Design Build Electrical Vaults Upgrade for Varioius Buildings

Added: Aug 26, 2008 9:59 am SHORTLISTED OFFERORS WERE ISSUED PHASE TWO RFP ON 8/22/2008 WHICH INCLUDED THE SAMPLE PROJECT.



QUESTIONS REGARDING PHASE TWO RFP WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH 8/29/2008. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL BE ISSUED TO PHASE TWO OFFERORS VIA AMENDMENT.





PHASE TWO TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSALS DUE: September 22, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. EST.





PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO:



NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS, ORF

9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE

BUILDING 13, SUITE G800

BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20723

Added: Jul 03, 2008 1:33 pm The following changes have been made:



Request for Phase One Qualification Proposals will be issued on 7/7/2008.

The due date for receipt of Phase One Qualification Proposals is 8/5/2008 at 4:00 p.m. eastern

Added: Jun 19, 2008 4:48 pm Presolicitation Notice. NAICS: 236220; Size Standard: $31M.



As a result of Sources Sought Notice number 292-08-SS-(HN)-0226, this solicitation is set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns. The resultant contract will be a single award Design-Build, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Task Order Contract for Electrical Vault Upgrade at Various Buildings throughout the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. The contract will be for a initial base period of 12 months, and four 12 month option periods, not to exceed five years. The estimated maximum aggregate contract value for base year and all option periods is $49,500,000.00.



A Seed Project for electrical vault upgrade will be used in the evaluation of PHASE II and will be the first task order of the contract that will be awarded. The project will be solicited and procured using Best Value Trade-Off methodology in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and FAR Subpart 36.3, Two-Phase Design Build Selection Procedures. The magnitude for the Seed task order is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Task orders issued under this contract will be firm-fixed price.



Description of work: Individual Task Orders issued under this contract will be for design and construction to replace and upgrade existing electrical vaults in various buildings, including but not limited to medium voltage transformers, Network Protectors, switchgear, feeder breakers, and any other associated components necessary. The design and construction shall provide the most up-to-date system approaches and energy efficient systems. Contractor shall furnish all necessary professional design, supervision, and construction to fulfill the contract requirements.



One Solicitation will be issued to cover both Phase One and Phase Two. Phase One Qualification Proposals will be requested at the initial posting of the Solicitation in the FedBizOpps. After the completion of Phase One, the Solicitation will be amended to request Phase Two Sample Project Proposals from the Phase One shortlisted firms.



1. PHASE ONE -- REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (QUALIFICATIONS): The Solicitation will be issued requesting Qualifications from interested firms (offerors) demonstrating their capability to successfully execute the design-build construction IDIQ contract resulting from this solicitation. Offerors qualifications will be evaluated based on the evaluation factors for Phase One. A maximum of three of the most highly qualified offerors (design-build teams) offering the best technical value to the government will be selected (shortlisted) to advance to Phase-Two.



PHASE ONE EVALUATION FACTORS: The Government will evaluate the following three areas in descending order of importance Factor 1: Past Performance and Experience on Similar Projects; Factor 2: Qualifications & Experience of Key Personnel; and Factor 3: Management Approach for Providing Engineering Services.



2. PHASE TWO -- REQUEST FOR SEED PROJECT PROPOSALS: After the completion of Phase One, the Government will amend the Solicitation to request Phase-Two proposals from the shortlisted firms (maximum of 3) selected to advance to Phase-Two. Phase Two proposals will be evaluated based on the Seed Project and Phase Two evaluation factors.



PHASE TWO EVALUATION FACTORS: The Government will evaluate proposals based on the Seed Project in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1: Technical Merit (Subfactors in descending order of importance): Subfactor A: Qualifications & Experience of Key Personnel; Subfactor B: Management Approach. Part II: Cost/price Merit. Non-cost factors, when combined, are significantly more important than Cost/price.



Phase-Two Request for Proposals will result in a single award to the responsible Offeror whose technical submittal and price proposal contain the combination of the criteria requested offering the best value to the Government. Proposals shall include sufficient detailed information to allow complete evaluation. The Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers. Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of proof of acceptability rests with the Offeror.



Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about July 3, 2008 for Phase One Request for Proposals (Qualifications). PROPOSALS DUE DATE will be stated in the solicitation.



Offerors must register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccc.gov.

It is the Offerors responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments.