Construction Services for the CISA Headquarters Building, St Elizabeths West Campus, SE WASH DC

10/27/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0011 Proposal receipt date and time EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 14, 2023, by 3:00PM EST 10/24/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0010 Proposal receipt date and time REMAINS as OCOTBER 31, 2023, by 3:00PM EST Amendment 0010 contains six (6) attachments: REVISED PRICING SHEET, General Decision Number DC20230002 MOD 10 2023 10 13, 2.1 CISA Geologic Hazard Report-F, 2.1 CISA Geotech Engineering Design Report - RFP, 2.1 CISA Geotechnical Data Report-RFP, 2.1-2.2 CISA Report Geotechnical RFP. Note: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. No. 117-169, enacted in August 2022, provided GSA with significant funding for (a) measures necessary to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings, (b) acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, and (c) emerging and sustainable technologies. The Contract resulting from this Solicitation will be funded in part by IRA appropriations, and it contains numerous IRA-specific requirements. Requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction. In addition, please note that this Solicitation contains an evaluation factor favoring certain construction materials with the lowest possible levels of embodied carbon. Offerors shall carefully review this Solicitation, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, the Specifications, and the Drawings. Offerors are responsible for accurately pricing and, if successful, fully performing all Contract requirements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10/19/2023 - AMEND 0009 CISA HQ RFIs and Questions Round 4 2023 10 18 In review of the actual RFI LOG 4, it appears some of the questions and responses did not depict the entire wording which was truncated in the process of saving the document to .pdf. This is a full version of the RFI LOG 4. 10/18/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0009 Proposal receipt date and time REMAINS as OCOTBER 31, 2023, by 3:00PM EST Amendment 0009 contains: RFI LOG, Revised SF 1442 Pricing Sheet, Revised Factor 1, 21 Attachments (Specs and Plans) Note: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. No. 117-169, enacted in August 2022, provided GSA with significant funding for (a) measures necessary to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings, (b) acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, and (c) emerging and sustainable technologies. The Contract resulting from this Solicitation will be funded in part by IRA appropriations, and it contains numerous IRA-specific requirements. Requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction. In addition, please note that this Solicitation contains an evaluation factor favoring certain construction materials with the lowest possible levels of embodied carbon. Offerors shall carefully review this Solicitation, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, the Specifications, and the Drawings. Offerors are responsible for accurately pricing and, if successful, fully performing all Contract requirements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/09/2023 RE: PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE held 09.25.2023 Provide VIRTUAL PRE-PROPOSAL CONF ATTENDANCE REPORT and VIRTUAL PRE-PROPOSAL CONF AGENDA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/04/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0008 Proposal receipt date and time EXTENDED to OCOTBER 31, 2023, by 3:00PM EST Amendment 0008 contains 6 attachments: IRA RFI LOG, Revised SF 1442 Pricing Sheet, Spec Section 011000- Summary, Spec Section 018113.13- Embodied Carbon Design Requirements, Sketch SE-106A - STRUCTURAL FRAMING PLAN - LEVEL 1 A (controlled), Sketch SE-306 - TYPICAL RATED BOLLARD DETAILS (controlled) Note: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. No. 117-169, enacted in August 2022, provided GSA with significant funding for (a) measures necessary to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings, (b) acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, and (c) emerging and sustainable technologies. The Contract resulting from this Solicitation will be funded in part by IRA appropriations, and it contains numerous IRA-specific requirements. Requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction. In addition, please note that this Solicitation contains an evaluation factor favoring certain construction materials with the lowest possible levels of embodied carbon. Offerors shall carefully review this Solicitation, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, the Specifications, and the Drawings. Offerors are responsible for accurately pricing and, if successful, fully performing all Contract requirements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/25/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0007 Proposal receipt date and time remains as OCOTBER 6, 2023, by 3:00PM EST Amendment 0007 contains 6 attachments: 2 spec documents and 4 drawings. [Amendment 0007 Link included/Amend 0007 Link Password provided by email to vendors previously granted access under the RFP) Note: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. No. 117-169, enacted in August 2022, provided GSA with significant funding for (a) measures necessary