United States - Design Build Contract for Santa Teresa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Border Roadway Improvement and Construction (BRIC), Santa Teresa, NM

Description

TITLE OF PROJECT: Design Build Contract for Santa Teresa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Border Roadway Improvement and Construction (BRIC), Santa Teresa, NM
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Pub. L. No. 117-169, enacted in August 2022, provided GSA with significant funding for (a) measures necessary to convert facilities to high-performance green buildings, (b) acquisition and installation of construction materials and products with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions, and (c) emerging and sustainable technologies. The Contract resulting from this Solicitation will be funded in part by IRA appropriations, and it contains numerous IRA-specific requirements. Requirements include, but are not limited to, requirements regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction. In addition, please note that this Solicitation will contain an evaluation factor favoring certain construction materials with the lowest possible levels of embodied carbon.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK:  The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS) is seeking a design build contractor to address approximately 190,000 sf of concrete pavement selected for repair or replacement using Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) materials, to include LEC asphalt, concrete, and steel. The repairs consist of complete reconstruction, surface reconstruction, shoulder hardening, joint sealing, patching, and the select replacement of 8” – 13” thick reinforced concrete. Construction phasing will be required to allow for continued LPOE traffic flow and operation during construction.
The project consists of eleven (11) areas within the Land Port of Entry (LPOE). The project is in Santa Teresa, NM.
The contractor must have NAICS code 237310 (Concrete and Asphalt Paving). The current small business size standard is $45.0 Million. It is anticipated that this project will take approximately 300 calendar days to complete.
Award of any resulting procurement will be based on a source selection employing a “Best Value Concept” methodology. 
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS:  In accordance with FAR 36.204, disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects, the construction cost of magnitude is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
LOCATION OF THE WORK:  Santa Teresa Land Port of Entry, 170 Pete Domenici Highway, Santa Teresa, NM 88008-9801
THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR AWARD TO SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS.  OFFERS FROM OTHER BUSINESSES, INCLUDING LARGE BUSINESSES, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 
DATES: The proposal due date will be March 4, 2025, at 12:00 PM Fort Worth, Texas Local Time. Pre-proposal virtual meeting will be held on January 22, 2025.  A virtual pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 10am and a site visit will be on Thursday, January 23, 2025.  All offerors who would like to attend the pre-proposal conference (virtual) and site visit will need to email the individual names, Company names, email addresses and phones numbers to Contract Specialist jeffrey.kang@gsa.gov  and cc Contracting Officer jason.gerloff@gsa.gov of those planning on attending to receive a meeting invite to the Pre-Proposal Conference Meeting. Those that are interested in attending the site-walk at the Santa Teresa LPOE, will have to also provide, Date of Birth, last four of your social security number, Driver’s License number and state issued, of the individuals that are attending the site-walk. The additional information provided will be submitted to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to run a background check.  This is required as the meeting will be on an active Border Crossing. Once the clearance is approved and final, the individuals will receive a second email with the additional information to attend the meeting. Please arrive early as you will have to go through a security checkpoint to be escorted to the meeting room. No walk-ins without an invitation will be permitted to attend the site visit. The maximum number of attendees for a company is three (3). Offerors must submit the request no later than Friday, January 17, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. CST. Failure to submit on time will exclude you from the site visit and if you are not cleared by CBP you will not be allowed on-site for the walk through.
Award is anticipated in April/May 2025. The period of performance will commence after receipt of notice to proceed (NTP).
PROCEDURES FOR AWARD:  The solicitation issued is requesting a written technical and price proposal.  The Government will make an award to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, non-cost (technical) factors and cost/price considered. For this solicitation, all evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.
The Government intends to evaluate each proposal for technical acceptability based upon the four following non-cost factors:
(1) Past Performance, Experience and Qualification of Key Personnel (Project Team)
(2) Past Experience and Performance of the Company
(3) Technical and Management Approach
(4) Sustainability (LEC Construction Materials)
It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions, but if determined necessary, the Government reserves the right to hold discussions.
AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION:  It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor sam.gov for the release of any amendments.
FUNDS AVAILABILITY:  Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
BONDING:  A bid bond is required as well as payment and performance bonds. 
SECURITY:  Before employees are allowed to work under the anticipated contract, all personnel are required to pass a security check.  Specific security requirements will be contained in the solicitation. 
ELIGIBLE OFFERORS:  All small business firms may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.  All prospective offerors are also required to use the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov for registering their firm and completing representations and certifications.
In addition to the construction opportunity reflected herein, GSA is seeking suppliers and manufacturers that are interested in supplying low embodied carbon asphalt, concrete (and cement), glass and steel materials for the project. Suppliers and manufacturers of materials meeting GSA’s Inflation Reduction Act Low Embodied Carbon asphalt, concrete (and cement), glass and steel requirements may submit an expression of interest to Contract Specialist jeffrey.kang@gsa.gov and cc Contracting Officer jason.gerloff@gsa.gov no later than February 7, 2025.
Expressions of Interest should indicate materials available and global warming potential values reflected in materials’ environmental product declarations. Submission of an expression of interest grants GSA your permission to publish your firm’s contact information and offerings for use by potential offerors on GSA construction requirements. Supplier and manufacturer contact information will be published in an informational amendment issued by GSA and, potentially, in other fora, such as (but not limited to) the following public websites identifying LEC materials:

https://asphaltepd.org/
https://climateearth.com/aec-resources/locate-a-material-supplier/
https://www.nrmca.org/association-resources/sustainability/environmental-product-declarations/
https://www.astm.org/products-services/certification/environmental-product-declarations/epd-pcr.html
https://www.builtcold.com/?iss=https%3A%2F%2Fdev-wgh5b6hr6h28038l.us.auth0.com%2F

By participating in the competition, offerors consent to unrestricted GSA use of supplier names and the GWP values associated with supplier materials. Such information may also be disclosed publicly or used to inform other low embodied carbon procurement activities. Technical solutions, supplier pricing, and supplier-offeror terms and conditions will not be shared. Any objection shall be transmitted to the Contracting Officer by the due date for offers and shall adhere to 41 C.F.R. § 105-60.601.
The information provided herein is for informational purposes only and does not indicate or imply Federal endorsement of any organization, business, material or product. The Government makes no representation or warranty concerning the quality, performance, availability or suitability of any organization, business, material or product.
Prospective offerors shall review the solicitation in detail when it becomes available on www.sam.gov, as items described herein may change.

Opportunity closing date

04 March 2025

Value of contract

to be confirmed