Design Build for the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U. S. Courthouse Elevator Modernization

The General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program seeks to commission architects, engineers, and construction professionals to maintain and modernize our legacy federal buildings for the next 50 to 100 years of service. These projects are to demonstrate the value of integrated design that balances historic significance with current needs; balances aesthetics, cost, constructability, and reliability; and creates environmentally responsible and superior workplaces for civilian federal employees.

In this context, GSA announces an opportunity for Design and Construction Excellence in public architecture for performance of Architectural Engineering Design and Construction services in accordance with GSA quality standards and requirements. As required by law, regulation or Executive Order, all facilities will meet performance targets and security requirements.

The GSA intends to award a Design-Build (DB) contract for the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Elevator Modernization Project located in Indianapolis, Indiana, pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures (FAR Subpart 36.3).

The DB scope of work includes all labor and materials required to provide design, engineering, construction, and other related services necessary to modernize six passenger elevators and one freight elevator in a fully occupied federal courthouse.

The basic modernization scope items include but are not limited to the following:

• Solid State drives to replace existing motor generators.
• New microprocessor Destination based electronic controllers.
• Door operators, wiring, safeties
• Lighting and fan power reduction
• Hoistway refurbishment including hoistway lighting, guide shoes and roller guides replaced
• New machine room control systems, operating panels, feeder cables
• Elevator cab ceilings and lighting systems
• Operational safety feature upgrades to comply with current building codes
• Machine room piping and roof drain location modification if necessary due to new equipment
• New sump pumps or drainage in elevator pits
• Hazardous material abatement as necessary

A single DB contract will be issued for a revised design concept submission, Design Development Phase, and Construction Documents Phase services, as well as all construction work and any/all required specialty construction work. For this contract award process, GSA will issue a solicitation consisting of Phase I and Phase II, respectively.

The purpose of Phase I (the request for qualifications) is to select the most highly qualified Offerors from Phase I to participate in Phase II (the request for proposals). At the conclusion of Phase I, GSA will invite the Short-Listed Offerors to submit Phase II proposals. Phase II proposals will require submission of technical and price proposals, which are evaluated separately in accordance with FAR Part 15. Potential Offerors are hereby placed on notice that GSA will publicly announce the names of the Phase I "short-list" on SAM.gov. A maximum of three Offerors will be selected to proceed to Phase II.

At the conclusion of Phase II, GSA intends to award a contract to a single Offeror for all design and construction services.

This contract will be a total small business set aside.

The estimated cost range is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. This is a negotiated, best value procurement.

The Request for Qualifications will be issued electronically on or about January 31, 2024 at http://www.SAM.gov. A virtual pre-proposal conference will be scheduled one week after the solicitation is issued. The virtual pre-proposal conference will include a brief overview of the project followed by a question and answer session. Prospective attendees are required to submit an RSVP form, which will be included in the solicitation package, to the Contracting Officer, Lisa Gonzalez, via email at lisa.gonzalez@gsa.gov to receive the call-in information.

Proposals are due no later than 3:00pm CST, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Any questions regarding this notification should be directed to the Contracting Office whose name appears herein.

Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and monitoring the website for amendments, if any, to the solicitation.