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Contract Award Date: Sep 27, 2023 Contract Award Number: 47PF0023D0045 Task/Delivery Order Number: Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: KKCLGUGRKWN6 Contractor Awarded Name: RATHS RATHS & JOHNSON INC Contractor Awarded Address: Willowbrook, IL 60527 USA Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $1,875,000.00 Region 5 AE IDIQ Synopsis and Solicitation Solicitation: 47PF0021R0071 Contracting Officer: Gregory Karpovics Email: Gregory.karpovics@gsa.gov AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS Funds are not presently available for this solicitation. The Government's obligation under this solicitation is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this solicitation and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. SET-ASIDE STATUS This is being solicited as a total small business set-aside, only Small Businesses will be considered for this solicitation. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE General Services Administration (GSA) Region 5, the Chicagoland area defined as the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin,IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area of which Chicago-Aurora-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division is one of three Division making up the Chicago metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and shall also include the county of Winnebago (to include the City of Rockford) PROJECT DESCRIPTION This solicitation will result in multiple, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to provide the Chicagoland area with Architecture and Engineering (AE) services led by either an architectural or an engineering firm. These services are for a variety of project types across a wide range of project budgets. Assembled teams should be well rounded and clearly identify relevant concentrated areas of expertise. AE Services will be rendered for projects managed by GSA's Chicagoland Service Center Operation Division (CSCOD). Most work orders will be executed for repair and alteration projects within existing buildings. The estimated cost of construction at award (ECCA) can range from $2,000 to approximately $3,095,000 (or the current Prospectus Project Threshold), however it is anticipated that the majority of projects will have an ECCA between $75,000 and $1,000,000. Design Services under this contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.404-4(c)(4)(i)(B), fees for design services cannot exceed 6% of the ECCA. For general guidance describing included and excluded services, in regards to the 6% fee limitation, see PIB 13-04 Attachment (1). A broad range of services potentially requested under this IDIQ contract may include but are not limited to the following: Feasibility, pre-design, and project development studies Field investigation / Existing Condition surveys Concept design, Design development and Construction document development (both engineering and architectural) Constructability review and evaluation Construction Administration Services (internally referred to as Post Construction Contract Services and Management and Inspection Services) Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing system assessments and design Record and close-out documents Facade evaluation and remediation design Structural evaluation and design Historic building assessment, materials review and repair solution/ remediation Building condition survey evaluation reports (exterior and interior) Fire Protection and Life Safety evaluation and design Temperature control assessment and design Report writing BAS system assessment and integration Building and system commissioning Forensic Analysis Low-voltage (Communication, A/V, lighting control) design Architectural and engineering disciplines and other specialized expertise that may be required to accomplish the scopes of the task orders include but are not limited to: Architecture Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Structural & Civil Engineering Plumbing Fire Protection Life Safety Physical Security & Access Control Seismic Design Blast Analysis and Design Vertical Transportation Historic Preservation Cost Estimating Scheduling Sustainability Services Building Information Modeling Code Compliance Environmental Services TYPE OF CONTRACT The intention of this solicitation is to award up to eight firms for this Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The highest technically qualified contractors will be successful per the requirements established in the Brooks Act (FAR Part 36). The duration of the base period will be one year. The contract will include a clause for four (4) option years, each of which would extend the contract for an additional one year period. The Government reserves the right to choose whether or not it will exercise an option year. The Maximum Order Limitation is $250,000 per year per contractor. The minimum guarantee for this contract is $2,500 for the base year only. This IDIQ will follow the Brooks Act Per FAR Part 36- Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts. Selected firms must negotiate overhead, profit and hourly rates for major anticipated disciplines to be used in negotiating fixed price task orders in Stage II as described below. Each firm/team must have an existing active production office within or near the geographic region previously defined as "Chicagoland" so as to minimize direct travel cost on task orders. Joint ventures or firm/consultant arrangements will be considered. In order to encourage participation in this solicitation, a pre-submission meeting is scheduled for August 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM Central Time. The meeting will be held virtually. Attendance is completely voluntary and will not positively or negatively impact a team's evaluation. Those wishing to attend should RSVP to Gregory Karpovics, Contracting Officer, at gregory.karpovics@gsa.gov. Please follow the following format for your RSVP email, failing to do so may result in your RSVP being missed. Subject Line: "47PF0021R0071 Firm Name RSVP" Email Body must include the following information: "Firm Name Address CAGE Code DUNS Number Small Business Socio-Economic Representations: (i.e. Woman-Owned, HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.) Primary Point(s) of Contact for this Solicitation" Jane Doe JaneDoe@email.com Telephone" Proposal Instructions Interested firms having the qualifications to meet the requirements above are invited to submit a portfolio including: 1) A cover letter referencing the Sam.gov announcement briefly describing the firm and its location, organizational makeup, and noteworthy accomplishments. 2) Part I of the Standard Form 330-Architect Engineer Qualifications. 3) Prepare Part II General Qualifications for each firm that will be part of the team proposed submitted with Part I. If a firm has branch offices, submit a separate Part II for each branch office that has a key role on the team. Formatting Requirements & Limitations on Submitted Materials All qualifications must be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer at Gregory.Karpovics@gsa.gov; faxed and mailed proposals are not acceptable.The maximum size capacity for electronic transmissions to GSA is 25 mb. Therefore, all submittal information for each email must be within the 25 mb limitation. Offerors may break proposal materials into separate emails to avoid exceeding the limitation. When separating materials into separate emails please ensure that the email's subject line states how many emails are to be expected. The subject line must also contain the solicitation number and firm name. For example " 47PF0021R0071 Firm Name Proposal 1 of 5". All proposals should be in a .pdf format and be in an 11"x17" size. The PDFs should be original documents, and should not be scanned, faxed, or photocopied versions of a document. All references to pages mean single-sided pages. Font should be no smaller than 10pt Arial font or it's equivalent. THE GOVERNMENTS EVALUATION SHALL NOT CONSIDER ANY INFORMATION ON PAGES EXCEEDING THESE STATED LIMITATIONS OR ANY PAGES EXCEEDING THE NUMBER LIMITATIONS STATED HEREIN. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.