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Z -- DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PERIMETER SECURITY BARRIERS TO PROVIDE STANDOFF PROTECTION AGAINST VEHICULAR BOMBS AT TWO FEDERAL BUILDINGS. SOL GS-03P-97-QNC-0329 DUE 022697 POC Phyllis Gray, Contracting Officer, 540-857-2174, fax 540-857-2034 General Services Administration is seeking technical proposals for the design and installation of perimeter security barriers to provide standoff protection against vehicular bombs at the Elizabeth Kee Federal Building in Bluefield, West Virginia, and the Abingdon Federal Building in Abingdon, Virginia. This synopsis represents the request for technical proposals. Two pre-proposal meetings will be held on January 15, 1997, as follows: 10:00 A.M. at the Elizabeth Kee Federal Building, 601 Federal Street, Bluefield, West Virginia; and at 2:00 P.M. at the Abingdon Federal Building, 180 West Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia. Please fax your intent to attend these meetings to Phyllis Gray at 540-857-2034. Building drawings of the exterior space for both buildings will be available January 15, 1997. 1. This project will require the design and installation of parking lot enclosures and access system and perimeter security barriers at the Elizabeth Kee Federal Building in Bluefield, WV, and design and installation of perimeter security barriers at the Abingdon Federal Building in Abingdon, VA. Separate designs must be submitted for each building. GSA is seeking design/build proposals not to exceed 475, 000 for the Elizabeth Kee Federal Building and not to exceed $45, 000 for the Abingdon Federal Building. 2. GSA intends to use the two-step sealed bidding method to obtain technical proposals and sealed bids for this project. Multiple awards may be made. 3. Requirements of the technical proposals: Offerors shall submit the following: (1) Resume, project listing, or other documentation of the experience of the firm on design/build projects of a similar size and nature. Include names, addresses, and phone numbers of references; (2) Before and after photographs of at least two, and no more than four, similar design/build security projects. Photos should be no larger than eight inches by ten inches and no smaller than four inches by four inches. The offeror shall describe its specific role in each project pictured (e.g. general contractor, design/build contractor, etc.). (3) Company profile including, (a) a financial statement; (b) a description of the experience of the key management personnel who will actually perform tasks associated with the project. Describe the role of each individual named. Discuss the percentage and type of work that will be accomplished with the offeror's own forces and the percentage and type of work that will be subcontracted. (4) A written narrative which shall include the following information shown separately for each building: proposed construction method, proposed finished appearance or configuration (including historic considerations for the Elizabeth Kee Building). Offerors must include a sketch of their proposed solution(s) and catalog pages(s) or cutsheet(s) with the full description of the proposed barriers, bollards, fences, gates, etc., as appropriate. Each narrative shall not exceed three (3) typed pages. Each must describe, at a minimum, the following: For the Elizabeth Kee Building: (i) proposed parking lot enclosure and access system; for the Elizabeth Kee Building and the Abingdon Federal Building (ii) proposed security perimeter barriers; (iii) proposed finishes which match or compliment existing building appearances; (iv) proposed method of attachment and installation for all equipment, enclosures, barriers, etc., (v) proposed construction schedule. 4. Evaluation Criteria: Selection of acceptable proposals will be based upon (1) the offeror's past experience with similar work; (2) the offeror's ability to design and construct the work; (3) the offeror's ability to deal with historic issues at the Elizabeth Kee Building; (4) management and organization; experience of management personnel; (5) proposed solution to design issues; and (6) duration of construction. 5. Technical proposals shall not include price or pricing information. Information on prices/pricing will be requested during the second step of this procurement process. Contractors should note that GSA is seeking technical proposals which will result in project costs not to exceed $75, 000 in Bluefield, WV., and not to exceed $45, 000 in Abingdon, VA. 6. Technical proposals must be received by 4:00 P.M. (local time), on February 26, 1997, by GSA, Poff Federal Building, Room 702, 210 Franklin Road, Roanoke, VA., 24011. 7. In the second step, only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. Each bid in the second step must be based on the bidder's own technical proposal(s). 8. Offerors should submit proposals that are acceptable without explanation or additional information. The Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal's acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted. The Government may proceed with the second step without requesting further information from any offeror; however, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals that it considers reasonable susceptible of being made acceptable, and may discuss proposals with their offerors. 9. A notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the offeror upon completion of the proposal evaluation and final determination of unacceptability. Debriefing of unsuccessful offerors, if requested, will take place after contract award. 10. Multiple technical proposals may be submitted. Mutltiple awards may be made. 11. The estimated award date for this project is early April 1997; the estimated Notice to Proceed date is mid May 1997. These dates are estimates and are not binding on the Government. Actual contract performance time will be contained the the invitation for bid. (0352)

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