Y -- Design/Build Renovation and Expansion of Koen Building, Supervisor's Office, Ozark-St. Francis National Forests

This solicitation is for the Design and Construction of the Supervisor’s Office located on the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, 605 West Main Street, Russellville, Arkansas. This will be a Two (2) Step design-build Request for Proposals which will result in a firm fixed price contract. This project consists of renovating approximately 17,500 square feet of the existing Koen Federal office building, constructing a 5,700-square foot addition, replacement of boiler and chiller, 40,000 square feet of site work, construction of a new parking lot, and landscaping. Project shall achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED-NC v.2.2 Silver Certification.It also includes further design development and preparation of working drawings and specifications required to completely describe and document all aspects of the renovation and construction, and is to be based upon the preliminary concept drawings prepared and provided by the Government within this solicitation. Proposals will be evaluated using a two phase process considering qualifications, technical and price factors. The relative importance of the technical evaluation factors will be considered more important than the price factor unless the technical evaluation of competing offers is approximately the same, at which time the price factor will become relatively more important. Phase I Proposals and Factors (Qualifications Phase): (1) Technical qualifications, which include experience and qualifications of individuals and firm(s) that will perform the design, (Professional Architects and Engineers), and of the individuals and firm(s) that will manage and execute the construction, including information on major subcontractors, and (2) Past performance of the offeror's team, including the architect-engineer and construction forces. After evaluation of the Phase I proposals, a maximum of five offerors will be asked to submit Phase II proposals, which will include: (1) Salient Characteristics; (2) General method of approach to the project, including a proposed design and construction schedule; and (3) Price proposal in the Schedule of Items format. Award may be made without further negotiations. Proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government may, after evaluation, conduct further oral discussion with any or all offerors. Award will be made to the Offeror: (1) whose proposal is technically acceptable and (2) whose technical/cost relationship is the "best value" to the Government. Contract performance period will be 720 calendar days. The Government's estimate is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 236220, and the small business size standard is $31.0 million. The successful offeror will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds, each in the amount of 100% of the contract price prior to beginning work. This project is open to both large and small businesses. Details for the pre-proposal conference/site visit will be included in the solicitation package. This solicitation will be available for downloading from this site on or about July 7, 2006. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed out.