Terra Cotta Repairs and Restoration Project

The General Services Administration (GSA) has a need to for aTerra C
otta Repairs and Restoration Project at the, Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and US Courthouse in Duluth, Minnesota.

The following is a brief summary of the required services:

The restoration work on the terra cotta cornice includes, but is not limited to: cleaning of all units and joint surfaces, replacement of existing individual units (replacement in kind as well as reuse of salvageable units), repair of individual units (patching and recoating of existing units), comprehensive repointing of all joint systems, and installation of copper thru wall flashing.

The contract will be for two 120 day performance periods which will cover two seasons. The work will be completed over the course of two Spring/Summer/Fall seasons and require two mobilizations for the Contractor.

The procurement is unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 238140, Masonry Contractors, with a size standard of $15,000,000.The project price range is estimated between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000.

This acquisition will be accomplished in accordance with the procedures detailed in FAR Part 15.3, Source Selection Procedures. The procurement will be based on best value selection process. The Government will award a firm-fixed price stand alone contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and provides the best value to the Government based on the evaluation of both the technical factors and the total evaluated price. For this procurement, the technical factors will be significantly more important than price. The following non-price factors, all weighted equally, will be used to evaluate offers:
1. Experience providing Construction Services for Similar Projects
2. Project Management Plan/Approach
3. Staffing Plan and Qualifications of Key Personnel
4. Past performance on Similar Projects
The Government reserves the right to make award on initial offers, but discussions may be held if necessary.

The solicitation will be available on or about May 9, 2019. There will be a pre-proposal conference conducted, inclusive of a tour of the site. The specific date and time of the pre-proposal conference will be identified in the solicitation and will require those wishing to attend to RSVP in advance. It is anticipated the pre-proposal conference will take place the week of May 20th.

The due date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the solicitation. There will be an electronic submission which the solicitation will explain in further detail. All responsible small business concerns may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals will be opened privately. The solicitation will be available for download through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov). Offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring FBO for amendments or additional information. All interested contractors must register with FBO in order to view sensitive but unclassified information. All government contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting an offer. You may access SAM at the following URL: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Once you have registered with SAM, you will be required to register with FBO. No federal materials can be downloaded until you have registered under both sites.

Any questions regarding this notification should be directed to Della Ljungkull via email at Della.ljungkull@gsa.gov.

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