19GE5024R0101_PreSol Notice.pdf

May 31, 2024

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.: 19GE5024R0101

The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt herewith provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the:

DESIGN/BUILD CHILLER REPLACEMENT PROJECT

AT THE U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL HONG KONG

The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm-Fixed-Price design/build construction contract in the third quarter of calendar year 2024.

The successful offeror shall provide engineering and construction services, contract coordination, and supervision, including but not limited to the design, management, and construction necessary to meet the requirements of this contract within the established timeframe. Work involves a total of three building efforts (one basic requirement and two options for additional services) at two locations within Hong Kong, and contemporaneous work will be required if one or more options are exercised.

Pursuant to Subpart 36.204 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the estimated magnitude for the entire project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00 U.S. dollars (Note: The prescribed

FAR range determinations provide relatively wide ranges only, in order to give potential offerors a very general orientation as to the magnitude of the work. However, the specified range is not meant to give any indication as to the Independent Government Cost Estimate for this project, which could be at the lower or the upper end of the indicated range).

Qualified companies that are interested in the solicitation shall express their interest by written correspondence to the attention of Mr. Kenneth G. Mamba at MambaKG@state.gov and copy

FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov not later than June 15, 2024, using solicitation number

19GE5024R0101 in the subject line. All expressions of interest MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Unique Entity Identifier (Formerly DUNS Number), Name, Telephone and Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of the Firm.

DO NOT TELEPHONE.

The solicitation document will not be placed on SAM.gov. Only interested parties (i.e., companies submitting a written expression of interest) shall receive a copy of the solicitation package when it becomes available.

U.S CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3308

E-Mail: MambaKG@state.gov mailto:MambaKG@state.gov mailto:FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov

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The solicitation document will only be available in the English language. All requirements for translations will be at the expense of the Contractor.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English and possess all appropriate permits and licenses to perform engineering and construction work in Hong Kong.

A date for a virtual pre-proposal conference to be followed by a site visit is to be determined (TBD);

details will be provided later to all interested parties.

By expressing interest in this project, the offeror is acknowledging that it can comply with the following requirements which will be included in the solicitation:

In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it is mandatory for the offeror or the party doing the work to possess authorization to operate and do business in Hog Kong. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, award may be made to a successful Offeror that fully satisfies this clause at award or within a reasonable amount of time after award at which time the Contractor will be required to provide information that clearly shows that it is duly authorized to operate and do business in Hong Kong. Any entry or work visa issues or requirements must be clearly discussed, with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified. The U.S.

Government will not provide any assistance with visas.

Irrevocable Letters of Credit (ILCs) or bonds: The offeror will be required to show by way of a letter from a financial institution that it will be provided with ILCs or bonds totaling 40% of the value of the contract. The amounts being approved by the financial institution will need to be written into the documentary proof. Only the financial institution’s confirmation letter regarding availability of ILCs or bonds (not the ILCs or bonds themselves) shall be submitted with offeror’s proposal to the solicitation.

The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration are a mandatory requirement for a company to be considered for contract award. Offerors may obtain the

UEI and information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet on

SAM: www.sam.gov.

The failure by the offeror to provide the above documentation in its proposal may result in the proposal being found nonresponsive and removed from the competition without further discussions.

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America.

Competition is full and open.

The Contract Specialist for administration of this contract is Mr. Kenneth G. Mamba, email:

MambaKG@state.gov.

http://www.sam.gov/