Partial Building Renovation for Building 59 – National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D. C.

This project will be announced as Solicitation No. W912DR22R0019.

This proposed procurement is Full and Open Competition (Unrestricted); NAICS 236220 “Commercial and Institutional Building Construction” with a size standard of $39,500,000.00.

Project Description: Partial building renovation for Building 59 – National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C

The project is to provide HVAC and renovation services for Eisenhower Hall (Building 59), which is located on the Fort McNair Military Base in Washington, D.C., Building 59 functions as an educational facility in support of the National Defense University. Eisenhower Hall was built in 1960 and is over 60 years old.

Existing Building background:

Building 59 is a four (4) story building of approximately 130,000 square feet (SF) with a small mechanical basement and crawl space as well as a mechanical penthouse. Currently Building 59 houses 400-450 people and the facility systems run 24/7. The facility houses numerous classrooms, study carrels, conference rooms, offices, and two large auditoriums as well as other support functions. Building 59 is within a historic zone and exterior modifications must be reviewed and approved by State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Major upgrades were done in 1996. which includes: Upgrades major to mechanical systems and other systems.  Original windows were maintained but new storm windows that include a film to provide a level of blast protection were incorporated behind the original windows towards the inside. Blinds were placed between these two window systems without any provision for venting the trapped air. Solar panels were installed on the roof.

The work includes partial building renovation with hazardous material, civil, architectural, building envelope repair, structural, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC upgrades, electrical, telecommunication and audio/visual work, and incidental related work, to include but not limited to a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000. Construction duration is approximately 540 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. Additional information in accordance with the statement of work will be included in the Request for Proposal (RFP) package.

This procurement is anticipated to be a firm-fixed price Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction contract utilizing the best value tradeoff process. An award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the best value to the Government considering the evaluation factors. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released on or about 29 April 2022.

The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format via beta.sam.gov. The solicitation will not be issued in paper.

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