Construction: Hydronic Piping III at the O'Neill Federal Building in Boston

This is a pre-solicitation notice for a construction project entitled "O'Neill Hydronic Piping III" at the Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Building, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222. The piping at the O'Neill Federal Building is aged and deteriorating and is in dire need of repair and/or replacement. This is the final project in a series of projects being executed to address the hydronic piping deficiencies at the O'Neill Federal Building. This final project focuses on the north side piping and HVAC system deficiencies that must be addressed according to seasonal temperatures to minimize impact to the building systems and GSA's Customers. The project will include, but is not limited to piping risers, fan coil branch piping, valving, insulation, and Exterior Insulated Finish Systems (EIFS). All items to be installed/upgraded will be in accordance with the approved design and in compliance with established building construction standards. All repair items and supplies are standard commercial items and there are no brand name considerations. The actual construction work shall be performed between the end of one cooling season and the beginning of the next cooling season. The selected contractor will need to be capable of performing all types of construction, not just piping/plumbing. They will need to be capable of performing work both at night and during the day, depending on tenant preferences. The contractor should be capable of performing the work in an occupied building. The contractor shall be capable of staffing the project with employees that can be cleared in a reasonable time through GSA's HSPD-12 process. The Government anticipates award of the contract on or about July 15, 2019 with a contract completion date of April 30, 2020. This procurement is a 100% total set-aside for Hubzone small businesses under NAICS Code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $36.5 million). If you are not a Hubzone small business under NAICS Code 236220, your proposal will not be considered. Estimated magnitude of construction, per FAR 36.204 - Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. All individuals working on this project will be required to obtain security clearances. The approach to source selection for this procurement represents the best value to the government in accordance with price and technical evaluation factors and not necessarily the lowest price. The solicitation will require offerors to submit technical and price proposals. Offers will be evaluated on technical capability and price, with technical quality being approximately equal to price. Tentative Evaluation Factors are as follows and are approximately equal in value: 1. Past Performance, 2. Experience and Capability. This is a negotiated procurement and there will NOT be a public bid opening. The solicitation, agreement, specifications, drawings and other applicable documents will be available on or about May 16, 2019 for electronic download from the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov at no additional charge. Contractors are responsible for printing the solicitation and all related documents. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor the site at www.fbo.gov. for the release of any amendments and/or other notifications of any changes to this solicitation (i.e. any amendments). The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. A bid guarantee is required and the offerors must provide Performance and Payment Bonds prior to award. Offerors shall submit both written technical and price proposals. A Pre-proposal Site Visit/Conference will be held on a date to be determined and cited in the solicitation at the Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Building, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222. This will be the only site visit for this solicitation. Additional information on how to register will be contained in the solicitation. All interested parties MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database. If you are not registered with SAM, you may access at http://www.sam.gov to register. Should there be any questions, please contact David Mark, Contract Specialist, at 617?531?9092 or via e-mail at david.mark@gsa.gov. Offers will be due on or about June 17, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. Local time. All offers are to be submitted via email to David Mark, Contract Specialist, General Services Administration, Acquisition Management Division, at david.mark@gsa.gov.