Solicitation
Multiple Award IDIQ Contract for Design Build & General Construction Services - New York & New Jersey
General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service
AI summarySolicitation 47PC0225R0015: the General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service plans up to about 25 multiple-award IDIQ contracts (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity: a base contract under which GSA orders work as separate task orders) for design-build and general construction in federal buildings in New York and New Jersey. It is a total small business set-aside split into four zones, with a one-year base and four one-year options. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern Time, by email to the contracting officer. The solicitation lists no pre-proposal conference. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 9 of 21 attachments weren't read (Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 9 - SOW_Task Order Price Template.xlsx, Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 3a - Price Proposal Sheet Zone 1.xlsx and 7 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Solicitation 47PC0225R0015: the General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service plans up to about 25 multiple-award IDIQ contracts (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity: a base contract under which GSA orders work as separate task orders) for design-build and general construction in federal buildings in New York and New Jersey. It is a total small business set-aside split into four zones, with a one-year base and four one-year options. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern Time, by email to the contracting officer. The solicitation lists no pre-proposal conference.
Who can bid (6)
- Small business under NAICS 236220 (the notice gives a $45M size standard); status is checked in SAM at proposal submission and at award, and an offer that is not small is not evaluated
- To compete for a reserved HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone), SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned) or WOSB (women-owned) award, hold that status and give the listed proof, such as the SDVOSB representation in SAM or WOSB third-party certification
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when the offer is submitted
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- Documentation that the firm can obtain performance and payment bonds of at least $10,000,000 for a single project and $20,000,000 in the aggregate, submitted with the proposal; bid guarantees and bonds themselves are not required at the IDIQ level
- Four completed projects performed as prime contractor within the last six years, substantially complete by the response due date, meeting the project minimums in Factor 1
- Current certified financial statements and GSA Form 527 (Contractor's Qualifications and Financial Information), used to judge financial capacity
How to submit: Email to the contracting officer (belkys.torresrivera@gsa.gov), electronic PDF files only; no paper copies. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (12)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside, checked in SAM at submission and at award. Only small businesses can bid, and size under NAICS 236220 is checked twice. A firm that is not small at either point is not considered.
- Serious: Four similar projects as prime, in occupied office buildings. The firm needs four completed projects as prime contractor in the last six years, two of $150,000 to $1,000,000 and two over $1,000,000. GSA answered that schools or other institutional buildings do not meet the office-building rule, and a project that began as ground-up construction counts only for its later interior work in an occupied building.
- Serious: Bonding capacity proof of $10 million per project and $20 million total. Proof of bonding capacity goes in with the proposal, and each task order later needs full performance and payment bonds. A joint venture must show the bonding evidence in its own name.
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- Worth checking: Awards can go to initial proposals without discussion. GSA says to make the initial proposal the best offer and plans to award without discussions, so mistakes in the proposal may not be corrected.
- Worth checking: Firm-fixed prices with no escalation relief. Each CLIN is a firm-fixed price for all five years. The price sheet's annual escalation rate must cover labor, material and equipment increases, and GSA will allow no other price adjustment.
- Worth checking: One price per zone despite different prevailing wage rates. Davis-Bacon (federal prevailing wage rules for construction) wage determinations vary within each zone, per bidders' questions. GSA says the CLIN price must cover every location in the zone, and the wage determinations (Exhibit 10, a zip file) were not read.
- Worth checking: Past performance questionnaires must come from clients. Each of the four projects needs a questionnaire completed by the client, and CPARS reports cannot replace it. Questionnaires used on earlier solicitations must be attached again, not referred to.
- Worth checking: Some awards reserved for HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB firms. Up to one award per zone is reserved for each of the HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB groups (up to four each). Status is verified in SAM at submission and at award, and unfilled reserved awards go to other small businesses.
- Worth checking: Joint venture rules added by Amendment 0001. Amendment 0001 added Sections II.F and VI.G on joint ventures, which were not in the text read. GSA answered that the joint venture entity itself must give the bonding evidence.
- Worth checking: Guaranteed minimum is only $2,000. Each awardee is guaranteed just $2,000 in the base year. With about 25 awardees competing for each task order, work is not assured.
