SAM AIA announcement Bldg 53.pdf

ART IN ARCHITECTURE PROJECT

GSA Synopsis for Artist Services Artist Services Synopsis Number: AIAB53DFC

FBO Classification: R499

NAICS: 711510

Description:

The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions American artists (citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents or Permanent Workers of the United States) to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for Federal buildings nationwide. GSA announces an opportunity for a federal art commission in conjunction with the limited-scope construction project for Building 53 at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado.

GSA will modernize the federal building to meet the needs of its tenants: Department of the Interior, Veteran’s Health Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security. This modernization project is a pivotal undertaking in extending the life of the building. It will include the design and construction of a new, high-performance green building, modernization of interiors for a high-performance workplace utilizing design, construction, and operational excellence including a new entrance and landscaping, as well as the replacement or upgrade of outdated mechanical and electrical systems.

GSA allocates one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the estimated construction costs of new or modernized federal facilities for art commissions. The art budget for this project is estimated to be $222,500. One or more artists will be awarded a fixed-price contract for a commission.

Artists who wish to be considered for this and all future GSA art commissions must submit application materials to GSA’s National Artist Registry (Registry). The Registry constitutes the qualified list of artists for this and all GSA commissions.

Instructions on how to join the Registry are available on the following Web site:

www.gsa.gov/artinarchitecture

All artists who wish to be considered as candidates for a commission at the Denver Federal Center, Building 53, in Lakewood, Colorado, must have their application materials submitted and received by GSA by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, May 13, 2022. Artists’ submissions received after the deadline will not be considered for this project in Lakewood, Colorado, but will be eligible for consideration on future GSA commissions alongside the other artists on the Registry. Artists already on the Registry do not need to resubmit but are welcome to update their information prior to the deadline.

Artists who do not wish to join the National Artist Registry but who still wish to be considered for the commission in Lakewood, Colorado, must submit their application materials to GSA prior to the same May 13, 2022, deadline.

GSA evaluates artists based on the following criteria: the media, materials, content, and style of the artist’s past work, along with the artist’s past performance and experience with commissions or projects similar to the one described in this synopsis.

GSA will contact shortlisted artists and ask them to submit additional information, including a statement that the artist can perform the work associated with the GSA commission within the identified budget. GSA will count the combined weight of all the selection criteria as significantly more important than price.

At a minimum, the scope of services for this commission will require collaboration with the lead designer selected for the building project; development of preliminary and final concepts; participation in meetings and conservation reviews as necessary;

fabrication of the artwork; and the installation of the artwork at the project site.