Art in Architecture Project - William J. Green Building

The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions American artists (citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents or Permanent Workers of the United States) to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for federal buildings nationwide. GSA announces an opportunity for a federal art commission in conjunction with the modernization of the William J. Green Jr. Federal Building in Philadelphia, PA. The modernization project will improve the building�s overall utilization through the realignment and implementation of various economical workplace solutions and result in effective long-term housing solutions for multiple federal agencies. By maximizing space in the federal building, additional federal tenant agencies will relocate from leases space resulting in significant savings in annual lease payments to the private sector. GSA allocates one-half of one percent of the estimated construction costs of new or modernized federal buildings for art commissions. The art budget for the William J. Green Jr. Federal Building project is currently estimated to be between $300,000.00 and $400,000.00. One or more artists will be awarded a fixed-price contract for a commission. A portion of the art budget may be used to care for existing artwork at the building. Artists who wish to be considered for this and all future GSA art commissions must submit application materials to GSA�s National Artists Registry (Registry). The Registry constitutes the qualified list of artists for this and all GSA commissions. Instructions on how to join the Registry are available on the following Web site: www.gsa.gov/artinarchitecture All artists who wish to be considered as candidates for a commission at the William J. Green Jr. Federal Building in Philadelphia, PA, must have their application materials submitted and received by GSA by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on April 5, 2016. Artists� submissions received after the deadline will not be considered for this project, but will be eligible for consideration on future GSA commissions alongside the other artists on the Registry. Artists already on the Registry need not resubmit, but may elect to update their information prior to the deadline. GSA evaluates artists based on the following criteria: the media, materials, content, style, and scope of the artist�s past work, along with the artist�s past performance and experience with commissions or projects similar to the one described in this synopsis. Short-listed artists will be contacted and asked to submit additional information including a statement that he or she can perform the work associated with the GSA commission within the identified budget. GSA will count the combined weight of all the selection criteria as significantly more important than price. At a minimum, the scope of services for this commission will require: collaboration with the lead designer selected for the building project; development of preliminary and final concepts; fabrication of the artwork; participation in meetings and conservation reviews as necessary; and the installation of the artwork at the project site.