Solicitation
Construction Services for the Gate 7 Parking Garage St. Elizabeths West Campus
General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service · Sol. 47PB5126R0038
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GSA's Public Buildings Service wants one general contractor to build the new Gate 7 Parking Garage and related site work at the St. Elizabeths West Campus in Southeast Washington, DC, for the Department of Homeland Security. It is a large firm-fixed-price construction job with an estimated cost of $120 million to $160 million and about 595 days to substantial completion. The bid is run in two phases: Phase 1 qualifications are due October 26, 2026, and Phase 2 price and technical proposals come later.
Watch out for
- Very large, complex project. A $120M to $160M garage on a historic, high-security campus with steep slopes, wetlands and tight access is far beyond most small businesses and would need a strong prime or a joint venture.
The estimated construction cost range is between $120,000,000.00 and
- Mandatory project labor agreement. You must price the job with a PLA and may be ineligible without it, which can raise cost and limit which subcontractors you can use.
Offerors that do not submit a PLA Price Proposal are ineligible for award.
- Large bid bond and full bonding. Phase 2 needs a bid bond up to $3 million and then payment and performance bonds for the full contract, which takes strong surety capacity.
The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or
- Funds not yet available. Award depends on appropriated funds, and the Government has no legal liability until award.
Funds are not presently available for this contract.
- Safety record is scored heavily. Safety performance over the last three years is 25 percent of Phase 1, so a weak record could hurt you early.
Factor 1 - Safety Performance Record (25%)
- Daily liquidated damages for late completion. You owe the Government about $1,352 for every calendar day past the 595-day substantial completion date.
liquidated damages shall be calculated at the rate of $1,351.78
- Attached design set may not match the notice. The notice says bids are based on Issued for Construction drawings, but the SOW attachment list and the structural calculations refer to 65% drawings and design submissions, so the final documents are unclear until Phase 2.
65% Drawings
- Pre-proposal meeting and question deadline come early. The virtual pre-proposal meeting was set for October 5, 2026 and only pre-registered parties could attend, and Phase 1 questions are due October 8, well before the proposal deadline.
There will be a Virtual pre-proposal meeting for Phase 1.
- Controlled information and security handling. Drawings and security details are controlled (CUI), may only be handled in GSA-approved systems, and all workers need background checks, which adds cost and admin burden.
obtain an Enter on Duty (EOD) determination before they will be granted access to the
- Small inconsistencies across documents. The SOW names a different Contracting Officer (Raymond Porter) than the notice and solicitation (Jennifer Silkensen), and gives 60 days for closeout versus 59 days in the Agreement, so confirm details with the Contracting Officer.
CONTRACTING OFFICER Raymond Porter - PQAA
Read from the notice and 9 attachments. 1 not read in full.
- 47PB5126R0038 SF1442 Gate 7 Parking Garage.pdf
- 47PB5126R0038 Gate 7 Parking Garage Solicitation 201 SEPT 2026.pdf
- 47PB5126R0038 Gate 7 Parking Garage Agreement 101 SEPT 2026.pdf
- 26-0918_Gate 7 Garage_Final DBB SOW FY25 v1.pdf
- Gate 7 Garage_65 Narrative.pdf
- Gate 7 Garage_65 Construction Documents_Structural Calculations.pdf
- Attachment 1 Proprietary Information Agreement.pdf
- Attachment 2 - PBS Past Performance Questionnaire.pdf
- DC20260002 DB WD Sept 2026.pdf
- Gate 7 Garage_65 Construction Documents_Lighting Cutsheets.pdf: too large
Full brief
What they want
- Build a new multi-level, mechanically ventilated parking garage (5 levels) with a classical brick or precast façade, built into a hillside
- Site work: clearing, grading, excavation, utility relocations and tie-ins, retaining walls, stormwater, landscape and lighting
- Physical security: vehicle barriers, bollards, gates, credentialing booths and a screening facility
- Building systems: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm and emergency communications, plus infrastructure for IT, access control and CCTV (some systems installed by others under the SETS II contract)
- Roads, shuttle access, pedestrian circulation, signage and site improvements
- Work around an active high-security campus and National Historic Landmark, protecting wetlands, a stream buffer, utilities and historic resources
- Testing, commissioning support, training, warranties, BIM/COBie data and closeout documents
- Handle controlled (CUI) project information only through GSA-approved systems such as Kahua
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price construction contract; single award; design-bid-build; phased acquisition with a two-phase concept
- Period of performance
- Start within 10 days of Notice to Proceed; Substantial Completion within 595 calendar days of Notice to Proceed; closeout within about 59 to 60 more days (about 655 days total per the Statement of Work)
- Place of performance
- St. Elizabeths West Campus, 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032
- Estimated value
- $120,000,000 to $160,000,000 (estimated construction cost range)
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff in two phases. Phase 1 is an advisory qualifications down-select. Non-price factors together are significantly more important than Total Evaluated Price. A price reasonableness check is done but no price realism analysis.