- Minor: A separate full package for every zone. A firm bidding on several zones must prepare and sign a complete package for each, so the work and file size multiply.
- Minor: Technical proposal capped at 20 pages with no pricing. The page limit excludes past performance. Any pricing in the technical file breaks the instructions.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 9 of 21 not read. Show which files.
- Solicitation Amendment 47PC0225R0015_0002.pdf (read)
- RFIs_Solicitation 47PC0225R0015 - Amendment 0002_2026 10 21.pdf (read)
- Solicitation Amendment 47PC0225R0015_0001.pdf (read)
- Updated Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_2026 10 7.pdf (read)
- RFIs - Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_2026 10 7.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 6 - SOW.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 7 - SOW_ Place of Performance and Building Locations.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 8 - SOW_ Task Order Award Procedures.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 1 - SF-1442.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 2 - Agreement_2026 9 22.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 11 - Solicitation Submission Checklist.pdf (read)
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 9 - SOW_Task Order Price Template.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 3a - Price Proposal Sheet Zone 1.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 3b - Price Proposal Sheet Zone 2.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 3c - Price Proposal Sheet Zone 3.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 3d - Price Proposal Sheet Zone 4.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 4 - Experience on Similar Projects Offeror Form.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 5 - Past Performance Questionnaire.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 12 - GSA 527 Form.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Solicitation Exhibit 10_2026 Wage Determinations.zip: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Design-build and general construction services, with the planning and design work each task order needs, in federally owned and leased space
- Work comes as task orders, each competed among the awarded firms in a zone and priced firm-fixed-price, with awards up to $20,000,000 each
- Project types may include repair and alteration, restoration and new construction, with architecture and engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, fire protection), vertical transportation, life safety, code compliance, historic preservation and estimating
- Follow GSA Public Buildings Service Core Building Standards, computer-aided design (CAD) standards and the statement of work for design submissions, construction administration, as-built drawings and final project photographs
- Zone 1: Metropolitan New York City area, including Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester counties and eight New Jersey counties; Zone 2: Western Upstate New York; Zone 3: Central Upstate New York; Zone 4: Eastern Upstate New York
- Offer firm-fixed unit prices for each contract line item number (CLIN: one priced line of the order) on the zone's price sheet, including the base year and four option years
- Respond to task order requests for proposals and manage each project's schedule, communication plan and progress meetings
- Contract type
- Multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded firm-fixed-price; every task order is also firm-fixed-price
- Period of performance
- 1 base year plus 4 one-year options (5 years), with a possible extension of up to 6 additional months; the base year starts at the Notice to Proceed, and the SF 1442 offer form lists yearly periods from March 1, 2027 to February 29, 2032
- Place of performance
- Federal buildings and leased space in four zones: Zone 1 (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester counties in NY, and Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic and Union counties in NJ), Zone 2 (Western Upstate New York counties), Zone 3 (Central Upstate New York counties), Zone 4 (Eastern Upstate New York counties); each task order names its own site
- Estimated value
- Maximum order limit (contract ceiling) of $500,000,000 across all awarded contracts for the five years; individual task orders up to $20,000,000; guaranteed minimum of $2,000 per contract in the base year; total requirement more than $10,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Highest technically rated with a fair and reasonable price; GSA intends to award on initial proposals without discussions but may hold them. Offers are ranked by zone and a firm may win one or more zones.
