices, fire alarms, security alarms, intrusion detection system, building automation system, and/or elevator controls.

● Installation, replacement, retrofit or refurbishment of high and/or medium voltage electrical equipment such as switchgears, switchboards, distribution boards, and/or transformers.

If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 2 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Included change-out of electrical equipment without shutting down power to the facility (which may include providing temporary power source).

● Completion of more than one of the bulleted scope items above.

● Performance of work in the occupied portion of a building, which required coordination with tenants, or work performed on building systems that service the occupied portions of a building.

● Performance of work in a building at least five floors high, if work is performed on multiple floors.

For Plumbing Projects, the standard of evaluation is met when a past project is submitted that has been substantially completed within the last seven years from the proposal due date for this Solicitation and includes the installation of at least one of the following scope items:

● Cold water reduced pressure/backflow preventer headers and/or water meters.

● Domestic hot water, cold water, hot water recirculation systems, domestic water booster pumps, condensate drain, waste and vent, and/or storm water piping systems.

● Roof drains, floor and deck drains, and/or sewage lift pump stations.

● Inline or base mounted domestic water pumps.

● Low and medium pressure natural gas piping, gas regulators and/or gas piping distribution from gas meter to gas burning appliances.

● Below grade piping systems.

If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 2 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

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● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Performance of work was within a public-use (non-residential) building at least five floors high, and if the completed scope included the installation of piping risers on multiple floors.

● Performance of more than one of the bulleted scope items above.

● Performance of work in the occupied portion of a building, which required coordination with tenants, or work performed on building systems that service the occupied portions of a building.

● Installation of plumbing equipment, such as domestic hot water boilers, domestic water house tanks, or irrigation systems.

For Design-Build Projects, the standard of evaluation is met if the Offeror demonstrates that the project submitted was performed as a design-build contract substantially completed within the last seven years from the proposal due date for this Solicitation.

If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 5 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Performance of work in the occupied portion of a building which required coordination with tenants, or work performed on building systems that service the occupied portions of a building.

For Historic Preservation Projects, the standard of evaluation is met if the project involved work on a historic building (defined as a “qualified historic building” in local or state building codes or historic resource lists), and was substantially completed within the last seven years from the proposal due date for this Solicitation.

If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 2 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

● Renovation to an existing public-use (non-residential) building.

● Listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, or a listed National Historic Landmark.

● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Performance of work in the occupied portion of a building, which required coordination with tenants, or work performed on building systems that service the occupied portions of a building.

● Project was in compliance with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Properties.

For Below $350K Projects, the standard for evaluation is met if the price of the contract for construction or design-build at award was below $350,000, and was substantially completed within the last seven years from the due date for proposals for this Solicitation.

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If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 5 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Work was performed on a federally-owned building or facility.

For $350K–$1M Projects, the standard for evaluation is met if the price of the contract for construction or design-build at award was for $350,000 to $1,000,000, and was substantially completed within the last seven years from the due date for proposals for this Solicitation.

If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 5 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Work was performed on a federally-owned building or facility.

For Above $1M Projects, the standard for evaluation is met if the price of the contract for construction or design-build at award was for over $1,000,000, and was substantially completed within the last seven years from the due date for proposals for this Solicitation.

If a project submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive up to 2 additional points for each of the following elements, for a total of 10 additional points:

● Project was contracted by GSA.

● Contract was awarded for over $3,000,000.

● Work was performed on a federally-owned building or facility.

● Contract involved work by at least four first-tier subcontractors.

● Performance of work in the occupied portion of a building, which required coordination with tenants, or work performed on building systems that service the occupied portions of a building.

B. Factor 2: Past Performance (100 Points)

This factor considers the past performance of the Offeror. The Offeror shall submit references (a person or persons who may be contacted regarding the quality of the Offeror’s past performance) for comparable projects substantially completed within the last seven (7) years from the due date for proposals. The Offeror must provide the name, title, company name, current address, current phone number, and current email address for each reference. The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), will be used to annotate contact and responses to verify information provided in relation to the Offeror’s past performance.

