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GSA Solicitation No. 47PB5126R0003 BOTA LPOE Modernization, El Paso TX

Design Build Contract for: Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization Project, El Paso, Texas

The Solicitation, Phase 1 – Request for Qualifications

Document: DB201-1/DECEMBER 2025 (The Solicitation)

Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Project B. The Solicitation and Contract C. List of Phase 1 Solicitation Documents D. Authorized Representatives E. Pre-Proposal Conference F. Estimated Price Range G. Questions Regarding Phase 1 H. Receipt of Qualifications

II. Proposals

A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Technical Proposal D. Other Requirements 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. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals F. Bond Requirements (Phase 2 Requirements) G. Contractor Performance Information H. Safeguarding and Dissemination of Controlled Unclassified Information

(CUI) Building Information

I. INFORM

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions To be issued in Phase 2

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions To be issued in Phase 2

VI. Method Of Award

A. Evaluation of Phase 1 Proposals B. Evaluation of Phase 2 Proposals C. Determination of Responsibility D. Price Reasonableness/Price Realism E. Unbalanced Price F. Total Evaluated Price

G. RESERVED

H. Evaluation of Joint Ventures

I. General Information

I.A. The Project This project is for the design and construction of a new port of entry to replace the existing port. The current Land Port of Entry (LPOE) is a full-service port that inspects privately owned and commercial vehicles and pedestrians. It is currently operating from outdated, deteriorating facilities that do not adequately meet the functional needs of the tenant. The new construction project will correct port deficiencies and modernize its facility to accommodate the increasing traffic. The current LPOE will be required to stay in continuous operation during the construction; the contractor will be required to phase the construction. At the start of construction, commercial traffic will be permanently redirected to nearby LPOEs. The project construction components include but not limited to construction of an administration building to include an expanded pedestrian inspection area; primary and secondary passenger vehicle inspection facilities; outside vehicle parking expansion; seized vehicle processing area; a kennel; canopies, outbound inspection for pedestrian and privately owned vehicles and buses, outbound support office building and new paving throughout the LPOE. The project will also include bus inspection facilities for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), including a canopy and building for FMCSA staff.

This project is subject to Design Excellence and Construction Excellence Procedures.

The design-build scope of work includes all management, supervision, labor, equipment and materials required to provide architectural, engineering, construction, and other related services necessary to design and construct the new facilities as well as demolish the existing facilities including abatement. Related services include, but are not limited to, site planning, utility relocation (as needed), testing and inspection during construction, commissioning, and potential additional analysis of the site.

The project is funded primarily by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and is a negotiated, best value procurement.

I.B. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This procurement is being conducted using the two phase selection process found in FAR 36.101-2 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-36). Qualification proposals will be evaluated in Phase One to determine which offerors will submit proposals for Phase Two. One contract will be awarded using competitive negotiation. In Phase 1, GSA will select a short list of the most highly qualified offerors and request that those offerors submit Phase 2 proposals. All responsible sources may submit a Phase 1 proposal. A maximum of 3 firms will be selected to submit Phase 2 proposals. Only those selected offerors are authorized to submit Phase 2 proposals. Those offerors not selected for participation in Phase 2 will be notified in accordance with FAR 15 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15).

(2) This Solicitation sets forth requirements for Phase 1 qualifications proposals and the evaluation factors for Phase 2 proposals for a Contract to construct the Project.

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.

(3) 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.

(4) The Offeror’s proposal submitted in response to this Solicitation shall constitute a firm offer. No contract shall be formed unless and until a 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.C. List of Phase 1 Solicitation Documents The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

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

(2) The Solicitation – RFQ Phase 1

(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form

(3) The Solicitation - RFQ Phase 2 (draft)

(4) Agreement (draft)

(5) Scope of Work (draft).

