NACICS 233320 - Provide all labor and materials for the initial space alterations for the U.S. Pretrial Services Office, 3rd, 4th, and 7th Floor of the U.S. Federal Building El Paso, Texas and District Clerks in the U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, Texas. The work includes interior demolition and construction of new partitions, finishes, ceilings, electrical and mechanical modifications. Estimated cost range is between $400,000 and $600,000. Project No. is ATX20103 & ATX20102 and Solicitation No. is GS-07P-02-UHC-0007. Solicitations will be issued electronically. Solicitation issue date will be on or about June 21, 2002. Proposal due date will be on or about July 23, 2002. This project is being procured using informal source selection procedures, which will result in a firm-fixed price award to the offeror who provides the best value to the Government. Notices of the solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be posted on this web site at: www.fedbizopps.gov/. Access to the complete solicitation, specifications, drawings, and amendments to the solicitation will be made available only through a secured Extranet site. Interested parties shall send all requests, to access the restricted Internet site, for the complete solicitation, to the attention of the POC as referenced below. This request should include the contractor's company name, DUNS number, Tax ID#, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. Additionally, the contractor must review, complete, and return the attached Document Security Notice (DSN), along with a copy of their business license (if available), to the POC. Upon receipt of the completed DSN, and acceptance of the firm's request for access to the restricted site and the solicitation, two separate e-mails will be transmitted, to the e-mail address provided, assigning the firm a User ID and password. These e-mails will provide instructions and requirements for entry into the secured Extranet site and access to the solicitation. This project is being procured on an unrestricted basis under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration. Therefore, all responsible firms are invited to participate. A bid guarantee will be required. Note: If you wish to be included on the Planholder's list for this project, please forward your company name, address and fax number to the POC, Elizabeth Taylor,
[email protected], 817/978-2779 or fax 817/978-7017. Note: A pre-solicitation meeting will be scheduled on or about July 9, 2002, and will be highly recommend for all interested Contractor's to attend. DOCUMENT SECURITY NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS/OFFERORS This solicitation includes Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) building information. SBU documents provided under this solicitation are intended for use by authorized users only. In support of this requirement, GSA requires bidders/offerors to exercise reasonable care when handling documents relating to SBU building information per the solicitation. REASONABLE CARE: 1. Limiting dissemination to authorized users. Dissemination of information shall only be made upon determination that the recipient is authorized to receive it. The criterion to determine authorization is need-to-know. Those with a need-to-know are those who are specifically granted access for the conduct of business on behalf of or with GSA. This includes all persons or firms necessary to do work at the request of the Government, such as architects and engineers, consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, and others that the contractor deems necessary in order to submit an offer/bid or to complete the work or contract, as well as maintenance and repair contractors and equipment service contractors. NOTE: It is the responsibility of the person or firm disseminating the information to assure that the recipient is an authorized user and to keep records of recipients. Authorized users shall provide identification as set forth below: Valid identification fornon-Government users. Authorized non-Government users shall provide valid identification to receive SBU building information. The identification shall be presented and verified for each dissemination. Valid identification shall be all items (a) through (c), below, and including item (d), as necessary: (a) A copy of a valid business license or other documentation granted by the state or local jurisdiction to conduct business. The license at a minimum shall provide the name, address, phone number of the company, state of incorporation, and the name of the individual legally authorized to act for the company. The business must be of the type required to do the work. A general contractor?s license may be substituted for the business license in states that issue such licenses. In the rare cases where a business license is not available from the jurisdiction, the information shall be provided and testified to by the submitter; and (b) Verification of a valid DUNS Number against the company name listed on the business license or certification. Verification may be obtained through http://www.fpdc.gov, or by calling Dun & Bradstreet at 703-807-5078 to set up an account; and (c) A Valid IRS Tax ID Number of the company requesting the information; and, as necessary, (d) A Valid picture state driver?s license shall be required of person(s) picking up SBU documents. Phone verification must be made to a previously validated authorized user that the individual(s)picking up the documentation is authorized to do so by the company obtaining the documents. SBU documents will not be released to any individual or firm who has not, either previously or at the time of pickup, supplied the required documentation as outlined in paragraphs (a) through (c), above. 2. Retaining and destroying documents. The efforts required above shall continue throughout the entire term of the contract and for whatever specific time thereafter as may be necessary. Necessary record copies for legal purposes (such as those retained by the architect, engineer, or contractor) must be safeguarded against unauthorized use for the term of retention. Documents no longer needed shall be destroyed (such as after contract award, after completion of any appeals process or completion of the work). Destruction shall be done by burning or shredding hardcopy, and/or physically destroying CD?s, deleting and removing files from the electronic recycling bins, and removing material from computer hard drives using a permanent erase utility or similar software. 3. Term of Effectiveness. The efforts required above shall continue throughout the entire term of contract and for what specific time thereafter as may be necessary, as determined by the Government. Necessary record copies for legal purposes (such as those retained by the architect, engineer, or contractor) must be safeguarded against unauthorized use for the term of retention. 4. Written agreement of disposal. For all contracts using SBU building information, the contractor shall provide a written statement that he and his subcontractors have properly disposed of the SBU building documents, with the exception of the contractor?s record copy, at the time of Release of Claims to obtain final payment. Documents no longer needed shall be destroyed (such as after contract award, after completion of any appeals process or completion of the work). Destruction shall be done by burning or shredding hardcopy, and/or physically destroying CDs, deleting and removing files from the electronic recycling bins, and removing material from computer hard drives using a permanent erase utility or similar software. The recipient acknowledges the requirement to use reasonable care, as outlined above, to safeguard the documents and, if not awarded, the contract (and at the completion of any protest/appeal process) will make every reasonable and prudent effort to destroy or render useless all SBU information received during the solicitation. I agree that I will abide by this agreement and will only disseminate Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) building information to other authorized users under the conditions set forth above. Signature:_________________________________________ Title:_________________________________________ Date:_____________________________________ Solicitation No.:_________________________________________ Copy of business license attached DUNS Number:____________________________________ Tax ID #:_______________________________________