Rest Room Alteration Project

Added: Mar 16, 2015 3:43 pm This is a presolicitation notice only. This is not a request for proposal.

The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service(PBS) National Capital Region (NCR) Region 11, Office of Acquisition, R&A West Branch intends to issue a RFP to perform a complete upgrade for restroom facilities located within the Sidney Yates Federal Building, (the Yates Building), located at 201 14th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20029.

This requirement is 100% set aside for Hubzone businesses in accordance with FAR 19.1305. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220; small business size standard is $36.5 million. All responsible firms may submit an offer. This is a competitive negotiated acquisition governed by procedures in FAR 15. Proposals (Price) will be evaluated by the Government using Best Value per Far 15.101.

GSA anticipates issuing the RFP on or about March 31, 2015; with receipt of proposals at a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days later. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: http://www.fbo.gov.

Period of performance for this requirement shall be 120 calendar days.

The project range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

PROJECT: A design-build project is required to perform a complete upgrade of the Restroom Facilities and to comply with any and all requirement for accessibility to the physically challenged, including finish repairs and replacements necessary to present uniform appearance upon completion of the project. The restrooms in the Yates Building were renovated with the building in 1987 under the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards and are compliant with the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968. The Federal Government must comply with the ABA, not the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. These compliances will be determined with the Design Phase of the project and listed in the specification for the project. These specifications and requirements will be presented and approved by the Government before any onsite work begins. There are a total of 22 restroom facilities with the Yates Building.

A site visit will be conducted; the date, time and place to be set-forth in the RFP solicitation. Interested firms are encouraged to attend.

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 SAM Service Desk at http://www.fds.gov. Interested firms are required to submit their representations and certifications through the SAM website.

The solicitation and associated information will be available from the FBO site mentioned above. No telephone requests will be accepted. The solicitation will not be a sealed bid and there will not be a formal bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable 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. Offeror's will not be reimbursed for proposal submittal expenses.

INTERESTED PARTIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS INCLUDING POSTING OF ANY AMENDMENTS. HOWEVER, OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SIGHT FREQUENTLY AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AMENDMENTS.

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. The Government will not issue paper copies.