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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 21, 2005 FBO #1364
SOLICITATION NOTICE

Y -- Design-Build construction of a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) to be located near Berlin, New Hampshire (Coos County)

Notice Date

8/19/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting, 320 First Street, NW, Room 5002, Washington, DC, 20534
 

ZIP Code

20534
 

Solicitation Number

RFPX000538
 

Response Due

9/2/2005
 

Archive Date

9/17/2005
 

Description

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price Design-Build contract, with award fees, for the design and construction of a medium security correctional facility and minimum security prison camp to be located near Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire. The scope of work includes all architectural, engineering, construction and other related services necessary to provide a new Federal Correctional Institution (FCI). The proposed project is currently planned to consist of several groups of buildings in a ?campus plan? arrangement with related site utilities and site development. This FCI (medium security and minimum security facilities including associated support buildings) will have a gross building area of approximately 55,000 square meters and be designed to house and support approximately 1400 inmates. The anticipated performance period of this project is One Thousand Calendar Days (1000) after the notice to proceed is issued. The estimated magnitude of this project is more than $100,000,000. For consideration on this project the offeror at a minimum must be a firm or joint venture with experience, individually or as a member of a team, of successfully and satisfactorily completing a project of similar size and complexity. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. The design member of the design-build team shall be the Architect/Engineer (A/E) of Record and shall be a firm, or a principal firm of a joint venture, with an existing major active office, located within the State of New Hampshire, which shall have responsibility for the plans and specifications. The design of the architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, or other engineering features of the work shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects or engineers registered to practice in the particular professional field involved in the State of New Hampshire. Participation by architects, engineers, consultants and subcontractors located within the State of New Hampshire is encouraged. Participation by small, small-disadvantaged, HUBZone small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses is encouraged. The Offerors included in Phase Two will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for this procurement regarding the utilization of small, small-disadvantaged, woman-owned small, veteran-owned small businesses, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Faith-based and Community-based Organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. The FBOP will be utilizing two-phase Design-Build selection procedures. This notice is not a request for proposals. Interested offerors may request and obtain a Phase One solicitation of the two phase process, distributed solely through the General Services Administration?s Federal Business Opportunities web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the Phase One solicitations will not be available. The web site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this web site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the web site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. Phase One solicitations will be issued on or about September 6, 2005. The Phase One proposal due date will be identified in the Phase One Solicitation. The Phase One solicitation will provide the scope of work, and the following evaluation factors including subfactors, which are all in descending order of importance: Past Performance (Sub-factors: Past Performance Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Relevance of Past Performance, Demonstrated Commitment of Team Members and Key Personnel, and Performance Problems), Technical Qualifications and Technical Approach. Phase One qualification proposals will be evaluated to determine which firms will be selected as offerors for Phase Two. Phase Two participants will submit competitive past performance, technical, small business, and price proposals as defined in the Phase Two solicitation. The Phase Two evaluation factors, in descending order of importance are: Past Performance (descending order Sub-factors: Past Performance Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Relevance of Past Performance, Demonstrated Commitment of Team Members and Key Personnel, and Performance Problems); Preliminary Design and Proposed Technical Solutions; Proposed Organization and Key Personnel, Consultants and Subcontractors (descending order Sub-factors: Project Team Organization, Design-Build Offeror including Key Personnel, Consultants and Sub-contractors including Key Personnel); Management and Scheduling Approach, including Quality Control and Quality Assurance (Sub-factors: General Approach including Team Coordination and Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Proposed Design-Build Schedule and Monitoring of the Schedule, Planning for Project Completion); Small Business Subcontracting; are significantly more important than Price, however, as proposals become more equal, price becomes more important and may be a determining factor for award. Additional or Bonus points may be awarded for Technical, Past Performance, and/or Small Business Subcontracting proposals. The point of contact for inquiries and clarifications is Larry Sayles, Contracting Officer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street NW, Room 500-2, Washington, D.C. 20534. (Send EXPRESS Mail to 500 First Street NW, remainder of address as above). The point of contact can be reached at (202) 307-0954 and receive a fax at (202) 616-6055. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitations will be accepted.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, 500-6, Washington, D. C.

Zip Code: 20534

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00874624-W 20050821/050819211820 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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