General Contractor for the Seismic Retrofit Project at the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, San Juan, Puerto Rico

11/03/2026: Please be advised that Amendment #1 has been issued. Please refer to the attachments section to access the updated documents.

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Description

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Capital Projects Contracting Division, is pleased to announce the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP)  for a highly qualified Contractor who can provide Construction Services to perform a Seismic Retrofit at the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse (Nazario Courthouse) located at 150 Carlos Chardon Avenue in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

The Nazario Courthouse will remain fully operational throughout the duration of the Seismic Retrofit. To ensure minimal disruption to Government operations, the work will predominantly be executed after business hours. The selected General Contractor will be required to ensure full compliance with the Government’s requirements for access and security. Additionally, the General Contractor will be required to complete this project in accordance with the construction drawings and specifications that will be issued for this project.

Contract Type: The contract type for this procurement will be Firm-Fixed price. The line item schedule will include a lump sum item for the Base and Options. 

Price: The total magnitude of this project at award is between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000.  

Selection and Schedule: The General Contractor will be selected through a procurement method developed in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation (Class Deviation RFO-2025-15) and FAR 36 Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-36). 

The intended project delivery method is a Phased Acquisition procurement using a Two-Phase Evaluation process. During Phase I, prospective firms must submit technical qualifications detailing their experience with comparable efforts and previous records of past-performance. In Phase II,  selected General Contractors shall demonstrate their operational strategy and planned subcontracting framework. Evaluation of Phase II technical submissions will be conducted in full before the Government reviews the price proposal.

GSA anticipates award of a contract for these services in August 2027. The period of performance for the proposed contract will be for approximately forty six (46) months upon issuance of notice to proceed. 

NAICS: This procurement will be conducted under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 236220--Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business size standard is an average annual sales and receipts for the past three (3) years that are equal to or less than $45,000,000. 

All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) at the time of offer submission, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract. 

Interested offerors - See all attached solicitation file packages for full details. Some of the solicitation documents are Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To access these documents your company must request access through www.sam.gov. 

Proposals for this Solicitation must be submitted via e-mail in portable document format (PDF). Proposals MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN stated due date and time in this solicitation. 

Inquiries concerning this solicitation must be routed to Contracting Officer Natalia Lugo-Vina at natalia.lugo-vinacruz.gsa.gov. Prospective offerors bear sole responsibility for tracking and retrieving the RFP alongside all associated modifications.