The Northern Facilities Construction CMT of the United States Postal Service is soliciting proposals for a Condenser Water Line Replacement project, at the United States Postal Service owned Morgan P&DC 341 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10199, New York County. Please see attached Summary of Work. The estimated cost of the work is between $2,900,000 to $3,500,000; with construction completion no later than Two Hundred Ten (210) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The solicitation will open 8-12-16 on USPS eSourcing Emptoris (see How to Participate below) and close on 9-7-16. A pre-proposal meeting for this project will be held on August 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST, (local time) on site. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. Technical inquiries are to be addressed to Zeyad Abwini, Architect/Engineer, CH2M, at 704-236-7443, or the USPS Project Manager, Kathleen Tomaszewski at 201-714-7238. The Postal Service bases contract award decisions on best value. The Postal Service is more concerned with making an award at the lowest overall price than with obtaining superior technical or management features. However, the Postal Service may not necessarily make an award at the lowest price in order to achieve a small price savings if better value can be achieved with superior technical or management features. The benefits of a higher priced proposal may merit a higher price. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Modified Management Plan: Sections include Eligibility, Safety, Bonding Information, Construction Phase, Project Management, and Comparable Experience. The Modified Management Plan will be evaluated and scored on a scale of 100 points. Solicitation Attachment 12 contains the scoring breakdown. Price Proposal: Signed Offer and Award (Page 1), Schedule of Unit Prices, and Schedule of Values. Terms & Conditions: Solicitation: Key Personnel. Representations and Certifications Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Program; and Authorized Negotiators. Bonding: Contractor must have the ability to obtain 100 percent performance and payment bonds for this project within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of a Notice of Intent to Award. Contractor will be responsible for coordination of all work in a manner that will not interfere with operations and coordinate all work related to this phased project with the Facility Manager or designee. Note: Successful offeror will be required to submit a Sub-Contracting Plan and Project Specific Safety Plan acceptable to the USPS Contracting Officer before a Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued. The successful offeror will be bound by the Contractor's Screening Requirements. Offerors must familiarize themselves with the requirements of Clause F-102. HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OPPORTUNITY All proposals must be submitted online in USPS eSourcing Emptoris (https://uspsesourcing.emptoris.com). USPS eSourcing Emptoris is a web-based electronic solicitation platform. If your organization wishes to participate in this solicitation, please see the attached Emptoris registration instructions. If you have any questions on the registration process, contact Richard Russo at richard.m.russo@usps.gov or (860) 285-7014 or Eileen Walker at eileen.a.walker@usps.gov or (860) 285-7217. Once you complete the registration process, the Postal Service will review the entry within seven (7) business days to ensure it is complete and accurate. Upon approval, you will be notified via e-mail of your log-in credentials. Once you are registered or if your company is already registered in Emptoris, please contact Richard Russo at richard.m.russo@usps.gov or (860) 285-7014 or Eileen Walker at eileen.a.walker@usps.gov or (860) 285-7217 to request an invitation to bid. Separate electronic messages will be sent inviting you to participate in the solicitation and notifying you when the event is opened. Each organization must "accept" the Invitation in order to place a bid in Emptoris. Any required documentation may be attached to your bid after submitting total dollar amount of bid in Emptoris. CLOSING TIME WILL NOT BE EXTENDED DUE TO OPERATOR INABILITY WITHIN EMPTORIS. Emptoris Registration eMail The New York, NY Morgan P&DC Condenser Water Line Replacement Solicitation documents are available on the USPS eSourcing tool (Emptoris) utilized by the United States Postal Service. The site can be accessed at https://uspsesourcing.emptoris.com. Attached is information for registration into the system Once your company is registered and has been approved, you will be eligible to receive invitations to bid in USPS Emptoris RFx events and to view all solicitation documents for the New York, NY Morgan P&DC Condenser Water Line Replacement Solicitation. Please take a moment to review the registration instructions. In order to register you will need: 1. DUNS number, which can be obtained at (866) 705-5711 or www.dnb.com "Get a D&B D-U-N-S Number". 2. NAICS code(s); the code for Commercial Institutional Building Construction is 236220; the code for Roofing Contractor is 238160. If you have other areas of expertise, but do not know the correct NAICS code to enter, you can find a list at http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/index.html When you receive your registration, send me an email so we can invite you to the RFP event.