to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings, (b) acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, and (c) emerging and sustainable technologies. The Contract resulting from this Solicitation will be funded in part by IRA appropriations, and it contains numerous IRA-specific requirements. Requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction. In addition, please note that this Solicitation contains an evaluation factor favoring certain construction materials with the lowest possible levels of embodied carbon. Offerors shall carefully review this Solicitation, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, the Specifications, and the Drawings. Offerors are responsible for accurately pricing and, if successful, fully performing all Contract requirements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/15/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0006 Proposal receipt date and time hereby REMAINS as OCTOBER 6, 2023, by 3:00 pm EDT General Decision Number DC20230002 MOD 9 dated 09/01/2023 ROUND 3 CISA Headquarters RFIs and Responses LOG [Link included containing Misc Acq Docs, Site Utilities, Specs & Dwgs as attachments/Amend 0006 Link Password provided by email to vendors previously granted access under the RFP) VIRTUAL Pre-Proposal Conference for RFP- EQWPC-23-0001CISAHQ, CISA NEW Build, St Elizabeths W Campus SE Wash DC, will be held on GOOGLE MEETS, as follows: Date: Monday, September 25, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time Representatives from the GSA/PBS Office of Design and Construction and the IRA Program Division will be available to answer any questions and address any concerns. No Pre-Registration required. Meeting ID meet.google.com/acy-hqtj-etj Phone Numbers (?US?)?+1 219-321-0288? PIN: ?641 839 077#? THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. *ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED to the attention of the Contracting Officer at bonnie.echoles@gsa.gov and the Project Manager at steven.p.wright@gsa.gov by 12:00 pm Eastern Time (noontime) Thursday, September 21, 2023. Note: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. No. 117-169, enacted in August 2022, provided GSA with significant funding for (a) measures necessary to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings, (b) acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, and (c) emerging and sustainable technologies. The Contract resulting from this Solicitation will be funded in part by IRA appropriations, and it contains numerous IRA-specific requirements. Requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction. In addition, please note that this Solicitation contains an evaluation factor favoring certain construction materials with the lowest possible levels of embodied carbon. Offerors shall carefully review this Solicitation, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, the Specifications, and the Drawings. Offerors are responsible for accurately pricing and, if successful, fully performing all Contract requirements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 07/21/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0005 Proposal receipt date and time hereby EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 6, 2023, by 3:00 pm EDT General Decision Number DC20230002 MOD 6 dated 07/21/2023 ROUND 2 CISA Headquarters RFIs and Responses LOG Note: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. No. 117-169, enacted in August 2022, provided GSA with significant funding for (a) measures necessary to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings, (b) acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, and (c) emerging and sustainable technologies. The Contract resulting from this Solicitation will be funded in part by IRA appropriations, and it contains numerous IRA-specific requirements. Requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction. In addition, please note that this Solicitation contains an evaluation factor favoring certain construction materials with the lowest possible levels of embodied carbon. Offerors shall carefully review this Solicitation, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, the Specifications, and the Drawings. Offerors are responsible for accurately pricing and, if successful, fully performing all Contract requirements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 06/26/2023 - ISSUED AMENDMENT 0004 Proposal receipt date and time hereby REMAINS UNCHANGED: JULY 31, 2023, by 3:00 pm EDT Revised SF 1442, Pricing Sheet, Divisional Price Breakdown Summary Sheet 06/23/2023 ROUND 1 CISA Headquarters RFI Responses LOG 6977_Stamped_01-23-2023_17095_Revised Sheets Compiled (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: scope of work language for LEC materials to be included in the next amendment.