Request_for_Qualifications_ _Sources_Sought_-_905_Air_Intakes_ _Elevators_Final.docx

Request for Qualifications & Sources Sought

Solicitation: GS-10P-15-LT-R-9000

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) 905 Bldg Outside Air Intake Relocation & Elevator Design Build Modernization

The purpose of this Request for Qualifications & Sources Sought notice is to determine availability and capability of qualified Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Woman Owned Small Businesses, or HUBZone small businesses.

Responses to this notice will be used for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for market research.

This procurement will be advertised under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 - Addition, Alteration & Renovation General Contractors. The small business size standard for NAICS code 236220 is $33.5M in average annual receipts over the past three (3) years.

FY2015 Project Summary

The General Services Administration (GSA) proposes a repair and alteration project to upgrade multiple building systems at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Federal Building located at 905 NE 11th Avenue in Portland, OR. Alterations include upgrading the obsolete elevator system and the relocation of air intakes from the street level to a higher elevation to reduce the risk of contamination particles entering the ventilation system, whether intentional or accidental.

Building

The BPA Building, constructed in 1987, houses the headquarters of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a component of the Department of Energy that manages the electrical generating resources of the Columbia River watershed. The seven story steel frame structure, constructed in 1987 provides 701,184 gross square feet. It includes three levels of underground parking with 428 spaces. The BPA Federal Building is connected to and shares infrastructure with the neighboring 911 Federal Building and together they are known as the Eastside Federal Complex.

Tenant Agency:

Department of Energy

Proposed Project

The proposed project will upgrade the elevator system and eight existing traction passenger elevators as well as the existing freight elevator by providing a code compliant system that will improve safety, reliability, and serviceability. The eight existing traction passenger elevators will be converted to a destination dispatch control system with regenerative drives.

Ventilation system modifications include relocation of the ground/street level air intake to a higher elevation, changes to ventilation ducts and fans and rerouting the current exhaust system.

Justification

The elevator system is more than 25 years old and near the end of useful life. The elevator system and traction passenger elevators breakdowns are increasing and parts are becoming more difficult and costly to procure.

The existing air intakes will be relocated approximately 25 feet above grade so the ventilation system will be less vulnerable to airborne contamination from accidental or intentional discharge of environmental contaminates.

Summary of Energy Compliance

This project will be designed to conform to requirements of the Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service and will implement strategies to meet the Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings. GSA encourages design opportunities to increase energy and water efficiency above the minimum performance criteria.

Project Description & Approach

The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to award a firm fixed-price, Design-Build contract for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) 905 Bldg Outside Air Intake Relocation and Elevator Modernization Design Build Modernization pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Best Value Design-Build Selection Procedures (FAR Subpart 15.3).

GSA envisions a highly collaborative design build delivery approach for this project where the DB contractor works closely with all stakeholders to deliver a project that meets the expectations and needs of both the team members and GSA’s requirements to deliver an economical and operationally efficient high performing green building.

As required by law, the facility must meet federal energy goals. The project is also to include conformance to the P-100 (Facility Standards for Public Buildings) and all other applicable building codes and standards.

The DB team will be selected through a best value / tradeoff selection process. During the development period from initial concept to final design the DB team will work in close consultation with GSA, the stakeholders and the CMa to ensure that all of the goals are addressed and that best value practices are utilized.

GSA will be contracting separately for Construction Management Assistant (CMa) services. The CMa will be involved in the design process to provide construction expertise, estimating and cost information, and functionality and constructability reviews. There will be an informal partnering process throughout the design and construction phases to promote successful project development and execution including an enhanced project kick-off meeting. The CMa will also perform Commissioning Agent (CxA) services. All installed systems will be fully commissioned and functionally tested to ensure compliance with contract documents prior to being accepted by GSA.

Unique Situations/Risks

The need for continuous operation during construction, present unique challenges for the design/build teams on the project. Facility will remain fully occupied and operations during the entire project. No adverse impact on tenant mission will be acceptable.

Occupied Facility Construction

This project scope at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) 905 Bldg Outside Air Intake Relocation and Elevator Design Build Modernization must occur within an occupied, fully functional facility. These functions include typical office work, but also include services for the general public. This presents several challenges that will have to be addressed by the designer and/or design/build team.

• All work in public spaces will need to be completed during unoccupied periods. Setup, construction, and clean-up will need to occur on a daily basis.

• Work must be performed in such a way that space conditioning is maintained throughout the process. Any work in winter will need to avoid disruption of space heating; any work in summer will need to avoid disruption of space cooling. Temporary / contingency HVAC/R systems may be required. This will be the responsibility of the Design Builder.

• Any work in the central plant must be completed without disruption of the heat pump and hot water loops. Space layout design and properly staged implementation will be critical elements to a successful project.

Responses

Interested small business vendors in the categories listed above shall submit their capability statement electronically, limited to 10 double sided pages. The capability statement shall be in sufficient in detail to allow Government to determine the organization's related qualifications to perform the work. The statement shall include:

1) a) Company name.

b) CAGE code.

c) DUNS number.

d) Active SAM registration printout (www.sam.gov).

e) Size/number of employees.

2) A statement describing the company's interest in performing the work.

3) Organization chart to include both the design & construction team.

4) Capabilities and experience with federal projects in design and construction of HVAC/R and elevator modernizations in the $5M - $7M range. Submitted references should highlight recent and relevant design-build projects in fully occupied facilities within the past five (5) years.

5) Previous occupied facilities construction experience is essential.

6) Statement of capability to bond for a project in the $5M-$7M range.

7) Contact information, Point of contact name, Phone number, E-mail address and web address (if available).

Companies providing above referenced material are requested to limit their submission to no more than 10 double-sided pages.

Responses should be emailed not later than the date specified in this request for qualifications notice as follows: richard.risso@gsa.gov

Each response will be reviewed by the GSA Contracting Officer for the purpose of determining whether there exists a reasonable expectation of obtaining a sufficient number of offers from qualified and responsible small business concerns. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only.

All interested parties are required to respond to this announcement via email not later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 23 March 2015.