Baton Rouge Federal Courthouse Fire Alarm

This is a pre-solicitation notice. The General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Greater Southwest Region 7, Acquisition Management Division, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a complete replacement of the existing fire alarm system at the Baton Rouge Federal Courthouse located at 707 Florida St., Baton Rouge, LA. The 60,000SF building was built in 1933 and contains 3 stories plus a basement and mechanical mezzanine. THE FIRE ALARM BEING INSTALLED MUST BE SIEMENS BRAND (Brand Name Justification will be issued with the solicitation). This procurement is a 100% total HUBzone set-aside. The estimated construction cost magnitude for all work under this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The applicable NAICS code for this project is 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation) with a size standard of $16.5 Million. All responsible, qualified firms are encouraged to submit a proposal. For the purposes of FAR 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the contractor, the contractor selected for award shall perform no less than 15% percent of the work. The source selection process and criteria will be based on the - Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or around March 31, 2021. A site visit or pre-proposal meeting will be conducted, the date and time to be set-forth in the solicitation package. Interested firms are encouraged to attend the pre-proposal meeting. The solicitation closing date will be approximately 30 days after its issuance; the actual date and time will be identified in the solicitation. The solicitation and all other information, amendments and questions concerning the forthcoming solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: https://beta.sam.gov/ (Contract Opportunities). No telephone requests for documents will be accepted. This solicitation is not a sealed bid and there will not be a formal public bid opening. All questions/inquiries or requests for clarification must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing and will be available on the aforementioned Contract Opportunities posting. Interested firms must be registered and have completed their online representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM). Firms can register via the Internet site at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ or by contacting the SAM Service Desk at .https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp DISCLAIMER: The official solicitation package and technical specifications will be located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the Contract Opportunities site for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies of the solicitation package. SOLICITATION POSTED MAY 5, 2021. CAD DRAWINGS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT albert.thibodeaux@gsa.gov FOR ACCESS TO PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 AND SITE VISIT SCHEDULED FOR MAY 11, 2021. ADDITIONAL DETAILS LOCATED IN SOLICITATION. PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE CALL MEETING REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON FRIDAY MAY 7, 2021 SITE VISIT REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON MONDAY MAY 10, 2021 RFI'S DUE NLT NOON MONDAY MAY 17, 2021