19GE5022R0013 pre-solicitation notice.pdf

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American Consulate General

Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO) Giessener Str. 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main Germany

Tel.: (++49) 69-7535 3343 Email: Christeh@state.gov

November 1, 2021

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.: 19GE50-22-R-0013

The American Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Janitorial Services at the American Embassy Ankara, Turkey

The Regional Procurement Support Office Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP), under full and open competition procedures for janitorial services at the New Embassy Compound (NEC) United States Mission in Ankara, Turkey.

The successful Contractor shall furnish managerial, administrative, equipment and supply material, and direct labor personnel to perform janitorial services in all designated areas including, but not limited to, halls, offices, restrooms, work areas, entrance ways, lobbies, storage areas, elevators, stairways, outside ground area, industrial areas, as well as the Ambassador’s and the Deputy Chief of Mission’s residences as outlined in the Solicitation.

The overall square meters to be maintained are approximately 32,836 square meters including of the New Office Building, a Support Annex, a Support Annex structure, a General Parking structure and three Controlled Access Areas.

It is anticipated that there will be one (1) Base Year and four (4) Option Years. RPSO intends to issue the Solicitation Package in November 2021, with a pre-proposal conference and site visit to be announced at a later date. Contract award is anticipated in February 2022 with an estimated contract start date on March 1, 2022.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST

In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation.

In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate mailto:Christeh@state.gov

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and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Furthermore, authorization shall include the requirement to be registered to do business in Turkey.

Contractors shall be required to provide:

1. A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country, and to obtain in-country business registration;

2. Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will actually be required to undertake to obtain licensing; and

3. Specific information concerning the period you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.

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

If you have a Duns number* and have been beta.SAM** registered, please include below.

Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be beta.SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award.

Duns number:__________________________________________ beta.SAM Registered: Yes ( ) No ( )

* Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html ** System for Award Management: www.beta.SAM.gov

The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Mr. Hartmut Christe, Tel. +49 69 7535 3343, email: christeh@state.gov

Qualified companies interested in participating in this project may express their interest by written correspondence to the attention of Mr. Hartmut Christe, RPSO Contract Specialist, at the above e-mail address, no later than close-of-business Tuesday, November 16, 2021, using the Solicitation Number: 19GE50-22-R-0013 in the subject line. All requests for a copy of the Solicitation MUST include the following information: Name of Company, Point of Contact, Telephone Number(s), Email Address and Complete Physical Mailing Address of Firm.

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

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