Design-Build Services for Anchorage Federal Building (AFB) GSA Office Tenant Improvement Project

This is a combined Sources Sought / Presolicitation Notice issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101.  This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. An award will not be made on offers received in response to this notice. The purpose of this notice is to publicize contracting opportunity and determine availability of qualified Small Businesses, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Women Owned Small Businesses, or HUBZone Small Business firms capable of performing design-build (i.e, design and construction) services to build out space in the Anchorage Federal Building (AFB) for the United States General Services Administration (GSA) occupancy in February 2022.  Place of performance is Anchorage, Alaska.Responses to this notice will be used for informational and planning purposes only and shall

not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government.  This notice is intended strictly for market research.SYNOPSIS: The United States General Services Administration (GSA) requires construction services to build-out space for the GSA occupancy on the First Floor at the US Federal Building & James M. Fitzgerald Courthouse (more commonly known as the Anchorage Federal Building (AFB)) in Anchorage, Alaska.   Both the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) and the Public Buildings Service (PBS) will be utilizing the built-out space and approximately 25 people work at this location.  The Government has already contracted with an architectural/engineering firm who have created Design Intent Documents (DIDs). These drawings will be provided under separate cover, and are considered at a 35% level.  The design scope will consist of 65%, 95%, and Construction drawing and review period. After approval of Construction drawings, the Contractor will be issued a Notice to Proceed (NTP) for construction.  The construction scope will include (but is not limited to) HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire/life/safety, telecom, information technology, ceiling components, sound attenuation, sound masking, lighting and structural improvements. It includes demolition and construction of new walls, doors, lights, switches, outlets, casework, offices, a network room, and sound attenuation.  Construction scope will also include several “design” elements including but not limited to pierced felt ceilings/ walls, acoustic ceiling baffles, suspended resin panels, live edge front desk and counters, and polished concrete floors.  The Government intends to utilize the same A/E firm that developed the DIDs to assist GSA with submittal reviews, requests for information, inspections, etc.  The AFB is presently occupied but this project will still be accomplished primarily during normal AFB weekday working hours of 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Alaska Time, provided no disruption to the building tenants, (excessive noises, fumes/odors, dust contamination operations etc.) occurs. All disruptive work shall be scheduled outside of weekday working hours. Contractor shall schedule this type of work outside of weekday work hours in writing at least seven (7) days in advance with the Government project team. The use of pneumatic drills or hammers will not be permitted during normal working hours. The AFB is located within the Anchorage Central Business District. The architectural style of the AFB is considered to be “Great Society-International” and is constructed of a structural steel frame with an exterior skin comprised of concrete panels and glass, separated into six modules. There are poured concrete retaining walls along the sidewalks, concrete planters in the plaza areas which act as vehicle barriers, and the outside plaza sidewalks have heat coils under the paving stones to keep the sidewalk free of snow and ice. The building consists of six floors above grade and one below. The top floor is for mechanical and building support equipment, and the basement floor is a parking garage.The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; the small business size standard for this NAICS Code is $39.5 million U.S. dollars.Contractors shall be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as a small business for this solicitation's NAICS code at time of receipt of proposal.  Contractors are required to have a unique entity identifier number and an active registration in SAM (www.sam.gov) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.In accordance with FAR Subpart 36.204, the magnitude of this requirement in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00.Time for proposed contract completion is approximately 260 calendar days after Notice of Award.This potential acquisition is being considered as set-aside for small business concerns.Basis of award is expected to be a best value / tradeoff selection process considering both price and non-price factors.  Solicitation documents and document links will be available for download on or about February 2, 2021, at this website: www.beta.sam.gov under Contract Opportunities.  Any amendments issued to the solicitation will be posted solely on this website.  Responses are expected to be due approximately 30 days following the date of the posting of the solicitation.A formal site visit will be organized to occur approximately 14 days following the date of the posting of the solicitation announcement.  Location:  Anchorage Federal Building, 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99513SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:The Government is requesting that interested parties capable of satisfying the requirements identified in the DRAFT – Scope of Work (SOW) (Attachment), furnish the following information:a. Company nameb. Addressc. Point of contactd. Telephone numbere. E-mail addressg. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Numberh. SBA Socio-Economic statusSmall BusinessSmall Disadvantaged BusinessWomen Owned Small BusinessHUBZoneService Disabled Veteran Owned Small BusinessOther:__________________i. A statement describing the company’s interest in performing the workj. Overview of your company with brief information on recent (within the past five years) and relevant experience with Design, General Construction and Tenant Improvement, particularly the type of contract performed, the dollar value of the contract, and the location of the contract.m. Statement of capability to bond for a project in the $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 range.Interested parties providing the above referenced material are requested to limit the size of their submission to no more than 10Mb in data size due to electronic submission data limits.CLOSING RESPONSE DATE:Information regarding this notice must be emailed to colleen.butler@gsa.gov. Receipt of potential offeror’s capabilities package is requested no later than 3:00 pm Pacific Time, January 4, 2021.Each response will be reviewed by the Contracting Office for the purpose of determining whether there exists a reasonable expectation of obtaining a sufficient number of offers from qualified and responsible small business concerns. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only.THIS SOURCES SOUGHT/PRESOLICITATION SYNOPSIS NOTICE IS NOT A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT, BUT A PRE-NOTICE OF THE UPCOMING SOLICITATION. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE POSTED SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS.Contractors can search for opportunities and award histories on www.beta.sam.gov without registering.  The Federal Business Opportunities website at www.beta.sam.gov has an Interested Vendors List and a Watchlist that you can add your company's interest at no cost. Registering provides the opportunity to receive notifications, which is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification.It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors, (large or small) are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors on SUB-Net accessed at http://web.sba.gov/subnet/ and to utilize the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories.(END OF NOTIFICATION)