PORTHILL LAND PORT OF ENTRY (LPOE) MODERNIZATION PROJECT - DESIGN - BUILD CONSTRUCTION - PHASE 1 SOLICITATION

Amendment 0001 - issued on August 27, 2025

Amendment 0001 is issued to correct and clarify; 1) the site visit time zone, and 2) the maximum number of shortlisted offerors that may be selected to submit Phase 2 proposals.  The following document was revised under this amendment:

• A. The Solicitation - Phase 1 Revision 01 

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The GSA is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Design-Build (DB) contract for new construction services to replace the existing Porthill LPOE located in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.  The Porthill LPOE is a limited-service port of entry operating 12 hours a day, seven days a week between Porthill, Idaho, and eastern British Columbia, Canada.  It primarily serves personal vehicles and buses but also processes a limited number of pedestrians (mostly hikers) and permitted commercial truck traffic. 

Contract requirements include, but are not limited to the following work:

• Demolition of the existing facility
• Construction of a new main port building
• Construction of three inbound inspection lanes
• Construction of one outbound lane
• Construction of CBP parkign with canopy

Phase 1 – Request for Qualifications

The Phase 1 Solicitation documents are comprised of the following:

• A.  The Solicitation – Phase 1 - Revision 01 
• B.  Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award
• C.  Solicitation Attachment 01 – Request for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
• D.  Solicitation Attachment 02 – Offeror’s Representations and Certifications
• E.  Solicitation Attachment 03 – ASHRAE – Climatic Data for Building Design Standards
• F.   Solicitation Attachment 04 – Past Performance Questionnaire for General Contractor
• G.  Solicitation Attachment 05 – Past Performance Questionnaire for Architect-Engineer
• H.  Draft of the Agreement
• I.   Draft of the Scope of Work, Appendix, Exhibits, and Other Documents

A site visit is scheduled for September 16, 2025, at 10:30 AM Pacific Time.  Interested parties must notify the Contracting Officer, at rhonda.widick@gsa.gov to receive further information about attendance and to confirm location, time, and date.

All questions related to solicitation 47PJ0025R0052 shall be submitted in writing via email, to the Contracting Officer, no later than 10:00 AM Mountain Time, Friday, September 19, 2025. Questions received after this cutoff may not receive a response.  Any responses provided by GSA will be posted on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) as an Amendment to the Solicitation no later than Friday, September 26, 2025.  Multiple amendments providing responses to questions may be provided for questions that are submitted early.  Offerors are encouraged to submit questions early.

Submission Due Date/Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Time, Friday, October 3, 2025

Submission Requirements: Interested Offerors shall thoroughly review the solicitation documents for all submission requirements.

Offerors shall provide an executed Proprietary Information Agreement in accordance with Section II.D. Other Information to be Submitted with Proposals. 

In consideration for the preparation of a Phase 2 technical proposal, GSA will pay a stipend only to the Phase 2 Offerors submitting complete acceptable Phase 2 offers that are not selected for award of the resulting contract.  Offerors that submit incomplete or unacceptable Phase 2 proposals will not be eligible for the stipend.  Proposals will be considered complete and acceptable when offerors have addressed each of the Phase 1 factors, with each factor receiving at least a marginal rating.  For the avoidance of doubt, no stipend is paid during Phase 1.  The stipend amount to be paid to each unsuccessful offeror who submits a complete and acceptable proposal is $75,000.00.

A project labor agreement (PLA) will be required under Phase 2 in accordance with FAR 52.222-34, Project Labor Agreement.  Prior to contract award, the contractor must enter into a PLA and maintain the PLA throughout the life of the contract.

Draft Scope of Work documents are available. To receive a copy of the draft scope of work documents, offerors must first complete the provided CUI Information Request Form (Solicitation Attachment 01 – Request for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)) and return the completed/signed document to the Contracting Officer at rhonda.widick@gsa.gov. Documents will be distributed to Offerors who return properly completed forms.