SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- GSA Synopsis for Artist Services at the Calexico West Land Port of Entry in Calexico, CA
- Notice Date
- 11/30/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 711510
— Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Property Development Division (9PCS), 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd floor West, San Francisco, California, 94102
- ZIP Code
- 94102
- Solicitation Number
- GS-09P-11-KT-C-0014
- Archive Date
- 1/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Nicole Avila, Phone: (202) 219-0411
- E-Mail Address
-
nicole.avila@gsa.gov
(nicole.avila@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions American artists ( citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents or Permanent Workers of the United States ) to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for federal buildings nationwide. GSA announces an opportunity for a federal art commission in conjunction with the reconfiguration and expansion of the Calexico West Land Port of Entry in Calexico, California. GSA will reconfigure and expand the Calexico West Land Port of Entry to better meet the needs of the federal client, the Department of Homeland Security. The project includes the phased reconfiguration and expansion of the existing facility to improve pedestrian and vehicular processing, increase operational efficiency, provide greater officer and public safety, decrease operational and maintenance costs, and improve the traveler's experience of crossing the border. The full build-out consists of the demolition of all existing buildings and the construction of the new port facility, which includes: primary and secondary inspection areas, administration building, pedestrian processing building, and other supporting structures. The expanded facilities will occupy both the existing inspection compound and the site of the old commercial inspection facility, located to the west of the current facility and abandoned in 1996 when commercial traffic was redirected to the newly completed LPOE six miles east of downtown Calexico. In addition, four acres will be purchased for the expansion. GSA allocates one-half of one percent of the estimated construction costs of new or modernized federal buildings for art commissions. The art budget for all phases of the Land Port of Entry project is currently estimated to be $1,200,000. One or more artists will be awarded a fixed-price contract for a commission. Artists who wish to be considered for this and all future GSA art commissions must submit application materials to GSA's National Artists Registry (Registry). The Registry constitutes the qualified list of artists for this and all GSA commissions. Instructions on how to join the Registry are available on the following Web site: www.gsa.gov/artinarchitecture All artists who wish to be considered as candidates for a commission at the Calexico West Land Port of Entry in Calexico, California, must have their application materials submitted and received by GSA by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, January 14, 2011. Artists' submissions received after the deadline will not be considered for this project, but will be eligible for consideration on future GSA commissions alongside the other artists on the Registry. Artists already on the Registry need not resubmit, but may elect to update their information prior to the deadline. GSA evaluates artists based on the following criteria: the media, materials, content, style, and scope of the artist's past work, along with the artist's past performance and experience with commissions or projects similar to the one described in this synopsis. Short-listed artists will be contacted and asked to submit additional information including a statement that he or she can perform the work associated with the GSA commission within the identified budget. GSA will count the combined weight of all the selection criteria as significantly more important than price. At a minimum, the scope of services for this commission will require: collaboration with the lead designer selected for the building project; development of preliminary and final concepts; fabrication of the artwork; participation in meetings and conservation reviews as necessary; and the installation of the artwork at the project site.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/PBS/9PCS/GS-09P-11-KT-C-0014/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Calexico West Land Port of Entry, 147 S. Imperial Avenue, Calexico, California, 92231-2601, United States
- Zip Code: 92231-2601
- Zip Code: 92231-2601
- Record
- SN02335360-W 20101202/101130234117-bfd9e5a5f81aae09885f9c1da233f647 (fbodaily.com)
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