THIS NOTICE IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. This notice 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. Information received will be used to determine the availability of responsible firms that would be interested in submitting proposals in response to the anticipated solicitation. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Northeast and Caribbean Region is seeking a qualified General Contractor to act in the capacity of a Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) who can provide full Construction Services for a comprehensive whole building modernization project at the Silvio V. Mollo Federal Building (Mollo) located at 1 St. Andrew's Plaza in New York City, New York. The proposed Mollo project will include a complete exterior envelope replacement, and address seismic, structural deficiencies and blast mitigation. The project will replace and modernize the building mechanical, electrical distribution, plumbing, fire protection and security systems. In addition the project will construct a new screening pavilion and new office for the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Southern District of New York. The scope includes complete replacement of building systems, including the facade, roofing, HVAC, normal and emergency electrical infrastructure, and elevators. The project also includes accessibility upgrades, a new integrated main entrance, construction of tenant space for the USAO and U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service (USMS), and temporary chilled water and High Pressure steam service to the adjacent U.S. Department of Justice'Federal Bureau of Prisons Manhattan Correctional Center (MCC). The overall project will be executed in three phases. Phase I is for swing space in the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building (Javits) located at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, New York, that will be required so tenants can vacate the existing Mollo facility during construction (Phase II). The swing space will be constructed on two floors in Javits to accommodate the USAO during the renovation of Mollo and, at the conclusion of this project, will be reused to permanently house a portion of the USAO currently housed in leased space (Phase III). This Notice is advertised for the Mollo CMc only (Phase II). The CMc contractor will be selected through a procurement method developed in accordance with FAR Part 15.1 - Source Selection Processes and Techniques. The Government must ensure that there is adequate capability, experience, and competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. This procurement will be conducted under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 236220--Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business size standard is an average annual sales and receipts for the past three years that are equal to or less than $39,500,000. GSA anticipates the award of a Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) contract. This award is subject to the availability of funds. The base contract for design phase services will be awarded at a firm-fixed price. The construction phase services option will be awarded as a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). The GMP will be tracked through open book accounting which will be reviewed and monitored by GSA and a third party Construction Manager as Advisor. The period of performance for the proposed contract will be for approximately forty-seven (47) weeks for the CMc design assist phase and approximately one hundred and seventy-eight (178) weeks for the construction phase. The total Estimated Cost of Construction at Award for Phase II is $174,408,816. Notice To Proceed for construction is anticipated to be issued in the Spring 2023. The CMc contractor shall be a member of the project development team during the design and construction phases of the project, working with the Government's selected Architect/Engineer (A/E) and the Government representatives to ensure a quality project, within the mandated schedule and budget. The CMc contractor will perform services including, but not limited to: evaluating design concepts, monitoring A/E progress, coordinating design reviews, reviewing designs, reviewing and preparing cost estimates, controlling schedules, keeping records, reporting on design and construction progress, conducting Value Engineering exercises, coordinating with local agencies (such as the New York City Department of Transportation, New York City Department of Buildings , New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority), conducting constructability reviews, constructing the facility, administering the construction contract and all subcontracts, coordinating construction meetings, Critical Path Method scheduling, monitoring construction costs, and performing administrative and other services as defined in the scope of work to provide for a completely functional facility. If you are an interested general contractor or a firm who has experience acting in the capacity of a CMc contractor, you are invited to submit a written Letter of Interest to include a Capability Statement addressing the following information (five 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. 1) Name of your company, DUNS (www.dnb.com), address, point of contact with phone number and email address. 2) Business size for the assigned NAICS code, which can be located at the Small Business Administration (SBA) website; www.sba.gov. In addition to the size of business, indicate any other socioeconomic designations such as 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and/or Women-Owned Small Business. 3) Company's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity by including a brief description of at least three (3) similar whole building renovation/ modernization projects of similar size and complexity completed within the past ten (10) years, including project delivery method utilized for each project, customer names and phone numbers, timeliness of performance, and dollar values of the projects. 4) State your company's bonding capability. 5) If your company is/will be part of a joint venture, state the name(s) of the joint venture members and the business size(s) of each. 6) State if your company is in compliance with Cost Accounting Standards, per FAR Part 30. Submission Instructions: Please submit your company's Capability Statement by 4:00pm EST on August 10, 2020 to Lisa Zalar, Contract Specialist, at lisa.zalar@gsa.gov with a copy to Jordana Covrigaru, Contracting Officer, at jordana.covrigaru@gsa.gov. All responses must be submitted via email. No paper submissions will be accepted. For informational purposes: All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) at the time of offer submission. Note: All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review and market research purposes only. Responses provided will not exclude interested parties from future related procurement activity. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.