I.D. Authorized Representatives

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

Authorized Representative Information:

Contracting Officer’s Information

Name: Marsha Howard

Address: 819 Taylor Street, 11th Floor, Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Telephone: 817-505-8543

Authorized Representative Information:

Email: marsha.howard@gsa.gov

I.E. Pre-Proposal Conference: There will not be a pre-proposal meeting for Phase 1.

Interested parties must notify the Contracting Officer for further information about attendance and to confirm location, time, and date. Only those parties who have notified the Contracting Officer and provided necessary information in advance of the meeting will be allowed to attend. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, contact the Contracting Officer

Date: Not applicable; to be determined for Phase 2

Time: Not applicable; to be determined for Phase 2

Location: Not applicable; to be determined for Phase 2

I.F. Estimated Price Range The estimated design and construction cost range is between $400,000,000.00 and $460,000,000.00.

I.G. Questions Regarding Phase 1

Submit all questions regarding the Phase 1 to the Contracting Officer on or before February 18, 2026. Any responses provided by GSA will be posted on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) as an Amendment to the Solicitation.

I.H. Receipt of Qualifications

(1) In order to be considered for Phase 2 and award, Phase 1 qualifications proposals conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 2:00 pm CST on the following date and at the following address.

Date: March 23, 2026 Address: via email to marsha.howard@gsa.gov

Electronic Submission of Proposals

Electronic Submission of Proposals: Offers must be received by the email address of 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: Consistent with GAO case law on the issue of “late-is-late rule” related to electronically submitted proposals, GSA will strictly comply with and enforce FAR 52.215-1(c)(3)(ii)(A). Pursuant to GAO’s application of FAR 52.215-1(c)(3)(ii)(A), 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).

II. Proposals

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

1. Technical Proposal

2. Proprietary Information Agreement(s) - see attached sample

3. Acknowledgement of Amendments to Solicitation (if any)

4. Proof of Bonding

5. Other Documents as Required

II.B. Proposal Format

Standard Form 330, Part II should be used as a cover sheet, however, the Standard Form 330 is not submitted in its entirety until Phase 2.

Firms responding to the Phase 1 solicitation notice shall submit one electronic version of the required technical information. The submission should be organized to correspond with the evaluation factors listed below. The total Phase 1 submissions should not exceed 50 single sided 8-1/2" x 11" pages. The cover letter, table of contents, section dividers, PPQs, Amendments and Proprietary Information Agreement form are excluded from this page count.

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

All proposals must be current. GSA shall evaluate all responses in accordance with the criteria stated in the solicitation notice. Phase 1 factors and evaluations are independent of the Phase 2 factors in the solicitation notice. The Phase 1 factors and evaluation will only be used to evaluate and select firms to compete in Phase 2. At the conclusion of Phase 2, GSA intends to award a contract to a single Offeror for all design and construction services pursuant to FAR Part 15 and 36 (GSA Class Deviation RFO 2025-15 and 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, Marsha Howard, via marsha.howard@gsa.gov and GSA Project Manager/Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Daniel Partida, via daniel.partida@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 2.

II.C. Technical Proposal

Proposals must address all Phase 1 evaluation factors stated herein. Any proposal not meeting all of the following criteria may result in not being further considered for award.

Proposals must address the Offeror’s technical qualifications, approach to design-build and the other Phase 1 evaluation criteria stated herein. Any proposal not meeting all of the following criteria may result in not being further considered for award.

Evaluation Criteria & Relative Importance: The following represents evaluation criteria that will be used to identify the highly qualified shortlisted offerors:

1. Offeror's Technical Qualifications 40%

2. Approach to Design-Build 20%

3. Lead Designer 25%

4. Past performance of the Offeror’s Team 15%

TOTAL 100%

PHASE 1 EVALUATION CRITERIA

For Evaluation Factors 1 and 4, Similar Project is defined as:

● To be considered similar in size, a project managed must have exceeded $200,000,000.00 in costs, consisting of design and construction, a construction schedule over two years and be completed in the last ten (10) years.

