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General Construction Services for Elevator Modernization at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY

General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service · PBS PROJECT DELIVERY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION - BRANCH NORTHEAST
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
47PB5126R0018
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
236220
Product service code
Y1AA
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-16
Response deadline
Dec 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
New York, NY
Contracting contact
natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov

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Statement of work, as posted

10/16/2026: Please be advised that Amendment #1 has been issued. Please refer to the attachments section to access the updated documents. __________________________________________________________________________ The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service, Capital Projects Contracting Division, is pleased to announce the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a project at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, situated at 40 Foley Square in New York, NY. This project will include scope to modernize seventeen (17) elevators, as well as upgrade mechanical, electrical and fire protection equipment within the elevator machine rooms. The Courthouse will remain fully operational throughout the duration of the project. To ensure minimal disruption to Government operations, the work must be phased to limit interruptions to operations and any disruptive work must be executed after business hours, predominately work taking place within the elevator shaftways. The selected General Contractor will be required to ensure full compliance with the Government’s requirements for access and security. Additionally, the General Contractor will be required to complete this project in accordance with the construction drawings and specifications that will be issued for this project. The selected General Contractor will be required to ensure full compliance with the Public Buildings Service Interim Core Building Standards, and the U.S. Courts Design Guide. Contract Type: The contract type for this procurement will be Firm-Fixed price. The line item schedule will include a lump sum item for the Base. There will be option line items for this procurement. Price: The total magnitude of this project at award is between $20,000,000 and $40,000,000. Selection and Schedule: This requirement will be competitively procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.1–Source Selection Processes and Techniques ((GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15) and FAR 36.101-2 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-36)). The awardee will be competitively chosen using best value tradeoff procedures in accordance with FAR Subparts 15.1 and 15.2 (GSA Class Deviation RFO-2025-15). NAICS: This procurement will be conducted under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 236220--Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business size standard is an average annual sales and receipts for the past three (3) years that are equal to or less than $45,000,000. All offerors are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) at the time of offer submission, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract. Interested offerors - See all attached solicitation file packages for full details. Some of the solicitation documents are Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To access these documents your company must request access through www.sam.gov. Proposals for this Solicitation must be submitted via e-mail in portable document format (PDF). Proposals MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN stated due date and time in this solicitation. Inquiries concerning this solicitation must be routed to Contracting Officer Natalia Lugo-Vina at natalia.lugo-vinacruz.gsa.gov. Prospective offerors bear sole responsibility for tracking and retrieving the RFP alongside all associated amendments.

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Point of contact
Natalia Lugo-Vina Cruz
Role
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Email
natalia.lugo-vinacruz@gsa.gov
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