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See Base Bid Pro →GSA wants 40 to 50 national construction seats, scored zone by zone
On September 17 GSA PBS issued a request for information for a nationwide large construction IDIQ under NAICS 236220, covering all 50 states and the U.S. territories. It is a planning notice, not a request for proposals. GSA anticipates potentially 40 to 50 awards across seven zones, with design-build and construction manager as constructor capability, for up to ten years: a five-year base and five one-year options. The ceiling is still being determined, and other federal agencies could order from it.
Two features matter most. GSA is considering a self-scoring scorecard, one per zone you propose, with every claimed point documented and validated after the solicitation closes. And each offeror would propose a single profit rate that, on projects competed only within its primary zone, would stay unchanged for the life of the contract, through every modification. You could bid lower on a task order, never higher. Where a competition is opened to secondary zones, the rate would not be required.
Three things to do before October 5
- 1 This week Pick your zones
The scorecard is per zone. Use the sample scorecard and zonal maps attached to the RFI, sort your 236220 past performance into its categories, and find where you are short.
- 2 Before you respond Model the profit rate and the labor agreement
On primary-zone work the rate would follow you for up to ten years. Orders above $35 million are anticipated to need a project labor agreement unless an exception is approved; typical orders are $20 million and up, though some could be smaller.
- 3 Mon., Oct. 5 · 5:00 p.m. CT Send your RFI response
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