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05-13-25: THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING UPDATED TO INCLUDE AMENDMENT 0004, DATED MAY 13, 2025 TO OFFICIALLY CANCEL SOLICITATION NO. 47PH0825R0002; SEE ATTACHED. 01-08-25: THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING UPDATED TO INCLUDE AMENDMENT 0003, DATED JANUARY 8, 2025; SEE ATTACHED. 01-06-25: THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING UPDATED TO INCLUDE AMENDMENT 0002, DATED JANUARY 6, 2025; SEE ATTACHED. 12-12-24: THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING UPDATED TO INCLUDE AMENDMENT 0001, DATED DECEMBER 11, 2024; SEE ATTACHED. TITLE OF PROJECT: Design-Build for World Trade Bridge (WTB) Land Port of Entry (LPOE), Border Roadway Improvements & Construction (BRIC) Project, Laredo, Texas The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, 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 U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Greater Southwest Region, Acquisition Management Division, Capital Investment Program is seeking design and construction services for the BRIC project to include roadway repairs and/or paving replacement at the WTB LPOE. The design-build contractor shall design and construct roadway repairs and/or paving replacement at the designated LPOE to improve the overall function of the port utilizing Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) materials, to include LEC asphalt, concrete, and steel. The contractor will be responsible for providing all labor, materials, transportation, supervision, and management to perform design and construction. This design-build project involves replacement of approximately 916,997 square feet (sf) of concrete pavements; repairs to include complete reconstruction of 11.5" and 14" continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), 12" to 14.5” surface reconstruction, 4" & 9" jointed reinforced concrete pavement (JRCP) patches, plane & portland cement concrete (PCC) overlay and joint seals. This WTB LPOE BRIC project is a small business set-aside. The small business firm/contractor must have NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction); the current small business size standard is $45 million. It is anticipated that this project will take approximately 420 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 $10,000,000 and $20,0000. LOCATION OF THE WORK: World Trade Bridge Land Port of Entry, 715 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, Texas 78043. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOR AWARD TO SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS. AMENDMENTS TO SOLICITATION: It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor SAM.gov for the release of any amendments.