● To be considered similar in complexity, a project consisting of major modernization of a LPOE, airport, military complex, campus or facility area (a project on one site that has multiple buildings or facilities on it), must include elements of significant design and construction of a facility, LPOE, and/or site.

Construction services include demolition, various construction activities (mechanical, electrical, civil, architectural) and site work.

● Similar in Type: A project consisting of major modernization of an LPOE, airport, military complex, campus or facility area (a project on one site that has multiple buildings or facilities on it), including but not limited to canopies, administration buildings, holding cells, administration offices, visitor and employee parking areas, major utility relocations, and road and paving site work. Additional and higher consideration will be given to projects completed as a result of a design-build construction project with modernization on occupied southern border LPOEs, including but not limited to POV primary inspection lanes with booths, secondary POV inspection area with inspection canopies, LPOE administration buildings with passenger processing, holding cells, admin offices, kennels, visitor and employee parking areas, major utility relocations, IT and security infrastructure and road and paving site work.

● Residential housing, warehouse projects or improvements to office renovation limited to reconfiguration of spaces within a high-rise office structure are not considered similar in type, regardless of size.

● A Base Contract for Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) will not be considered as similar in size, complexity and type. Only a task order awarded under the IDIQ that meets the criteria for similar size, complexity and type will be evaluated.

● Each project need not contain every element (size, type and complexity), but the combination of projects should demonstrate the ability to perform these services in a satisfactory manner.

● A project is considered similar when, based on the consensus judgment of the evaluating team members, the project has enough characteristics or similarities in common with the subject project that they could be determined comparable.

The following criteria represent the factors that will be used by the Evaluation Team in evaluation of offerors proposed in Phase I.

1) OFFEROR’S TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (40%)

This evaluation factor considers the extent of the past experience of the General Contractor and A/E members of the Offeror's design build team.

Submittal Requirements

Each Offeror shall provide sufficient documentation in order to demonstrate the extent of the Offeror's past experience for at least three (3) but no more than five (5) Similar Projects of similar size, scope, and complexity. Of this group of similar projects, the General Contractor must have served as the prime contractor of at least one project and the A/E must have had responsibility for developing the detailed design and construction documents for at least one project. ALL projects must have been delivered utilizing the design-build approach with construction achieving substantial completion within the past ten years prior to the submission deadline for Phase 1 proposals.

Standard for Evaluation

The standard for the Technical Qualifications factor is met when the Offeror submits at least three (3) projects of similar size, scope, and complexity with a performance rating of Satisfactory.

Additional favorable consideration may be given for demonstrating relevant technical qualifications. Some of the examples are the following:

● The General Contractor and A/E worked on the project together.

● The General Contractor or AE have worked on a Land Port of Entry project.

● The General Contractor has worked on a fully operational LPOE construction project while the port maintained 24/7operations, including traffic flow.

2) APPROACH TO DESIGN-BUILD (20%)

This factor considers the Offeror's approach to establishing a design-build team that will proactively and collaboratively work together to satisfy the Government's objectives, including the realization of Design Excellence (DE). This factor considers the Offeror’s approach to design-build to satisfy the Government’s objectives, including realization of DE. For purposes of this evaluation factor, “Design Excellence or DE” refers to GSA’s DE Program which seeks a holistic approach (incorporating expertise in many areas, including but not limited to; architecture, engineering,interior design, resiliency, and construction) that delivers value by producing high-quality, high-performance facilities on budget and on time. DE further seeks to commission our nation’s most talented constructors, designers, and artists to design and construct federal buildings of outstanding quality and value.

Submittal Requirements

Each Offeror must submit a clear written narrative (not to exceed 10 pages out of the 50-page limit for the proposal) presenting its approach to the design-build process and the Offeror’s ability to clearly communicate their ideas. An Offeror may allocate the 10 pages in any manner it chooses. Any pages in excess of the first 10 will not be reviewed.The narrative must discuss each of the three subjects set forth below.