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 06/08/2023 - ISSUE AMENDMENT 0003 Proposal receipt date and time is hereby EXTENDED to JULY 31, 2023, by 3:00 pm EDT Revised General Decision Number DC20230002 MOD 4 dated 06/02/2023 FINAL DATE for Requests for Information (RFIs) Submission: June 22, 2023, by 5:00 PM EDT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05/31/2023 - FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY CISA HQ 2nd Pre-Bid Attendance Sheet Sign in 2023 05 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 05/25/2023 GSA PRESS RELEASE dated 05/16/2023 GSA Pilots Buy Clean Inflation Reduction Act Requirements for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsa-pilots-buy-clean-inflation-reduction-act-requirements-for-low-embodied-carbon-construction-materials-05162023 The Press Release contains important links regarding the Pilot Program. As the Government will be modifying the solicitation to reflect new Inflation Reduction Act requirements, there is potentially a possibility of extension to the proposal receipt date by a future amendment to the RFP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05/02/2023 - ISSUE AMENDMENT 0002 Proposal receipt date and time is hereby EXTENDED to JUNE 21, 2023, by 3:00 pm EDT Another Site Visit will be held MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023, at 11:00 am EDT At the conclusion of the Site Visit, all Requests for Information (RFIs) must be received by 5:00 PM EDT, on May 26, 2023. The GSA Project Team is aggresively working to respond to all RFIs submitted to date. Response will be in the form of an amendment to the solicitation. _________________________________________ 04/27/2023 - ISSUE AMENDMENT 0001 Proposal receipt date and time REMAINS UNCHANGED as follows. MAY 22, 2023, by 3:00PM EST BY EMAIL to the attention of the Contracting Officer, bonnie.echoles@gsa.gov 1. General Decision Number DC20230002 MOD 2 dated 2023 04 07 2. Revised FACTOR 1. Past Experience on Similar Projects 3. Final Site Walk Sign-in Sheet 2023 04 17 4. NAICS CODE Correction ___________________________ 04/25/2023 REMINDER Per the RFP, all Requests for Information (RFIs) must be received by 5:00 PM EDT, on May 1, 2023; submitted to the attention of the Contrating Officer at bonnie.echoles@gsa.gov. THE SOLICITATION: III.B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but do not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 15 calendar days. Prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 21 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers. ______________________________ 04/14/2023 REMINDER: To ALL registrants for the Pre-Bid Site Walk for the Construction Services for the CISA Headquarters Building, St Elizabeths West Campus, SE WASH DC scheduled for April 17, 2023, at 11:00 AM EDT: In order to avoid any delays upon check-in, please ensure you have completed the visit registration process before arrival, using the visitor portal sent via email (no-reply-chqvisit@hq.dhs.gov). Once completed registration will come with an e-mail confirmation, barcode, and visit start date. Arrival Instructions: St Elizabeths West Campus 2701 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20032 ENTER Gate 2 - Visitors parking available ---------------------------------------------------- 04/13/2023: NOTIFICATION - CISA Headquarters, St. Elizabeths West Campus Site Visit - Monday, April 17, 2023, 11am EDT To all attendees registered for the upcoming CISA HQ project site walk-thru scheduled for Monday, April 17, 2023, at 11am EDT: You must enter through GATE 2 of the St Elizabeths West Campus (stoned wall side of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE). St Elizabeths West Campus 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, DC 20032 Once allowed on to the campus, you will be directed to park in the temporary gravel parking lot immediately adjacent to the Gate 2 entrance. ----------------------------------------- 04/07/2023 UPLOAD: VOL 1 - The Solicitation, The Agreement VOL 2 - Narratives/4 documents (included under link) [VOL 3 - Specifications/4 documents (Previously Uploaded as Controlled Documents)] VOL 4 - Drawings/4 documents (included under link) VOL 5 - Remaining Solicitation Documents PASSWORD TO LINK WILL BE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS APPROVED FOR CONTROLLED ACCESS. --------------------------------- The General Services Administration (GSA), National Capital Region, Public Building Services (PBS), is hereby issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a General Contractor for Construction Services for the CISA Headquarters Building, St Elizabeths West Campus, SE WASH DC. This solicitation is being issued on a full and open competitive basis. Large business firms must comply with FAR 19.7 and FAR Clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. All responsible sources are highly encouraged to participate. Project Background: The Project will be located on the former site of the St. Elizabeth's Hospital, a National Historic Landmark, and former mental health hospital that was previously operated by the District of Columbia Health and Human Services. The St. Elizabeth's Campus is located on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. The West Campus and a portion of the East Campus have been selected to meet the operational housing needs for the DHS. The West Campus, a 176- acre site, is situated on the - topographic bowl of the District of Columbia and offers panoramic views of the city. The campus contains 62 historic buildings, 134 character defining landscape features and a historic cemetery, in which soldiers from the Civil War era, as well as former patients, are interred. The project is part of the DHS headquarters operations consolidation into a secure, 4.5 million gross square feet (GSF) campus at the St. Elizabeth's Campus in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, DC. The resultant campus will be the central core for leadership, operations coordination, policy, and program management functions in support of DHS's strategic goals. