GDA-057-CxA RFQ New Regulatory Laboratory

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC), on behalf of the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), is soliciting qualified firms to provide building commissioning services for Project No. GDA-057, a new regulatory laboratory facility located at the Georgia Agriculture Terminal and State Farmers' Market campus in Forest Park, Georgia, Clayton County. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks commissioning expertise for a new 2-story, approximately 45,300 gross square foot laboratory building designed to house multiple GDA programs including dairy, food safety, pesticide, and secure DEA labs, along with lab administration and markets operations functions. Commissioning services will be divided into two phases: Phase One involves developing the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) per ASHRAE Standard 202-2018 and reviewing the Design Professional's Basis of Design documentation, while Phase Two encompasses design and construction phase commissioning tasks including submittal reviews, functional performance testing, Test and Balance witnessing, operations and maintenance documentation, and staff training. Qualified firms must demonstrate current Commercial General Liability Insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and professional liability coverage of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence. The two-step selection process requires submission of Statements of Qualifications by April 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM, with questions due by April 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM, followed by optional finalist interviews at a date to be determined. Selection criteria weight experience and qualifications at 45 percent, stability at 25 percent, and suitability at 30 percent, and firms must submit a single PDF file not exceeding 50 pages through the GSFIC Egnyte file transfer portal with completed certification, contractor affidavit, and disclosure statement forms. The facility must achieve material completion by April 30, 2028, with design services anticipated to begin in Fall 2025.

Respondents must comply with Georgia's E-Verify requirements and the Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Construction Act of 2008, with Georgia Peach certification mandated for all commissioning work. The project utilizes the GSFIC Building Commissioning Services Agreement, which firms must execute without modification as a non-negotiable requirement. A pre-proposal site visit may be mandatory for finalist firms, with attendance requirements to be communicated in the Notice to Finalists. The RFQ does not specify any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, nor does it identify incumbent vendors or current contractors. The estimated construction cost for the overall project is $34,000,000, though the specific award value or budget range for commissioning services is not separately identified in the procurement documents.