GSA, PBS, NCR, Property Development Division, Procurement Br (WPCA), Room 2634, 7th & D Streets, SW, Washington, DC 20407

R -- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT(CM)SERVICES WHPO SOL GS11P97AQD0009 DUE 053097 POC Ronald C. Noll 202-708-4900; Ronald C. Noll 202-708-4900 WEB: CM WHPO, http://www.gsa.gov/regions/r11/wpc/cm.htm. E-MAIL: CM WHPO, Ronald.Noll@gsa.gov. The General Services Administration (GSA) hereby notifies of intent to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in a negotiated procurement for Construction Management (CM) Services for the White House Projects Office, Washington, DC. Construction Management (CM) Services as specified for performing design phase (excluding actual design), procurement phase, and construction phase services; claims services, testing services; and miscellaneous services for various projects for the White House Projects Office in the National Capital Region. All work will be performed in accordance with GSA authorized and approved standards as well as requirements for security clearances. The potential projects may involve the following buildings: Old Executive Office Building (O.E.O.B.) -- Mechanical/Electrical Modernization; New Executive Office Building -- Chillers/Elevators/Sidewalk; White House East & West Wing -- ADA/Asbestos/Chiller; Jackson Place Townhouses -- ADA/Sidewalk; Winder Building -- Architectural Improvements; 1724 F Street, NW -- ADA/Code/Tenant Improvements; Treasury Building, National Courts, Cosmos Club, Tayloe House, Dolly Madison House, and Garage Elevators -- Repair & Alteration. One Indefinite Quantity CM Contract may be awarded. The contract will be for a base period of approximately one year and four option periods with an Indefinite Quantity Ceiling (IQC) as follows: Base Contract -- $2,000,000; Option Period 1 -- $2,000,000; Option Period 2 -- $2,000,000; Option Period 3 -- $2,000,000; Option Period 4 -- $2,000,000; for an aggregate IQC total of $10,000,000. The Contract will also contain a provision for the addition by modification of an additional $15,000,000 in ordering CM services for the Modernization of the Old Executive Office Building, which may extend beyond the five year term of the contract. Thus bringing the total aggregate contract value to $25,000,000. Competitive formal Source Selection procedures will be used in accordance with FAR 15.6. The "greatest value concept" is the method that will be used to evaluate price and other factors specified in the solicitation, with the goal being to select the proposal that offers the greatest value to the Government in terms of performance quality and pricing. The objective is to select the proposal that offers the most for the money, without necessarily basing selection on the lowest price (See FAR 15.605(d)(1)). GO/NO GO Requirement will be Pass/Fail. The screening factors set forth below must be met before further evaluation of the technical proposal proceeds. The CM must pass all five of the Go/No Go Screening factors. The remaining technical proposals will be fully evaluated and scored based on the Technical Evaluation factors: (1) The CM (or if applicable, the CM's team including consultants) must demonstrate its experience as a Construction Management (CM/CQM) professional service contractor on at least one (1) similar project within the past ten (10) years. Similar project is defined as a project that is comparable in nature, type, and complexity to the projects in this solicitation, and meets all five (5) of the following characteristics. (a) Modernization was for an office building and included replacement or renovation of major electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems and substantial architectural changes to the tenant areas. (b) Construction work was performed in a substantially occupied building. (c) The project met one (1) of the following criteria: (i) The building size was not less than 100,000 gross square feet, or (ii) The construction cost at award of the construction contract was not less than $15 million. (d) Construction was performed in phases. (e) The Construction was performed in a building listed (or eligible to be listed) in the National Register of Historic Places, and the scope included the renovation and restoration of significant historic elements. (2) The CM must demonstrate experience as a Construction Management (CM/CQM) professional service contractor on at least one (1) large project within the past ten (10) years other than the project listed for paragraph (1). Large project is defined as a project that is comparable in nature, type, and complexity to that in this solicitation, and meets a minimum of four (4) of the five (5) characteristics listed in paragraph (1) above, one which must be the project size listed in (1)(c) above. (3) The designated Construction Executive (CEx) must have had experience on at least one (1) large project within the past ten (10) years. Large project is defined in paragraph (2) above. (Also, see Paragraph (5) below). (4) The designated Quality Control Superintendent (QCS) must have had experience on at least one (1) large project within the past ten (10) years. Large project is defined in paragraph (2) above. (Also, see Paragraph (5) below). (5) The combined experiences of the CEx and QCS must meet all five (5) characteristics listed in paragraph (1) above. The Technical Evaluation Factors are: A. Key Personnel (30%), B. Experience and Past Performance on Comparable Projects (30%), C. CM's Capabilities (20%), D. Management Approach (10%), and E. Subcontracting Plan (10%). This solicitation will be open to both small and large professional business firms under FAR 22.1102 and FAR 19.102 -- Size Standard SIC 8741- $5.0 million. The offeror (if not a Small Business) shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business Subcontracting plan. The General Services Administration (GSA) is committed to assuring that maximum practicable opportunity is provided to small, small disadvantaged, and small women-owned business concerns to participate in the performance of this contract consistent with its efficient performance. GSA expects any subcontracting plan submitted pursuant to FAR 52.219-9, Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan, to reflect this commitment. The RFP will be available for issuance on or about 4/30/97, and will be due on or about 5/30/97. Copies of the solicitation may be obtained by writing to Ronald C. Noll at GSA/NCR/PBS, Property Development Division. (WPCA), 7th & D Streets, SW, Room 2634, Washington, DC 20407. (Email: Ronald.Noll@gsa.gov, Telephone: 202-708-4900, Fax: 202-401-2003). The RFP will be available on-line on the GSA Web Site at location: [http://www.gsa.gov/regions/r11/wpc/cm.htm]. (0071)

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