Courtroom Window Shades Repair Project

The General Services Administration (GSA), Great Lakes Region 5, announces an opportunity to provide General Contractor (GC) Services for the Courtroom Window Shades Repair Project at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse located at 5400 Federal Plaza in Hammond, Indiana.

The scope of work for GC services includes providing a complete repair to the existing shading system in place. The current shade housing, power feeds and controls will be reused, as well as the present roller shade locations. Contractors will be responsible for removing and replacing the existing shade rollers and motors with new, comparable shades and motors. They shall match the existing shade and motor capacities in appearance and performance and will fit within the existing recessed housing, which will remain unchanged. Shade motor control will remain unchanged and will continue to control / operate as originally designed. In addition, contractors will be responsible for removing the existing vertical side tracks from the window framing system.

This procurement is a total small business set-aside. Funds are currently available. The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) is 236220 with a size standard of $36.5 million. The total estimated construction cost for the project is between $100,000 and $250,000. GC Services are anticipated to commence upon award of the contract, with a performance period of 75 calendar days. This is a negotiated procurement; there will NOT be a public bid opening.

The GC will be competitively chosen using Source Selection (FAR 15.3) procedures. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select a proposal that represents the best value to the Government. Evaluation factors for award will consist of Experience, Past Performance and Price. The best value to the Government based on these factors will determine award. The solicitation will be available on or about June 1, 2015.

The Government reserves the right to make award on initial offers, but discussions may be held if appropriate. The solicitation cited above can only be obtained by accessing the secure website, FedBizOpps (FBO). FedBizOpps is designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified (SBU) acquisition information and is fully integrated with other electronic Government initiatives, including the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov). Registration in both SAM and FedBizOpps is required in order to download solicitation documents and is used to validate vendor identity. Contractors not registering in these systems will be ineligible to download the solicitation and ineligible for an award.

Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and monitoring the website for amendment(s), if any to the solicitation. Offer due date and time for receipt of proposals will be on, or about July 14, 2015 by 2:00 PM (EST). A pre-proposal conference and site-visit will be held on or about June 18, 2015 and notification to the Contracting Officer of proposed attendance will be required. We consider attendance at this conference vital to the preparation of a competitive and cost effective proposal and to understanding the total result desired by the Government. Failure to attend this meeting may not be used as an excuse for omissions and miscalculations in offers. An award is anticipated on or about August 11, 2015.

Any questions regarding this notification should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Katie Musselman at katie.musselman@gsa.gov.