C -- DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE RENOVATION OF FEDERAL OFFICE = BUILDING 8

Notice Date

May 30, 2001

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service = (PBS), Portfolio Development Division (WPC), 7th and D Streets, S.W., = Room 2002, Washington, DC, 20407

ZIP Code

20407

Solicitation Number

GS-11P-01-MKC-0011

Response Due

June 4, 2001

Point of Contact

Christine Kelly, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 205-5862, = Fax (202) 708-4964, Email christine.kelly@gsa.gov

Description

Reposting of Modification #1: To clarify the May 4, 2001 = published announcement and extend the due date, delete the entire = announcement published May 4, 2001 and replace it with following: The = General Services Administration (GSA) announces an opportunity for = Design Excellence in public architecture for performance of = Architectural Engineering (A/E) Design Services for the full renovation = of Federal Office Building (FOB) 8 to a modern class A office building = in accordance with GSA quality standards and requirements. The existing = facility was designed by Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson Architects = & Engineers, Seattle, WA and dedicated in 1961. The building is located = at the intersection of 2nd and C Streets, SW, Washington, DC, and has = approximately 49,039 gross square meters, while containing 28,279 = usable square meters. The facility was designed to house laboratories = for the Food and Drug Administration and has a seven story = cast-in-place joist/slab framing system with limestone exterior facade. = The structure consists of eight levels: sub-basement, basement, first = (main entry) level, and upper levels two through six. All levels = comprised of 5,673 gross square meters. The basement level has a 2,558 = gross square meters underground parking garage adjacent to and outside = the main building. The unique aspects of the architecture of this = period should be considered. The design will not involve preserving a = historical building. The complete renovation is scheduled for August = 2004. The Estimated Construction Cost range is between $68 million and = $70 million. The facility renovation will be designed in metric units. = A hazardous material mitigation and disposal design/program will be = part of the services. The scope of A/E Services, under this proposed = Firm Fixed Price Contract, will require at a minimum, the performance = of the following activities: field inspections and surveys, studies, = metric construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, value = engineering services, computer-aided design and drafting, and post = construction contract services. The design services will provide for a = renovation that includes renovating the facility to comply with current = life/safety codes, including complete renovation of the total = infrastructure, interior spaces, and exterior facade. This includes = building control systems, HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical power and = lighting, security, telecommunications, fire suppression/alarm systems, = toilet facilities, asbestos and lead abatement, tenant buildout, = exterior improvements, and sustainable features. The renovated building = will comply with standards for Government secured facilities, = sustainable design requirements, environmental, energy conservation, = ADA, etc. This is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) of A/E Firms/Lead = Designers interested in contracting for this work. The A/E firm as used = in this RFQ is an association, joint venture partnership or other = entity that will have contractual responsibility for the project = design. The Lead Designers are the individuals or design studio that = will have primary responsibility for the design of the architecture and = systems engineering. The A/E firm must address the contractual = relationship with the Lead Designers and its ability to manage the = design and production of construction documents. In developing the = project team, the A/E firms are advised that at least 35% of the level = of contract effort must be performed in the National Capital Region = (The boundaries of the GSA NCR consists of the District of Columbia; = Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in MD; Arlington, Fairfax, = Prince William and Loudoun Counties in VA; and the Cities of = Alexandria, Falls Church, and Fairfax in VA.). The Government will not = allow payment for travel, living expense, computer time or hookups for = the prime or the consultants. The A/E selection will be completed in = two stages. STAGE I: Interested firms will submit portfolios of = accomplishment that establish the design capabilities of the A/E firm = and its Lead Designers. All documentation will be in an 8 1/2_ x 11_ = format. The portfolio should include the following: (1) a cover letter = referencing the CBD announcement and briefly describing the firm and = its location, organizational makeup, and, (2) noteworthy = accomplishments; and modified Standard Form 254 (Architect-Engineer and = Related Services Questionnaire) and Standard Form 255 = (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific = Project). Identification of all consultants is not required at this = stage. Submission requirements and evaluation criteria for STAGE I: (1) = Past Performance on Design (35%): The A/E Firm will submit graphics = (maximum of three pages per project) of not more than seven renovation = designs CONSTRUCTED in the last ten years. At least two projects shall = demonstrate state-of-the-art building control systems, environmental, = electrical, and mechanical engineering accomplishments. The