Y -- Construction of an Expansion of the Social Security Administration Building, Hazleton, PA

This requirement is for the procurement of a construction firm to provide all supervision, labor, materials and equipment necessary for the expansion of the Social Security Administration Trust Fund Building at 88 South Laurel Street in Hazleton Pennsylvania. The facility is approximately 4,430 square feet with and additional 2800 square feet needed. The expansion will include, but not be limited to: construction of an expansions of the new entry screening area, life/safety upgrades, security upgrades, renovations to mechanical and electrical systems, upgrade plumbing, asbestos and general space alterations. The building will not be occupied during the entire construction duration. The successful firm must have previous experience with similar size and scope of construction projects with particular emphasis on complex multi-phased renovations & alterations. GSA has defined similar size and scope to be: new construction or major renovation of an office building (Governmental, Courthouse, or Institutional) of approximately $1 million dollars or more. The contractor's personnel will be required to obtain security clearances prior to working on this project. The approximate duration of the contract is 300 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The estimated cost of this project is over 1 million dollars ($1,000,000.00). Award will be a Small Business set aside firm fixed price contract and the procurement method will be a competitive negotiated Request for Proposal (RFP). Source Selection Procedures as identified in FAR PART 15.3 will be utilized in the selection of a firm offering the best value to the Government in terms of price and technical merit and whose performance is expected to best meet stated Government requirements. Accordingly, offerors will be evaluated based on technical merit with respect to demonstrated successful past performance, qualified/experienced personnel, subcontracting opportunities, and on their price proposals. The acquisition process shall consist of two phases: Phase 1- Receipt and evaluation of technical proposals utilizing selected drawings and a draft RFP with the technical evaluation factors. Phase 2 - Develop an advisory short list based on technical qualifications/proposals of the most technically qualified firms. In this stage, GSA will advise each respondent that participates in Phase 1, in writing, as to whether or not it will be invited to participate in Phase 2, or that it is unlikely to be a viable competitor. GSA will advise the responding firms considered not to be viable competitors and the basis of GSA's opinion. GSA will inform all respondents that not withstanding the advice provided by GSA in response to their submission in Phase 1, they may participate in Phase 2. Phase 2- Receipt and evaluation of price proposals based on 100% construction documents (a competitive range will then be developed by the Contracting Officer). Upon receipt and evaluation of all technical and price proposals, a formal selection of a firm will be made that offers the greatest value to the Government based on a combination of technical evaluation and price factors. Failure of offerors to submit a technical offer during Phase 1 will preclude further participation on this acquisition. For this procurement, technical evaluation factors are more important than cost or price. The Government has reserved the right to make an award at completion of Phase 2. The technical evaluation factors for the evaluation process are, in descending order of importance: 1. Past Performance, 2. Key Personnel & Experience. The NAICS code applicable to this project is 236220. This procurement is being solicited under small business set-aside. This announcement also constitutes the synopsis of the pre-invitation notice. Copies of this Solicitation (RFP) minus drawings will be available through the World Wide Web only on approximately July 21, 2004 (www.fedbizopps.gov ). To be included on our GSA source list, and for copies of the initial (selected) drawings, available approximately July 21, 2004, please mail, fax or email your request to Priscilla Bryant, at GSA, Allegheny Realty Services District (3PK), The Strawbridge Building, 20 N. 8th Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107;fax (215) 209-0557 or email priscilla.bryant @gsa.gov reference Solicitation Number GS-03P-04-CDC-0076 for identification purposes, TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Prior to the issuance of the RFP, contractors must comply with the Document Security Notice by completing it and returning it to the address above. Additional information on how to obtain 100% Solicitation documents will be issued in the solicitation. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on July 28, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. at the Social Security Administration Trust Fund Building, 88 South Laurel Street in Hazleton, PA. PRIOR NOTIFICATION of attendance to this conference is MANDATORY due to building security, please provide your Company Name and all potential attendees full names to priscilla.bryant @gsa.gov no later than July 27, 2004. To insure that you receive all information regarding this solicitation, please register to receive updates at www.fedbizopps.gov, follow the procedures for notification registration.