Sources Sought Notice Silver Spring MD FDA Lab Renovation.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Construction Services for the Federal Research Center of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 1st and 2nd Floor Mass Spec and Multiple Labs Project in Building 64 located on the main campus, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Acquisition Project Delivery – Capital Construction Division, is conducting market research: to determine if there are adequate Small Business, HUBZone small business, Women-Owned small business, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business contractors capable of performing the construction services for the requirement described herein. If GSA determines that adequate competition exists, GSA may set the requirement aside for competition among the selected group.

GSA is seeking all qualified, interested sources (both Large and Small Businesses) to respond to this Request for Information to provide construction services for the Federal Research Center 1st and 2nd Floor Mass Spec and Multiple Labs Project in Building 64 located on the main campus, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The objective of this project is to renovate the laboratories of the Division of Applied Regulatory Science, a division that conducts applied research to inform and advance drug development and regulatory decision-making. Located at the Federal Research Center Building 64 of the FDA White Oak Campus—where the first and second levels consist primarily of laboratories, equipment rooms, and offices—the project involves the reconfiguration, update, and renovation of 13 laboratories and equipment rooms on the first floor and 19 on the second floor.

Key elements include the installation of a bulk nitrogen storage and distribution system to serve both levels, along with a mass spectrometry suite, a chemical storage room, and a cell culture lab on the second floor. The project scope encompasses necessary modifications to architectural, mechanical/HVAC, plumbing, structural, electrical, and fire protection systems in support of these renovations. This project is a design-bid-build project. The designs are complete. This notice is for market research in preparation for procurement of construction services.

The anticipated scope of work includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:

● Selective demolition of the laboratories.

● Installation of a reinforced concrete pad to house the bulk nitrogen storage infrastructure outside the building.

● Renovation and modification of a Small Drug Manufacturing facility/lab.

● Installation of specialized HVAC systems designed for strict control of pressure, humidity, and air quality (e.g., High-Efficiency Particulate Air/Ultra-Low Particulate Air filtration, positive pressure control).

● Collaboration with Government operations and maintenance contractors for major infrastructure renovations and high-technology connections for mission-critical environments.

● Installation of highly specialized gas, high-purity piping, and mission-critical plumbing.

● Replacement and/or modification of openings, including security doors, door frames, glazing, windows, storefront systems and card readers.

● Skilled patching, repairing, priming, and painting of disturbed finishes.

● Electrical work, including 120/240-volt power and low-voltage systems supporting security improvements. This work includes an uninterruptible power supply system. Modification is required to add new critical equipment to the existing system.

The entire construction project will occur within an occupied, fully-functioning live critical mission support Federal research operating laboratory. Similarly, all interested firms must be prepared to demonstrate experience performing security-related construction in occupied Federal or similarly secure facilities while minimizing disruption to ongoing laboratory tests and maintaining appropriate safety and security controls.

Any resultant contract shall adhere to the GSA Public Buildings Service Core Buildings Standards.

GSA anticipates award of a contract for these services in Summer 2027. Contract duration is estimated to be one and a half years (18 months). The estimated dollar value of this requirement is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

The Small Business Size Standard is $45 million.

All interested parties may submit to the GSA Contracting Officer a written Letter of Interest including a Capability Statement addressing the following information (five (5) single-sided page limit in PDF). Additional pages will not be considered. All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. The Government will use this information to assess your firm’s capability to perform this project.

QUESTIONS:

1. Name of your company, Unique Entity ID (SAM), address, point of contact with phone number and email address.

2. Does your company have an active registration at www.sam.gov?

3. Business size for the assigned NAICS code, which can be located at the U.S. Small

Business Administration website: www.sba.gov. In addition to the size of business, indicate any other socioeconomic designations such as 8(a), Small Disadvantaged http://www.sam.gov http://www.sba.gov

Business, HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and/or Women-Owned Small Business.

4. Company's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity working as General Contractor by including a brief description of two (2) projects of similar scope, size, complexity and duration over $5,000,000 completed within the past five

(5) years, customer names and phone numbers, timeliness of performance, and dollar values of the projects. Work performed as a subcontractor is not considered as evidence of capability to succeed as a prime contractor.

5. Provide evidence of your company's bonding capability verifying the ability to bond a single project of a magnitude up to $10,000,000. In addition, provide evidence of your company’s aggregate bonding capacity.

6. If your company is/will be part of a joint venture, state the name(s) of the joint venture members and the business size(s) of each.

7. If you are responding to this Notice from outside the geographic location of the work, please provide a narrative detailing how you would perform the work at a fair and reasonable price to the Government.

8. Please provide any other information that you feel is pertinent to the requirement.

RESPONSES TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ARE DUE NO LATER THAN

NOVEMBER 5, 2026, AT 2:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. Electronic submission (no more than 25 megabytes) of the statement of capabilities package may be submitted to: Shane Fawcett (GSA Contracting Officer) at william.fawcett@gsa.gov.

Please include the subject line: “Silver Spring, MD FDA Lab Renovation Request For Information Response”.

Responses to this Request For Information shall be used for planning purposes only and shall not commit GSA to issue a solicitation(s) for this requirement. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from the respondents as a result of this market research. GSA anticipates that a solicitation or solicitations based on the outcome of this market survey will be published and that a subsequent contract or contracts from the solicitation(s) will be awarded.

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