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be consolidating its key leadership, policy, management, programs and mission execution personnel to the St. Elizabeths (St. Es) West Campus, located in Anacostia Washington, DC. Specifically, this acquisition plan is for the new construction of the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Headquarters Building, including all associated efforts to construct a new building. The CISA HQ Building project is part of Phase 3 of the DHS Consolidation Project. As part of the program, the CISA HQ Building will consist of demolition of existing buildings, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, and construction of a new facility to meet CISA's operational needs. NAICS Code: The applicable NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $39.5 million. Product Services Codes (PSC): The applicable Product Service Code is Y1AA - Construction of Office Buildings. Period of Performance: The period of performance for the construction of the new CISA HQ Building is 807 calendar days. Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction Project: The estimated price range for the Project is between $300,000,000 and $400,000,000. Competitive Procedures: This procurement will be competed utilizing full and open competition. Competitive proposals will be requested in accordance with FAR 15 - Contracting by Negotiations. Selection Procedures. The objective of the Source Selection Process is to select a proposal that represents the best value to the Government. The award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and offers the best value to the Government, considering the price and non-price factors. The evaluation will be based upon not only price but the following non-price factors, as listed in descending order of importance: Factor 1 - Experience; Factor 2 - Past Performance; Factor 3 - Key Personnel (Experience and Qualifications of Key Personnel); Factor 4 - Management Plan & Schedule; Factor 5 - Subcontracting Plan; Factor 6 - Project Labor Agreement This procurement will require the successful Offeror (if a large business) to submit a Subcontracting Plan (FAR 19.7) which shall outline the subcontracting goals for small, veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small, small disadvantaged, HUBZone small, and women-owned small business concerns if the successful Offeror is not a small business. Offerors have an option to submit ot not to submit a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). In accordance with E.O. 14063, Project Labor Agreement (PLA) requirement applies to - large-scale construction projects for which the total estimated cost of the construction contract to the Federal Government is $35 million or more. This procurement has a total estimated contract value (including options) at or above $10.0M, therefore, INFORM 2.0 will apply and all INFORM 2.0 processes will be followed. GSA requires a bid guarantee in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 with each offeror's proposal. GSA requires Performance and Payment Bonds prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Architect-Engineer of Record: ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP 1223 SW Washington Street, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97205 Procurement Schedule: A site visit has been scheduled for April 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST. Location of entry: GATE 2: St Elizabeths West Campus, 2701 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE, Wash., DC 20032. Pre-registration is required for all attendees for the pre-proposal Site Visit. The Site Visit shall be limited to not more than two (2) representatives from each Offeror (and (2) representatives from each Prime Subcontractor). Please submit the Site Visit Registration Form to the point of contact listed below by April 12, 2023, by 12:00PM EST. Please ensure registered attendees arrive early to allow adequate time to go through security screening. Name: Steven Wright, Esq., Project Executive Cell Phone: 202-713-7652 Email: steven.p.wright@gsa.gov All requests for information (RFIs) shall be submitted via email to bonnie.echoles@gsa.gov and are due by 05/01/2023 by 3:00PM EST. Any responses will be issued via Amendment to the solicitation. Receipt of Offers: In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 3:00 pm EST, local time via email only on the following date and at the following address. Date: May 22, 2023. Separate Technical and Price Proposal volumes. Email Address: bonnie.echoles@gsa.gov Interested Parties/How to Offer This Solicitation will only be available electronically. through sam.gov, a secure website designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified (SBU) acquisition material. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and for monitoring the website for possible amendments and/or additional information. Potential offerors must register on the.sam.gov website to have access to solicitation material. For additional registration information, visit the sam.gov website. To ensure that you receive all information regarding this solicitation, please register to receive updates at sam.gov, and follow the procedures for notification registration. NOTE: Due to the size of the attachments, there will be 2 or 3 separate uploads for the entire Solicitation.