Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for General Construction Services in the East Coast Corridor of PBS Region 3

Procuring Agency

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 a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that provides for an indefinite quantity General Construction Services.

Description of Services

The General Contractor (GC) shall supervise, administer, perform, and contract all construction activities required to complete a project. Construction activities for the anticipated solicitation include but are not limited to commercial office construction and/or renovations/repairs, MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing) repairs/modifications/replacement, fire sprinkler systems repairs/modification/replacement, sitework, exterior construction repair and alterations (including facades and roofs), demolition (including abatement of hazardous materials), elevator modernizations and any other construction activities the government may require.

The GC may be required to utilize the following deliver methods to deliver projects for the GSA;

1.    Design/Bid/Build (DBB) Traditional

2.    Design/Build (D/B)

Location of Services

The geographical location for this requirement is expected to cover the following areas: 

1. Zone A-Northern
   1. Philadelphia, PA and Surrounding Counties (Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware),
   2. Southern New Jersey (Trenton (Mercer County) and south),
   3. State of Delaware,
2. Zone B- Central
   1. State of Maryland,
   2. Berkley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties in West Virginia.
3. Zone C- Southern
   1. Eastern Virginia (including but not limited to following counties; Henrico (Richmond City), Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Norfolk)

Contract Value

The Maximum Ordering Limit (MOL) for this contract vehicle is $125,000,000.00. Meaning the cumulative total for all task orders awarded to all contractors over the life of the contract (5 Years) shall not exceed $125 Million.

The anticipated ordering limits are between $250,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The typical task order is expected to be between $750,000.00 and $3,000,000.00.

Ordering Periods

ANTICIPATED IDIQ CONTRACT ORDERING PERIODS

Base Ordering Period                                                    January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

Option Ordering Period 1                                             January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

Option Ordering Period 2                                             January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Option Ordering Period 3                                             January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026

Option Ordering Period 4                                             January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027

Option to Extend Services (FAR 52.217-8)                 January 1, 2028 to June 30, 2028

Competitive Procedures

This procurement will be competed utilizing full and open competition after exclusions in accordance with FAR 6.2.

The government intends to award no fewer than twelve (12) but no more than sixteen (16) awards.

As part of this award the government has elected to reserve  contracts for socioeconomic concerns in accordance with FAR 19.502-4(1) and Section 1331 of Public Law 111-240 (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). The Government intends to reserve the following contracts for socioeconomic concerns.

1. 8(a) Participants- 2 Contracts
2. Woman Owned Small Business- 2 Contracts
3. HUBZone- 2 Contracts
4. Services Disabled Veteran Owned- 1 Contract

Competitive proposal will be requested in accordance with FAR 15 “Contracting by Negotiations.”

Selection Procedures

The award will be made utilizing the tradeoff process prescribed in FAR 15.101-1. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select the proposals that represent the best value to the Government. The award will be made to the responsible Offerors whose proposals conform to the solicitation and offers the best value to the Government, considering the price and non-price factors. For this procurement, the technical factors will be significantly more important than price (FAR 15.101-1, Trade Offs). The technical factors will include:

1. Experience
2. Approach & Management Plan
3. Past Performance
4. Socioeconomic Concern Status

Procurement Schedule (Will be updated at time of solicitation)

Issue Request for Proposal- On or about May 9, 2022

Pre-Proposal Conference- On or about May 23, 2022

Proposal Due Date- on or about June 8, 2022

Evaluation Process- Approximately June 15, 2022 through September 15, 2022

Award Date- On or about November 30, 2022

Awardee Kickoff Meeting- On or about December 14, 2023

Ordering Period Start Date- On or about January 1, 2023

NAICS Code and Small Business Standard

The applicable NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $39.5 million. 

Pre-Proposal Conference for Prime Contractors

A pre-proposal conference will be held via teleconference for Prime Contractors interested in proposing on this solicitation.  Final details will be provided within the solicitation. It is requested that no more than 2 representatives per vendor join the teleconference to allow as many vendors to join as possible. Attendees are requested to complete

Request for Information

All inquiries concerning the project shall be directed to the following email address GeneralConstructionIDIQ@gsa.gov. Further instructions will be provided in the solicitation section 201. Offerors shall use the attached “Request for Information Log” when submitting any Request for Clarification or Interpretation. Failure to use the “Request for Information Log” may result in no response to the request.