Bridging Commissioning Services

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisitions Regulation Part 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," and 13.06, "Soliciting Competition, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers, Award and Documentation" as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is EQPCAA-17-0010. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

This is a total small business set-aside. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services; small business size standard is $15.0 million.

The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Office of Design and Construction (ODC) located in Washington, DC is seeking the services of a contractor to provide the Landscape Architectural Program with a research and recommendations bridging report that focuses on the application of applying site commissioning protocols, developed and identified in a recent white paper, to a capital project currently in development.

All interested companies shall provide proposal(s) for the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Award shall be made to the contractor whose proposal offers the best value to the government. The government will evaluate information based on the evaluation factors in the attached SOW.

Submission of Proposals: The Contractor's proposals are due on or before 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Contractors' proposals should be submitted in a PDF file to Evangela Brown at evangela.brown@gsa.gov. All questions concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing/electronically to Evangela Brown, email: evangela.brown@gsa.gov on or before 11:00 AM Eastern Time, Monday, August 21, 2017. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be answered with an amendment to this synopsis/solicitation. Proposals will be evaluated based on best value to the government. Contractors must submit their final quotes for evaluation.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions are hereby applicable and incorporated by reference: 1) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; and 3) The provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2016), the clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 2017), applies to this acquisition: 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015), 52.203-6, Restrictions on Small Business Set-Aside (Sept 2006), 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011), 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015), 52.222-26, (Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016), 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2010), 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015), 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies (Jan 2017), 52.232-25, Prompt Payment (Jan 2017), 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Jul 2013), 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug. 1996), and 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Sep 2016).