Terra Cotta Repairs

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Notice Number: 47PF0022R0032

Project Title: Terra Cotta Repairs
 

NOTE:  THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS BEING USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.  THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH RESPONDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE.  

The General Services Administration is looking for qualified small-business firms to perform terra cotta repairs on the 536 S. Clark Federal Building in Chicago Illinois.  We are open to a variety of socio-economic categories for this solicitation, including but not limited to: 

8(a) program participants, HUBZones, Service-Disabled-Veteran-Owened-Businesses, Veteran-Owned-Businesses, Women-owned-businesses,  and small-businesses.  The firm should be an experienced firm regularly engaged in historic treatments comparable in complexity and similar in nature, materials, design, and extent to the work summarized below, and that has completed a minimum of five (5) recent projects with a record of successful in-service performance that demonstrate the firm's qualifications to perform this work. 

Summary Project Scope of Work

Contractor would need to repair the exterior terra cotta masonry including, without limitation, the selective demolition and removal of damaged or otherwise deteriorated terra cotta units, temporary stabilization of remaining exterior facade elements during and after selective demolition of terra cotta units, fabrication of custom terra cotta units matching existing configurations and appearance, installation of replacement terra cotta units, joint repointing, joint sealants, and other repair of minor damage to remaining terra cotta units as indicated on the drawings and specifications.

Additional Information  

The 536 S. Clark Federal Building is a contributing element of the Printer’s Row Historic District, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Technical Requirements 

Interested firms must have completed at most 5 similar projects where they performed terra cotta repairs, and replacements as described above.  Additionally,interested contractors must be able to provide the following personnel:

Historic Treatment Specialist who has completed at least 5 recent(within the past 5 years) projects similar in scope and complexity that involve terra cotta work.  Additional skills that would be required and would need to be demonstrated by at most 5 and at least 3 similar projects: Exterior masonry cleaning, repointing, sealant installation, dismantling and resetting, manufacture of matching/replication of terra cotta material, installation of new (replicate) terra cotta, patching and repair of terra cotta, and crack repair (terra cotta, cast stone, or natural stone).  The variety of projects for each skill may vary at the time of the solicitation.  

Field Supervisors and laborers who are experienced in historic treatment.  

Interested vendors  should submit the attached Microsoft Excel file detailing experience qualifications to Gregory Karpovics, Contract Specialist via email at gregory.karpovics@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to Kimberly Bogan-Ridley at kim.bogan-ridley@gsa.gov no later than 4:00 PM Central Time, February 24, 2022.