GSA, Property Development Division, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor West, San Francisco, CA 94102

Z -- CONSTRUCTION OF CAFETERIA & CONFERENCE ROOMS, 2800 COTTAGE WAY, FEDERAL BLDG, SACRAMENTO, CA SOL GS-09P-99-KTC-0017 DUE 030999 POC Roger Wiesnoski, Contracting Officer The General Services Administration (GSA) has a requirement for a qualified prime contractor to provide all labor, equipment, materials, and incidentals needed for construction of a cafeteria and conference rooms at the 2800 Cottage Way Federal Building, in Sacramento, CA. This portion of the project is designated Phase IV. Phase I of the project was designated as the east wing core/shall renovation and tenant improvement and is 100% complete. Phase II of the project was designated as the core/shell renovation of the west wing and is 100% complete. Phase III is the tenant build-out of the west wing and is scheduled to be completed March 21, 1999. Subject work will be a follow-on to Phase III. The scope consists of building out a roughly circular building of 8,000 square feet, bisecting it with one side a cafeteria and the other conference rooms. There will be partial demolition of exisiting space and the government will be supplying the cafeteria equipment. The interior construction package includes, but is not limited to the following: approximately 200,000 gross square feet of space to be contained with gypsum board partitions, security barriers, architectural woodwork, interior finishes, ceilings, flooring, doors and door hardware. Successful proposer will provide plumbing, fire protection, mechanical, HVAC, communications, electrical power, lighting and other systems connected to the base building system that was completed under Phase II. The estimated cost range of the project is between $1 and $5 million. This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Although this procurement is unrestricted and open to both large and small businesses, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business firms are encouraged to participate. Before award of the contract, large business will be required to submit an acceptable small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business subcontracting plan in accordance with Public Law 95-507 (small businesses are exempt). The prime contractor shall be required to demonstrate a certain level of expertise and capabiity. The solicitation is being made under FAR 15.1 -- Source Selection Processes and Techniques. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the solicitation and is considered to be most advantageous to the Government, cost or price and other factors considered. The evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly less important than price. This Request for Proposals (RFP) will consist of two phases: Phase I: Issuance of a full set of plans and specifications with a request for price proposals. A 20% bid-bond will be required at the time proposals are submitted. Failure to include bid-bond with proposal will disqualify firm. Upon receipt of price proposals, a competitive range will be established based on price and price related factors. Phase II: firms within the competitive range will be requested to give oral presentations, lasting no more than 45 minutes each, on their technical competence. Factors to be considered in this evaluation, listed in order of importance, are: Key Personnel, Management (QC) Plan, Past Performance and Stability of Relationship with Key Subcontractors (Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical). A panel will rank presentors and submit recommendations to the Contracting Officer, who will consider this ranking, along with price evaluation, to make final selection of the firm whose offer presents the best value to the government. Prime contractors may submit a written request for a copy of the RFP to Roger K. Wiesnoski, GSA, PBS, Property Development Division (9PCN), 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor West, San Francisco, CA 94102. Written requests will be available February 8, 1999. No phone request or fax requests accepted. Refer to RFP GS-09P-99-KTC-0017. Offerors must have an existing, active office, other than a jobsite, officially located within the geographic area of Northern California (defined as the area north of but not including Santa Barbara, Kern and San Bernardino Counties and Nevada). At least one principal member of any proposed joint venture must have an existing office within the geographic area specified. Respondents must demonstrate capability to perform 80% of all contract services in existing offices within the geographic range specified. Peformance and Payment Bonds will be required prior to receipt of Notice to Proceed. This is not an invitation for bids, there will not be a public bid opening. Posted 01/21/99 (W-SN290213). (0021)

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