Request for Proposal (Construction).doc

RFP No. 6-B165-P-00046-00

Leslye Arreola-Molina Procurement Specialist 2 Financial Management and Procurement Services Procurement Department

Argonne National Laboratory

9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg. 201

Lemont, IL 60439

630-252-5078 larreolamolina@anl.gov

RESTRICTIVE NOTICE

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December 8, 2025 To All Prospective Offerors:

Subject:

Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 6-B165-P-00046-00

BUILDING 201 EXTERIOR UPDATES - ROOF

UChicago Argonne, LLC (“Argonne” or “Laboratory”) operator of Argonne National Laboratory under Prime Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has a requirement for BUILDING 201 EXTERIOR UPDATES - ROOF. With this RFP, you are invited to furnish a firm fixed-price proposal for this requirement.

All work is to be performed in accordance with the drawings listed in the specifications and specifications entitled, “BUILDING 201 EXTERIOR UPDATES - ROOF”, Revision 0 dated 06/25/2025 for Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439", (Argonne Document Number J201-182-W-T002), (Enclosure No. 1. C.).

For your company’s information and use in preparing its proposal, we are providing the following applicable provisions.

1.

DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF WORK

All base and any optional work shall be performed in accordance with the drawings listed in the specifications and specifications entitled, “BUILDING 201 EXTERIOR UPDATES - ROOF”, Revision 0 dated 06/25/2025 for Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439", (Argonne Document Number J201-182-W-T002).

A. BASE PROPOSAL (Base Scope) The work consists of the furnishing of all materials, labor, supervision, equipment, tools, and appurtenances necessary for several portions of building 201’s envelope in need of repair.

B.

OPTIONS

1. Option No. 1 – (SKYLIGHTS ROW 5 AND CENTRAL ROOF) The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision and all necessary appurtenances to demolish existing skylights, raise up curb, and install new skylights as shown on the drawings. Remove and replace the southern roof as identified it the drawings. This includes raising the parapet as identified and leaving the roof in a state to integrate future roofing updates. All work shall be performed in accordance with the drawings listed in the specifications and specifications entitled, “BUILDING 201 EXTERIOR UPDATES - ROOF”, Revision 0 dated 06/25/2025 for Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439", (Argonne Document Number J201-182-W-T002.

The Laboratory may exercise the Option work by issuing contract modification(s) at any time, but no later than 11/01/2026. If and when the Laboratory exercises the Option, the work shall be completed 09/30/2027.

2. Option No. 2 – (NORTHERN ROOF) The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision and all necessary appurtenances to remove and replace the southern roof as identified it the drawings. This includes raising the parapet as identified and leaving the roof in a state to integrate future roofing updates. All work shall be performed in accordance with the drawings listed in the specifications and specifications entitled, “BUILDING 201 EXTERIOR UPDATES - ROOF”, Revision 0 dated 06/25/2025 for Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439", (Argonne Document Number J201-182-W-T002.

The Laboratory may exercise the Option work by issuing contract modification(s) at any time, but no later than 11/01/2027. If and when the Laboratory exercises the Option, the work shall be completed 09/30/2028.

C. EVALUATION OF OPTIONS

1. The Laboratory will evaluate proposals for award purposes by adding the Option Prices and the Base Proposal price. Evaluation of an option does not obligate the Laboratory to exercise the option.

The Laboratory may reject a proposal as nonresponsive if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced. A proposal is materially unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated in relation to cost for other work, and if there is a reasonable doubt that the proposal will result in the lowest overall cost to the Laboratory even though it may be the low evaluated offer, or if it is so unbalanced as to be tantamount to allowing an advanced payment.

Offerors shall submit proposal prices for Base Work and all Option work.

2.

NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE

a.

Definition. “Small Business Concern,” as used in this clause, means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards defined in this solicitation.

b.

General. (1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a small business concern.

3.

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS

The applicable annual receipt criterion for a small business concern in this area of construction is a concern that had average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) years not exceeding $45 Million (NAICS CODE 236220).

4.

PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING

A hybrid Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for 10:30am, local prevailing time, 12/15/2025 in Bldg. 201 Room 190. The meeting can also be accessed by the following link Join the meeting now. and provides an opportunity to discuss and clarify this RFP. However, nothing said or represented in the meeting shall be deemed to modify RFP requirements unless followed by a written amendment. Prospective offerors are requested to submit written questions relative to the RFP in advance of the meeting so the contract specialist may prepare responses.

