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Z -- CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR PHASE 2_ NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUILDING RENOVATION SOL NAMA-00-SEM-0012 DUE 110200 POC Ronald Noll, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 708-9770, Fax (202) 260-6388, Email ronald.noll@gsa.gov -- Ronald Noll, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 708-9770, Fax (202) 260-6388, Email ronald.noll@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=NAMA-00-SEM-0012&LocID=302. E-MAIL: Ronald Noll, ronald.noll@gsa.gov. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) hereby notifies of intent to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) in a negotiated procurement for the Construction Services Phase 2 Renovation of the National Archives Building. Phase 2 is for selected demolition, re-construction and new construction work in and around the National Archives Building at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The contract includes, but is not limited, to (1) demolition and reconstruction of approximately 325,000 gsf of office, mechanical and stack space throughout the building, (2) demolition of concrete slabs, (3) demolition of duct shafts and duct risers (4) renovation of office space throughout the building, (5) replacement of electrical switch gear and transformers in new underground vaults that are currently being constructed, (6) demolition and replacement of air handling units, chilled water piping condenser water piping, domestic water piping, sanitary piping, etc (7) installation of a recessed roof cooling tower, (8) installation of a new emergency generator, (9) demolition of structural steel members, (10) construction of steel decking with concrete topping, (11) removal, waterproofing and re-installation of monumental Constitution Ave steps, (12) construction of a new theater beneath the Constitution Ave steps, (13) new pile foundations, (14) replacement of two existing chillers, (15)replacement of the fire alarm system, (16) replacement of the security system, (17) installation of five new elevators, (18) construction of new entrances under the Constitution Ave steps, (19) replacement of stack smoke detectors, (20) construction of new fire egress stairs, (21) relocation of the GSA steam tunnel to the Constitution Avenue sidewalk and other elements as shown and described in the contract documents. Unique features of the project include selected demolition and re-construction within an occupied historic building and construction of new public spaces within the building. The building will remain fully operational during the renovation work and the Contractor must plan and schedule their work to maintain full services to occupied spaces. Estimated construction cost range is $40M -- $80M. The Contractor must provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, and equipment (except as otherwise provided), and must plan, schedule, coordinate and assure effective performance of all construction to meet National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements. Other Contractors will be working within the building and the work of this Contractor must be coordinated with those that are currently or soon to be under contract. The Contractor will perform the construction in accordance with the design specifications, drawings, and the provisions of the contract. The project will be constructed in multiple phases and requires internal relocation of NARA staff between phases all of which will be described in the contract documents that will be issued on or about 2/1/01and generally consisting of selected demolition, re-construction and new construction by this construction contract as described above. One construction contract will be awarded based on Technical Evaluation Factors and Price specified in the RFP. The Base, Options and Unit Prices are: Base Contract _ General Construction work as generally noted above. Options (1) is the Daily Rate in dollars per day for unabsorbed and extended Home Office overhead, Option (2) is the Daily Rate in dollars per day for extended Field Office overhead, Option (3) is for the fit out of the theater to be constructed under the Constitution Ave steps subject to the availability of funds, Option 4 is to be expressed as percentages which will be applied to all contract modifications for the General Contractor, Electrical Subcontractor, Mechanical Subcontractor and Structural Subcontractor, respectively and shall constitute full compensation for all markups including profit, overhead, and any other indirect cost, Option 5 is for the replacement of the 13th tier roof, Option 6 is for the replacement of the main roof. Other Options and/or Unit Prices are being considered and will be included in the contract documents. The contract documents will also specify the methodology for negotiating mechanical and electrical change orders . Competitive formal source selection procedures will be used in accordance with FAR 15. The contract will be Firm Fixed Price. The _tradeoff process_ is the method that will be used to evaluate price and other factors specified in the solicitation, with the goal and objective being to select the proposal that offers the best value to the Government in terms of performance, quality and pricing. The Technical Evaluation Factors are: EXPERIENCE (20%) The Offeror must demonstrate its experience as a General Construction (GC) Contractor responsible for the construction of at least two (2) similar projects, within the past five (5) years. Similar project is defined as a project that is comparable in nature, type, and complexity to the project in this solicitation, and meets all FOUR (4) of the following characteristics. (a) Construction was for office space, including structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection systems and architectural for the user areas. (b) The building size was not less than 250,000 gross square feet OR the construction cost at award was not less than $30 million. c) Construction work was performed in an historical building. (d) Demolition and construction was performed in an occupied building. The Offeror must also demonstrate the experience of its key subcontractors; mechanical, electrical and structural, responsible for the substantially complete construction of at least two (2) similar projects, within the past five (5) years. PAST PERFORMANCE (20%) The Offeror must have satisfactory performance as a General Construction (GC) Contractor responsible for the substantially complete construction of at least two (2) similar projects, within the past five (5) years. KEY PERSONNEL (20%) The Offeror must identify the individuals proposed for the following positions _ Contract Executive, General Superintendent, Quality Control Supervisor, MEP Superintendent, and Structural Superintendent. MANAGEMENT PLAN & SCHEDULE (35 %) Offeror shall provide a contract duration at the completion of which all work must be substantially complete as determined by the Contracting Officer. Specified duration must be based on a project schedule that demonstrates the project can be completed within the specified duration. Under no circumstances can the proposed contract duration exceed 36 months. Intermediate milestone completion dates will also be specified which must be completed on or before the specified date(s). SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (5%). This solicitation is not set-aside for small business. However, this procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 1542 and the small business size standard is $17 million. To facilitate offer preparation and government review, an INITIAL RFP will be available for issuance on or about 10/02/00 and will be due on or about 11/02/00. This proposal shall respond to the following evaluation factors as noted above: Experience, Past Performance and Key Personnel. The Government will establish an evaluation panel to review and evaluate those factors while the remainder of the RFP and specifically, the Construction Documents, is being prepared. Technical Specifications and Drawings will be issued by an AMENDED RFP after the INITIAL Proposal, on or about 2/1/01, and a Revised Proposal for the evaluation factors above: Management Plan & Schedule and Subcontracting Plan, as well as the Pricing Proposal will be due on or about 03/1/01. However, to be considered for final award potential offerors must submit proposals to BOTH the INITIAL and the AMENDED RFP. Technical evaluation factors when combined are significantly more important than price. A pre-proposal meeting and site visit will be held in the auditorium (5th floor) of the National Archives Building, located at 7th St & Pennsylvania Ave, NW on September 14, 2000 at 9:00am. Please use the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance and have picture ID. The RFP Volume I, Uniform Contract Format Sections A thru M, will be issued by the Contracting Officer at GSA/NCR/PBS in Washington, DC, and posted electronically on the www.eps.gov website. The RFP Volume II, Technical Specifications and Drawings (issued by an AMENDED RFP) will be issued (eps uploaded SF30) and ONLY available for PURCHASE DIRECTLY FROM THE PRINTER. If there are any questions concerning this synopsis, please contact Marv Shenkler 202-219-0720 (fax 202-219-0716) or the Contracting Officer at 202-708-9770 (fax 202-260-6388). Posted 08/21/00 (D-SN488369). (0234)

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