FDA Consolidation-Northeast Parking Garage

The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in a negotiated procurement for the Northeast Parking Garage approximately 472,000 gross square feet (gsf) for the Food and Drug Administration, at White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland.The building consists of parking decks, electrical work and access roads. This project is part of a multiphase construction project that will construct a new office, laboratory, and research campus for the FDA at White Oak. Site is located one mile north on New Hampshire Avenue off the Capital Beltway. It is the former US Navy facility at the Federal Research Center Naval Ordinance Laboratory at White Oak, Silver Spring, MD. Five (5) phases are planned in total, with phasing summary as follows: Phase 1 - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Laboratory Facility (111,250 gsf) completed in October 2003; Phase 2 - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Office Building (551,247 gsf); Phase 3 - Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Laboratory and Offices (1,117,216 gsf); Phase 4 - Office of Commissioner (OC) & Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) (455,796 gsf). and Phase 5 - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Laboratory and Offices (879,073 gsf); Contractor must provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, and equipment (except as otherwise provided) and must plan, schedule, coordinate and assure effective performance of all construction to meet GSA and client agency requirements. Contractor will perform the superstructure construction in accordance with the design specifications, drawings and terms and conditions of the contract. Estimated construction cost range is between $15 - $25 million. NAICS Code is 236220. Construction Performance Period shall not exceed nine (9) months. Competitive formal source selection procedures will be used in accordance with FAR 15.3. Contract will be Firm Fixed Price. Award of the contract is subject to the availability of funds. "Best Value Continuum, Tradeoff Process" is the method that will be used to evaluate price and other factors specified in the solicitation, with the goal being to select the proposal that offers the best value to the Government in terms of performance, quality and pricing. The objective is to select the proposal that offers most for the money, without necessarily basing selection on the lowest price. The following are submission requirements and Technical Evaluation Factors: I. EXPERIENCE (35%). 1). Offeror must demonstrate its past organizational experience as a General Construction (GC) Contractor responsible for the construction of at least two (2) concrete framed office or garage projects within the past ten (10) years, which is comparable in nature, type, and complexity to the project in this solicitation. 2) Offeror may demonstrate its experience as a General Construction (GC) II. PAST PERFORMANCE (20%). This factor considers the extent of the past performance of the offeror with reference to such aspects as costs, timeliness, and technical success as part of the consideration. III. KEY PERSONNEL (10%). This factor considers the qualifications of key personnel proposed by the offeror to execute the contract requirements for the positions proposed. IV. MANAGEMENT PLAN & SCHEDULE (20%). This factor considers the plan being proposed by the offeror to execute the work contained in the contract drawings and specifications. V. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (5%). This solicitation is not set-aside for small business. However, this procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. This procurement is open to small and large business concerns. Women-Owned Businesses are encouraged to submit a technical proposal and so state that they are Women-Owned. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. General Services Administration (GSA) is committed to assuring that maximum practicable opportunity is provided to small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business concerns to participate in the performance of this contract consistent with its efficient performance. GSA expects any subcontracting plan submitted pursuant to FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, to reflect this commitment. Before award of the contract, the firm (if not a small business) shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 19.7. If selected for award, the subcontracting plan of the offeror should be ready for approval without the need to obtain additional information. All interested large business firms are reminded to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and disadvantaged firms as part of their original submitted teams. VI. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (10%): The Government will evaluate the means by which the Offeror shall promote the growth of skilled craft labor, specifically the contractor's use of a registered apprenticeship program. (As used herein, the term "registered apprenticeship program" is a program that is registered with the United States Department of Labor or State Apprenticeship Council under 29 CFR Part 29.) The requirements of FAR 52.219-9 must be followed explicitly. General Services Administration will only make the RFP available electronically at www.eps.gov. GSA intends to upload the RFP at this site on or about January 25, 2008. This site provides instructions for downloading the RFP. You are strongly encouraged to register to receive notification of upload of the RFP at this site and register on the Interested Vendor List (IVL). In accordance with the requirements of the RFP and as stated in the RFP, both Technical and Price Proposals shall be submitted on February 28, 2008 by 1:00 PM, EST, to the following address: GSA, NCR, ROB, Bid Activity (WPY) - Room 1065, Seventh and D Streets, SW, Washington, DC 20407. . The following information must be on the outside of the sealed envelope: 1) Solicitation Number/Title, 2) Due Date, 3) Closing Time. Late responses are subject to FAR Provision 52.214-7. Offerors must respond to the six (6) Evaluation Factors that were listed for this solicitation.

Admendment to request for subcontractors.

The Proposal Due Date is extened April 8, 2008.

The proposal due date is extended to April 2, 2008, at 1 p.m.