Site tours are scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 11:00AM (meeting at Building 201) and 12/16/2025 at 1:00PM (meeting at Building 201). All General Contractors participating in the site tour shall email the Procurement Official via email larreolamolina@anl.gov no later than 3:00pm (local prevailing time) on Friday December 12, 2025. Offerors’ participation at this site tour is strongly recommended.

The following information shall be provided for all site tour attendees: Name, Company, Mobile Phone Number, Email Address, and U.S. Citizen (Yes or No). (Confirm if a gate pass is required) 5.

EXPLANATION OR INTERPRETATION OF RFP DOCUMENTS

Any prospective offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing to the Procurement Official by close of business (5:00 P.M.), 12/23/2025. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will not be binding. Any information given by Argonne to a prospective offeror concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly by Argonne to all other prospective offerors as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting proposals or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective offerors.

6.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Work on site will commence within ten (10) calendar days after the effective date of the contract and will be completed not later than September 30, 2026 (251 CALENDAR DAYS) after the estimated award date on or about January 22, 2025.

7.

INSURANCE

Certificates of insurance of the types and in the amounts set forth in “Bonds and Insurance” clause in the enclosed Appendix A, Argonne Terms and Conditions for Fixed-Price Construction Contracts (Enclosure No. 1. B.), will be required of your company before physical work at the site commences. In accordance with paragraph (g) of “Bonds and Insurance” clause, all policies shall provide by appropriate language that UChicago Argonne, LLC, the University of Chicago, and the United States Government are additional insureds, that the insurance afforded by such policies is primary insurance, and that all rights of the insurer for contribution from other insurers of UChicago Argonne, LLC, the University of Chicago and the United States Government are waived.

8.

DAVIS-BACON COMPLIANCE

The minimum wages paid laborers and mechanics engaged in construction work within the scope of this request shall be in accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor minimum wage determination in effect on the date of the solicitation (see the applicable Labor Standards clauses in the enclosed Appendix A - Enclosure No. 1. B.). The appropriate determination will be attached to the contract as “Appendix-Wage Rates.” A sample copy of “Appendix-Wage Rates” setting out the wage rates now in effect is included with this RFP (Enclosure No. 1. E.). Enclosure No. 5, below, provides a detailed explanation for the method in which contractors are required to submit certified payrolls. Argonne currently holds the licensing agreement with LCPtracker and the use of its system will be free to all contractors and/or subcontractors 9.

ILLINOIS OCCUPATION AND USE TAXES

Any resulting contract will be exempt from Illinois Occupation and Use Taxes.

10.

NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

All offers shall be in compliance with FAR 52.225-9 Buy American – Construction Materials, FAR 52.225-140 Notice of Buy American Requirement – Construction Materials, and FAR 52.225-11 Buy American – Construction Materials under Trade Agreements of Appendix A. In accordance with the terms of Appendix A, all offerors shall appropriately identify and notify the Procurement Official of any foreign construction material planned for use under this requirement as soon as it is anticipated and with the submission of the offer. Form ANL-BAA-CM (February 21, 2022) is included with the RFP for use if needed.

11.

PAYMENT BOND

If the contract exceeds $35,000.00, the successful offeror will be required to furnish Argonne with a Payment Bond (Enclosure No. 1. F.) within (10) calendar days after the effective date of the contract in a form and with sureties satisfactory to Argonne. (see the “Bonds and Insurance” clause and the “Additional Bond Security” clause in the enclosed Appendix A (Enclosure No. 1. B.).

12.

PERFORMANCE BOND

If the contract exceeds $150,000.00, the successful offeror will be required to furnish Argonne with a Performance Bond (Enclosure No. 1. G.) within (10) calendar days after the effective date of the contract in a form and with sureties satisfactory to Argonne. (see the “Bonds and Insurance” clause and the “Additional Bond Security” clause in the enclosed Appendix A (Enclosure No. 1. B.).

13.

SUBMISSION, MODIFICATION, REVISION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS

(1) Proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted electronically to (larreolamolina@anl.gov ).

(2) The first page of the proposal must show--

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and email address of the offeror; and

(iii) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal.

(3) Late proposals and revisions.

Any proposal received at the designated email in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and it is in the best interest of the Laboratory.

(4) Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in English and in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation.

(5) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(6) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Laboratory Procurement Official.

14.

SAFETY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Offerors and their subcontractors shall have a record of good safety performance in order to be determined responsible and, therefore, eligible for contract award by the Laboratory.

15.

PRE-AWARD SURVEY

The Laboratory may conduct a pre-award survey to confirm any information furnished by the apparent successful offeror. The Laboratory may also require other evidence such as, but not limited to, said offeror’s managerial, financial, technical, safety and other capabilities, the existence of which the Laboratory determines is necessary for the successful performance of the contract.

