Presolicitation Notice - GSA PBS Governmentwide Multiple-Award IDIQ Contract(s) for General Construction with Design/Build Capabilities to Support the Installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)

PBS Governmentwide Multiple-Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts for General Construction with Design-Build Capabilities To Support the Installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) at Federal Agency locations throughout the United States of America

Executive Order 14008 - Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad issued on January 27, 2021, outlines the importance of and places significant emphasis on climate change initiatives being launched across the government. GSA has an important and active role to play in many areas including greening Federal buildings and electrifying the Federal Fleet.

Executive Order 14057 - Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability issued on December 8, 2021, sets goals including 100 percent zero-emission vehicle acquisitions by 2035, which will also entail deploying zero-emission vehicle re-refueling infrastructure for the Federal Fleet.

In this context, the Federal Government will endeavor to prepare governmentwide real estate to support an influx of zero-emission vehicles to the Federal Fleet by providing a streamlined procurement process for federal agencies to support the installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) at Federal locations throughout the United States of America. Accordingly, GSA announces its intention to issue a Solicitation to provide construction and design-build services via Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. 

The Governmentwide IDIQ contracts are intended to be made available for use by any Federal Agency in both space under GSA’s jurisdiction, custody, or control or non-GSA controlled space. The IDIQ contracts may be made available for use by any Federal agency with the appropriate contracting authority to be able to place task orders against Governmentwide IDIQ contracts. It is anticipated this opportunity will be available in two phases. Phase 1 represents a small business set aside opportunity. It is anticipated that all work to be acquired under the contracts will be accomplished by the issuance of individual firm-fixed price task orders. The individual task orders to be placed under the contract are generally anticipated to range in dollar value from approximately $50,000 to $4,000,000. However, Task Orders may be outside of this range.

It is anticipated that approximately six (6) IDIQ contracts will be awarded for each Zone for a total of approximately twenty-four (24) small business contracts. Each Geographic Zone is expected to have a maximum ordering limit of $500 million. The structure of these four (4) Zones are as follows:

Zone A - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C.

Zone B - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Puerto Rico

Zone C - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Zone D - Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

The period of performance is expected to include a one (1) year base period and 4 one (1) year option periods for a total of five (5) years.

These construction and design-build IDIQ contracts include architectural, engineering, construction, and other related services necessary to design and to construct EVSE infrastructure improvements and installation, compliant with applicable codes. Related services include, but are not limited to, feasibility studies, site assessments, site planning, utility coordination, relocation & connections, permitting, testing and inspection during construction, commissioning, and supporting the transition from construction to operations. 

The work to be performed under the terms of these IDIQ contracts includes, but is not limited to: installation or modification of electrical service feeds, switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, transformers, conduit, cabling; trenching, coring, road surfaces such as asphalt, concrete and other types of pavement; renovations, site work, signage, new construction, wall partition construction; HVAC ductwork modification and install; lighting installation and modification; modification of existing building fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems; and other such related work which would be outlined in Task Order and job drawings. 

The NAICS for this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and the small business size standard is $39.5 million.

GSA intends to award firm fixed priced IDIQ contracts. The approach to source selection for these IDIQ contracts will be pursuant to the best value tradeoff concept as identified in FAR Part 15.101-1 and FAR Part 15.3. The combined weight of the technical evaluation factors will be significantly more important than price. 

It is anticipated the Solicitation will be available on or about March 17, 2022. 

A Pre-Proposal conference is anticipated. More information will be provided at the time of Solicitation issuance.