narrative = (maximum of two pages per project) shall address the design approach = with salient features for each project and discuss how the client?s = program, functional, image, mission, economic, schedule, and = operational objectives were satisfied by the overall design/planning = solution. Include tangible evidence where possible such as = certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc., demonstrating design = excellence. Provide a client reference contact for each project, = including name, title, address, phone, and fax numbers. (2) Philosophy = and Design Intent (25%): In the Lead Designer?s words, (maximum of two = typewritten pages for each architectural, electrical and mechanical = engineering discipline) state his/her overall design philosophy and = approach to the challenge of resolving design issues, and parameters = that apply specifically to the modernization of a building with the = focus on the unique aspects of installing state-of-the-art systems in = an existing facility. (3) Lead Designers = (Architectural/Electrical/Mechanical) Profile (15%): Submit a = biographical sketch (maximum of three pages) including education, = professional experience, recognition for design efforts inclusive of = examples. Identify and describe areas of responsibility and commitment = to this project. (4) Lead Designers = (Architectural/Electrical/Mechanical) Portfolio (25%): Submit a = portfolio representative of the Lead Designer?s ability to provide = Design Excellence. Submit a typewritten description (maximum of one = page per project) of not more than three (3) designs CONSTRUCTED in the = last 10 years attributed to each lead designer. Narratives shall = include a discussion of design challenges, resolutions, and 8"x10" = graphics (maximum of three pages per project) that show the overall = design/planning solution. Include tangible evidence where possible such = as certificates, awards, peer recognition, etc., demonstrating Design = Excellence. Where there is duplication with criteria (1), the Lead = Designer will address his/her participation in the project. An A/E = Evaluation Board consisting of private-sector peers and GSA = professionals will evaluate the submissions. The Board will establish a = short-list of three to six firms. STAGE II: The short-listed firms will = be notified and asked to submit more detailed information on each = member of the design team including all outside consultants. In this = STAGE, the entire project TEAM, including the "A/E Design Firms" = selected in STAGE I, the designated lead designers, and ALL the = consultants who will work on the project will be evaluated. The firms = will be required to complete Standard Forms 254 and 255 that reflect = the entire design team. The Government will establish the detailed = evaluation criteria and the date these submittals are due and provide = the selection criteria for the interviews along with the STAGE I = short-list announcement. Sufficient time will be provided for the A/E = Design Firm/Lead Designers to establish its team. The panel will = interview each team. Candidates should be prepared to discuss all = aspects of the criteria indicated above and demonstrate their ability = to fulfill all project requirements. Emphasis will be placed on the = unique aspects of the project, design philosophy, possible approaches = in carrying out the project, and project management. The STAGE II = evaluations will culminate with an interview with the A/E Evaluation = Board. STAGE II rankings will be used in conjunction with STAGE I = rankings to determine the final selection. For STAGE I Submittals: = Firms having the capabilities to perform the services described in this = announcement are invited to respond by submitting TWO COPIES of the = following: SF-254 (for the A/E Design Firm), which must be dated not = more than twelve (12) months before the date of this synopsis, and a = SF-255 (for the A/E Design Firm) along with letter a of interest TO: = General Services Administration, National Capital Region, 7th and D = Streets, SW, BID ROOM 1065, Washington, DC 20407, by 3:00 PM local time = on JUNE 6, 2001. The following information MUST be on the outside of = the sealed envelope: (1) Solicitation Number/Title, (2) Due Date, (3) = Closing Time. Late responses are subject to FAR Provision 52.214-7. In = Block 8 of the SF-254, specify only current W-2 payroll (non-contract) = personnel of each firm. In Block 10 of the SF-255, the A/E Design Firm = MUST respond to the FOUR (4) EVALUATION CRITERIA stated in the CBD = announcement for this STAGE I Solicitation. In Block 11 of the SF-255, = the A/E Design Firm MUST sign name, title and date the submittal. This = procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness = Demonstration Program (FAR 52.219-19). This procurement is open to = small and large business concerns. Before award of the contract, the = A/E (if not a small business of $4,000,000 gross average over three = years) shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business = Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 19.7. Small, small = disadvantaged, HUBzone and women-owned firms are strongly encouraged to = participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with = other small businesses. All interested large business firms are = reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place = subcontracts to the maximum practical extent with small and = disadvantaged firms as part of their ORIGINAL SUBMITTED TEAMS. Contract = will be procured under the Brooks Act and FAR Part 36 pending = availability of funds. This is not a Request for Proposal.

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