The apparent successful offeror must affirmatively demonstrate its responsibility, and, if requested by the Laboratory, the responsibility of its proposed subcontractors.

16. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

The Laboratory will require submittal of a subcontracting plan in accordance with Clause entitled, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan” of the Appendix A Argonne Terms and Conditions for Fixed Price Construction Contracts from the successful offeror. The Laboratory will examine the plan to determine its acceptability. The accepted plan will be incorporated into any resultant contract. The requirement for submittal of a subcontracting plan does not apply if the successful offeror is a small business concern. The Procurement Official will notify the successful offeror when the small business plan should be submitted.

17. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

Enclosure No. 1, below, represents the anticipated contractual vehicle format, including standard terms and scope of work.

These enclosures are provided for your company’s information and review only. Unless otherwise negotiated, it is anticipated that said terms will be incorporated into any resultant agreement. Request for waivers or deviations from any terms or conditions must be specified in writing along with justifications for deletion or waiver. Excessive exceptions may be grounds to deem an offer non-responsive.

Your attention is directed to the enclosed documents which constitute requirements for this RFP and should be fully complied with as indicated. Note that this is a Request for Proposal, not a contract.

Argonne will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer, by conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to Argonne, considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation.

Argonne reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals if that is determined to be in the best interest of Argonne. Award may be made without discussion; and hence, your company’s proposal should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms. It is brought to your company’s attention that the authorized Argonne Procurement Official is the only individual who can legally commit Argonne to the expenditure of funds in connection with this proposed procurement. This RFP does not commit Argonne to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a proposal.

Your firm fixed price proposal should be submitted on the enclosed Proposal Form (Enclosure No. 4) and should include acknowledgment of all amendments/addenda issued under this RFP.

The following three (3) documents shall be fully executed and returned with your proposal:

· Enclosure No. 2 - “Pre-Award Information” including “Booklet of Representations and Certifications”, ANL 70-A. If any item in Enclosure No. 2 does not apply, please enter “None”.

· Enclosure No. 3 - Argonne National Laboratory Contractor Safety Information Questionnaire, PFS-525.

· Enclosure No. 4 – Proposal Form.

Your proposal should be submitted electronically to (larreolamolina@anl.gov ) on or before 3:00 P.M., local prevailing time 01/09/2025.

Your offer should be effective for a period of sixty (60) days from the proposal due date. If you have any questions pertaining to this RFP, contact (Leslye Molina /larreolamolina@anl.gov Enclosure No. 1: (Contract Articles and Special Provisions applicable to any resultant contract):

A.

Sample Fixed-Price Construction Contract, ANL-21 amended for RFP No. 6-B165-P-00046-00.

B.

Appendix A, Argonne Terms and Conditions for Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, ANL-526 10/21/2025.

C.

Appendix C, Drawings and Specifications entitled, “Building 201 Exterior Updates - Roof”, Revision 0 dated 06/25/2025 for Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439", (Argonne Document Number J201-182-W-T002) D.

Appendix D-9-Intellectual Property Provisions – Special Works, Construction, Architect-

Engineer, ANL-538 IP (12/12/23).

E.

Appendix E, Wage Rates

General Decision Number IL20250008, Modification No. 16, dated 12/05/2025.

F.

Form ANL-22, Payment Bond (October 31, 2006). (Do not complete at this time, for reference only)

G.

Form ANL-24, Performance Bond (October 31, 2006). (Do not complete at this time, for reference only)

H.

Certificate of Labor Compliance, ANL-564 (5/97). (Do not complete at this time, for reference only)

I.

U.S. Department of Labor Payroll Form, WH-347 (Nov 1998) and Instructions for completion. (Do not complete at this time, for reference only)

J.

Model Small Business Subcontracting Plan, PD-135 (March 18, 2020). (The Procurement Official will advise when this submission is required).

K.

Argonne Construction Contractor Safety Documentation & Training Requirements Rev.3 Enclosure No. 2:

“Pre-Award Information” including “Booklet of Representations and Certifications”, ANL 70-A 01/13/2025.

Enclosure No. 3:

Argonne National Laboratory Contractor Safety Information Questionnaire, PFS-525 (8/05).

Enclosure No. 4:

Proposal Form dated 12/08/2025.

Enclosure No. 5:

LCP Tracker System Information dated March 17, 2015.

Sincerely, Leslye Arreola-Molina Procurement Specialist 2/Procurement Official Procurement Department

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U. S. Department of Energy Laboratory Managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC