THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR OFFERS OR PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR AWARD A CONTRACT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY OF TECHNICALLY CAPABLE AND OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FIRMS THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING OFFERS.
The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Region 8 is conducting market research and is seeking competent and qualified construction firms to provide Design-Bid-Build (DBB) services for the replacement windows at the Sioux Falls Federal Courthouse in Sioux Falls, SD. This project will replace window units while incorporating Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) fixed glazing. Window glazing shall meet the requirements for low embodied carbon as defined in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 and the U.S. General services Administration Inflation Reduction Act Low Embodied Carbon Glass Requirements, Dated December 12, 2023.
This project is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Low-embodied carbon material requirements are governed by the funding law and can be found here: https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/gsa-properties/inflation-reduction-act/lec-program-details/material-requirements
* The glazing of the glass under this project must meet the Low Embodied Carbon as defined by the IRA. GSA intends to provide potential contractors with necessary information towards meeting the IRA requirements within the solicitaiton, and will hold a pre-proposal session to provide answers to any questions interested firms may have on the IRA unique aspects of this project.
GSA is seeking highly qualified firms with experience with window replacement. See the capability Statement section in the attached "Sources Souce+Sioux Falls Window Replacement_IRA+DBB" more information regarding the requirement and submissions if interested.
The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
Interested firms having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are encouraged to send email responses with their Capabilities statements to the following:
- John Kelley, Contracting Officer: john.kelley@gsa.gov
- Christine Allen, Contract Specialist: christine.allen1@gsa.gov
- Jalen Scandrett, Contract Specialist: jalen.scandrett@gsa.gov
Please reference "Sioux Falls Courthouse Window Replacement" in the subject of any email responses.
We request all responses be submitted no later than 2:00 PM MST, 19 November 2024.
Please review attachments to this sources sought:
Attachment 1. Sources Sought SAM.gov Sioux Falls Courthouse (general project information)
Attachment 2. GSA IRA Low Embodied Carbon Requirements (glass requirements for this project)
If you have any issues with the attachments, please reach out to the POCs listed above.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!
