Chiller Replacement at Jose V. Toledo U.S. Courthouse, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Sources Sought Chiller Replacement at Jose V. Toledo U.S. Courthouse, San Juan, Puerto Rico NAICS 236220-Construction THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a request for offers or proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Market research is being conducted to determine if there are Small Businesses with the capabilities to perform the required work. The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Northeast and Caribbean Region (R2) anticipates issuing one (1) solicitation for construction services for Chiller Replacement at Jose V. Toledo U.S. Courthouse, San Juan, Puerto Rico. DESCRIPTION The project for Chiller Replacement at Jose V. Toledo U.S. Courthouse San Juan, Puerto Rico includes, but is not limited to providing all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to replace the building's three chillers. This include: Replacing the three rooftop chillers. Replacing all associated pumps, VFDs, valves and piping. Repair and replacement of structural steel support beams. The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation for this acquisition around August/September 2023. The estimated cost of construction range for this project is $1-5 million. The sources sought announcement will identify potential General Contractors (GC) with the capabilities to perform the Scope of Work outlined above. This project will be a negotiated procurement issued in accordance with FAR Part 15. In this process, the Government anticipates awarding this project to the most highly qualified GC firms with whom it can negotiate a fair and reasonable price for the project. GSA is also seeking information on GC firms that are interested in this acquisition who qualify under the 8(a) Program, the HUBZone Program, Women-Owned, and/or the Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Procurement Program. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) for this potential acquisition is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business size standard is average annual sales and receipts for the past three (3) years that are less than $45,000,000. If you are an interested firm, you are invited to submit a written Letter of Interest to include a Capability Statement addressing the following questions (5-page limit). All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. The Government will use this information to assess the likelihood of your firm's capability to perform this project. QUESTIONS 1. In the past ten (10) years, has your firm successfully completed a project in Puerto Rico? 2. What is your maximum bonding capacity? 3. In the past ten (10) years, as GC, what is the largest dollar value construction project your firm has successfully completed? Provide a brief narrative that demonstrates your firm's capabilities providing construction services. 4. In the past ten (10) years, as GC, has your firm performed phased construction within an operational/occupied building or site? Provide a brief narrative of the most recent project demonstrating this capability and your firm's capabilities in providing the necessary coordination and logistics to deliver the project on time, on budget and with minimal disruption to operations. 5. In the past ten (10) years, as GC, has your firm performed chiller replacement at an occupied office building, courthouse, or other institutional building while maintaining its operational functions? If yes, briefly describe your experience, cooling capacity tons and include the dollar value of your largest project. 6. In the past ten (10) years, as GC, has your firm performed construction work requiring the use of cranes to move materials and equipment to and from the rooftop of a multi-story building while maintaining its operational functions? If yes, briefly describe your experience and include the dollar value of your largest project. 7. Is your firm considered a small business concern with a size standard of less than $45,000,000 in annual receipts average of the last three (3) fiscal years? Otherwise, indicate if you are a large business firm. 8. Is your firm a small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and/or women-owned small business? If yes, please indicate the applicable representation(s). Submission Instructions: As this notice is a Sources Sought announcement, firms should submit a Written Letter of Interest along with a response to the questions contained within this notice to Olga M. Rodriguez, Contracting Officer and Ixa Olivieri Rodriguez, Contract Specialist. All responses must be submitted via email to olga.rodriguez@gsa.gov and ixa.olivierirodriguez@gsa.gov by 4:00PM (EST) on August 23, 2023. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to firms regarding submissions. No paper copies will be accepted. For Informational Purposes: All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) at the time of offer submission. Note: The information provided in response to this announcement is strictly for informational purposes only. Responses provided will not exclude interested parties from future, related procurement activity. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.