IDIQ General Construction, Repair & Alteration Services for the McAllen Border Zone

This amendment 0001, includes the transcript of the pre-proposal conference conducted on January 23, 2014, and answers to questions received by the deadline. No more questions will be accepted. Sign in sheet from pre-proposal conference is also attached. Deadline for proposals remains FEBRUARY 20, 2014 at 2:00 PM CST. The required representations and certifications document mentioned in the solicitation is also attached in order to make it easier to access. Potential Offerors are to acknowledge this and all past and future amendments on Block 19 of the Standard Form 1442 which is submitted with proposals. This constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract for repair, alteration, and construction services for the McAllen Border Zone. The General Services Administration (GSA), Greater Southwest Region 7, Acquisition Management Division is the office soliciting, and who will administer the resulting contracts. In accordance with FAR 52.219-6, this procurement is set aside exclusively for small business. The counties in the McAllen Border Zone are: Webb, Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces, Kleberg, Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kenedy, Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Cameron. The resulting multiple award IDIQ contracts shall be for a period of one (1) year, with provision to exercise options for four (4) additional one year periods, not to exceed a total of five years. Multiple awards will be made, with each awardee being guaranteed a minimum of $2,000 for the base year only. The minimum ordering limitation, per task order will be $2,000. The maximum ordering limitation, per task order will be $500,000. And the overall maximum ordering limitation for each year of the contract will be $2,000,000. The work to be performed under the terms of this contract include, but is not limited to: general construction, as follows: renovations, general construction services including wall partition construction, modification and alteration of floor and wall mounted telephones, signal, and power outlets to be included in the modification of associated conduit, surface mounted raceway, and various under floor duct systems; installation of new and the alteration of existing power panels; carpet and carpet tile installation; painting; HVAC duct work modification and repair; door, door frame, and door set hardware installation; communications cabling; grid ceiling and lighting installation and modification; modification of existing building fire sprinkler systems; and other such related work which would be outlined in task order and job drawings. The selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 source selection procedures. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded to the firms offering the best value to the Government. Non-price technical evaluation factors when combined are significantly more important than price. The Government may or may not hold discussions on technical proposals therefore the Offeror's initial proposal should contain their best offer in terms of technical and price. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary. The following Technical Evaluation criteria are listed in descending order of importance: 1. Management Plan 2. Experience 3. Past Performance 4. Quality and Accuracy of Hypothetical Proposal. 5. Qualifications and Experience of Key Personnel 6. Evidence of Local Office (within the zone or within a 50-mile radius of the zone). A pre-proposal meeting will be conducted, the date and time to be set-forth in the solicitation package. Interested firms are encouraged to attend the pre-proposal conference. The solicitation closing date will be around 40 days after the issuance of the solicitation package. The actual date and time will be identified in the solicitation (see cover sheet of attached package). All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the following web page: http://www.fbo.gov. Interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Firms can register at https://www.sam.gov or by contacting the SAM Service Desk at http://www.fds.gov. Interested firms are required to submit their representations and certifications through the SAM website. The solicitation and associated information will be available from the FBO site mentioned above. No telephone requests will be accepted. This solicitation is not a sealed bid and there will not be a formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing, preferably via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing and will be available on the aforementioned FBO posting. Offerors will not be reimbursed for proposal submittal expenses. DISCLAIMER: The official solicitation package and technical specifications will be located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the FBO site for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.