Attachment1_Pre-Solicitation_Notice.pdf

Pre-Solicitation Synopsis

19AQMM25R0207

Department of State 2025 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contracts

For

Worldwide Design/Build and Construction Projects

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice – interested companies do NOT need to submit any documentation at this time. The solicitation for Phase I will be posted on SAM.gov at a later date, please see below for further information.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for Worldwide Design-Build (D/B) and

Construction Services. The Project is described below. OBO seeks to commission our nation’s top constructors to produce facilities of outstanding quality and value.

This acquisition is full and open competition subject to the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and

Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as amended, 2025 NDAA § 7214, (Public Law 118-159)

(“Omnibus Act”). This solicitation will consist of two phases:

Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements (MMRs) Phase 1 Proposal Request from

Offerors for Eligibility Determination (see below); and

Phase II – Request for Phase 2 Proposals (Technical and Price) from Eligible or

Conditionally Eligible Offerors.

Project Description:

The Department of State (DOS), Office of Global Acquisition, Acquisition Management

(AMD), on behalf of the DOS, is issued seeking to select firms for award of Indefinite

Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract(s) with scope covering Design-Build (D/B) and

Construction projects at various DOS Posts and other facilities worldwide. In order to maximize Category Management for Construction, this IDIQ is available for use Department-wide to include but is not limited to the Bureaus of International Narcotics and Law

Enforcement Affairs, Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), and Political-Military Affairs.

DOS anticipates awarding up to 42 IDIQ contracts in two separate categories including a small business set aside category and a full and open category. Depending on the availability of qualified offerors; set asides for specific socioeconomic categories of small businesses shall be generally as follows:

CATEGORY 1: Small Business Set Aside

- Up to seven (7) set asides for 8(a) Businesses

- Up to seven (7) set asides for HubZone Businesses

- Up to seven (7) set asides for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses

- Up to seven (7) set asides for Woman-Owned Businesses

- Up to seven (7) set asides for Small Businesses

Socioeconomic subcategory Solicitation Number

8(a) Business 19AQMM25R0207_8A

HubZone 19AQMM25R0207_HZ

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses 19AQMM25R0207_SDV

Woman-Owned Businesses 19AQMM25R0207_WO

Small Businesses 19AQMM25R0207_SB

Full & Open 19AQMM25R0207_FO

CATEGORY 2: Full and Open

- Up to seven (7) set aside for Full and Open

Note:

Category 1: Small Business Set Aside – All task order requirements with an estimated value of less than $25 million will be set aside for one or more socio-economic categories within

Category 1.

For purposes of the Phase I - Omnibus Act adequate competition will be assessed for the

Category 1 Small Business Set aside as a whole rather than for each socioeconomic category.

Category 2: Full and Open – All task order requirements with an estimated value of greater than $25 million will be solicited via Category 2.

Offerors may submit proposals for both Categories provided they meet all the mandatory minimum requirements for each Category.

Summary of Project Scope:

The IDIQ statement of work (SOW) will consist of design-build (D/B) or construction services for renovation of existing facilities, site work, and/or new construction worldwide. Specific services and location of performance will be identified in future Task Order Proposal Requests

(“TOPR”).

Design services to be provided may include, but not be limited to, the following: architectural and urban design, structural, civil, energy conservation, sustainable design, mechanical, electrical, seismic and geotechnical engineering, space planning and systems furniture integration, interior design, signage, physical security, communications, radio frequency (RF) shielding systems design, blast protection design, fire protection engineering, potable water treatment and waste water treatment, landscape design, cost estimating, scheduling, value engineering, and administrative coordination of the various disciplines involved. The successful offeror will be required to use AutoCAD Release 2011 or higher and REVIT

Architecture 2011. This program will be required for the electronic transmission of Sensitive

But Unclassified (SBU) U.S. government information on DOS-approved systems including but not limited to FAN.gov, ProjNet, and Kahua.

Construction services to be provided may include, but not be limited to, the following:

construction labor and materials to execute the OBO approved design, on-site organization with management of lines of authority to ensure overall project coordination, and overall control throughout the life of the project. Services include required documentation submittals and institution of controlling programs such as a quality control program, construction scheduling, cost control, and projects closeout services.

IDIQ Contract Minimum Guarantee: $40,000 per IDIQ Contract.

Estimated IDIQ Maximum Ceiling: $800 million per IDIQ.

IDIQ Period of Performance: One (1) year Base Period + nine (9) one (1) year options

Solicitation Process:

The project solicitation will consist of two phases.

Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements (MMRs) of Offerors

The solicitation of MMR proposals is Phase I. Offerors submitting proposals for Phase

I shall address the criteria set forth in the Phase I solicitation. The Department of State

(DOS) will evaluate the eligibility of Offerors based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the Phase I solicitation. Only Offerors determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible in Phase I are eligible for participation in subsequent Phases and/or for award.

The structure of the Offeror (prime or joint venture) must remain the same throughout each subsequent Phase.

Definitions:

“Eligible” – An offeror that meets all Phase I minimum mandatory requirements and is deemed eligible for participation in Phae II and for consideration of award.

“Conditionally eligible" - An offeror that may meet all Phase I minimum mandatory requirements prior to contract award without the need for discussions and/or proposal revision (e.g. with respect to the Omnibus requirements, the offeror will reach substantial completion of similar projects by award and/or meet the incorporation deadlines per Certification 2 in the Omnibus Statement of Qualifications; and/or may meet the security clearance MMR). NOTE: The Department is not obligated to extent the acquisition timeframe or delay the contract award to accommodate an Offeror’s ability to become fully eligible.

