Construction Services for the Weis US Courthouse Project in Pittsburgh, PA

Construction Services in the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for informational purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses do not affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation. The Government will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. This notice is a market survey being conducted solely to determine whether there are adequate Small Business contractors for the following proposed procurement. The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Region 3, has identified a need for Construction Services for a Project at the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse (Weis Courthouse) located at 700 Grant St., in Pittsburgh, PA. This project includes certain alterations to support the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (USBC) consolidation effort. The USBC will be relocating from leased space to the Weis Courthouse. The USBC's space will be reduced from approximately 43,000 USF to 31,000 USF. As part of this relocation and backfill into federal space, the United States District Court, the U.S. Attorney's Office, as well as other current tenants of the Courthouse will also be renovating their space. GSA has engaged an Architect Engineer (A/E) to design the project. The design is at the concept stage and is scheduled to be complete in late 2022. GSA may however release a 75% design package soliciting technical proposals in mid-2022. The majority of the construction work will be interior construction and finishes. The work will involve multiple trades including General Construction, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Telecommunications, etc. The contractor will be required to have the ability to successfully coordinate all trade/subcontractor work and complete this project within all applicable government guidelines governing the work. The current estimate for the construction work (at the concept phase) is more than $10M. The procurement delivery method for the project is - Design, Bid, Build. The NAICS code for the construction work is 236220 - - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. Please provide responsive information and concise answers to the questions below: Limit your collective response to seven pages total. Additional pages will not be considered. Responses must contain sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities. Contractors are also strongly encouraged to utilize the attached form to this notice. 1. Provide a Capability Statement that shows the firm name and address, points of contact including phone numbers and addresses, business type and evidences NAICS Code, SAM registrations and DUNs number; 2. Explain project specific examples listed in your materials of past efforts to demonstrate ability to perform similar work to the requirement described in this notice; 3. Identify work that you are able to self-perform or will subcontract to others. If work will be subcontracted provide a list of key trade subcontractors that you have established relationships within the place of performance. 4. Provide references that may be reached by the government to assess your performance on the experience provided above. References provided shall include a Name, Position, Agency/Company, and an up to date email address and/or phone number. 5. Provide evidence from your surety bond provider that you will be able to have performance and payment bonds in the magnitude of this project at the time of award in mid-2022. This proposed procurement is anticipated to be set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.502-2. Contracts will be awarded to responsible offerors whose proposals offer the best overall value to the Government. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested Small Business contractors are encouraged to submit responses. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. After review of the information received, a solicitation may be published in Beta.Sam.Gov. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer. Responses must be submitted by email in PDF format to Steven Sutkin at steven.sutkin@gsa.gov on or before December 10, 2021 at 4PM, Eastern Time.