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The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), National Capital Region (NCR), hereby issues a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a single Firm-Fixed-Price Contract for a Design-Build Procurement pertaining to elevator modernization that will require the design of thirty (30) public elevators, the construction of 30 public elevators, and design and construction of 2 private elevators for 32 elevators in total within the RFK Federal Building (DC0023ZZ).

The services required shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

• Professional Architect/Engineer Services


• Construction Management Services


• Elevator Inspection & Testing Services


• Design-Build Construction for Commercial Buildings, including materials, labor, and supervision


• Professional Inspection, Testing & Commissioning Services

The Robert F. Kennedy Building is a 12-story, single-tenant federal building located at 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530. It is a government owned building currently occupied entirely by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The building has nine levels and an area of 1,257,300 gross square feet. The passenger elevators service eight levels with stops at B, 1-7; two of the service elevators service nine levels with an additional stop at PH; and one service car serves the sub-basement level.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for this work is 236220, small business size standard is $45 million in average annual receipts over the past three years. All responsible firms may submit an offer.

The selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 source selection procedures. The site visit date is “TBD”. The solicitation closing date will be Wednesday July 26, 2023 at 4:00 P.M. EDT.

All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the government point of entry (GPE) website: http://www.sam.gov. Interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Firms can register via the Internet site at https://www.sam.gov or by contacting the SAM Service Desk at http://www.fsd.gov. Interested firms are required to submit their representations and certifications through the SAM website.

The solicitation and associated information will be available from the SAM site mentioned above. No telephone requests will be accepted. This solicitation is not a sealed bid and there will not be a formal public bid opening. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing and will be available on the aforementioned SAM posting. Offerors will not be reimbursed for proposal submittal expenses.

DISCLAIMER: The official solicitation package and technical specifications will be located on the official government web page and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the SAM site for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies.