RFQ Letter Installation of Commercial Gate 2026 08 26.pdf

U.S. General Services Administration 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC www.gsa.gov

GSA

Date: August 26, 2026

Subject: PR# EQPMAC-26-0387; Solicitation #47PC5226Q0134; Installation of Commercial Gate, Houlton LPoE

To All Prospective Bidders:

GSA requests that you provide a price quote for the above solicitation. This potential firm fixed price contract. The Method of Award for this solicitation will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

Please note the following items that apply to this solicitation:

1. This task order has been set aside for the following socio-economic category:

HUBZone.

2. Work will be performed in accordance with the attached statement of work “Statement of Work for Construction Services” dated 07/22/2026 (see attached).

3. Wage Rate Requirement (Construction), formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Wage Decision, Number ME20260006, date 05/18/2026 (or its update, if any, at the time of task order award), will be incorporated and made a part of any resultant task order.

4. The contractor shall begin performance within 10 calendar days and complete it within 90 calendar days after receipt of the full Notice to Proceed.

5. An organized site visit will be conducted on Monday, August 31st, 2026 starting at 2:00 PM EST. During this site visit the SOW will also be discussed. The address for the meeting is:

• U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

Houlton, Maine Land Port of Entry (LPoE)

27 Customs Loop Houlton, ME 04730 county

All disciplines necessary for the complete generation of the Quote package are encouraged to be present. All attendees shall submit their full name, company name, and position to enter name of contracting POC no later than 8:00am EST, Monday, August 31st

Washington, DC www.gsa.gov

Personnel not included on the list of attendees will not be admitted to the site visit.

Vendors should plan to attend the site visit in order to view the location covered under this requirement.

6. Questions as a result of the site visit will be submitted in writing to CO: Royce Haughton, Royce.Haughton@gsa.gov, NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM EST, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. Answers to all questions received will be included in an amendment to the solicitation.

7. Offer acceptance is 120 calendar days after the date offers are due.

8. Liquidated damages for this project will be $0/per calendar day.

9. The estimated cost of the project is between $50,000 and $100,000.

10. If your price exceeds $35,000 but is less than $150,000, a 100% payment bond or irrevocable letter of credit will be required within 10 days after award. If your price exceeds $150,000, a 100% performance and payment bond will be required within 10 days after award. No bonding is required under $35,000.

11. The Offeror's Quote submitted in response to this request shall constitute a firm offer.

No contract shall be formed unless and until the Contracting Officer has countersigned the GSA 1442 submitted by an Offeror and delivered to the Contractor a copy of the GSA 1442 with original signatures.

12. All prospective Contract offerors are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is amended in writing.

13. A single award will be made from this request for Quote.

14. The Government will evaluate each proposal as a whole on the basis of price and technical merits and award to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government using the lowest price, technically acceptable approach (LPTA).

LPTA allows the government to award the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is technically acceptable with the lowest price.

15. The Government reserves the right to award initial offers without discussion.

Therefore, Offerors are encouraged to submit their most favorable proposal packages.

Offerors are cautioned that proposals containing qualifications, conditions, or expressing unilateral interpretations of the RFQ/Contract requirements may be rejected by the Contracting Officer.

Your Quote costs shall be in accordance with the basic contract clauses. It shall cover all work associated with performing the services covered in the SOW/Specifications. For this solicitation you are required to submit SF18 and a Technical Proposal.

Your Quote and Technical Proposal must be received by this office no later than Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST and must be sent electronically to CO:

Royce Haughton Royce.Haughton@gsa.gov

Washington, DC www.gsa.gov

The offeror agrees to perform the work required at their quoted price and within strict accordance with the terms of this Request for Quote (RFQ), if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within 120 calendar days after the Quote due date.

If you have any questions about this solicitation, please submit your questions in writing to CO: Royce Haughton Royce,Haughton@gsa.gov

Sincerely, Royce Haughton Contracting Officer

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