GSA Solicitation for Lead Design Architect and Engineer

Please note the requirement for active DOD issued TOP SECRET Clearance per individual and for the Offeror's facility remains a firm requirement.  Active clearances are due with Stage I responses.  Offerors that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible for award.  As the clearance process is lengthy, those who do not hold necessary clearance at this time may not have time to apply prior to established response date for this solicitation.

Responses are due on June 30, 2009 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time.  All questions shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, at heidi.sawyer@gsa.gov.

Pre-Solicitation Notice

GSA Solicitation for Lead Design Architect and Engineer
C-Architect and engineering services, Solicitation Number GS-08P-09-JA-C-0038

Contracting Office Address
General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Denver Federal Center Service Center (8PSD), Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling Street, Building 41, Denver, CO, 80225

Description
GSA Solicitation for Lead Design Architect and Engineer
C-Architect-Engineer Services Solicitation Number GS-08P-08-JA-C-0029

Region: 08
City: Classified
State: Colorado
Contracting Officer: Heidi Sawyer
Phone Number: (303) 236-8000 extension 2415

PROJECT: New Construction
BUILDING TYPE: Classified
PROJECT TYPE: New Construction
HISTORIC STRUCTURE: No
CLIENT AGENCY: Classified
SIZE: 25,000 square feet
PARKING SPACES: Approximately 5 and 15 secured parking spaces
BUDGET: $5,000,000 - 10,000,000 million dollars
FUNDING: Funds are currently available for design award in Fiscal Year 2009
GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION: None
SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE: N/A

Project Description
This project is located at the Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, Colorado. It includes design of a new Class A facility to house a single federal agency national office.

The project involves construction of approximately 25,000 square feet of interior and exterior space for a future federal agency tenant. This design phase will consist of planning, preliminary design, and construction document completion. Consideration may be given to future Contract Administration services depending on funding, quality of design, and design services.

Nature of Acquisition Requires Use of Authority Cited: A federal agency has located within Region 8 and its operations are of a classified nature. There is a restriction on who has a "need to know" and limiting the access to facilities associated with those operations. The National Security issues are such that all personnel involved with the design and construction of this facility must hold an active SECRET Personal security clearance. The future Contractor and all subcontractors having access to the project drawings and specifications must also hold active facility clearances at the same level. Any significant breach of security or disruption of operations in the GSA Denver Federal Center Service Center would compromise national security. GSA has constantly sought to minimize the number of people who have a need to know anything about the GSA Denver Federal Center Service Center and the facility, capabilities and functionality therein in an effort to minimize the possibility that information could be compromised.

The solicitation will be posted on or about May 25, 2009.  Proposals to the solicitation will be due on or about June 22, 2009.