Design/Build Administrative/Visitor Center Building

The US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1/8-Pacific Southwest, is preparing to issue a solicitation (Request for Proposals-RFP) for the design-build of an approximately 12,000 square foot Administrative/Visitor Center Building at the Corn Creek Field Station, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County, Nevada The full solicitation package inclusive of the evaluation and selection process(es), solicitation forms, documents, drawings, and specifications required to submit an offer for this requirement are available on the following website: https://www.submittalexchange.com/bid/CornCreekVisitorFacility/SolicitationDocuments SET-ASIDE: 100% Small Business Set-Aside PROJECT MAGNITUDE: $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 (Five to Ten Million US Dollars) NAICS: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $33.5M PROJECT LOCATIONUS Fish and Wildlife Service, Corn Creek Field Station, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. The project site is located approximately 30 miles north of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada on Interstate 95 at 16001 Corn Creek Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89124. PROJECT OVERVIEW:The project will entail the selected contractor providing all design, labor, management, permitting, fees, supplies, and materials, except for any specified Government furnished materials outlined within the solicitation documents to design and construct a new complete and functioning 11,000 (approximate) square foot Administrative/Visitor Center Building using Design/Build as a project delivery system. The awarded contractor shall also provide design and construction of all associated building systems including but not limited to: site preparation, roads and parking areas, landscape and landscape irrigation electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire suppression, ventilation, telephone, and communications, and building demolition in accordance with the solicitation documents. Design and Construction shall be required to meet a minimum of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold level certification in addition to meeting all federal energy mandates. The Refuge desires to expedite the work and proposes to fast track the construction process with a minimum of 3 design/construction packages; a Site and Foundation Package, a Shell Package, and an Interiors Package. The performance period for the complete design package is 240 days after Notice to Proceed. The performance period for construction is 360 days after Notice to Proceed for the first construction package.The design-build solicitation and evaluation process shall be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR) SubPart 36.3. The issued RFP shall set forth the requirements for responding to the solicitation, as well as all technical evaluation factors and subfactors. Please also note that solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available ONLY electronically and via the government point of entry (GPE) found at www.fbo.gov. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the government to any interested parties as a result of this solicitation. Vendors submitting offers for this requirement must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to participate; offers received from vendors that are not currently registered will be rejected. Website: http://www.ccr.gov. The CCR Help desk number is 888-227-2423. Vendors must have completed and have accurate and current on-line representations and certifications found at www.orca.bpn.gov to be considered for award. Award for this requirement is anticipated to be based on "Best Value" to the Government, price and other evaluation factors considered. Identification of significant evaluation factors and subfactors will be duly noted within the solicitation documents, once issued. Click here to see more information about this opportunity on FedConnect https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/