'RECOVERY' reconfiguration and expansion of Mariposa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in Nogales, Arizona

The date for offers is extended from February 24th, 2010 to March 2nd, 2010.  There will be a final walkthrough on February 26th at 8:00 am on the site. Request to participate on the walkthrough must be faxed to Joe Nolan at 415-522-3316, no later then 3:00pm Friday February 19th, 2010. Those who have not submitted their information to Joe Nolan by Friday will not be allowed to participate in the walkthrough.

The purpose of this announcement is to announce the proposal extension date to February 24, 2010.  This extension will be formalized in Amendment 1 of Solicitation GS-09P-10-KTC-0005.  Amendment 1 will be issued to all plan holders on February 2, 2010.  There will be site visits available on the following days: February 3, 10 and 17.  All site visits will begin at 8:00am and start at Stateport Drive next to the port.  In order to participate in a site walk, all participants must submit their full name, date of birth, ssn and drivers license number to Joe Nolan.  Please fax the information to Joe Nolan at (415) 522-3316 no later than 4:00pm the Friday before the site visit.  If you have previously been cleared by CBP for this project you do not have to be cleared again but must register with Joe Nolan by the Friday prior to the site visit.

The General Services Administration (GSA) announces an opportunity for Construction Excellence in Public Buildings, GSA will be using funds from the FY 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for this project.

Project Summary:  The General Service Administration (GSA) plans to reconfigure and expand the existing Mariposa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in Nogales, Arizona. The project will expand the existing LPOE to accommodate increasing volumes of privately owned vehicles (POV), pedestrian, and commercial traffic. The proposed project will also replace the existing port facilities with new expanded facilities capable to handle the increase volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The construction will consist of the phased demolition of the existing port, construction of a new main building, head house, kennels, truck inspection docks, NII (Non-Intrusive Inspection) processing area, hazmat area, seizure vault, vehicular parking and primary and secondary canopies for POV inspection. The project will include new noncommercial and commercial primary inspection booths and construct a new outbound inspection/export processing area.

 The new port of entry is expected to achieve at least a LEED Silver Rating through a combination of a substantial photovoltaic installation, solar domestic hot water system, advanced lighting, building automation system with diagnostics, and other systems that will be implemented to assure continued performance in the future.  The cost of construction is estimated in the range of $100,000,000 to $120,000,000.

This solicitation is being made under FAR 15.1 Source Selection.  Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the solicitation and is considered to be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered.  As technical proposals become more equal in their technical merit, the evaluated cost or price becomes more important.  This Request for Proposal (RFP) will consist of two parts.  Both technical and price proposals shall be delivered to the Government, in separate envelopes, at the same time.  Technical proposals will consist of the offerors demonstrating their qualifications to perform the scope of work through their experience and the quality of past performance when performing similar work as well as the experience of proposed Key Personnel.  Price proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the full set of plans and specifications included as part of the RFP.  A 20% Bid Bond is required at the time the price proposal is submitted; Performance and Payment Bonds will be required prior to receipt of Notice to Proceed.  Contractors are to submit a written request for a copy of the RFP (including plans and Specifications) to:

Jarrett Chew, GSA, PBS, Design and Construction Division (9PCN), 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor-West, San Francisco, CA  94102-3434. 
Requests may be mailed or faxed to (415) 522-3316.  Refer to RFP GS-09P-10-KTC-0005. 
The request must be accompanied by proof that the requesting firm is registered in the Central Contractor's Registration. (www.bpn.gov/ccr)

The RFP will be available on or about January 6, 2010.  It is anticipated that the proposals will be due approximately six (6) weeks after the RFP is released.  The procurement is open to both large and small businesses under the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program.  Before the award of the contract the selected firm, if a large business, shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507.  As part of its commitment to socioeconomic initiatives of the Federal Government, the General Services Administration has established national subcontracting goals of 45% for small business (SB), 18%  for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 5%  for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), 3%  for HUBZone Small Business (HUBZ), 3% for Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOB), and 3%  for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVO)) for fiscal year 2010  In support of the agency's effort, firms seeking consideration for this contract shall demonstrate a proactive effort to achieve the above goals.  The use of subcontractors will be reflected in a Small Business Subcontracting Plan and included in the final contract.  An accptable subcontracting plan must be agreed to prior to award. 

