Harold Washington Social Security Center Fire Alarm Replacement

Added: Feb 19, 2015 2:21 pm The General Services Administration (GSA) Great Lakes Region announces an opportunity for construction services for the Fire Alarm Replacement with Mass Notification System Project at the Harold Washington Social Security Center (HWSSC) in Chicago, Illinois. The work shall include, but is not limited to, complete replacement, installation of conduit, wiring, and devices in accordance with GSA P-100 and NFPA 72 and 101, as well as the demolition of the current system. The complete solicitation package will be available on or about March 6, 2015 and is only accessible through FBO.gov.

The estimated cost of this project falls within the range of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, with an anticipated project duration of approximately eleven (11) months. The construction portion of the project is estimated to begin in June 2015.

The selected firm will be competitively chosen in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and source selection procedures using the Best Value trade-off process. For this contract, technical factors, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. A solicitation will be issued requesting offerors to submit in writing both a technical and a price proposals by the offer due date and time. Responsive offers will be evaluated on technical capability and price. The award will be made to the offeror that represents the best value to the Government.

Small Business Participation: This procurement is open to small business concerns only. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238210 with a small business size standard of $15 million. Small firms including women-owned, minority-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned business are strongly encouraged to participate in this project.

Joint Ventures: Joint ventures or firm/consultant arrangements will be considered and evaluated on a demonstrated interdependency of the members to provide a quality contractor team effort.

The complete solicitation package will only be available electronically on the FedBizOpps website (www.fbo.gov). It will be available on or about March 6, 2015. Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. Potential Offerors must register on the FedBizOpps website to have access to solicitation material. Firms must also be registered with System for Award Management www.sam.gov.

For additional information, visit the FedBizOpps website, www.fbo.gov or the SAM website, www.sam.gov.

A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for March 17, 2015 at 10:00 am Central Time at 600 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60661, please allow time to get through security prior to the start of the meeting. This meeting is to permit prospective offerors the opportunity to clarify any concerns regarding the RFP, and tour the facility at the HWSSC in Chicago, Illinois. Attendance at this conference is not mandatory to submit a proposal, however we consider it vital to the preparation of a competitive and cost effective proposal and to understanding the total result desired by the Government. Failure to attend this meeting may not be used as an excuse for omissions and miscalculations in offers. Any interested offerors must register with Brian Bogucki to attend the conference. The offer due date and time for receipt of proposals will be on or about April 6, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. (Central Time). Any questions regarding this announcement should be directed to Brian Bogucki at (312) 353-9692.

Points of Contact

Brian Bogucki, Contracting Officer (312) 353-9692, Email Brian.bogucki@gsa.gov -- Gregory Oprian, Lead Contracting Officer, Phone (312) 353-3476, Email Gregory.oprian@gsa.gov