General Construction Services for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Phase 2 Mobility Design Lab Project

The General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a presolicitation notice to small business firms for general construction services to support the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Phase 2 Mobility Design Lab project at its headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC. This procurement is fully set aside for small businesses and aims to renovate approximately 40,000 square feet of office space on the 7th floor, involving extensive interior remodeling such as new partitions, finishes, furniture, lighting, sound masking, IT infrastructure, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. The project also includes specialized build-outs like a CIA-certified SCIF space and a State Department-certified Operations Center, as well as a comprehensive upgrade to the core areas including elevator lobbies and restrooms. The renovation targets LEED CI Version 3 Silver certification and will be executed in two phases over a period of 365 days, with a contract value estimated between $8 million and $11 million. In addition to the base renovation, there is an option to renovate restrooms on six other floors of the USAID headquarters. The solicitation actively encourages participation from a wide range of small business types, including veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned small enterprises, either as primes or joint venture partners, with specific documentation required for joint ventures. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed price based on a best value source selection process where non-price technical factors hold equal weight to price. Interested firms should prepare to respond to the formal Request for Proposal expected to be released in early March 2015, with the primary government contact being Contract Specialist Donna Bogle of the GSA.