PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE
General Construction Services
MATSSC Plaza Renovations
Mid-Atlantic Social Security Center
Philadelphia, PA
Procuring Agency
The General Services Administration (GSA), Mid-Atlantic Region 3, Public Building Services (PBS), Acquisition Management Division, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a General Contractor for the Mid-Atlantic Social Security Center in Philadelphia, PA. The contract is being set aside completely for Small Businesses.
Project Synopsis
GSA has identified a need for Construction Services for a project at the Mid-Atlantic Social Security Center in Philadelphia, PA. The work involves renovations to the Northwest, Northeast, South, and Southeast plazas as well as the replacement of sections of steel girder that support the first floor and are accessible from the loading dock area and adjacent rooms. The MATSSC facility is a 7-story office building with a basement level parking garage, loading dock, training rooms, warehouse and mechanical equipment rooms. GSA has engaged an Architect Engineer (A/E) to design the project. The design is at the concept stage and is scheduled to be complete in January 2025. GSA will use a two-phase process. It anticipates issuing a 50% design package in January 2025, that contains sufficient detail to allow it to solicit Phase 1 technical proposals only, and not price. Upon completion of the evaluation of the Phase I technical proposals, an advisory shortlist will be developed. All offerors will be notified as to whether their firm will be invited to participate in the resultant acquisition or, based on the information submitted, that it is unlikely to be a viable competitor. It will be noted that exclusion from the advisory shortlist shall not preclude offerors from submitting a Phase II price proposal. Once the 100% design documents are complete. GSA will solicit Phase II Price proposals from the firms that submitted Phase 1 technical proposals.
The work will involve multiple trades including General Construction, Mechanical, Electrical, ect. The contractor will be required to have the ability to successfully coordinate all trade/subcontractor work and complete this project within all applicable government guidelines governing the work. The NAICS code for the construction work is 236220 – “Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
Project Location
Mid-Atlantic Social Security Center
Philadelphia, PA
Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction Projects
The estimated total construction cost for the project is more than $10,000,000.
Competitive Procedures
The contract is being set aside completely for Small Businesses. The procurement will be competed utilizing full and open competition, after exclusion of sources, in accordance with FAR 6.203. Competitive proposals will be requested in accordance with FAR 15 “Contracting by Negotiations.” Issuance of this Pre-Solicitation does not warrant that funds are presently available for award of a Contract.
Selection Procedures
The award will be made utilizing the tradeoff process prescribed in FAR 15.101-1. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select a proposal that represents the best value to the Government. The award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and offers the best value to the Government, considering the price and non-price factors. For this procurement, the technical factors will be substantially more important than price (FAR 15.101-1, Trade Offs). The technical factors will include:
GSA requires a bid guarantee in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 with each offeror’s proposal.
GSA requires Performance and Payment Bonds prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.
Procurement Schedule
Issue Request for Proposal on or about – December 9th – December 13th.
Proposal Due Date on or about – Approximately 7 weeks after issuance of the RFP.
Interviews (if required) on or about – TBD
Award Date - TBD
Architect/Engineer Firm
MGA Partners, LLC
234 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Period of Performance
The period of performance from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to substantial completion is 28 months, but may change upon completion of the design.
Small Business Set Aside and applicable NAICS Code
The award is a complete set-aside for small business concerns pursuant to FAR 6.203. The applicable NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $45 million.
Pre-Proposal Conference & Site Visit/Investigation for Contractors
GSA will schedule a pre-proposal conference via virtual conference call. Plans for Site visits will be announced at the time and/or in the RFP or an amendment to the RFP. Prior notification of attendance to this conference is mandatory. You will be asked to provide your company’s name and all potential attendees' full names (no more than 3 per firm) to Stephen.Kohri@gsa.gov and Stephen.Zorzi@gsa.gov by a time and date to be determined within the solicitation.
Interested Parties/How to Offer
The Solicitation will only be available electronically. It is anticipated to be available between December 9th and December 13th, 2024. The solicitation can only be obtained by accessing sam.gov, a secure website designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified (SBU) acquisition material. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. Potential offerors must register on the.sam.gov website to have access to solicitation material. For additional registration information, visit the sam.gov website.
To ensure that you receive all information regarding this solicitation, please register to receive updates at sam.gov, and follow the procedures for notification registration.
Request for Information
All inquiries concerning the project shall be directed to the following email address: Stephen.Kohri@gsa.gov and Stephen.Zorzi@gsa.gov. Further instructions will be provided in the solicitation.
