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The General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program seeks to commission architects, engineers, and construction professionals to maintain and modernize our legacy federal buildings for the next 50 to 100 years of service. These projects are to demonstrate the value of integrated design that balances historic significance with current needs; balances aesthetics, cost, constructability, and reliability; and creates environmentally responsible and superior workplaces for civilian federal employees.

In this context, GSA announces an opportunity for Design and Construction Excellence in public architecture for performance of Architectural Engineering Design and Construction services in accordance with GSA quality standards and requirements. As required by law, regulation or Executive Order, all facilities will meet performance targets and security requirements.

The GSA intends to award a Design-Build (DB) contract for the Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse Elevator & Escalator Modernization Project located in Minneapolis, Minnesota pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures (FAR Subpart 36.3).

This project includes all labor and materials required to provide design, engineering, construction, and other related services necessary to modernize the existing escalators, as well as the passenger and freight elevators in a fully occupied federal building. The contract will be awarded for a firm fixed-price for the design-build services.

The purpose of Phase I (the request for qualifications) is to select the most highly qualified Offerors from Phase I to participate in Phase II (the request for proposals). At the conclusion of Phase I, GSA will invite the Short-Listed Offerors to submit Phase II proposals. Phase II proposals will require submission of technical and price proposals, which are evaluated separately in accordance with FAR Part 15. Potential Offerors are hereby placed on notice that GSA will publicly announce the names of the Phase I "short-list" on SAM.gov.

A maximum of three (3) Offerors will be selected to proceed to Phase II. At the conclusion of Phase II, GSA intends to award a contract to a single Offeror for all design and construction services. This contract will be a total small business set-aside.

A virtual Pre-Proposal meeting will be held on October 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM CST. Prospective attendees are required to RSVP to the Contracting Officer. Proposals are due no later than 4:00 PM CST, on November 6, 2023.