Presolicitation_Notice_-_DB_Fire_Alarm_Project.JW_Powell.docx

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

The General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, National Capital Region, intends to issue a Request for Proposal for Design Build Construction Services for the replacement of the Fire Alarm System at the US Geological Survey (USGS) National Center, Headquarters - J.W. Powell Building, located in Reston, VA.

The National Capital Region (NCR) includes the District of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties in Virginia; and all the independent cities in Maryland or Virginia within the geographic area bounded by their outer boundaries.

The Project:

The National Center is the headquarters of the USGS, which serves as the Nation’s premier earth and biological science agency. The USGS works in cooperation with more than 2,000 organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial scientific information to resource managers, planners, and other customers. This information is used to minimize the loss of life and property from natural disasters; safeguard the nation’s natural resources and enhance the quality of life through the careful monitoring of our water, biological, energy, and mineral resources.

The Powell Building houses mainly offices, some laboratories (just over 110,000 SF of labs), an auditorium, library, credit union and a cafeteria 600 people capacity). There is surface parking for approximately 1,443 cars. A two-story utility plant is located about 200 feet northeast of the headquarters building. It houses the heating, cooling and ventilating equipment. Please refer to the available drawings (in CAD) and specifications for details of the project requirements. The 1,015,000 SF Powell building on an 84 acre site was completed in 1972. It currently serves as the Headquarters to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The building is named after the second director of the USGS. Designed by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and H.D. Nottingham and Associates, the building structure is reinforced concrete beams and columns. The exterior walls consist of pre-cast concrete panels and glass set back from the exterior columns.

The building had major laboratory and elevator renovations in the late 1990s, a re-purposing of the former printing plant in the 2000s, and has had several other systems renovations since then including the installation of new chillers. The existing fire Alarm system (Cerberus Pyrotronics MXL) was installed in 1992-1993.

The fire alarm system in the JW Powell Building is antiquated and does not meet modern building codes or current GSA requirements. The existing system needs to be upgraded to provide emergency voice communication features and to comply with the National Fire Alarm Code and current GSA requirements. The fire alarm system was placed in service in about 20 years ago.

This work includes designing and providing a new, complete analog/ addressable network voice evacuation and bi-directional amplifier fire alarm system as described herein and on the contract drawings for the US Geological Survey – Powell Building. The system shall include all wiring, raceways, pull boxes, terminal cabinets, outlet and mounting boxes, control equipment, alarm, and supervisory signal initiating devices, alarm notification appliances, and all other accessories and miscellaneous items required for a complete operating system even though each item is not specifically mentioned or described. A multiple fire alarm control panel system is indicated with terminal cabinets at the floor riser locations indicated on the riser drawings. Where remote fire alarm control panels are needed, they shall be provided at a terminal cabinet location. Each remote fire alarm control panel shall be powered from a wiring riser specifically for that use or from a local emergency power panel located on the same floor as the remote fire alarm control panel. Where remote fire control panels are provided, equipment for notification appliances may be located in the remote fire alarm control panels. A new Remote fire Alarm Control Panel and possibly fire control room and devices for the building for the Day Care Area shall be provided. The scope will include the monitoring of existing Elevator, Computer Room, and other remote Fire Alarm Control Panels existing in the building. Devices connected to these remote panels shall remain. Bridging documents including design intent drawings (CAD) and specifications will be provided.

All construction work is to take place within an occupied Government facility during non-operating hours. The existing fire alarm system must remain operational during construction.

Cost range for the project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The period of performance will be three (3) years from notice to proceed.

The Solicitation:

This solicitation will be made under FAR 15.1 Source Selection. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the solicitation and is considered to be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. As technical proposals become more equal in their technical merit, the evaluated cost or price becomes more important.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 238220; Small Business Size Standard is $36.5 million. All responsible firms may submit an offer. This is a competitive negotiated acquisition governed by procedures in FAR 15. Proposals (Technical and Price) will be evaluated by the Government using source selection procedures per FAR Subpart 15.3. Only one proposal may be submitted by each offeror. Offerors should submit proposals that are acceptable without additional explanation or information as the Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal's acceptability solely on the basis of the initial proposal submitted. The Government may make an award without discussions. Therefore, offerors will be requested to submit initial proposals to the Government on the most favorable terms from a technical and price standpoint. Proposal submission instructions will be included in the RFP.

GSA anticipates awarding one firm-fixed price contract as a result of the solicitation.

The RFP will be available on or about August 20, 2015. It is anticipated that the proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP is released. The actual date and time will be identified in the RFP package. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: http://www.fbo.gov.

INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF ANY AMENDMENTS. HOWEVER, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SIGHT FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

A Bid Bond is required at the time the price proposal is submitted; Performance and Payment Bonds will be required prior to receipt of Notice to Proceed.

Before the award of the contract the selected firm, if a large business, shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507. As part of its commitment to socioeconomic initiatives of the Federal Government, the General Services Administration has established national subcontracting goals of 29% for small business (SB), 5% for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 5% for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), 3% for HUB Zone Small Business (HUBZ), and 3% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)) for fiscal year 2015. In support of the agency's effort, firms seeking consideration for this contract shall demonstrate a proactive effort to achieve the above goals. The use of subcontractors will be reflected in a Small Business Subcontracting Plan and included in the final contract. An acceptable subcontracting plan must be agreed to prior to award.

No telephone requests will be accepted. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing and will be available on the aforementioned FBO posting.

DISCLAIMER: The official solicitation package and technical specifications will be located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the FBO site for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.

THIS SOLICITATION IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.