Description:  The General Services Administration (GSA) announces an opportunity for Construction Excellence in Public Buildings, GSA will be using funds from the FY 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for this project.

Project Summary:  The General Service Administration (GSA) plans to reconfigure and expand the existing Mariposa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in Nogales, Arizona. The project will expand the existing LPOE to accommodate increasing volumes of privately owned vehicles (POV), pedestrian, and commercial traffic. The proposed project will also replace the existing port facilities with new expanded facilities capable to handle the increase volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The construction will consist of the phased demolition of the existing port, construction of a new main building, head house, kennels, truck inspection docks, NII (Non-Intrusive Inspection) processing area, hazmat area, seizure vault, vehicular parking and primary and secondary canopies for POV inspection. The project will include new noncommercial and commercial primary inspection booths and construct a new outbound inspection/export processing area.

 The new port of entry is expected to achieve at least a LEED Silver Rating through a combination of a substantial photovoltaic installation, solar domestic hot water system, advanced lighting, building automation system with diagnostics, and other systems that will be implemented to assure continued performance in the future.  The cost of construction is estimated in the range of $100,000,000 to $115,000,000.

Procurement Strategy: In accordance with Part 15 of the FAR, a "Best Value" Source Selection will be used to determine the offeror that provides the most advantageous proposal to the Government.  The offerors will be required to provide a technical proposal based on the requirements of Sections L and M in the RFP, and a price proposal in accordance with the RFP.  The technical and price proposals will be due to the Government at the same time.  The technical and price proposals will be delivered in separate envelopes.  The technical proposals will be opened and the offerors ranked in accordance with this plan.  Once the firms are ranked technically, the price proposals will be opened.  The price proposals will be ranked with the low priced offeror being ranked the highest. The technical and price proposals will then be evaluated to determine the offeror who has provided the "Best Value" to the Government.  There may be trade off of price and technical offers.   If discussions are required prior to award, the Government will develop a shortlist (Competitive Range) of the top three to five most highly rated firms combining technical rating and price in accordance with FAR Part 15.3.  The contracting officer may determine that the number of most highly rated proposals that might otherwise be included in the Competitive Range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted.  The firms in the competitive range will participate in discussions with the Government.  Upon completion of discussions the Offerors may revise their proposals and resubmit in accordance with direction given by the Contracting Officer.  The technical and price proposals will then be evaluated to determine the offeror who has provided the "Best Value" to the Government.  There may be a trade off of price and technical offers.   The Government may award to an offeror other than low price.  The technical quality of the proposal is more important than the price for this solicitation.  However, as technical proposals become more equal, price will become a greater factor.  Award may be made without discussions.  The Government may make an award without having discussions.

The RFP will be issued on or about 01/05/2010.

Opportunities for other than Large Businesses:  This procurement will be open to large and small business firms.  Any qualified responsible firm, including small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business is encouraged to participate as a prime contractor or as a member of a joint venture with other small businesses, or as a subcontractor Pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d), FAR subpart 19.702 and FAR subpart 19.12, an Offeror that is not a small business concern, offering to perform a contract that has subcontracting possibilities, must submit a Subcontracting Plan that is acceptable to the Contracting Officer which provides subcontracting opportunities to small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and woman-owned small businesses to the maximum extent practicable.  In this procurement, GSA intends to promote contractors' and subcontractors' use of registered Apprenticeship Programs.

Although not mandatory, firms are requested to affix their names to the Interested Vendors Listing for this requirement and register to receive notifications.