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Notice ID:47PC0321R0013
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. This notice is not a request for offers or proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract....
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. This notice is not a request for offers or proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Northeast and Caribbean Region is seeking highly qualified Architectural/Engineering (A/E) firms interested in participating in an opportunity under GSA's Design Excellence Program for A/E Design Services for a New Courthouse Annex project at the Federico Degetau Federal Building and Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse located at 150 Carlos Chardon Avenue in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The new Annex, consisting of approximately 153,000 gross square feet, including 35 inside parking spaces, will be constructed adjacent to the existing Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse complex. The overall Estimated Construction Cost range for the project is between $175,000,000 to $205,000,000. DESIGN SCOPE OF WORK The scope of professional services includes, but is not limited to: professional architectural, engineering, and related consulting services for the design through the development of concept design documents, design development documents, construction documents, specifications, cost estimates, value engineering services, computer-aided design and building information modeling services, and construction phase services. Additional services include pre-design investigations/probes and construction phasing plan development. The professional services shall be performed in an integrated manner where designers collaborate throughout the project delivery to provide a complete design with the consideration of the above aspects for the project. The project must conform to the latest edition of the Facility Standards for the Public Buildings Service (PBS-P100). Under this Sources Sought announcement, the Government is seeking information on A/E firms that are experienced in architectural design and interested in this project. This information is intended to assist the Government with market research and acquisition strategy planning. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this acquisition is 541310. The Small Business size standard is an average annual sales and receipts for the past three years that are equal to or less than $8,000,000. If you are an interested A/E firm, you are invited to submit a written Letter of Interest to include a Capability Statement addressing the following questions (5-page limit). All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. The Government will use this information to assess the likelihood of your firm's capability to perform this project. 1. Do you meet the small business size standard (average annual receipts equal to or less than $8,000,000 for the past three (3) years)? Otherwise, indicate if you are a large business firm. 2. Is your firm a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and/or women-owned small business? If yes, please indicate the applicable representation(s). 3. Is your firm able to meet the geographic area requirement? (35% of the level of contract effort must be performed within the San Juan, PR metropolitan area.) 4. In the past ten (10) years, has your firm completed, as the lead designer, at least three (3) projects demonstrating experience relevant to the proposed New Courthouse Annex project? Include at least one (1) project with a construction cost greater than $100,000,000. Submission Instructions: Please submit capability statements no later than 4:00PM EST, July 30, 2021, to Winnie Eng, Contracting Officer. Please submit electronically via email to winnie.eng@gsa.gov. No paper submissions will be accepted. For Informational Purposes: All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the time of offer submission. A/E SELECTION METHOD Once market research is completed, the Government may issue a Request for Qualifications using a two-stage selection process under GSA's Design Excellence policies and procedures. Under this process the Government will award a contract to the most highly qualified A/E with whom it can negotiate a fair and reasonable price. For Stage I, the A/E will be required to submit a Lead Designer (or designers) for the project. The firm must demonstrate the capability of the Lead Designer(s) to integrate the design approach with salient features by submitting sample projects. For each project the firm must discuss how the client's program, image, mission, schedule, operational and economic objectives were satisfied in actual building operational performance through the overall design/planning solution. The A/E will be requested to provide tangible evidence such as certificates, awards and peer recognition that demonstrate design excellence, as well as provide a client reference contact for each project. A representative floor plan, a site plan, a building section or other appropriate drawing and a minimum of two photographs will be requested for each project. The A/E will be required to submit a biographical profile including education, professional experience and recognition for the lead designer inclusive of the portfolio project examples. The A/E firm will also submit a portfolio representative of the Lead Designer's ability to provide Design Excellence. The portfolio will address the lead designer's participation in each project. Project examples should be relevant to this project including: scale, scope, complexity, context, sustainability, security, topical design strategies, strategies used to achieve actual building performance, integrated design strategy, design process for meeting specific performance goals, the urban design strategy and workplace design. At the conclusion of Stage I, a shortlist of the top three (3) to six (6) qualified A/E firms will be asked to participate in Stage II. For Stage II, the shortlisted firms will be notified and asked to submit more detailed information indicating each member of the design team including all outside consultants. Sufficient time will be provided for the A/E to establish its team. The Government will interview each team to evaluate the firm's ability to fulfill all project requirements. Emphasis will be placed on the A/E's understanding of the unique aspects of the project, and its design philosophy, project management process and quality assurance plan. Responses to the evaluation criteria and interview questions will be used to rank the A/E. At the conclusion of Stage II, the Government will select one firm and negotiate a fee to design the project. PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD The new Annex will be a multi-phase project that includes building the Annex initially to a swing space condition and then into its final state. This project will be executed using a Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) process with a General Contractor involved through completion of the contract documents. After the selection of a highly qualified A/E firm, the Government will select a CMc to serve as the General Contractor providing pre-construction and construction services. The CMc will be retained throughout the design phase providing design phase consultations, evaluating costs, schedule, alternative design implications, building systems and constructability reviews. Note: The information provided in response to this announcement is strictly for informational purposes only. Responses provided will not exclude interested parties from future, related procurement activity. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Qualifications or complete package outlining the technical competencies/qualifications of the prospective firm, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.
