Sources Sought_ Ice Core Facility - A_E Support 2021 03 16.pdf

General Services Administration Public Building Service Rocky Mountain Region

1 Denver Federal Center | Denver, CO | 80225

General Services Administration New Ice Core Facility for the National Science Foundation (NSF)

Sources Sought Synopsis Posted Date March 16, 2021

Response Date March 26, 2021

Original Set Aside N/A

Classification Code C1HB - Architect And Engineering- Construction:

Government-Owned Government-Operated (GOGO) R&D Facilities

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. This is not a request for offers or proposals.

This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

1.0 Summary of Project

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Region 8, Rocky Mountain Region is seeking highly qualified Architectural/Engineering (A/E) firms interested in participating in an opportunity for A/E Design Services to build a new ice core research facility building on the Denver Federal Center (DFC) grounds located in Lakewood, CO for National Science Foundation (NSF). An award of the A/E contract is anticipated during the 4th quarter of FY 2021. The Estimated Construction Cost at Award is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

The project scope encompasses approximately 19,000 square feet.

2.0 Background about the Project

The Denver Federal Center (DFC) is located west of downtown Denver in Lakewood, Colorado.

The DFC currently houses approximately 6,200 employees from 28 different agencies in 44 Federal buildings, totaling 4 million square feet of rentable space (including office, warehouse, laboratory and special use space), and occupies an approximately 623-acre campus. The DFC is the largest concentration of Federal agencies outside of Washington D.C.

The major employers at the DFC include the U.S. Department of the Interior (and its Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and USGS) and GSA.

Originally, the land for the DFC was purchased in the late 1860s and further expanded in 1913.

The Federal government purchased the property in 1940 for the purpose of building the Denver Ordnance Plant to support World War II efforts. Since then, ammunition manufacturing has decreased and most of the buildings that were originally constructed for war support purposes have been repurposed to support current Federal programs.

Building 810 was originally constructed in 1963 for GSA’s Federal Supply Service, now the Federal Acquisition Service. Today the single-story, red brick building offers a mix of office and warehouse space across 673,643 square feet. One of the many uses for Building 810 is housing the National Science Foundation – Ice Core Facility (NSF-ICF), which was originally installed in 1993 (originally named the National Ice Core Laboratory).

The DFC new ice core facility is envisioned to replace the current ice core facility currently located at the Denver Federal Center. The National Science Foundation – Ice Core Facility provides long term storage, processing, and examination of ice cores from the United States (U.S.) Arctic and Antarctic ice drilling operations and is a deep-freeze operation. Due to the nature of how the ice cores were collected as well as the time frame in which they were collected, these ice cores are irreplaceable.

3.0 NAICS codes

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement will be finalized once submissions resulting from this Sources Sought have been analyzed.

We anticipate that NAICS codes may include:

● 541310 - Architectural Services; and/or

● 541330 - Engineering Services

Your firm may also provide a recommendation as to which NAICS would work best for this procurement if your firm does not have one of the NAICS codes stated above.

4.0 Objectives for A/E services

The GSA is working with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design a new cold storage facility in Building 810 on the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado. This new facility will eventually replace the existing National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL), also located in Building

810. The goal is to provide a new, state of the art cold storage facility that will meet the needs of the NSF for the next 25 years. The project will also include office type support spaces. The GSA will provide a Program of Requirements. All work shall be in compliance with GSA Design Guide P-100.

5.0 Requested Information

Under this Sources Sought announcement, the Government is seeking information on A/E firms that have extensive experience in architectural, engineering, for a similar cold storage facility and are interested in this project. This information is intended to assist the Government with market research and acquisition strategy planning. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this acquisition is 541310 or 541330. The Small Business size standard is an average annual sales and receipts for the past three years that are equal to or less than $8,000,000.00.

For Informational Purposes: All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) at the time of offer submission.

Note: The information provided in response to this announcement is strictly for informational purposes only. Responses provided will not exclude interested parties from future, related procurement activity.

This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Qualifications or complete package outlining the technical competencies/qualifications of the prospective firm, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.

AE Selection Method: Once market research is completed, the Government may issue a Request for Qualifications using a two-stage (subject to change) selection process in accordance with the Brooks A/E Act and FAR Part 36 policies and procedures. Under this process the Government will award a contract to the most highly qualified A/E with whom it can negotiate a fair and reasonable price.

6.0 Content of Capability Statement

Include your firm’s size status as to whether you are a large or small business with applicable NAICS code.

Each of the Teams shall demonstrate in writing that they have the corporate background, structure and organizational makeup to successfully complete this project. The Architectural and Engineering firms or the Architectural/Engineering firm (If one company) shall demonstrate in writing and photos that they have successfully designed and provided design and construction administration services for a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of five (5) similar cold storage type projects within the five (5) years, projects most similar are those of the same size and scope of this requirement. The requirements are at minimum:

Provide your firm’s performance capabilities and describe the following:

● Experience designing innovative cold storage (-40 degrees) facilities.

● Experience with the analysis and optimization of thermal panels.

● Experience designing highly reliable, mission critical building systems.

● Experience with redundancy in mission critical building systems.

Questions your firm must clearly address in your response:

● Is your firm able to meet the geographical requirement? This project is located at the

Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado.

● What is your firm’s experience within the last 5 years with designing innovative cold storage facilities?

● What is your firm’s experience within the last 5 years with the analysis and optimization of thermal panels?

● What is your firm’s experience within the last 5 years with the design and engineering of highly reliable, mission critical building systems which require redundancy?

Are you interested in providing the requested A/E services outlined? Tell us about how your team can help.

*Should be a PDF emailed to the contacts listed below in section 7.0*

7.0 How to Respond

If you are an interested A/E firm, you are invited to submit a written Letter of Interest to include a Capability Statement (Inclusive of references for each project - names and email addresses) AND answer the questions above. All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. The Government will use this information to assess the likelihood of your firm's capability to perform this project.

Interested firms having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are encouraged to submit responses addressing each of the questions and information above.

All responses shall be submitted via email no later than 3:00 PM MST, March 26, 2021. Any additional questions may be submitted directly to Joseph Dorsey and Tito Register (tito.register@gsa.gov ) with a CC to Joseph.Dorsey@gsa.gov

8.0 Contact information

Questions are encouraged, please submit any questions relating to this sources sought to the primary point of contact: Joseph Dorsey, Contracting Officer; joseph.dorsey@gsa.gov; Phone:

720-431-0386 with a CC to christopher.theisen@gsa.gov and tito.register@gsa.gov mailto:tito.register@gsa.gov mailto:Joseph.Dorsey@gsa.gov mailto:mara.wild@gsa.gov mailto:christopher.theisen@gsa.gov mailto:tito.register@gsa.gov