The Offeror must submit up to four (4) PPQs, completed by the applicable client. PPQs submitted must be for construction projects substantially completed in the last seven years from the due date of proposals for this Solicitation. Completed PPQs should be

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If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before the proposal submission 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. If the client requests, the client may submit a questionnaire directly to the Government's point of contact, via email at krista.miller@gsa.gov prior to the proposal submission closing date and time. Emails shall be titled, “[Offeror Name - Zone X] PPQ 2026 Construction IDIQ.” Offerors may resubmit questionnaires previously submitted with other proposals or may obtain an updated/new PPQ from a client for any submission. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

All proposals will initially be assigned 50 points under Factor 2, which is a neutral score.

Any proposals which do not include any record of past performance will retain the score of 50 points.

Each PPQ submitted is worth up to 10 points. If the above submittal requirements are met for a PPQ, all the ratings on the PPQ are at least Satisfactory, and there are no negative performance comments, the standard of evaluation is met for that PPQ and will be scored 5 points.

If a PPQ submitted meets the standard of evaluation, it is eligible to receive 1 additional point for each of the following elements, for a total of 5 additional points:

● Project for which PPQ was submitted is a project that was also submitted under Factor 1: Past Experience.

● Project for which PPQ was submitted was a project contracted by GSA.

● Project for which work was performed on a federally-owned building or facility.

● PPQ includes a majority of ratings above Satisfactory.

● PPQ includes narrative comments which positively reflect on contractor performance.

Offerors must also include up to five (5) performance recognition documents received within the last seven (7) years from the date that proposals are due for this Solicitation, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) reports. 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 Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including CPARS, using all CAGE/UEI 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), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information

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System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), previously submitted PPQ information, and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

While the Government may elect to 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.

Each past performance recognition document submitted will be awarded 2 points.

If an Offeror submits any record of past performance which demonstrates negative past performance, points will be deducted from the neutral score of 50, as follows:

● If a PPQ has between 10% and 50% of ratings that are below Satisfactory:

Deduct 4 points

● If a PPQ has greater than 50% of ratings that are below Satisfactory: Deduct 7 points

● If a PPQ has negative performance comments: Deduct 3 points

● If a performance recognition document has any negative performance ratings and/or comments: Deduct 2 points

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). Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall complete electronic Annual Representations and Certifications in conjunction with required Entity registration in SAM, accessed via System for Award Management. Offerors shall also submit with their proposal the Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.204-8), using the attached Offeror’s Representations and Certifications. 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

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.

II.F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

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

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1) 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.

2) 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 so 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.

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

4) For offers from SBA Mentor-Protégé joint ventures: At least one project submitted for Factor 1: Past Experience, has to have been completed by the Protege or the offering Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture.

In the evaluation of responsibility and non-price factors, information submitted for a party to the joint venture will only be evaluated to the extent that the terms of the joint venture agreement do not limit such party's performance or financial obligations as a party to the Contract contemplated by this Solicitation.

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 does not warrant that all such requests will be answered before the proposal due date. Pre-proposal requests for information must be submitted via the Google Form only. Questions submitted by email or telephone will not be accepted.

Questions must be submitted by 10/14/2025 at 3pm Pacific Daylight Savings Time.

III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms

A program for the purpose of assisting qualified small business concerns in obtaining Document: DB201A-SB/2 MAY 2025 Page 15 of 58 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 15.207 (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 15.503 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15).

III.E. Affirmative Procurement Program

GSA has implemented an Affirmative Procurement Program (APP) intended to maximize the use of recovered materials, environmentally preferable, and bio-based products. Offerors should familiarize themselves with the requirements for using and reporting on the use of such materials in performance as set forth in the Agreement.

III.F. 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.H. 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.

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(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.

III.I. 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.

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

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(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.

(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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(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 acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101.

(b) Certification. [Offeror shall check either (1) or (2).]

