Pre-Solicitation Notice 2020 03 03.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

47PD0120R0027

General Contracting Services Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building Renovation Project

900 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Procuring Agency The General Services Administration (GSA), Mid-Atlantic Region 3, Public Building Services (PBS), Acquisition Management Division, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a General Contractor for the Nix Federal Building Renovation Project in Philadelphia, PA. The contract is being set aside completely for Small Businesses.

Project Synopsis GSA is renovating approximately 47,000 SF of historic former Post Office space on the 1st Floor and Mezzanine level of the Nix Building, constructed in 1937. The Nix Building is a masonry office building located in the central business district of Philadelphia. It is six stories above grade and one story below grade. It is listed on the National Register for Historic Structures and is Art modern / Art Deco style. The building is mixed use, functioning as a courthouse, office and houses approximately 16 tenants. The primary tenants include the US Bankruptcy Courts, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the US District Courts, and the Executive Office of Immigration Review. The last major renovation was in the mid 1990's. The building is in good operating condition with minor repair and alteration deficiencies, aside from the roof and chillers (which are under repair). The United States Post Office officially vacated the Nix Building as of October 2017.

GSA has engaged an Architect Engineer Mills & Schnoering (M&S or A/E) to design the project and a Construction Manager as Agent AFG Group, Inc., to assist the government in meeting its goals of scope, schedule, budget, and quality during the design, procurement, construction, and closeout of the requirement. The project is at the 95% design stage and the design is scheduled to be completed on March 20, 2020.

Project Location Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building & Courthouse 900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA

Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction Projects The estimated total construction cost for the project is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.

Competitive Procedures This procurement will be competed utilizing full and open competition in accordance with FAR 6.203. Competitive proposals will be requested in accordance with FAR 15 “Contracting by Negotiations.”

Selection Procedures The award will be made utilizing the tradeoff process prescribed in FAR 15.101-1. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select a proposal that represents the best value to the Government. The award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and offers the best value to the Government, considering the price and non-price factors. For this procurement, the technical factors will be more important than price (FAR 15.101-1, Trade Offs). The technical factors will include:

1. Project Management and Delivery Plan

2. Prior Experience on Relevant Projects

3. Past Performance on Relevant Projects

A bid guarantee will be required in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 with each offerors proposal.

Performance and Payment Bonds shall be required prior to Notice to Proceed.

Procurement Schedule Issue Request for Proposal on or about -- March 17, 2020 Proposal Due Date on or about – April 21, 2020 Interviews (if required) on or about – Between May 18th and May 29th, 2020.

Award Date on or about June 30th, 2020.

Architect/Engineer Firm Mills & Schnoering 200 Forrestal Road Princeton, NJ 08540

Period of Performance The period of performance from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to substantial completion is 17 months.

Small Business Set Aside and applicable NAICS Code The award is a complete set-aside for small business concerns pursuant to FAR 6.203. The applicable NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $39.5 million.

Pre-Proposal Conference & Site Visit/Investigation for Contractors GSA will schedule a pre-proposal conference and Site Investigation at the The Dow Building in Philadelphia, 100 S.

Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 and then on site at the Nix Building, 900 Market Street, Philadelphia. Final details will be provided within the solicitation. Prior notification of attendance to this conference is mandatory. You will be asked to provide your company’s name and all potential attendees' full names (no more than 3 per firm) to steven.sutkin@gsa.gov by a time and date to be determined within the solicitation.

Interested Parties/How to Offer The Solicitation will only be available electronically. It will made available in or around the second week of March.

The solicitation can only be obtained by accessing beta.sam.gov, a secure website designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified (SBU) acquisition material. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. Potential offerors must register on the beta.sam.gov website to have access to solicitation material. For additional registration information, visit the beta.sam.gov website.

To ensure that you receive all information regarding this solicitation, please register to receive updates at beta.sam.gov, and follow the procedures for notification registration.

Request for Information All inquiries concerning the project shall be directed to the following email address: steven.sutkin@gsa.gov.

Further instructions will be provided in the solicitation section 201.