SmallBusSetAside (Notice of Intent) OPOLegalSvcs

This serves as a Notice of Intent to solicit and award a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE Firm Fixed Price Type Contract Procurement. NO SOLICITATION IS ATTACHED. A SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON/ABOUT AUGUST 17, 2012. Summary: The U.S. General Services Administration's National Capital Region (GSA) plans to redevelop the Old Post Office through the enactment of Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008 PL 110-359 (HR 5001) ("the Act") and Section 111 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), which allows GSA to enter into leases for assets listed on the National Register of Historic Places. GSA, in redeveloping the OPO, envisions an opportunity to enhance the value of the asset to the United States in accordance with the Congressional mandates which authorize GSA to seek proposals and enter into a lease with a developer, the Preferred Selected Developer ("PSD"). Therefore, GSA requires the performance of professional legal services by a law firm with expertise in real estate, hospitality, third-party financing, and ground leases to assist in drafting and negotiating the Lease Agreement with the Preferred Selected Developer. The parties will execute a Lease Agreement within 365 calendar days of the date of award but, except as otherwise provided, not extend beyond June 2013. The Cost Range of this project is estimated between $80,000.00 and $100,000.00. The RFP solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or about August 17, 2012 with offers due 21 calendar days after issuance of the solicitation. This procurement will be conducted under FAR Parts 12 and 13 and evaluated under the best value approach, with technical capability being significantly greater than cost or price. The 2007 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this project is 541110 Offices of Lawyers with a size standard of $10.0 million. This solicitation will be issued via Internet only on FedBizOpps Website at www.fbo.gov. Notification of amendments shall be made via FedBizOpps Website only. It is the contractor's responsibility to check the below listed Internet address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. No corrections and/or changes to proposals will be allowed after the proposal submittal due date and time. After solicitation issuance, contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments at the following internet address:www.fbo.gov. The use of the website requires prior registration at www.fbo.gov. The plans and specifications will be provided through the federal business opportunity website. The plans and specifications will not be made available in paper format or on compact disc. A pre-proposal conference will be conducted before the proposal due date (actual information will be contained in the solicitation). The solicitation will be available for download through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov). All interested contractors must register with FBO in order to view sensitive but unclassified information, and this registration requires that the following information be completed: (1) An active Central Contractor Registration (CCR) account, and (2) Dun and Bradstreet DUNS Number. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web site for amendments to the solicitation. All contractors need to be registered in CCR and ORCA.