Offerors that are not determined “eligible” or “conditionally eligible” at Phase I will not be eligible for participation in Phase 2. Note: An Offeror must be determined to fully meet all MMRs to be eligible for award.

Phase II – Requests for Proposals from Eligible/Conditionally Eligible Offerors

Those Offerors determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible in Phase I in accordance with this notice will be issued a formal Phase II Request for Proposal (RFP) for the project and invited to submit technical and pricing proposals. Phase II proposals shall include both technical and pricing proposals for the Worldwide Design-Build and

Construction IDIQs. As noted above, only Offerors determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible in Phase I are eligible for participation in subsequent Phases and/or be selected for award.

The technical proposal will require detailed information in response to the RFP criteria relative to the designer and constructor’s experience and past performance relevant to the IDIQ in size, scope and complexity as well as the proposed team’s qualifications and management plan. The technical proposal criteria will be identified in the Phase II

RFP. These Phase II criteria are separate and distinct from the criteria considered relative to the Offeror’s status as a “U.S. Person” or “U.S. Joint Venture person” under the Omnibus Act and generally in Phase 2 an Offeror will be required to demonstrate technical experience by identifying four (4) comparable projects of similar size, scope and complexity, previously performed by the Offeror as a Prime or by the JV and or its member entities.

Active SAM.gov Registration Requirement

Offerors, including any offeror organized as a joint venture, must have an Active SAM.gov registration at the time of Phase I proposal submission and throughout the procurement process.

A proposal from any offeror whose registration is not Active in SAM.gov at the time of

Phase I proposal submission will not be evaluated and excluded from the process. If the offeror proposes as a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture itself must be registered in SAM.

Facility Clearance Requirement:

In order to be eligible to receive award and perform under this contract, the eligible or conditionally eligible offeror including formal Joint Venture offerors meeting MMR #1, must possess a Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Secret facility security clearance (FCL) with Secret safeguarding capability, issued in accordance with the National

Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220.22-M prior to award.

Foreign firms are not eligible for FCLs and are therefore ineligible to participate in this acquisition. Only U.S. firms organized and operating in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, or a U.S.

possession or trusted territory, are eligible for facility clearances. U.S. firms which are determined to be under Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) are not eligible for an

FCL unless actions (as directed and approved by DCSA) can be taken to effectively negate or reduce associated FOCI risks to an acceptable level.

CURRENT FCL HOLDERS: Offerors already possessing the necessary FCL must submit their appropriate Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, facility clearance and safeguarding level with the Phase I proposal. Once confirmed, these Offerors will be deemed to pass this MMR.

OFFERORS WITHOUT A CURRENT FCL:

If an eligible or conditionally eligible offeror (re MMR #1) does not possess the required clearance (including JVs in which both entities do not already possess an FCL, and/or the JV does not possess an FCL), DOS will sponsor the firm for a Top Secret FCL at the time the

Offeror is identified as a prospective awardee for an IDIQ. Sponsored firms are expected to acknowledge and be responsive to Diplomatic Security for any required information and/or form completion(s). If the sponsored firm does not respond to Diplomatic Security within ten

(10) business days with the required information, the offeror may be deemed unresponsive and unable to meet MMR#2’s security clearance requirement, and the Department may terminate the clearance sponsorship. DOS will allow 120 calendar days from the notice of sponsorship for firms to obtain an Interim Secret FCL. DOS sponsorship does not guarantee that the

Offeror will receive the FCL, or that it will be received within the 120-day period. The

Government will not be obligated to make an award to a sponsored selected firm, if that firm or

JV has not been issued a FCL.

Selected firms already possessing a Final Secret FCL will be sponsored by Department of State for an FCL upgrade to the Top Secret level. Sponsorship does not guarantee that the firm will receive the upgraded clearance. If the firm is unable to obtain a Top Secret FCL, the

Government may consider not exercising the option to extend the term of the contract for the option year(s).

Selected firms already possessing Top Secret FCLs will be awarded an IDIQ contract at the TS level.

Foreign firms are not eligible for FCLs and therefore ineligible to participate in this acquisition. Only U.S. firms organized and operating in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, or a U.S.

possession or trusted territory, are eligible for facility clearances. U.S. firms which are determined to be under Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) are not eligible for an

FCL unless actions (as directed and approved by DCSA) can be taken to effectively negate or reduce associated FOCI risks to an acceptable level.

Companies and Citizens of countries listed below will not be eligible to perform on this project in any capacity. DOS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine suitability of contractor personnel to work on design, construction and other diplomatic facilities contracts.

• Belarus

• Cuba

• Hong Kong

• Iran

• Nicaragua

• North Korea

• Peoples Republic of China

• Russia

• Venezuela

• Vietnam

NOTICE: After award, the successful offeror selected for contract award must possess or obtain an Information System (IS) approved by DCSA for processing classified information up to the Top Secret level. Performance on this contract will require access to the Department’s

ProjNet-C, for receipt and transmission of all classified information, and a DCSA approved classified IS for processing classified information.

Estimated schedule:

The solicitation, Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements (MMRs) of Offerors, is planned for release on SAM.gov on/about June 17, 2025.