__ (1) The Offeror certifies that–

(i) It does not engage and has not engaged in any activity that contributed to or was a significant factor in the President's or Secretary of State's determination that a foreign country is in violation of its obligations undertaken in any arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party, or is not adhering to its arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament commitments in which the United States is a participating state. The determinations are described in the most recent unclassified annual report provided to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a). The report is available at https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-arms-control-and-international-se curity-affairs/bureau-of-arms-control-verification-and-compliance/; and

(ii) No entity owned or controlled by the Offeror has engaged in any activity that contributed to or was a significant factor in the President's or Secretary of State's determination that a foreign country is in violation of its obligations undertaken in any arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party, or is not adhering to its arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament commitments in which the United States is a participating state. The determinations are described in the most recent unclassified annual report provided to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a). The report is available at https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-arms-control-and-international-se curity-affairs/bureau-of-arms-control-verification-and-compliance/; or

__ (2) The Offeror is providing separate information with its offer in accordance with paragraph (d)(2) of this provision.

(c) Procedures for reviewing the annual unclassified report (see paragraph (b)(1) of this provision). For clarity, references to the report in this section refer to the entirety of the annual unclassified report, including any separate reports that are incorporated by reference into the annual unclassified report.

(1) Check the table of contents of the annual unclassified report and the country section headings of the reports incorporated by reference to identify the foreign countries listed

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(2) If such activity might have occurred, review all findings in the report associated with those foreign countries to determine whether or not each such foreign country was determined to be in violation of its obligations undertaken in an arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party, or to be not adhering to its arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament commitments in which the United States is a participating state. For clarity, in the annual report an explicit certification of non-compliance is equivalent to a determination of violation. However, the following statements in the annual report are not equivalent to a determination of violation:

(i) An inability to certify compliance.

(ii) An inability to conclude compliance.

(iii) A statement about compliance concerns.

(3) If so, determine whether the Offeror or any person owned or controlled by the Offeror has engaged in any activity that contributed to or is a significant factor in the determination in the report that one or more of these foreign countries is in violation of its obligations undertaken in an arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament agreement to which the United States is a party, or is not adhering to its arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament commitments in which the United States is a participating state. Review the narrative for any such findings reflecting a determination of violation or non-adherence related to those foreign countries in the report, including the finding itself, and to the extent necessary, the conduct giving rise to the compliance or adherence concerns, the analysis of compliance or adherence concerns, and efforts to resolve compliance or adherence concerns.

(4) The Offeror may submit any questions with regard to this report by email to NDAA1290Cert@state.gov. To the extent feasible, the Department of State will respond to such email inquiries within 3 business days.

(d) Do not submit an offer unless—

(1) A certification is provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision and submitted with the offer; or

(2) In accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of this provision, the Offeror provides with its offer information that the President of the United States has

(i) Waived application under 22 U.S.C. 2593e(d) or (e); or

(ii) Determined under 22 U.S.C. 2593e(g)(2) that the entity has ceased all activities for which measures were imposed under 22 U.S.C. 2593e(b).

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(e) Remedies. The certification in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If the Government later determines that the Offeror knowingly submitted a false certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, such as suspension or debarment, the Contracting Officer may terminate any contract resulting from the false certification.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 84) The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work (MAY 14) (NOV 2025)(GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-22)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror’s request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

Buy American Requirements

52.225-9 Buy American-Construction Materials. (GSA Class Deviation

RFO-2025-25) (NOV 2025)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item—

(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is–

(i) A commercial product (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition of “commercial product” at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

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(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products.

"Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

Cost of components means—

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the construction material (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit.

Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material.

Critical component means a component that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States and deemed critical to the U.S. supply chain. The list of critical components is at FAR 25.105.

Critical item means a domestic construction material or domestic end product that is deemed critical to U.S. supply chain resiliency. The list of critical items is at FAR 25.105.

Domestic construction material means—

(1) For construction material that does not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both- (i) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or (ii) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if– (A) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 60 percent of the cost of all its components, except that the percentage will be 65…