Pre-Solicitation_Notice.doc

June 28, 2019

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.: 19GE5019R0071 The American Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Façade Restoration at the U.S. Consulate in Florence, Italy The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm Fixed-Price Construction Type Contract.

A pre-proposal conference and site visit is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2019, in the U.S. Consulate Florence, Lungamo Vespucci 38, Florence, Italy. The estimated price range for this project is between $250,000.00 and $400,000.00 U.S. Dollars for the entire project. Proposals will be due early September, 2019, and it is intended to award the contract shortly thereafter.

Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence to the attention of Maureen MacDougall at the above e-mail address, no later than Friday, July 12, using the solicitation number 19GE5019R0071 in the subject line. DO NOT TELEPHONE. All requests for a copy of the solicitation MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone and Fax Numbers, and Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm. Please include the completed Application for Solicitation Documentation Check-List with your interest in this solicitation.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English and possess all appropriate permits and licenses to perform restoration work in Italy.

Please notice that being the U.S. Consulate in Florence be a listed building under the local Cultural heritage, the restoration must be carried out by professional, certified restorers

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America and is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION

CHECK LIST

In checking the boxes of this check listing, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following requirements included in the solicitation.

Business Licenses to Work in Foreign Country: In accordance with

DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999)

you will be required to provide written certification that authorization to operate and do business in Italy, has been obtained.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to work in the country of Italy. Any entry or work visa issues must will be required to be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified.

Irrevocable Letters of Credit (ILOC): You shall show by way of a letter from a financial institution that your company will be provided with

ILOCs totaling 20% of the value of the contract. The amounts being approved by your bank will need to be written into the documentary proof.

Must have experience with Historical or Heritage Façade/Stonework Restoration due to the fact that the Florence City Council envisions improvements to roofing of such buildings as the U.S. Consulate Conservation and Restoration Projects and must comply with historic preservation restrictions, see below:

(OG 2: RESTAURO E MANUTENZIONE DEI BENI IMMOBILI SOTTOPOSTI A TUTELA AI SENSI DELLE DISPOSIZIONI IN MATERIA DI BENI CULTURALI E AMBIENTALI Riguarda lo svolgimento di un insieme coordinato di lavorazioni specialistiche necessarie a recuperare, conservare, consolidare, trasformare, ripristinare, ristrutturare, sottoporre a manutenzione gli immobili di interesse storico soggetti a tutela a norma delle disposizioni in materia di beni culturali e ambientali. Riguarda altresì la realizzazione negli immobili di impianti elettromeccanici, elettrici, telefonici ed elettronici e finiture di qualsiasi tipo nonché di eventuali opere connesse, complementari e accessorie.)

TRANSLATION:

OG 2: RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO PROTECTION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

It involves the performance of a coordinated special works needed to retrieve, restore, consolidate, transform, restore, renovate, maintain buildings of historical interest subject to protection under the provisions of cultural and environmental heritage. Also relates to the construction of buildings in the electromechanical, electrical, telephone and electronic and finishes of any kind and of any related works, complementary and accessory.

OS 2-A: SUPERFICI DECORATE DI BENI IMMOBILI DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE E BENI CULTURALI MOBILI DI INTERESSE STORICO, ARTISTICO, ARCHEOLOGICO ED ETNOANTROPOLOGICO Riguarda l’intervento diretto di restauro, l’esecuzione della manutenzione ordinaria e straordinaria di: superfici decorate di beni immobili del patrimonio culturale, manufatti lapidei, dipinti murali, dipinti su tela, dipinti su tavola o su altri supporti materici, stucchi, mosaici, intonaci dipinti e non dipinti, manufatti polimaterici, manufatti in legno policromi e non policromi, manufatti in osso, in avorio, in cera, manufatti ceramici e vitrei, manufatti in metallo e leghe, materiali e manufatti in fibre naturali e artificiali, manufatti in pelle e cuoio, strumenti musicali, strumentazioni e strumenti scientifici e tecnici.

TRANSLATION:

OS 2-A: SURFACE DECORATED OF BUILDINGS BELONGING TO CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FURNITURE OF HISTORICAL, ART, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY ETNO

Regards the direct intervention of restoration, the execution of the routine maintenance and repairs of: decorated surfaces of property of cultural heritage, stone artifacts, murals, canvas paintings, paintings on wood or other media textured, stucco, mosaics, painted plaster and paintings, mixed media artifacts, wooden items and polychrome polychrome artifacts made of bone, ivory, wax, ceramic and glassy, fabricated metal products and alloys, materials and products made from natural and artificial leather products and leather, musical instruments, equipment and scientific and technical tools.

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessenerstrasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3335

Fax: (49) 69 7535 3329

E-mail: MacDougallM@state.gov

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