- Offers due
- Phase 1: Monday, October 26, 2026, 4:00 pm ET. Phase 2 date is TBD. Phase 1 questions are due 4 PM ET October 8, 2026.
- How to submit
- Email to Contracting Officer Jennifer Silkensen at jennifer.silkensen@gsa.gov (maximum file size 25 MB; larger files go through a GSA GACA account)
- Page limits
- Phase 1 technical proposals have a total page limit, but the number was not in the text provided. The cover letter, table of contents, section dividers, past performance questionnaires, amendments and Proprietary Information Agreement form do not count.
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase 1 (25% each): Safety Performance Record; Relevant Experience of the Offeror; Key Personnel Qualifications; Past Performance of Offeror
- Phase 2: Phase 1 Qualifications Evaluation (25%)
- Phase 2: Technical Approach / Construction Management Approach (25%)
- Phase 2: Project Schedule / Phasing / Logistics (20%)
- Phase 2: Quality Control / Safety / Risk Management Approach (20%)
- Phase 2: Small Business Participation (10%)
- Total Evaluated Price (a PLA price is used if the PLA premium is reasonable)
What to include when you submit
- Phase 1 package: technical proposal covering safety record, relevant experience, key personnel and past performance, plus signed acknowledgement of amendments
- Phase 1 must not include a project-specific technical approach, schedule, phasing plan or safety plan
- Past performance questionnaires (PBS Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment 2) are used for Phase 1 past performance
- Phase 2 package: price proposal (SF 1442 and Agreement), technical proposal, representations and certifications, SF 24 bid bond, subcontracting plan, GSA Form 527, proprietary information agreements
- Phase 2 price proposal must be a separate electronic document from the technical proposal
- Every offeror must submit a PLA (project labor agreement) price proposal; a non-PLA price proposal is optional and must otherwise be identical
- Phase 2 specifications and drawings go only to Phase 1 participants after an SBU document is submitted, through a GACA account
- Confirm receipt before the deadline; late electronic proposals are rejected except in narrow cases
- Monitor SAM.gov for amendments, which will carry answers to questions
You must have
- Open to all responsible businesses (no set-aside). Offerors must register in SAM.gov and complete representations and certifications.
All responsible business firms may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.
- Bid guarantee in Phase 2 (bid bond, SF 24): 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less, then payment and performance bonds after award.
A bid bond is required in Phase 2 as well as payment and performance bonds after award.
- A project labor agreement (PLA) price proposal is mandatory to be eligible for award.
Offerors that do not submit a PLA Price Proposal are ineligible for award.
- Every worker on site must clear a security check (Enter on Duty determination, fingerprints on SF 87 and a Contractor Information Worksheet).
obtain an Enter on Duty (EOD) determination before they will be granted access to the
- Insurance: commercial general liability of at least $5M per occurrence, employers' liability of at least $2M, automobile liability, and $5M professional liability for the contractor's licensed design professionals.
amount of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence
- A GSA Affiliated Custom Account (GACA) is needed to receive the Phase 2 documents.
The offeror must have a GACA account to receive these documents for
- Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply (General Decision DC20260002 for Washington, DC).
General Decision Number: DC20260002 05/18/2026
Not in the notice text
- Large portions of the solicitation, agreement, Statement of Work, narrative and structural calculations were cut from the text provided, so some requirements and page limits are not visible
- Phase 1 total page limit is not stated in the text provided
- The detailed Phase 1 instructions for safety record, relevant experience, key personnel and past performance (such as minimum project size or experience thresholds) were in the cut section
- Phase 2 proposal due date is TBD and the Phase 2 site visit date will come in a future amendment
- Specifications and drawings are not available until Phase 2 and are provided only to Phase 1 participants after an SBU document and NDA step
- The lighting cutsheets attachment was too large to read
- The small business subcontracting plan goals and the Small Business Participation Commitment Document requirements are not in the text provided
- No incumbent is named; this is new construction
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 26, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 47PB5126R0038
- Agency
- General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service
- Office
- PBS Project Delivery Capital Construction - Branch Northeast
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Y1AZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC, 20032
- Contracting contact
- Jennifer Silkensenjennifer.silkensen@gsa.gov215-446-5099
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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