Design/Build Construction of the VARO Office Space

THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. Design/Build Construction/Repair of the Veterans Administration Regional Office Space located in the Hiram Ward Federal Building and Courthouse in Winston Salem, NC. Based on market research results, the procurement will be open to small and large business concerns as an unrestricted procurement with full and open competition. Office of Small Business Administration Programs concurs with the determination to solicit as an unrestricted procurement. THIS WILL BE A COMPETITIVE FULL AND OPEN SOLICITATION . All prospective Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application database (https://orca.bpn.gov). The General Services Administration Region 4 Southeastern Sunbelt Acquisition Division is seeking eligible business firms capable of performing Design/Build Construction services for the Hiram Ward Federal Building and Courthouse located in Winston Salem, NC. The total estimated cost for this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The appropriate NAICS Code is 236220. This will be a Design/Build 2-Step Solicitation. This acquisition will result in a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for design and construction services. DESCRIPTION OF ACQUISITION This project includes Design, Construction, Demolition and Renovation of existing office space. This project will design and construct class A office space on eight (8) floors of a Federal Building and Courthouse. The Hiram W. Ward Federal Building and Courthouse is located at 251 N. Main Street, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27110. The primary tenants are the United States District Courts, United States Marshals Service, the Veteran's Administration, and GSA. The Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and Courthouse was first constructed in 1976 and many of the finishes and systems are original. GSA is the Owner of the building and the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is a primary tenant within the building. VBA occupies the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth floors in the building. Major renovation of VBA's space on all six floors is included as part of this scope of work. The approximate Release Date of the solicitation is anticipated to be December 20, 2016 posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (fbo.gov). This solicitation, including all specifications, will only be available in downloadable electronic format. ALL DOCUMENTS will be in the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format and downloadable from the fbo.gov website. This solicitation will contain Sensitive but Unclassified Material SBI and only registered contractors will be able to review the documents. All safeguards will be required when using SBI material. The Contracting Officer and Project Manager will send out CD's to contractors requesting SBI material. Only registered contractors will be notified by email when amendments to the solicitation are issued. Please forward technical inquiries to Mr. Joseph Ardoin via email at [email protected].