1. Philosophy and Design Intent: This portion of the narrative should be characterized by clarity, standard grammar, and the absence of clichés or jargon.

The Government expects clear, thoughtful sentences that demonstrate the ability of the team to communicate ideas. Topics may include the parameters of an overall design philosophy, the approach to the challenge of public architecture, commitment to an integrated design, and the parameters that may apply to the BOTA LPOE project.

2. Management Process: This portion of the narrative shall clearly describe the overall management approach to design-build including such topics as the lines and methods of communication, decision-making processes, interaction with consultants, the means to integrate client and community input, the physical location of major design and production work, work to be produced in remote offices, the role of specialty contractors, and managing quality and cost.

3. Design Excellence: This portion of the narrative shall clearly describe the approach to supporting and collaborating as a cohesive team in order to realize GSA's Design Excellence goals which seeks to commission our nation's most talented constructors, designers, and artists to deliver federal buildings of outstanding quality and value that balance aesthetics, cost, functionality, constructability, reliability while creating environmentally superior workplaces for federal employees and giving contemporary form and meaning to our democratic values.

Standard for Evaluation

The standard is met when:

● The Offeror's philosophy and design intent is clearly articulated, realistic and well thought out and suitable for the project.

● Provides a satisfactory confidence that the Offeror's management process will result in a cohesive and collaborative team effort providing confidence that the project will be successful.

● Provides a satisfactory confidence that the Offeror will realize Design Excellence on this project.

Additional favorable consideration may be given for demonstrating an approach to design build that provides high confidence in the offeror’s ability to successfully complete this project. Some examples are the following:

● Provides a strong confidence based on the narrative that the offeror will be able to successfully implement the described design-build philosophy on projects submitted under the Technical Qualifications factor.

● Provides a strong confidence based on the narrative that the offeror will be able to successfully implement the management process on projects submitted under the Technical Qualifications factor.

● Provides clear examples of an innovative process/approach or product on which the design-builder intends to utilize that will benefit the project.

3) LEAD DESIGNER (25%)

This factor considers the Lead Designer's portfolio in the context of Design Excellence.

For purposes of this evaluation factor, the term “Lead Designer” means an individual or team of designers who will have the primary responsibility to develop the concept and the project design..

Phase 1 submissions should identify a lead designer (which may comprise an individual or two people) and the affiliated design firm. The submission should include the Offeror's technical qualifications, approach to Design Build, the Lead Designer and past performance of the Offeror’s team. Submissions should include examples of work by the lead designer and design firm, as well as the lead designer’s profile and statement of philosophy and design intent.

Each Offeror must submit a portfolio that is representative of the Lead Designer's ability to support the Design Excellence program. Offerors must address the Lead Designer(s)’s specific participation in each project. Each project must include a narrative that addresses the design approach with salient features and discuss how the client's program, functional, image, mission, economic, schedule, and operational objects were satisfied by the overall design/planning solution. Include tangible evidence such as certificates, awards, or peer recognition demonstrating Design Excellence.

The Offeror may also include, to illustrate for each project narrative, supporting graphical information such as representative site plans, floorplans, building sections, 3-D renderings, other appropriate drawings, or photographs.

Supporting graphical information may not exceed two (2) pages per project and will NOT count against the page limitation of the submission.

If the lead designer is an individual, then their portfolio must include:

● Three constructed projects completed by the lead designer within the past 10 years; each exhibit should include images and text whose length abides the page-count limit for the overall submission, and text must identify the individual’s specific role in the project, as well as the methods proposed for integrating client and local community input into the design. The lead designer may have headed these projects with the affiliated design firm or with other entities.

● Five constructed projects completed by the proposed design firm within the past 10 years; each exhibit should include images and text whose length abides the page-count limit for the overall submission.