In accordance with the requirements of the RFP and as stated in the RFP, both Technical and Price Proposals shall be submitted on March 19, 2008 by 1:00 PM, EST, to the following address: GSA, NCR, ROB, Bid Activity (WPY) - Room 1065, Seventh and D Streets, SW, Washington, DC 20407.

The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in a negotiated procurement for the Northeast Parking Garage approximately 472,000 gross square feet (gsf) for the Food and Drug Administration, at White Oak, Silver Spring, Maryland.The building consists of parking decks, electrical work and access roads. This project is part of a multiphase construction project that will construct a new office, laboratory, and research campus for the FDA at White Oak. Site is located one mile north on New Hampshire Avenue off the Capital Beltway. It is the former US Navy facility at the Federal Research Center Naval Ordinance Laboratory at White Oak, Silver Spring, MD. Five (5) phases are planned in total, with phasing summary as follows: Phase 1 - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Laboratory Facility (111,250 gsf) completed in October 2003; Phase 2 - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Office Building (551,247 gsf); Phase 3 - Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Laboratory and Offices (1,117,216 gsf); Phase 4 - Office of Commissioner (OC) & Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) (455,796 gsf). and Phase 5 - Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Laboratory and Offices (879,073 gsf); Contractor must provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, and equipment (except as otherwise provided) and must plan, schedule, coordinate and assure effective performance of all construction to meet GSA and client agency requirements. Contractor will perform the superstructure construction in accordance with the design specifications, drawings and terms and conditions of the contract. Estimated construction cost range is between $15 - $25 million. NAICS Code is 236220. Construction Performance Period shall not exceed nine (9) months. Competitive formal source selection procedures will be used in accordance with FAR 15.3. Contract will be Firm Fixed Price. Award of the contract is subject to the availability of funds.

"Best Value Continuum, Tradeoff Process" is the method that will be used to evaluate price and other factors specified in the solicitation, with the goal being to select the proposal that offers the best value to the Government in terms of performance, quality and pricing. The objective is to select the proposal that offers most for the money, without necessarily basing selection on the lowest price.

The following are submission requirements and Technical Evaluation Factors:

I. EXPERIENCE (35%).

1). Offeror must demonstrate its past organizational experience as a General Construction (GC) Contractor responsible for the construction of at least two (2) concrete framed office or garage projects within the past ten (10) years, which is comparable in nature, type, and complexity to the project in this solicitation.

2) Offeror may demonstrate its experience as a General Construction (GC)



II. PAST PERFORMANCE (20%). This factor considers the extent of the past performance of the offeror with reference to such aspects as costs, timeliness, and technical success as part of the consideration.



III. KEY PERSONNEL (10%). This factor considers the qualifications of key personnel proposed by the offeror to execute the contract requirements for the positions proposed.

IV. MANAGEMENT PLAN & SCHEDULE (20%). This factor considers the plan being proposed by the offeror to execute the work contained in the contract drawings and specifications.

V. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (5%). This solicitation is not set-aside for small business. However, this procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. This procurement is open to small and large business concerns. Women-Owned Businesses are encouraged to submit a technical proposal and so state that they are Women-Owned. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency.

General Services Administration (GSA) is committed to assuring that maximum practicable opportunity is provided to small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small business concerns to participate in the performance of this contract consistent with its efficient performance. GSA expects any subcontracting plan submitted pursuant to FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, to reflect this commitment. Before award of the contract, the firm (if not a small business) shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 19.7. If selected for award, the subcontracting plan of the offeror should be ready for approval without the need to obtain additional information. All interested large business firms are reminded to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and disadvantaged firms as part of their original submitted teams.

VI. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (10%): The Government will evaluate the means by which the Offeror shall promote the growth of skilled craft labor, specifically the contractor's use of a registered apprenticeship program. (As used herein, the term "registered apprenticeship program" is a program that is registered with the United States Department of Labor or State Apprenticeship Council under 29 CFR Part 29.) The requirements of FAR 52.219-9 must be followed explicitly.

General Services Administration will only make the RFP available electronically at www.eps.gov. GSA intends to upload the RFP at this site on or about January 25, 2008. This site provides instructions for downloading the RFP. You are strongly encouraged to register to receive notification of upload of the RFP at this site and register on the Interested Vendor List (IVL). In accordance with the requirements of the RFP and as stated in the RFP, both Technical and Price Proposals shall be submitted on February 28, 2008 by 1:00 PM, EST, to the following address: GSA, NCR, ROB, Bid Activity (WPY) - Room 1065, Seventh and D Streets, SW, Washington, DC 20407. . The following information must be on the outside of the sealed envelope: 1) Solicitation Number/Title, 2) Due Date, 3) Closing Time. Late responses are subject to FAR Provision 52.214-7. Offerors must respond to the six (6) Evaluation Factors that were listed for this solicitation.