General Construction for 26 Federal Plaza Back-fill (Package 2) Floors 16-21

Amendment 9 is to respond to the remaining RFI's.

Final due date of October 27, 2017 remains unchanged.

 Amendment 8 is issued to extend the due date from October 23, 2017 to October 27, 2017 at 3:00 PM EST.

Amendment number 7 is hereby issued to respond to the RFI's. 

The due date of October 23, 2017 remains the same.  

Please note change in point of contacts.

Amendment number 6 is hereby issued to respond to the RFIs (dated October 3, 2017), post the attendee sheet from site visit  held on September 19, 2017 and post the updated Drawing and Specifications Amendment #1 (September 29, 2017).  Please also find the attachment of the description of changes of the specifications and drawing. 

The due date of October 23, 2017 remains the same.  

Amendment Number 5 is hereby issued for the following:

 
1. Extends the Proposal due date to October 23, 2017. The last date for RFIs is October 12,2017

2. Provide the Standard Form 24 - Bid Bond

3. Post RFIs

4. Disregard GSA Form 1903 (Notice to Bidder).

Amendment Number 4 is hereby issued to post RFIs number 2 , dated September 22, 2017 (questions number 13-48). Amendment also includes the standard form 30 for amendment number 2 ( Pre-proposal Conference attendee sheet).

Please find SF 30 for amdndment 2 and 4 and  RFI document. 

Amendment number 3 is hereby issued for the following:

 1. Post RFIs number 1 and Responses September 12, 2017. 

2.     Extend the RFP due date to October 9, 2017.   Last date for RFI is on September 29, 2017 at 3 P.M.

3.     Second walk thru will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 9 A.M.  See RFI 1 dated 9-12-2017 for details. 

4.     Updated Proposal Preparation Instructions

Please find three (3) attachments for this amendment.  The updated Proposal Preparation Instructions, SF 30 and the RFI respones.  

Amendment number 1 is hereby issued to:

1. Replace page 3 in its entirety.   The language has been updated in Option 3A, 3B, 3C Option 4, Option 7 and Option 8.   The Options are also updated on page 17 of the Agreement document.  All other Options remain the same

2. 1.    Update Volume 1 Specification –Updated August 22. 2017 Correction: Part 3 – Execution / 3.1 Schedule of Options / C. Options No 3A: 26 Federal Plaza Penthouse Level Generator SOW Option A (100% CD: Four (4) 1,750 kW Engines Option). [“…Option D” corrected to “… Option A”]


3.  Standard Form 30 for Amendment 1 .  Signed copied must be submitted with the proposal.

Proposal due date remains the same. 

Please note the Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on September 6, 2017. 

Time : 9 a.m

Location: 26 Federal Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10278

6th FLOOR , Conference Room H

Interested parties must notify the Contracting Officer for further information about attendance and to confirm location, time, and date. Only those parties who have notified the Contracting Officer and provided necessary information in advance of the meeting will be allowed to attend. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, contact the Contracting Officer, Claudia Rivera via email at Claudia.rivera@gsa.gov

Amendment number 1 is hereby issued to:

1. Replace page 3 in its entirety.   The language has been updated in Option 3A, 3B, 3C Option 4, Option 7 and Option 8.   The Options are also updated on page 17 of the Agreement document.  All other Options remain the same

2. 1.    Update Volume 1 Specification –Updated August 22. 2017 Correction: Part 3 – Execution / 3.1 Schedule of Options / C. Options No 3A: 26 Federal Plaza Penthouse Level Generator SOW Option A (100% CD: Four (4) 1,750 kW Engines Option). [“…Option D” corrected to “… Option A”]


3.  Standard Form 30 for Amendment 1 .  Signed copied must be submitted with the proposal.

Proposal due date remains the same. 

 SOLICITATION NOTICE

The General Services Administration (GSA), Northeast and Caribbean Region is seeking qualified General Contractors (GC) for Construction Services for the backfill and renovation of floors 16-21 at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building,  26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY.  

