Amendment 1: Keating Courthouse Hardening Phase II- Construction Request for Information RESPONSE

U.S. General Services Administration
August 31st, 2026
To:

All Contractors applicable to Solicitation Number:
47PC5326R0021, Keating Courthouse Hardening Phase IIConstruction

Subject:

Request for Proposal (RFP) 47PC5326R0021, Keating
Courthouse Hardening Phase II- Construction, Solicitation Pre-Bid RFI Responses

Amendment #1 is issued to provide answers to all questions received: 1. Will past performance on contracts awarded by the Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) for occupied federal healthcare facility renovation and modernization be evaluated as relevant past performance under FAR 15.305(a)(2) for this solicitation?

RESPONSE: YES, ALL CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF

VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) FOR OCCUPIED FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FACILITY

RENOVATIONS AND MODERNIZATION CONSTRUCTION POJRECTS WILL BE

EVALUATED AS RELEVANY PAST PERFORMANCE.
2. Confirm whether existing vehicle gate operators, tracks, motors and controls

remain, are modified, or are replaced?

RESPONSE: REMAIN UNCHANGED.
3. Confirm approved tested ASTM F3038 assembly, manufacturer, attack level,

thickness and whether existing frames require reinforcement?

RESPONSE: RIOT GLASS SECURITY GLAZING PUBLISHED LABORATORY

DOCUMENTATION IDENTIFIES A 15-MINUTE ASTM F3038 FORCED-ENTRY TEST,

AND ITS J-SERIES COMPRESSION SUBFRAME IS DECLARED AS HAVING

PASSED ASTM F3038 FOR 15 MINUTES. J-SERIES SUBFRAME PROVIDES A

U.S. General Services Administration

SUITABLE MOUNTING STRUCTURE WHERE THE EXISTING FRAMING ISN'T

CONDUCIVE TO A RETROFIT. PROVIDE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY TESTED TO

ASTM F3038 FOR MINIMUM 15-MINUTE FORCED-ENTRY RESISTANCE IN

SUBMITTAL PHASE.
4. Identify existing access-control platform and required authorized programming

vendor.

RESPONSE: GALLAGHER IS THE EXISTING ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM; SECURITY VENDOR SHALL BE GALLAGHER CERTIFIED.
5. Provide/confirm door hardware schedule and exact leaves/devices included in

entrance groups F1-F5.

RESPONSE: EXISTING DOOR SYSTEM TO RECEIVE NEW AUTOLOCK SYSTEM.

ALL DOOR HARDWARE, LEAVES, AND DEVICES TO REMAIN. REFER TO

SPECIFICATIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
6. Confirm footing diameter/depth/reinforcement by fence post, corner, terminal and

gate post.

RESPONSE: A REVISED STRUCTURAL DRAWING WITH SPECIFIC FOOTING

DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED. THE STANDARD FOOTER SUPPLIED BY THE

FENCE MANUFACTURER SHOWN ON C-5 IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE NEW LOADS

ASSOCIATED WITH THE FENCE.
7. Confirm utility mark out and known conflicts along new fence/footing alignment.

RESPONSE: CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM AN IN-FIELD UTILITY ‘MARK OUT’