Building 67 Consolidation

This is a synopsis of a GSA set aside for small business for a planned consolidation of the Bureau of Reclamation Customer Agency directorates through a remodel project in the existing Building 67, located on the Denver Federal Center. GSA expects to publish a solicitation in approximately 15 business days. The objective of this acquisition is to obtain the services of a qualified Design Build firm to perform architectural and engineering design services for the building 67 consolidation project at the Denver Federal Center, in Lakewood CO.

There are no feasible acquisition alternatives, the project cannot be performed in house. An award of the design-build services contract is anticipated between September - October 2016. An anticipated notice to proceed in anticipated within 30 days of award.

The estimated design-build value is between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000. The estimated design-build duration is approximately 24 months after the issuance of the notice to proceed. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement will be 236220.

The Small Business Size Standard is $33.5M. GSA is planning the consolidation of the Bureau of Reclamation Customer Agency directorates through a remodel project in the existing Building 67, located on the Denver Federal Center. The consolidation project would involve housing approximately 1,029 federal employees and contractors within 169,785 rentable square feet within Building

1. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is the primary tenant of Building 67, presently occupying approximately 90% of the 372,000 usable square foot office building. Building 67 was built in 1967 and is comprised of 14 floors and a penthouse.

The consolidation of employees within Building 67 also includes the relocation of BOR personnel currently residing in other locations within the Denver Federal Center. The existing structure shall remain fully operational and occupied during construction. No adverse impact on tenant mission will be acceptable.

Relocating employees into swing space while construction to their work area transpires will be necessary. Upgrades to the existing building will focus on improvements within the tenant spaces, with minimal work on any of the major building equipment. The design build scope of work includes all labor, materials, design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and other related services necessary to support the consolidation effort and upgrade the finishes within the tenant spaces.

Data around how each directorate works, will be presented when the RFP is released which are the result of a project development study performed by GSA prior to the release of this RFP. This development study will be provided for information purposes only. The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to award a firm fixed-price, Design-Build contract for the Building 67 Federal Building Consolidation Project, located in Lakewood, CO pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Best Value Design-Build Selection Procedures (FAR Subpart 15.3).

GSA envisions a highly collaborative design build delivery approach for this project where the DB contractor works closely with all stakeholders to deliver a project that meets the expectations and needs of both the team members and GSA's requirements to deliver an economical and operationally efficient building. The project is also to include conformance to the P-100 (Facility Standards for Public Buildings) and all other applicable building codes and standards. The DB team will be selected through a best value / tradeoff selection process.

During the development period from initial concept to final design the DB team will work in close consultation with GSA, the stakeholders and the CMa to ensure that all of the goals are addressed and that best value practices are utilized.