Sources Sought Notice

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

This announcement is open to all business concerns.

The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Greater Southwest Region (Region 7), Acquisition Management Division, Capital Investment Program is conducting a market survey seeking qualified SUPPLIERS AND OR MANUFACTURERS and a qualified CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR to provide construction services for the Border Roadway Improvement and Construction (BRIC) paving project at the Ysleta Land Ports of Entry (LPOE), Ysleta, Texas. The LPOE processes privately owned vehicles, commercial traffic and pedestrians at the Mexico / Texas border. The port operates 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

GSA anticipates issuing a solicitation, based on the outcome of this market survey, on or about October 2023, and awarding a subsequent contract on or about February 2024.

PROJECT INFORMATION

This design-bid-build project involves roadway repair and replacement of approximately 725,000 square feet (SF) of concrete pavement, using Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) materials, to include LEC asphalt, concrete, and steel. The repairs consist mostly of joint sealing, patching, and the select replacement of 8” – 10” thick reinforced concrete. Construction phasing will be required to allow for continued LPOE traffic flow and operation during construction.

The estimated construction price range for this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Estimated contract duration is approximately 12 to 15 months from notice to proceed.

The contractor will be responsible to provide all labor, materials, transportation, supervision, and management to perform construction, as it relates to the following:

• Plan and coordinate traffic control, lane closures, and construction phasing to allow for minimal disruption to LPOE mission / traffic.
• Provide construction of localized pavement patching and repair where required.
• Provide construction of temporary maintenance of pedestrian and vehicle traffic while construction is performed.
• Provide construction for full pavement section and subgrade repair/rehabilitation/reconstruction/replacement and demolition.
• Provide construction of utilities, if necessary, that may need to be relocated in localized areas as required. Some utilities may need to be relocated on new horizontal alignments and/or cased and/or placed deeper.
• The construction contractor will be required to provide an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) with its proposal for its proposed low embodied carbon concrete, asphalt, and steel that meets the Global Warming Potential (GWP) limits. See following link to Inflation Reduction Act Pilot Program: Interim IRA Low Embodied Carbon Materials Requirements and Interim IRA LEC Material Requirements Fact Sheet. https://www.gsa.gov/system/files/Interim%20IRA%20LEC%20Material%20Requirements%20-%20used%20in%20Pilot%20May%202023%2005162023.pdf
• Potential NAICS is 237310 with a size standard of $45.0m. The PSC/FSC is Z2LB (repair and alteration of highway/roads/streets/bridges/railways).

It is anticipated that this project will be funded using the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) funding. For GSA, it will make our federal buildings more sustainable, higher performing, and more cost-efficient through next generation technologies and low-embodied carbon materials - accelerating efforts to achieve a net zero federal footprint, catalyzing American innovation and saving taxpayers millions in energy costs. Embodied carbon refers to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production, use, and disposal of construction materials.

PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

This announcement is open to all business concerns.

The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from the potential sources because of this market survey.

GSA anticipates issuing a solicitation, based on the outcome of this market survey, on or about October 2023, and awarding a subsequent contract on or about February 2024. Award of any resulting procurement will be based on employing a “Best Value Concept” methodology. The anticipated contract will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis.

A source selection evaluation factor will be included that favors the provision of IRA-Eligible Materials with the lowest possible GWP. Offerors will propose materials that meet Top 20% Limits, Top 40% Limits, or Better Than Average Limits and will be scored accordingly. Materials meeting the Top 20% limit are scored higher.

GSA anticipates the solicitation will require proposals to include EPDs to support the proposed materials.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERESTED FIRMS

Construction Firms interested in this effort must be able to demonstrate experience with at least two (2) similar projects. SIMILAR PROJECT is defined as a project that is similar in size, type and complexity. To qualify as a SIMILAR PROJECT, the project must meet all three elements of size, complexity, and type as further defined here.

To be considered similar in size, EACH project must have exceeded $5,000,000 in cost/price and be completed in the last eight years. To be considered similar in complexity, projects must include roadway repair and replacement of a minimum of 300,000 square feet (SF) of concrete pavement, 8” or more in depth, of which included contractor phasing or planning to allow traffic flow to continue during construction.

Interested firms are invited to respond to this notice by providing the following information:

• Provide firm name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, and Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number. Identify all business categories and NAICS codes applicable to your firm, i.e., small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business and/or large business.
• Provide project experience of two (2) projects of similar size, complexity, and type. Include project dates, price, and role as either Prime Contractor or Subcontractor. Include points of contact and all information necessary to contact the owner of the project who can substantiate similar project characteristics.
• Provide the name of the Surety, maximum bonding capacity per project and aggregate maximum bonding capacity.
• Provide LEC asphalt, concrete and or steel supplier information.
• Evidence of an EPD is not required at this stage and will not be counted towards the 3-page requirement, but if your LEC supplier has an EPD or one in progress please provide that information.

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS: Any interested construction firm should provide a written Letter of Interest with the aforementioned information (no more than 3 pages) by 3:00 pm CST, September 8, 2023, to Jason Gerloff and Jess Garrett via email, jason.gerloff@gsa.gov and jessica.garrett@gsa.gov . The subject line should state “Letter of Interest for Ysleta LPOE BRIC Project.”

SUPPLIERS AND MANUFACTURERS: In addition to the construction opportunity reflected herein, GSA is seeking suppliers and manufacturers that are interested in supplying low embodied carbon asphalt, concrete (and cement), and steel materials for the project. Suppliers and manufacturers of materials meeting GSA’s Interim Inflation Reduction Act Low Embodied Carbon Material Requirements may submit an Expression of Interest by 3:00 pm CST, September 8, 2023, to Jason Gerloff and Jess Garrett via email, jason.gerloff@gsa.gov and jessica.garrett@gsa.gov. The subject line should state “Expression of Interest for Ysleta LPOE BRIC Project.”

Expressions of Interest should indicate materials available and global warming potential values reflected in materials’ environmental product declarations. Submission of an expression of interest grants GSA your permission to publish your firm’s contact information and offerings for use by potential offerors on the construction requirement. Supplier and manufacturer contact information will be published in an informational amendment issued by GSA.

By participating in the competition, offerors consent to GSA sharing their suppliers’ names and the global warming potential values associated with suppliers’ materials with the successful offeror. Technical solutions, supplier pricing, and supplier-offeror terms and conditions will not be shared, in accordance with the Procurement Integrity Act.

All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. Reimbursement costs for information received are not authorized.

NOTE: Questions submitted may or may not be answered. This is a market survey to identify interested and qualified firms to determine if adequate competition exists to set aside any potential procurements.

NOTE: A virtual Industry Day was held on August 2, 2023 in order to educate the community on IRA requirements and LEC materials and connect small and large business concerns with manufacturers and suppliers. Attached to this Sources Sought are the slides and recording of the GSA Presentation as well as Questions and Answers submitted.

This is a Sources Sought Notice and NOT a Request for Proposal. This is not a guarantee that a Request for Proposal will be issued in the future.

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