Sources Sought, Supplemental Architect and Engineering Services, State of Texas-Zone IV

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.  NAICS 541310 

THIS MODIFICATION IS ISSUED TO OPEN THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE TO ALL SMALL BUSINESSES. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR INTERESTED FIRMS THAT RESPONDED TO THE INITIAL NOTICE WHEN IT WAS SET ASIDE FOR JUST 8(A), HUBZONE, WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS AND SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS TO RESPOND, AS YOUR RESPONSES AND INTEREST HAS BEEN NOTED.

This advertisement is seeking interested Small Business certified architectural and engineering firms.

The General Services Administration (GSA) proposes to award a single award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for supplemental architectural and engineering services for the State of Texas, Zone IV (South/Central Texas). Texas Zone IV currently includes, but is not limited to the following counties:  Aransas, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brazos, Brooks, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Coke, Comal, Concho, Coryell, Crockett, De Witt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Falls, Fayette, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hays, Hidalgo, Houston, Irion, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Milam, Mills, Nueces, Real, Refugio, Robertson, Runnels, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Starr, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Walker, Washington, Webb, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Zapata and Zavala.

The Primary area will be Texas Zone IV. The secondary contract area will be the remainder of the State of Texas and the States of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Scopes of the task orders issued under this IDIQ contract may include but are not limited to site investigations, site surveys, Building Evaluation Reports, Feasibility Studies, Project Development Studies, budget estimating, master planning, concept designs, construction documents, detailed construction estimating, constructability reviews, technical design reviews, construction management, shop drawing review, record drawings, and construction site inspection.  Disciplines, expertise and performance with in GSA Design Excellence that may be required to accomplish the scopes of the task orders included but are not limited to architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, fire protection, life safety, security, blast, risk assessment, vertical transportation, space planning, real estate market analysis, interior architecture, historic preservation, estimating, master planning, report writing, quality control review, scheduling, surveying, LEED, sustainability, BIM, 3-D rendering, code compliance, hazardous material removal, Courts and U. S. Marshal expertise.

A/E firms will be evaluated in terms of their professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services, specialized experience and technical competence involved in repairs, alterations, and improvements in connection with existing construction.

A single award IDIQ contract will be negotiated and awarded for one (1) one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods.  The minimum guaranteed contract amount is $1,000 for the base year only.  There is no limit on the number of Task Orders, certified invoices, or the size of a project; however, the total cumulative Task Orders, certified invoices, and oral purchases amount shall not exceed $3 million for any one-year contract period.

A contract requirement will be that at least 35% of the A/E contract services will be accomplished by the successful firm within the primary geographical boundaries of the State of Texas Zone IV.

Interested small businesses certified architectural and engineering firms meeting the criteria set forth above, should e-mail Isaac.karto@gsa.gov no later than Friday, September 30, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. CST.  In your response, please specify your DUNS number and information certifying your firm as a small business.

Do not submit SF 330s at this time.  SF 330s will be requested in a pre-solicitation notice at a later date.