BAS Replacement at the Las Cruces Courthouse

Added: Aug 15, 2016 3:01 pm Amendment 02 is issued to provide the Pre-Proposal Sign-in Sheet and Agenda.

Added: Aug 09, 2016 10:18 am Amendment 01 is issued to respond to questions.

Added: Aug 04, 2016 5:14 pm UPDATE: SITE VISIT / PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

The site visit / pre-proposal conference will be held on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 10:00 AM MDT at the Las Cruces Courthouse (2nd floor Jury Assembly Room), 100 N Church St, Las Cruces, NM 88001. (See Section I.G. FAR 52.236-27 of C201 The Solicitation).

Pre-registration is required for all attendees to the pre-proposal site visit. The Site Visit shall be limited to not more than three (3) representatives from each Offeror. Offerors shall submit an Attendee Registration Form identifying all attendees from their respective team. Submit the Attendee Registration Form to Shawna Villarreal, shawna.villarreal@gsa.gov, by 2:00 PM CST on August 10, 2016.

Contractors are encouraged to attend the pre-proposal walk-through and to verify all existing conditions at the job site prior to proposing on the project. Failure to do so will not relieve contractor of his/her responsibility to properly estimate the cost of this project. This is the only opportunity contractors will get to visit the site to conduct a walk-through and ask questions. GSA will not have anyone available to accompany contractors or their representatives (sub-contractors) after the scheduled pre-proposal walk-through.

Site plans are not available and will not be provided.

Added: Jul 18, 2016 6:44 pm Project Description

The General Services Administration, Public Building Service, Region 7, intends to solicit proposals for the installation of JACE 700 to control the Las Cruces Courthouse per design HVAC Instrumentation & Controls. The contractor shall build the entire station using existing JACE pages to a new AX Java Application Control Engine 7 with the latest encryption and build. The new AX JACE will have work bench embedded on the JACE controller. The contractor is responsible for ensuring all points function correctly on the new JACE. All work shall be completed within 90 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The Contractor shall provide all materials, supplies, labor, equipment and supervision, necessary to complete the below:

1. Provide, commission, and install JACE 700(s) to control the building per design HVAC Instrumentation & Controls.
2. Integrate new BACnet controllers into JACE 700(s) per design HVAC Instrumentation & Controls.
3. Provide, program and install non-proprietary, BACnet controllers for:
o 14 existing MEC controllers with Open Protocol BACnet controllers to provide the control algorithms, provide full DDC control and scheduling of the Central Plant, integrate with the AHUs, and provide optimal energy conservation.
4. Develop graphical representations of HVAC equipment for easily accessible user navigation using the guide specifications.
5. Install Nexus 1500 or Equal smart meter at the main power distribution, and integrate it into the Advanced Metering System (AMS) Server.
6. Contractor shall build the entire station using existing JACE pages to a new AX Java Application Control Engine 7 with the latest encryption and build. The new AX JACE will have work bench embedded on the JACE controller. Contractor is responsible for ensuring all points function correctly on the new JACE.
7. The new equipment shall be controlled by the BAS. Please verify with GSA Equipment Specialist for more information on the station.
8. Use GSA formats.

All responsible open market sources may submit a proposal, which if timely received, shall be considered by this agency.

The procurement will be awarded using FAR Part 15 procedures. The contract type will be Firm-Fixed-Price. The magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000.

The solicitation will be available for download on or about August 2, 2016. The solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website located at https://www.fbo.gov/. No phone or fax requests for a copy of the solicitation will be accepted. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. Proposal submissions will be due on or about September 1, 2016. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value from the selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting the acceptability standards for non-price factors.

A pre-proposal conference/site visit will be noted within the solicitation. The pre-proposal site visit is tentatively scheduled for August 11, 2016. Contractors are encouraged to attend the pre proposal walk-through and to verify all existing conditions at the job site prior to bidding on project. Failure to do so will not relieve contractor of his/her responsibility to properly estimate the cost of this project. This is the only opportunity contractors will get to visit the site to conduct a walk-through and ask questions. GSA will not have anyone available to accompany contractors or their representatives (sub-contractors) after the scheduled pre-proposal walk-through.

Offerors MUST be registered within the SAM database in order to receive an award for this procurement. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site that consolidates the capabilities in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)/FedReg, and Online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA). Future phases of SAM will add the capabilities of other systems used in Federal procurement and awards processes. Offerors are required to use the SAM database for Representation and Certification submissions under this solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.

Questions may be directed to Shawna Villarreal, Contracting Officer, at shawna.villarreal@gsa.gov.