Z -- RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS 7 AND 14A, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Notice Date

March 7, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institutes of Health, Office of Procurement Management, Acquistions Branch C, Bldg. 13, Room G800, Bethesda, MD 20892-5057

ZIP Code

20892-5057

Solicitation Number

263-01-P(CC)-0014

Response Due

April 26, 2001

Point of Contact

Bernard Johnson Young 301 208-2600

Description

SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), BETHESDA, MD. The NIH intends to procure "Renovation of Buildings 7 and 14A under a competitive total small business set aside. The source selection will be based on competition between offerors involving an evaluation and comparison of cost and price and other factors. NIH plans to select the source whose proposal offers the greatest value in terms of past performance, risk reduction and other factors The magnitude of this construction project is estimated to be between $1 -- 5 Million. Construction of the project is to be completed within 270 calendar days from the notice to proceed. Liquidate damages in the amount of $1999.52 will apply. The NAICs code is 23332 and the size standard 27.5M. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The work includes all materials, labor, supervision, commissioning and any other associated cost necessary to renovate Buildings 7 and 14A on the National Institutes of Health Campus to provide space to temporarily house scientific programs from various locations at the NIH. The improvements will upgrade the existing space to meet minimum standards for modern laboratory facilities. Work will include repair or replacement of aged and outdated mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The project is required to provide bio-safety level 2 laboratories and support spaces, preservation of historical elements and compliance with applicable building, life safety and handicap accessibility codes. It is to be noted that both buildings include asbestos containing materials and lead paint. The project's phasing, scheduling, site access and hazardous material abatement makes for a very complicated construction project. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS The Government will award the contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the greatest overall value. Award will be based on a combination of technical and price factors. The combined weight of the technical factors is significantly more important than price. The goal of the technical evaluation is to select a Contractor that will provide above minimum performance. The Government's method is to assess the Offerors' "capabilities" by evaluating the Offerors' technical proposals. The technical evaluation factors are past performance and management plan. These factors are approximately equal in importance. Descriptions of the factors and their subfactors follow: A. Past Performance: Each offer will be rated based on the Government's evaluation of the Offeror's past performance on recent projects for similar services. Offerors will be required to identify all current projects more than 50% complete and all projects completed within the past five years which meet a minimum threshold value. The threshold value is defined as ""any project on which the Offeror served as the General Contractor or At Risk Construction Manager and for which the total cost of construction exceeded $3,000,000". The Government evaluation will be based on the Offerors' written submissions describing the projects, interviews of references provided by the Offerors, and past performance evaluations available through the NIH-ABC and GSA databases. The past performance evaluation sub-factors, in descending order of importance, are: i. Similarity of Projects: * Type of facility and volume of work. -- Health care or scientific research laboratory, biological/vaccine pilot plant experience preferred of a scale and complexity similar to the work for this project. * Contract form. * Government work. * Geographic proximity. * Suburban campus situation. * Confined site * Phased work or schedule milestones. * Common subcontractors and key personnel. ii. Business Relations: * How pleased would the reference be to work with the Offeror again? iii. Quality Control: * How well did the Offeror comply with contract requirements? * How well did the Offeror comply with standards of good workmanship? iv. Cost Control: * How reasonable and complete were the Offeror's notices of change and change order proposals? v. Timeliness of Performance: * How well did the Offeror adhere to contract delivery schedules and/or milestones? * How responsive was the Offeror in addressing unforeseen conditions and changes? vi. Safety: * How effective was the Offeror in maintaining a safe workplace? B) Management Plan: Each offer will be rated based on the Government's evaluation of the Offeror's project specific management plan. The Government evaluation will be based on the Offeror's oral presentations (including "leave-behind" printed material). Management plan subfactors, in descending order of importance, are: i. Work Plan/ CPM Schedule * How comprehensive, logical, and effective is the work plan? How well does it address site utilization, sequence of work, and project challenges? ii. Experience * How experienced is the Offeror in completing projects similar to this procurement (refer to Past Experience Similarity of Projects subfactor for criteria)? * To what extent did the Offeror's proposed key personnel serve in similar capacities on the Offeror's similar projects? * To what extent did the Offeror's proposed major subcontractors serve in similar capacities on the Offeror's similar projects? * How favorable is the Offeror's safety history as demonstrated by their Experience Modifier Rate for the past three years? (Offerors are required to provide a letter from their insurance company certifying their Experience Modifier Rate for the past five years.) iii. Subcontracting Plan * How experienced are the major subcontractors? * How well do the major subcontractors' corporate resources demonstrate an ability to respond to changing demands? iv. Staffing Plan * How well qualified, in terms of experience and education, are the key personnel (Project Manager and full-time on-site Superintendent)? * How well do potential substitute key personnel meet the aforementioned criteria? v. Corporate Resources * How well do the Offeror's corporate history demonstrate its ability to successfully complete the contract? Specifically, is or has the Offeror ever been disbarred by any state or local government entity? Has the Offeror's right to proceed with the contract work been terminated for default by the Owner on any project within the last five years? Is the Offeror involved in any current litigation that may affect its ability to complete this contract?) * How well does the firm's current backlog versus its historic backlog for the past five years and current bonded amount versus bonding capacity substantiate its capacity to complete the contract and respond to changing demands? Price offers will consist of a lump-sum price. Cost realism will be confirmed by means of competition. Contractors without sufficient demonstrated experience in completing projects of similar size and scope in this region will not be considered. Contractors who demonstrate sufficient experience will be evaluated. Not all qualified contractors will be given the opportunity to participate in oral presentations. Only the contractorswho score highest on the written evaluations will be invited to give oral presentations. Your proposals shall be in TWO well marked volumes. Volume I your technical proposal an Volume II your cost proposal. The government will need four copies of each volume. The solicitation will be ready for issuance sometime on or about March 26, 2001. Your complete proposal will be due thirty days after solicitations are made available. Plans and specifications shall be requested in writing or picked up at the address below between the hours of 9:00AM and 12:00PM or between 2:00PM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. Your request must be accompanied with a money order, certified check or cashiers check for $252.00 payable to the National Institutes of Health. This payment is NON-REFUNDABLE. Please refer to the solicitation number if technical questions are necessary. Bernard Johnson Young, Inc. 1375 Piccard Drive, Suite 350 Rockville, Maryland 20850 Phone 301 208-2600 FAX 301 208-2601 Contractors will be given the opportunity to do a pre-bid walk-through of the renovation areas. Because Building 7 is currently occupied, no more than 10 people can do the walk through at one time. Contractors must sign-up for the walk through in advance by e-mailing Jim Lewis at lewisj@ors.od.nih.gov. Walk through will be scheduled at the following dates and times: April 5, 2001 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM April 6, 2001 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM April 9, 2001 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM Contractors must sign up for a given walk-through ten days in advance and only the first ten to sign up for a given time will be allowed to attend. Contractor's should give a second and third choice for times. Contractors shall meet in Building 13, Room G-800 to begin the walk through. "Direct digital controls used in this project for heating ventilation and air conditioning systems shall be manufactured by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. No other manufacturer will be accepted because of needs to standardize and to be compatible with existing equipment on the NIH campus. Components of the heating ventilation and air conditioning control system that do not use a digital signal can be by any manufacturer that meets the specification." Contractors shall submit any technical questions in writing to Bernard Johnson Young at the above address. Answers to technical questions will be sent out in writing to all plan holders except

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