Multiple Award IDIQ Term Contract for General Construction Services in Eastern PA Counties

Added: May 03, 2016 3:26 pm The General Services Administration (GSA), Mid-Atlantic Region 3, Public Building Services (PBS), Acquisition Management Division, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract for Repair and Alteration construction services supporting Government owned and leased facilities throughout Eastern Pennsylvania Counties including; Potter, Clinton, Centre, Huntingdon, Fulton, Franklin, Blair, Huntington, Bedford, Adams, York, Lancaster, Berks, Montgomery, Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Lycoming, Montour, Union, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia, and Northumberland.

GSA Region 3 PBS intends to award no less than four, but no more than six, IDIQ contract awards for a base ordering period of one year, with four additional one-year option periods, not to exceed a total of five years. Each awardee will be guaranteed a minimum of $2,500.00 for the base year only. The total value of all awarded contracts (base period and four option periods) shall not exceed the Maximum Ordering Limit (MOL) of $6,000,000.00. Typical task orders will range from $2,500.00 to $200,000.00 and there is no ordering limit for any given period so long it does not exceed the MOL. The annual requirements for all task orders are anticipated to have a total award amount between $800,000.00 and $1,200,000.00 and will be competed amongst all awardees.

The scope of the contract will be to provide:
1) construction services, including, but not limited to:
a. general office renovation;
b. interior construction;
c. exterior construction repair;
d. general repair and alteration work;
e. installation of new and the alteration of existing power panels;
f. carpet and carpet tile replacement;
g. painting;
h. HVAC duct work modification;
i. modification of existing building fire sprinkler systems;
j. plastering and plaster repair work;
k. sidewalk repairs/replacement;
l. asphalt/concrete paving;
m. ability to provide asbestos assessments and any environmental remediation work such as mold remediation, asbestos abatement, or lead abatement;

2) alteration services, including, but not limited to:
a. electrical, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, mechanical, architectural, landscaping, storm drainage, exterior restoration, waterproofing, re-pointing, cleaning, and sealing;
b. roofing involving installation, repair and alteration, and removal;
c. and paving relevant to property and roads owned, leased or otherwise under the control of GSA, or other authorized Federal agencies; and
d. other task order related work; and

3) Design work incidental to construction, as well as design/build work, are included.

This procurement will be advertised as a total small business set-aside. In accordance with FAR 19.502-4(1) and Section 1331 of Public Law 111-240 (15 U.S.C. 644(r)) the Contracting Officer has elected to reserve three contracts; one for an 8(a) business development participant, one for a Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and one for a HUBZone concern. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). The annual small business size standard is $36.5 million.

The selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 source selection procedures. Firm fixed price contracts will be awarded to the firms offering the best value to the Government. Non-price technical evaluation factors are significantly more important than price. The Government may or may not hold discussions on technical proposals (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)); therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

The non-price evaluation factors for this solicitation are listed in descending order of importance as follows:

1. Management Plan
2. Corporate Experience
3. Past Performance

The contracts will be awarded utilizing the following process:
1. Award to two (2) offerors regardless of socioeconomic status
2. Award to one (1) 8(a) concern, less the number of 8(a)s awarded in step 1
3. Award to one (1) SDVOSB concern, less the number of SDVOSB concerns awarded in step 1 and 2
4. Award to one (1) HUBZone, less the number of HUBZone concerns awarded in step 1, 2, and 3
5. Award the remaining contracts, no less than 4 but not to exceed 6 total contracts regardless of socioeconomic status.

Multiple reservations may be fulfilled by one award, if the awardee represents one or more of the socioeconomic concerns.

Interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Firms can register via the Internet site at https://www.sam.gov or by contacting the SAM Service Desk at http://www.fds.gov. Interested firms are required to submit their representations and certifications through the SAM website.

The solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or around May 18, 2016. The solicitation closing date will be approximately 30 days after the issuance of the solicitation package. The actual date and time will be identified in the solicitation. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation and associated information will be available from the FBO site mentioned above. No telephone requests will be accepted. This solicitation is not a sealed bid and there will not be a formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing, via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing and will be available on the aforementioned FBO posting.

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. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the FBO 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. Offerors will not be reimbursed for proposal submittal expenses.