THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS. A SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY FOLLOW. RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO ANY FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENT. The General Services Administration (GSA) seeks a Provider/Offeror to: Provide "CONSOLIDATED Janitorial and Operations and Maintenance Services" at the G.W. Heaney U.S. Courthouse, 515 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802. The awardee will be tasked with providing performance based Operations & Mechanical Maintenance services to ensure the safety of the building mechanical operations and to maintain the building assets. In addition, The Contractor will provide performance based janitorial and related services to ensure the cleanliness of the building and to maintain the building assets. The general nature and intent of the operations and maintenance work to be performed will include but is not limited to labor, materials, equipment, management, and supplies for the efficient, effective, economical, and satisfactory operation, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, and repair of the following equipment and systems: electrical systems and equipment; Mechanical, plumbing, Building Automation System (BAS); Fire protection and life safety systems and equipment; Architectural and structural systems, fixtures, and equipment within the site (to the property line); Maintenance of landscape irrigation systems; locks, keycard systems, dock levelers and roll-up and sliding garage doors; and storm drainage systems. The Contractor shall maintain all fixed equipment and systems; The Contractor shall complete roofing system investigations and repairs; The Contractor shall maintain and repair U.S. flag pole, lighting and pulley system. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing all work under this contract in accordance with all Federal, State, County, City laws and codes, and follow the more stringent of them. In addition to compliance with these laws, the Contractor shall follow all applicable standard industry practices including, but not limited to: Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Those wishing to identify their capability to provide the aforementioned services should respond to this announcement via email to
[email protected] no later than December 11, 2017 at 05:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time). Interested parties should provide the following: Company Name, Company Address, Point of Contact, phone number and email address, DUNS number and capability statement for the services as stated above. Additionally include: three customer references to which you have provided similar services, and your company business size pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business large or small, (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business or small disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, (4) Is your firm a certified Hubzone firm? (5) Is your firm woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or Veteran Owned Small Business? The Method of Award for any future solicitation is based on technical factors, past performance and price. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR "SOURCES SOUGHT," SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR OFFER. INFORMATION IS TO BE PROVIDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. NO ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENT OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT COSTS OR CHARGES INCLUDING POSTAGE AND SHIPPING WILL ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.