GSA Region 11 IDIQ JOCC - Sources Sought 2020 06 03.pdf

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GSA Public Buildings Service

6/3/2020

Sources Sought GSA, Region 11 Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Job Order Construction Contracts

Contracting Office Address:

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Office of Acquisition, Construction Services Division 2, 1800F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20407.

GSA, Region 11 Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Job Order Construction Contracts For GSA Projects at the White Oak Campus and the Department of Education.

Description:

THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATIONAL

PURPOSES ONLY. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. It is a market survey for information only. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist.

This is a sources sought announcement for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Job Order Construction Contract (JOCC) for projects at the White Oak Campus and the Department of Education.

The primary use of contract will be for construction projects under $250,000 for the White Oak FDA Campus and Department of Education. GSA will utilize RS Means - Cost Works (currently updated quarterly each year) to establish line item pricing. Once solicited, contractors will be asked to submit a bid factor to apply to all line items awarded on future task/delivery orders.

The Government must ensure that there is adequate capability, experience, and competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Therefore, the purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of Small Businesses within the industry.

This notice is issued to determine interest and capability of potential sources for a potential procurement, and is for preliminary planning/market research purposes only. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this potential procurement is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with a Small Business Size Standard of $39.5 million. The GSA is ONLY seeking a response from interested firms that qualify as a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified 8(a), SBA Certified HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) and/or Small Business (SB) that possess the relevant experience, personnel, and capability to perform the services outlined in this announcement. You must be an approved SBA firm (including Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture firms) at the time and date for receipt of proposals to be considered as a valid 8(a) and/or HUBZone firm. For more information on the definition or requirements for these, refer to http://www.sba.gov/.

U.S. General Services Administration

1800 F Street, NW

Washington, DC 20407 www.gsa.gov

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The maximum ordering limitation (MOL) will be $1M per year. This period may consist of the base year and four one year options. It is anticipated that two (2) contracts will be awarded, one for each Service Agency (see below). Those vendors obtaining an award will be expected to complete the traditional IDIQ general contractor duties.

GSA anticipates award of one contract per each of the following areas:

FDA White Oak FDA Campus (200 and 300 Area)

10903 New Hampshire Avenue

Silver Spring, MD 20903

Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20024

Each contract awarded will contain a guaranteed minimum amount for the base period to be identified in the solicitation. A single task order award could potentially range from $2,000 to $250,000 (or up to the

Simplified Acquisition Threshold - subject to change.

Insurance

Firms will be expected to provide and maintain, during the entire performance of the contract, the minimum amounts of insurance required for work on a Government Installation, in accordance with FAR Clause

52.228-5. The minimum amounts, as specified in FAR subpart 28.306, are as follows: Workers

Compensation and Employer’s Liability ($100,000); General Liability ($500,000 per occurrence / $50,000 per occurrence for property damage); Automobile Liability ($200,000 per person / $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury / $200,000 per occurrence for property damage). Pollution liability insurance will also be required if the project includes the removal, transport, or disposal of hazardous materials.

Bonding Requirements

For informational purposes, it’s expected that the minimum payment bond aggregate bonding capacity will be required for the following areas:

● FDA White Oak Campus $1,000,000.00

● Department of Education $1,000,000.00

For construction contracts greater than $35,000 but not greater than $250,000, the Contracting Officer for the task order will be provided the following payment protections prior to task order award:

● A payment bond (Preferred Method)

● Irrevocable letter of credit (ILC)

Type of Work Under the contract:

Primarily, task orders will consist of repair/alteration and tenant finish projects for the GSA and other government agencies in occupied federally owned or leased buildings. A typical task order could contain some or all of the following: modifications to architectural components and related electrical systems associated with, but not limited to ceilings, walls, floors (including access floor systems), roofing systems, millwork and wall covering. Work may also include modifications and replacement of mechanical systems

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Type of Contract:

Multiple award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts where the price for the individual work items is pre-established at the time of initial contract award using a single bid factor that is applied to all line items under the contract. We will issue one solicitation which will result in two single awards, one for each location (White Oak Campus and Department of Education).

System for Award Management Registration (www.sam.gov)

All contractors doing business now or in the immediate future with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration in the SAM database is www.sam.gov. All contractors interested in obtaining a copy of the anticipated future solicitation must be registered in the Government Point of Entry (GPE) — Contract Opportunities at www.betaSam.gov.

Response to Sources Sought

Interested sources are invited to identify their interest and preliminary capability by responding to this

Sources Sought announcement in writing no later than: June 18, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. EST.

Total Submission shall only include the required documents included in the attached Sources Sought

Questionnaire and Experience forms.

Type of Information needed in your response (see Questionnaire):

● Ability to begin work within 10 days of receiving task order award

● Total Bonding Capability

● Ability to meet the insurance requirements contained within this Sources Sought.

● The geographic area in which you interested (even if it is both areas).

● Statement that your firm has a valid www.SAM.gov registration and your representations and certifications within www.SAM.gov are completed.

● Clearly indicate what representations your firm possesses; i.e. 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.

Projects MUST consist of the following: Total contract value between $35,000 and $250,000; type of work similar to that described in this announcement.

Please submit the information requested above as One (1) file in .pdf format.

Information shall be submitted via email, as stated above, by 12:00 P.M. (EST) on June 18, 2020.

Information to be submitted to:

Ingrid Blair at Ingrid.blair@gsa.gov and Tamara Brown at tamara.brown@gsa.gov

Subject line of the email shall appear as follows: GSA R11 Muliple Award IDIQ JOCC – Response