Keating Courthouse Hardening Phase II Construction, Rochester NY

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Construction Services Contract for Keating Courthouse Hardening Phase II- Construction project at the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, 100 State St, Rochester, NY 14614. Reference is made to SAM Sources Sought Notice ID EQPXCAC-26-0010, posted on May 13th, 2026. All solicitation posts and updates for the Keating Courthouse Hardening Phase II- Construction project will be posted to Solicitation No. 47PC5326R0014. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Acquisition Project Delivery Contracting Division-East Branch C intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a qualified General Contractor to provide construction services for the Keating Courthouse Hardening Phase II- Construction project at the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, 100 State St, Rochester, NY 14614. The Keating Courthouse Hardening Phase II- Construction project located at the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, 100 State St, Rochester, NY 14614 includes, but is not limited to providing all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to make necessary improvements to the federal facility to meet the requirements as per the construction documents and supporting documents. The contract work incorporates site demolition, asphalt pavement, concrete pavement, curbs, fencing, gates, landscaping, storm draining, windows & security glazing, security systems and electrical work. The primary goal is to build out a space to suit the needs of the U.S. Courts in the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. The construction work to support this project initiative, GSA requires a construction contractor to procure, supply, and furnish all materials and labor to implement the work set forth by the design documents, drawings and specifications. The contractor must also have adequate labor, equipment, materials, and experience to perform the requirements imposed by this construction project. The contractor must also have knowledge of building repairs, renovations and alterations. The procurement will be solicited and awarded to one (1) Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set-aside contractor. Offers from other than small business concerns will not be considered by the agency. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business Administration standard of 45 million dollars in annual receipts averaged over the last three (3) completed fiscal years. This project shall be performed by an experienced Contractor that has performed similar work. The estimated performance period is 240 calendar days after Notice to Proceed has been issued. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The procurement method that will be implemented for this project will be in accordance with FAR Part 15.1-Source Selection Processes and Techniques. This project is a competitive acquisition utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) selection process. The government will evaluate technical responses using three evaluation factors to determine the proposal that best meets the requirements of the government. The vendor's experience, past performance, and staffing plan are acceptable/unacceptable factors. If a vendor does not meet the criteria for the prior experience factor, or the past performance, and receive an unacceptable, it will receive no further consideration under this acquisition. The vendor’s prior experience, past performance and staffing plan/structural organization factors, are equal in importance. All the technical evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. This Contract will be awarded to a vendor whose proposal provides the lowest price with technically acceptable criteria to meet the government’s needs. The planned project delivery method will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for construction services. Performance and payment bonds will be required following award pursuant to the Miller Act. A bid guarantee is also required. A description of GSA’s policies and procedures, in addition to that outlined in FAR 43.204, that apply to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found at GSAM 552.243-71 Equitable Adjustments, https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/552.243-71. GSA anticipates issuing the Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about June 22nd, 2026, with receipt of proposals at a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days later. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be electronically posted at the https://sam.gov website. No telephone requests will be accepted, and no paper copies will be mailed to prospective offerors.  There is expected to be a Pre-Proposal conference and site walk-through. In