● A biographical profile of the lead designer, not to exceed three pages, that at a minimum encompasses education, professional experience, awards or other recognition, and areas of responsibility.

● A statement of the lead designer’s design intent, not to exceed two pages, that conveys personal understanding of the proposed project’s challenges and opportunities. The statement will also include a vision for the design solution, including a philosophy of architectural expression that is informed by local community desire as well as the vernacular of the region.

If the lead designer is a team of designers, then the portfolio must include:

● Two constructed projects per lead designer, completed within the past 10 years;

each exhibit should abide the page-count limit for the overall submission, and its text must identify the individual’s specific role.

● Five projects constructed by the proposed design firm within the past 10 years, with text and images abiding submission limits.

● A biographical profile of each lead designer, not to exceed three pages each, that at a minimum encompasses each lead designer’s education, professional experience, awards or other recognition, and areas of responsibility.

● A statement of philosophy and design intent, not to exceed two pages, that conveys the lead designers’ combined understanding of the proposed project’s design issues as well as a philosophy for approaching the project.

Evaluation Standard

The standard is met when:

● The submission demonstrates the Lead Designer's technical capability and Design Excellence relevant to this project.

● The submission demonstrates the Lead Designer's ability to address design issues and challenges.

● The submission demonstrates the Lead Designer's design leadership and the ability to meet the client criteria and needs.

● The Lead Designer's portfolio includes a project that is similar in size, scope, and complexity to the work that is being procured.

Additional favorable consideration may be given for any of the following:

● Lead Designer has a track record of delivering superior quality as evidenced by professional peer recognition.

● Lead Designer demonstrates technical capability and creativity by demonstrating experience with complex building projects.

● Designs demonstrate a consistently high level of exploration, rigor, and personal commitment to Design Excellence.

4) PAST PERFORMANCE OF OFFEROR’S TEAM (15%)

This factor considers the past performance of the Offeror in providing design and construction services similar and size, type and complexity to this project. This factor considers the extent to which the Offeror’s team has a successful and satisfactory track-record on submitted projects. The Offeror’s past performance will be evaluated based on the information provided on the past performance questionnaires and any other sources the Government uses to obtain such information, such as Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System and Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (CPARs/FAPIIS) and other institutional knowledge of past performance. In the case of the Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably.

The Government may consider all relevant past performance information that it becomes aware of during the evaluation process.

The Offeror must submit a past performance questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 2) or the FINAL evaluation from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) for each project presented in this factor. For PPQs, offerors shall ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.

Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, by the proposal due date, 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 marsha.howard@gsa.gov prior to proposal due date and time. 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.

Past Performance can be described as how an Offeror performed on a job. The questionnaire information relates to ratings of the Offeror’s timeliness of performance, cost control, quality of product, business relationship, continuity of personnel, qualification of personnel, etc. FAR 15.202(c)(1) states, "An 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 if clients fail to complete a PPQ prior to the submission deadline.

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.

Evaluation Standard

Each Offeror should submit at least three (3) but no more than five (5) similar projects for the Offeror.

Additional favorable consideration may be given for the following:

● CPARS or Past Performance Questionnaire received all or mostly better than Satisfactory

● Certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc. are provided that demonstrate excellence in design, construction, and/or design-build delivery.

If the offeror is a joint venture, information submitted for a party to the joint venture will not be evaluated to the extent that the terms of the joint venture agreement limit such party's performance or financial obligations as a party to the Contract contemplated by this Solicitation.

II.D. Other Information to be Submitted with Proposals

(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.

(2) Proof of Bonding to $450,000,000.00 (Letter from approved surety)

(3) Proprietary Information Agreement(s) (Attachment 1)

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.

Turner & Townsend Heery, LLC 3550 Lenox Road NE Suite 2300 Atlanta, Georgia 30326-4333 2100 McKinney Avenue Suite 700 Dallas, Texas 75201 713.542.1833

Allison Baker, Director North/Central Texas allison.baker@turntown.com 512-289-5775

Bill Slaybaugh, Project Executive bill.slaybaugh@turntown.com 208-941-4067

Gareth Montgomery, Project Director gareth.montgomery@turntown.com 512-917-2100

Leslie Evans, Contract Administrator leslie.evans@turntown.com 602-909-2780

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.E. 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 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.

(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 In accordance with FAR 3.104 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-03), 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.

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 (Phase 2 Requirements) 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 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.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

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.

Through the INFORM process, GSA will seek to share additional information with offerors in writing and/or through an oral feedback meeting1 that is not required by statute or regulation. For Part 15 including mandatory debriefs and Part 16, and in addition to any information required by FAR 15.503 and 15.506, GSA is providing each offeror with the opportunity to participate in the INFORM process as further discussed below.

B. Detailed Description of the INFORM Process

B.1. Component 1 - Notification of Shortlisted Offerors/Notification of Award

After notification of shortlisted offerors (Phase 1 Offerors) and after notification of award (Phase 2 Offerors) and in accordance with any notification timeframes required by regulation (i.e., FAR Parts 15.207-2(b) (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15) and 16.507-5(c) (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-16)), the contracting officer will issue written notices to the successful and unsuccessful offerors (the Notification Letter and Evaluation Statement (NLES)). 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 the NLES, 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 pursuant to FAR 15.301 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15). If an offeror does not request an oral feedback meeting or submit a list of written

1 The oral feedback meeting may be held in person or via an electronic means.

questions within the three day time period, the receipt of the NLES concludes the INFORM process and satisfies the FAR requirement for debriefs pursuant to FAR

15.301 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15).

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. Unless otherwise stated, the contracting officer’s response to the written questions will conclude the INFORM process and any corresponding post-award debriefing as further set forth at FAR 15.301 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15).

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;

and

● Preference for in-person, telephone, or web-based conferencing (if available).

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.

B.4. Component 4 - Post Oral Feedback Meeting Questions

Within two business days after the conclusion of the oral feedback meeting, the offeror may submit a list of written questions to the contracting officer. The contracting officer will provide a written response within five business days and, unless otherwise noted by the contracting officer, the INFORM process and any corresponding post-award debriefing as further set forth at FAR 15.301 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15) will have concluded.

If the offeror elects not to submit a list of written questions within two days after the oral feedback meeting, the INFORM process and any corresponding post-award debriefing as further set forth at FAR 15.301 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15) is concluded.

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions To be issued with Phase 2 solicitation.

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions To be issued in Phase 2 solicitation.

VI. Method of Award

VI.A. Evaluation of Phase 1 Proposals The Government will evaluate Phase 1 proposals based on the following evaluation factors and shortlist a maximum of three (3) offerors to submit Phase 2 proposals.

Evaluation Criteria Weight

1. Offeror's Technical Qualifications 40%

2. Approach to Design-Build 20%

3. Lead Designer 25%

4. Past Performance of the Offeror’s Team 15%

TOTAL 100%

VI.B. Evaluation of Phase 2 Proposals (DRAFT) The Government will award a contract resulting from this Solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the Solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, Total Evaluated Price and other factors considered. In addition to Total Evaluated Price, the following Phase 2 non-price factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Quality of Design Concept 45%

2. Qualifications, Experience and Past

Performance of Key Personnel 25%

3. Management and Technical Approach 25%

4. Small Business 5%

TOTAL 100%

VI.C. Determination of Responsibility In order to be considered responsible, an Offeror must demonstrate that it meets the requirements of FAR 9.104-1 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-09). The Contracting Officer's determination of an Offeror's responsibility or non-responsibility may be based upon any information obtained by the Contracting Officer, and is independent of the evaluation of offers set forth herein.

VI.D. Price Reasonableness The proposed prices will be evaluated for reasonableness.