REFERENCES: 
FBO Pre-Solicitation Notice No. GS-02-P-17-DT-C-0001 - Posted June 21, 2017

FBO Special Notice- April 28, 2016

 FBO Sources Sought Notice - Posted November 1, 2016. 

 
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The services for this project will include general construction services.  The Federal Office building (FOB) is a 45-story, plus basement, Class-A office building built in 1967, and a 45-story addition (Annex) built along the west side of the original 45-story building in 1977. The two 45-story buildings function together as the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building (FOB/Annex, referred collectively in this document as the FOB). The project (approximately 320,000 sf) will require work to be performed in an occupied building without disruption to the operations of the tenants.

This project will involve LEED Gold office renovations for three (3) individual tenant agencies (Floors 16-21), restroom renovations, hazardous material abatement, installation of new generators, chiller and cooling tower at penthouse and roof, base building fire alarm upgrades, and lobby sprinkler installation.

The offeror selected will be required to supply all labor, materials, equipment and supervision to perform the complete services as required by the Scope of Work under the resultant contract.

 

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE:  

The period of performance is 8 months from Notice to Proceed (NTP) to Substantial Completion.  

CONSTRUCTION COST RANGE:   
$75,000,000.00 - $95,000,000.00

SOCIOECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS: 
THIS SOLICITATION IS A FULL AND OPEN COMPEITION. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; with a size standard of thirty-six million, five hundred thousand dollars ($36,500,000) average annual receipts.  All responsible small business firms may submit a proposal.

SELECTION PROCESS: 
This will be a competitively negotiated acquisition governed by procedures in FAR 15. Source selection procedures will be used to select the proposal that represents the best value to the Government by using the trade-off process. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated.

For this procurement the technical evaluation factors (non-price factors), when combined, will be weighted approximately equal to price.

Technical factors are as follows: 

Factor 1:         Experience on Similar Projects                              (20%)

Factor 2: Qualifications of Key Personnel                 (20%)

Factor 3: Project Execution and Quality Control Plan          (20%)

Factor 4:  Past Performance on Relevant Construction Projects (20%)

Factor 5: Small Business Subcontracting Methodology       (10%)

Factor 6: Project Labor Agreements (PLA)              (10%)

SUBMITTAL OF PROPOSAL:

Part I shall be the offeror's Price Proposal and it shall contain the pricing information for the base, options and alternatives. Part II shall be the offeror's Technical Proposal, which will provide the response to the technical factors demonstrating the offeror's technical capabilities.  Technical and Price Proposal shall be sent as (2) two separate attachments. Proposal shall be submitted via email to Claudia.Rivera@gsa.govwith a cc to Winnie.Eng@gsa.gov. Proposals are due no later than 3:00 pm local time on September 25, 2017.

Hardcopy proposals will not be accepted. If multiple emails are necessary to submit your full proposal, all emails must be received by the due date and time noted in this solicitation.

*SEE PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHMENT

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE:

DATE: September 6, 2017

TIME:  9 a.m.-11am

LOCATION:  26 Federal Plaza, 6th Floor, Room H

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held for the procurement to discuss the project and proposal requirements. Details will be posted on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov).

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT: 
Interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive procurement documents and a contract award. Firms can register via the Internet site at https://www.sam.gov or by contacting SAM Service Desk at http://www.fsd.gov.

NOTICES:
The solicitation and associated information will be available from the FedBizOpps website mentioned above. No telephone requests will be accepted. The solicitation will not be a sealed bid and there will not be a formal bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing, via email to the person(s) specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing and will be available on the aforementioned FedBizOpps posting. Offeror's will not be reimbursed for proposal submittal expenses.

The solicitation documents will be posted as "secure" packages in the FedBizOpps posting.  In order to view or download the packages, vendors must have a secure account.  Information on how to register for an account and log in is available on the fbo.gov website, under the "Getting Started" tab.  

INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO THIS NOTICE TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF ANY AMENDMENTS. HOWEVER, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SITE FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS.

Award of a contract is contingent upon funding approval.  

DISCLAIMER: The official solicitation package and technical specifications will be located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Inclusion of website address or link does not constitute an endorsement.  Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the FedBizOpps site for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.