NIH MULTIPLE-AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MACC) FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

SOLICITATION NOTICE MULTIPLE-AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MACC) FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Solicitation No. 75N99027R00002 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM), Construction, A&E, Facilities and Leasing Office (CAFLO), anticipates issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Multiple-Award Construction Contract (MACC) to support the ongoing construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance requirements of the NIH Office of Research Facilities (ORF). The resulting contracts will be multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) construction contracts. Work will be authorized through individually issued task orders. This acquisition is anticipated to be conducted using competitive negotiated procedures under FAR Part 15. The Government intends to award multiple IDIQ construction contracts under FAR Subpart 16.5. Individual task orders will generally be awarded on a firm-fixed-price basis. The anticipated aggregate ceiling is $3 billion over an eight-year ordering period. Individual construction requirements will be competed through task orders among eligible MACC awardees in accordance with the ordering procedures established in the resulting contracts. The solicitation and resulting contracts will include procedures for adding and removing awardees during that period (on/off ramp). The initial seed-project scope estimated construction magnitude, applicable evaluation factors, and proposal submission requirements will be provided in the solicitation. SCOPE OF WORK Work under the MACC will primarily consist of general construction and may include, but is not limited to, maintenance, repair, painting, alterations, architectural work, mechanical systems, electrical systems, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), civil work, earthwork, fencing, structural work, steel fabrication and welding, roofing, building renovations, demolition, new building construction, sustainable construction, design-bid-build, and design-build projects. Individual task orders may include one or more construction disciplines and will vary in size, scope, and complexity. All work will be performed in accordance with the requirements, specifications, drawings, and other documents applicable to each individual task order. LOCATIONS OF WORK The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Facilities (ORF) is the steward of NIH facilities and is responsible for the planning, design, construction, acquisition, maintenance and operation of NIH owned facilities, which include campuses in: · Bethesda, Maryland, · Frederick, Maryland, · Poolesville, Maryland, · Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, · The Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana. NAICS CODE AND SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. PSC Code: Y1JZ The corresponding small business size standard is $45 million. The NAICS code and small business size standard applicable to the initial seed project is also anticipated to be NAICS 236220 and $45 million, respectively. ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND ANTICIPATED AWARDS This acquisition will be conducted using full and open competition with reserves for eligible small business concerns. NIH anticipates awarding up to twenty (20) IDIQ contracts, consisting of: Approximately four (4) unrestricted/full-and-open awards; and Approximately sixteen (16) awards under small business reserves. The small business reserves are anticipated to include eligible concerns in the following categories: Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business; Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB); Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); and Participants in the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program. The solicitation will identify the anticipated distributio…