Sources Sought
USCG ISA Tenant Improvement Construction Project
General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service · Sol. 100520260002
Due in 15 days
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GSA is doing market research for a tenant fit-out for the U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District at the JFK Federal Building in Boston, MA, including a secure SCIF. This is a sources sought notice only, not a solicitation, to help decide whether to set the work aside for a socio-economic group. The estimated construction cost is $15 million to $25 million over about 36 months from Notice to Proceed.
Watch out for
- Large, complex secure construction. A $15-25 million fit-out including a SCIF and mission systems calls for strong past performance on similar projects and likely bonding capacity.
Contractors should anticipate a complex, schedule-sensitive
- SCIF construction. Building a SCIF needs secure construction practices and specialized coordination that many small contractors have not done.
construction of a specialized Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) being a particularly important element.
- Not a solicitation and no set-aside decided yet. Responding does not get you an award, and the set-aside type, if any, is still undecided.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Repair and alteration (tenant improvement) construction in the JFK Federal Building, Boston
- Build a specialized Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)
- Operational, administrative, secure, forensic and mission-support spaces
- Mission systems: reliable power, 24/7 HVAC, communications/IT, security systems, laboratory support and an emergency generator
- Capabilities package from interested small businesses
- Contract type
- Sources sought (market research only); future construction contract type not stated
- Period of performance
- Approximately 36 months from Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury St, Boston, MA 02203
- Estimated value
- Estimated construction cost range $15,000,000 to $25,000,000.00
- Offers due
- 2026-10-22 2:00 PM Local Time
- How to submit
- Email capability statement to Molly A. Lewis, Contract Officer, at Molly.Lewis@gsa.gov
What to include when you submit
- Projects from the last five years of similar size, scope, complexity and duration, noting prime or subcontractor role, contract value, how it relates, and an agency or owner point of contact
- Company profile: number of employees, annual receipts, office locations and SAM UEI
- Evidence of SDVOSB, HUBZone, EDWOSB or 8(a) status under the applicable NAICS
- Explain how you will provide a fair market price given the project location
- A positive statement of intent to bid if the work is set aside for your group
You must have
- Interested firms should be an SDVOSB, HUBZone, EDWOSB or 8(a) small business, and show proof
Evidence to establish your company's standing as a SDVOSB, HUBZone, EDWOSB or 8(a) small business concern, under applicable NAICS.
- Small business under NAICS 236220 (size standard $45 million)
NAICS Code: Construction of Buildings - 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $45 Million.
- Relevant experience on similar-size projects in the last five years
Not in the notice text
- Whether the work will be set aside and for which group
- Solicitation, specifications and evaluation method (none available yet)
- Bonding and clearance requirements for the actual solicitation
- Contract type and solicitation date
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 22, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 5, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 100520260002
- Agency
- General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service
- Office
- PBS Project Delivery Capital Construction - Branch Northeast
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z2AA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- MA, 02203
- Contracting contact
- Molly Lewismolly.lewis@gsa.gov
Full notice text from SAM.gov
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. No solicitation or specifications are available at this time. Please monitor sam.gov as this Sources Sought Notice will not be linked to the solicitation. The General Services Administration (GSA), Acquisition Project Delivery Division, is conducting market research to determine if any SDVOSB, HUB Zone, EDWOSB or 8(a) Small Business Concern has the current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capability to perform the work described herein. All interested Small Business firms should respond. This Sources Sought Notice is being issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), Acquisition Project Delivery for tenant fit-out Construction services for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Northeast District to support mission-critical operations across the Northeast maritime region. The place of performance will be the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Federal Building (FB), located at 15 New Sudbury St, Boston, MA 02203. This is a Repair and Alteration (R&A) project which includes operational, administrative, secure, forensic, and mission-support spaces, with construction of a specialized Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) being a particularly important element. Work also includes integrated mission-specific systems such as reliable power, 24/7 HVAC, communications/IT infrastructure, security systems, laboratory support, resilient infrastructure, and an emergency generator. Contractors should anticipate a complex, schedule-sensitive federal fit-out requiring secure construction practices, specialized space coordination, and close integration of architectural, mechanical, electrical, communications, security, and technology systems. Estimated Construction Cost Range is $15,000,000 and $25,000,000.00. Period of Performance is approximately 36 months from date of Notice to Proceed. NAICS Code: Construction of Buildings - 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $45 Million. PSC Code: Z2AA -- Repair or Alteration of Office Buildings All qualified Small Businesses are encouraged to respond. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The main purposes of this Sources Sought Notice is to assist the Contracting Officer in determining if a Set-Aside is the acceptable strategy for the procurement. It is requested that interested parties submit a brief capabilities package. The package shall address, at a minimum, the following: Examples of projects worked within the last five years of similar size, scope, complexity and duration as the work indicated. State whether your firm worked as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the work described and provide an agency or owner point of contact. Company profile, to include number of employees, annual receipts, office location(s), and SAM UEI. Evidence to establish your company's standing as a SDVOSB, HUBZone, EDWOSB or 8(a) small business concern, under applicable NAICS. Describe how you will provide a fair market price given the geographical location of this project. A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this requirement if set-aside for your socio-economic group. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Responses must contain sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities. Responses must be received no later than 2:00 PM, Local Time on October 22, 2026. Please submit your capability statement via e-mail to Molly A. Lewis, Contract Officer, at Molly.Lewis@gsa.gov. Questions regarding this notice may be addressed to Molly.Lewis@gsa.gov. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested small business concern.
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