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern Time
- How to submit
- Email to the contracting officer (belkys.torresrivera@gsa.gov), electronic PDF files only; no paper copies
- Page limits
- Technical proposal: 20 pages maximum, excluding past performance; a cover page is allowed
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1 Experience on Similar Projects: breadth, depth and relevance of four completed projects, judged subjectively; projects with PBS Core Building Standards compliance, IT/data/security installation, HVAC/mechanical-electrical-plumbing systems, or one or two projects over $10,000,000 are viewed more favorably
- Factor 2 Past Performance: quality of the firm's performance on projects similar in size, scope and complexity, using client Past Performance Questionnaires and other sources such as CPARS; more relevant projects count more; no record gives a neutral rating
- Price: each CLIN a firm-fixed price; checked for fairness, reasonableness and balance (unbalanced offers may be rejected); total evaluated price is the base plus all options
- How the technical factors are weighted against price is in Section VI.A, which was not in the text read
What to include when you submit
- For each zone, send two separate PDF files that show the zone number: a Price Proposal File and a Technical Proposal File
- A firm bidding on more than one zone sends a complete full package for each zone; one email may carry them all, with a 50MB total limit per email
- Price Proposal File: signed Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442: the construction offer form) with the contract price (base year plus four option years) in Block 17, the zone's price sheet (the Excel sheet may also be sent), signed Standard Form 30 amendment forms if issued, and the offeror's Unique Entity Identifier on the cover page
- Price Proposal File also: current certified financial statements with interim reports and GSA Form 527, evidence of bonding capacity, annual representations and certifications in SAM, the list of the offeror's authorized representative and alternate, and any other information the solicitation requires
- Technical Proposal File: no pricing; 8.5 by 11 inch pages; address Factor 1 and Factor 2 on the government forms
- Factor 1: complete the Experience on Similar Projects Offeror Form (Exhibit 4, Excel or a recreated PDF template) for exactly four completed projects performed as prime contractor in the last six years; a joint venture may submit no more than four projects for the team as a whole
- Project minimums: all four in an occupied office building that kept operating during construction, two projects of $150,000 to $1,000,000 and two over $1,000,000, each with one or more listed characteristics (tenant build-outs, IT/data/security installation, hazardous material abatement, HVAC/mechanical-electrical-plumbing systems, vertical transportation)
- Factor 2: a Past Performance Questionnaire (Exhibit 5), completed by the client, for each Factor 1 project; if the client has not returned it, send the questionnaire's first page; attach copies of questionnaires used on earlier solicitations rather than referring to them
- Include performance recognition documents from the last ten years (awards, award fee determinations, commendation letters); they may cover projects that are not references
- Acknowledge Amendments 0001 and 0002 before the response due date
- Price each CLIN fully burdened for labor except profit, overhead, bonding and insurance, which go at the bottom of the price sheet; project management, site supervision and general conditions are not priced at the IDIQ level
After award, you must have
- For each task order awarded, performance and payment bonds on Standard Forms 25 and 25A at 100% of the task order value From the notice:
The Offeror shall submit a SF-25 (performance bond) and SF-25A (payment bond) at 100% the awarded Task Order obligated value.
- Comply with the limitations on subcontracting clause (FAR 52.219-14), which caps how much of the work a small business may pass to others From Solicitation 47PC0225R0015_Exhibit 2 - Agreement_2026 9 22.pdf:
10. FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (GSA Class…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. GSA plans a maximum of approximately 25 awards from this solicitation: about 10 for Zone 1 and about 5 for each of Zones 2, 3 and 4, with up to one award per zone reserved for each of HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB firms. GSA may make more, fewer or no awards.
Not in the notice text
- Much of the solicitation was cut from the text read (the middle of Sections II to VI, including price proposal rules, the evaluation of offers and the determination of responsibility, plus the middle of the Statement of Work and the Agreement). The price sheets (Exhibits 3a to 3d and 9), the Experience form (Exhibit 4) and the wage determinations zip (Exhibit 10) are attached but not read, and Exhibits 5 and 12 are attached but not read.
- How Factor 1, Factor 2 and price are weighted against each other is in Section VI.A, which was not read.
- The solicitation lists no pre-proposal conference or site visit for proposals; the Statement of Work has a Site Visit Requirement section (2.9) that was not read, so site visit rules for task orders are not known.
- Which Davis-Bacon wage determinations apply in each zone is in Exhibit 10, which was not read.
- The CLIN structure, unit quantities and the price sheet's escalation rate are in the price sheets, which were not read.
- The date of the Notice to Proceed that starts the base year is not stated; the SF 1442 shows yearly periods from March 1, 2027.
- The liquidated damages rate, insurance requirements and other Agreement terms were cut from the text read.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to the contracting officer (belkys.torresrivera@gsa.gov), electronic PDF files only; no paper copies. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- PBS Centralized Acquisition Services IDV - East, Washington, DC
- Product/service code
- Z2AA · Repair or Alteration of Office Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 4, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 7, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 28, 2026
- Sep 28, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 28, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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