Y -- DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION OF A UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY TO BE LOCATED NEAR TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA

Notice Date

October 5, 2000

Contracting Office

Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534

ZIP Code

20534

Solicitation Number

RFP X00-0428

Response Due

November 30, 2000

Point of Contact

Marvin E. Walker, Contracting Officer, (202) 307-0954

Description

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price Design-Build contract for the design and construction of a United States Penitentiary (USP) to be located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The scope of work includes all architectural, engineering, construction, and other related services necessary to provide the new federal correctional facility. The proposed high security USP is currently planned to consist of a group of buildings in a "campus plan" arrangement with related site development and site utilities. The high security facility will have a gross building area of approximately 49,000 square meters, and be designed to house approximately 1,100 inmates. The Design-Build contract for the USP will provide for issuance of Task Orders for performance which are subject to funding availability, or award of a base contract for design and early sitework with a construction option which is also subject to funding availability. The estimated magnitude of this project is expected to exceed $75,000,000. The estimated performance period is 950 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed is issued. For consideration of this project, the offeror at a minimum must be a firm or joint venture with experience, individually or as a member of a team, in successfully and satisfactorily completing a project of similar size and scope. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. For the design member of the Design-Build Team, the Architect/Engineer (A/E) firm or the principle or lead A/E firm of a joint venture, must have an existing active office, which will have responsibility for the plans and specifications, located within the State of Indiana. The design of the architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, or other engineering features of the project shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects and engineers registered in the State of Indiana to practice in the particular professional field involved. Participation by architects, engineers, consultants, and subcontractors located within the State of Indiana is encouraged. Participation by small, small-disadvantaged, HUBZone small businesses and small women-owned businesses is encouraged. Offerors included in Phase Two will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for this procurement regarding the utilization of small, small-disadvantaged, HUBZone small businesses and small women-owned businesses. The FBOP will be utilizing Two-Phase Design-Build selection procedures. This is not a request for proposals. Interested offerors may request and obtain a Phase One Solicitation of the Two-Phase process. Phase One Solicitations will be issued on or about October 31, 2000, with a tentative closing date of November 30, 2000. The Phase One proposal due date will be identified in the Phase One Solicitation. The Phase One Solicitation will provide the scope of work, evaluation factors (past performance, capability to perform, specialized experience and technical competence and technical approach), and submission information for interested Design-Build firms to prepare their Phase One qualification proposals. 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 technical, price, past performance, and small business proposals as defined in the Phase Two Solicitation. The Phase Two evaluation factors (Past Performance, Preliminary Design and Proposed Technical Solutions, Proposed Organization and Key Personnel Consultants and Subcontractors, Management Approach, Small Business Subcontracting, Project Schedule Development and Monitoring) are significantly more important than price, however, as proposals become more equal, price becomes more important and may be a determining factor for award. Requests for Phase One Solicitations should be faxed and MAILED to Marvin E. Walker, Contracting Officer, at the address and phone numbers noted below. Point of contact for all inquiries and clarifications is Marvin E. Walker, Contracting Officer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, 500-6, Washington, D.C. 20534. (Send Federal Express to 500 First Street, NW, remainder of address above). The point of contact can be reached at (202) 307-0954 and faxed at (202) 616-6055. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for Solicitations will be accepted.

Record

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