2026_Phase I MMR_Santiago_CSU.docx

19AQMM26R0134

19AQMM26R0134

Department of State 2026 Design-Build Construction Contract for U.S. Embassy Santiago, Chile

Solicitation of Proposals

Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements of Offerors

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is requesting proposal submissions for Design-Build Construction Services for construction services for the U.S. Embassy Santiago, Chile. 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 – Site Visit and Request for Phase 2 Proposals (Technical and Price) from Eligible Offerors.

See Section 2 below for further information.

1. Project Description (Secret Facility and Personnel Security Clearance Required with no safeguarding)

19AQMM26R0134: Santiago Compound Security Upgrade

Property Description Design-Build Construction Services for U.S. Embassy Santiago, Chile Compound Security Upgrade project property address is Av. Andrés Bello 2800, 7550659 Las Condes, Región Metropolitana, Chile. The site is developed. The project is located at 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres) in the Las Condes Region, a suburb northeast of Santiago. The site is heavily influenced by its triangular shape, security requirements, and seismic conditions. The site is bounded along its perimeter by Avenue Andres Bello to the east, Costanera Sur to the west, and Pste. Riesco to the north.

Project Scope: The project scope includes Compound Security Upgrade, Support Annex and Demarcation Building includes demolition of select existing facilities, upgrades to the perimeter wall throughout the compound to resolve climb ability and clear zone requirements with OBO Code, upgrade to Internet Protocol Closed Circuit Television (IPCCTV), associated Technical Security (TSS) Upgrades, and the new construction of the following facilities, including but not limited to:

This is a Design-Build contract. The selected contractor will receive bridging documents and will be responsible for developing them to 100% final design, as well as completing all construction work for the New Embassy Compound.

The Contractor shall provide complete design and construction services, contract coordination, and supervision, including but not limited to the management, professional design services, and construction necessary to meet the requirements of this contract within the established schedules. Construction documents shall be developed in accordance with the Request for Proposal (RFP) Contract Documents and referenced requirements. The Contractor shall execute the project consistent with the OBO mission to provide the most effective facilities for United States diplomacy abroad. Design and construction shall be completed within the Contract Award Amount identified in Contract Section A. Design and construction shall be performed within the period of performance.

Estimated Design/Build Construction Cost: $44-$65 million

2. Solicitation Process:

This solicitation will consist of two phases:

Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements (MMRs) of Offerors

This announcement of solicitation of Minimum Mandatory Requirements (MMRs) proposals is Phase I. Offerors submitting proposals to this solicitation for Phase I shall address the following criteria set forth under Section 3, “Phase I Detailed Instructions” in their Phase I proposal. The Department of State (DOS) will evaluate the eligibility of Offerors based on the evaluation criteria set forth below. 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.

A determination of adequacy of competition for purposes of the Omnibus Act subsection (a) shall be made after receipt of Phase 1 proposals from not less than three (3) offerors deemed eligible or conditionally eligible as a U.S. Person or U.S. Joint Venture person in accordance with the Omnibus Act. If competition is not determined to be adequate, a contract may be awarded without regard to the Omnibus Act. A determination, consistent with FAR 15.206 (e), will be made after receipt of Phase 1 proposals whether to cancel and reissue the Solicitation without consideration of the Omnibus Act or amend the Solicitation to remove the Omnibus Act requirements.

Definitions:

“Eligible” – An offeror that meets all Phase I minimum mandatory requirements and is deemed eligible for participation in Phase II and for consideration for 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 will not be obligated to extend the acquisition timeframe or delay the contract award to accommodate an Offeror’s ability to become fully eligible by award.

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 consideration for award.

The Government may conduct an information session for interested Offerors prior to the receipt of Phase I submissions. A separate announcement will be issued on the Contract Opportunities section of the SAM.Gov webpage to specify the location, date, and time.

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 participate in a site visit and submit technical and pricing proposals. Phase II proposals shall include both technical and pricing proposals for the design-build construction. As noted above, only Offerors determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible in Phase I are eligible for participation in subsequent Phases and/or for award.

Offerors will be required to participate in a visit to the project site, anticipated to be within 10 to 15 days after the issuance of the Phase II RFP depending on travel and access restrictions.

The project scope requires the D/B contractor to complete all design and engineering documents based on the project specific design direction that will be provided in the RFP design requirements. The Government will provide bridging level design documents that will include, at a minimum, a site utilization plan; building massing and exterior elevations; space and requirements standards, organizational relationships, space requirements program; building utilities and infrastructure design; and supporting narratives, where applicable.

Construction services will include providing construction labor and materials to execute the OBO-accepted design; on-site organization with management to ensure overall project coordination; and overall control throughout the life of the project. Required services include preparation of construction documents, quality control plans, safety plans, project schedules, cost estimates, and project close-out activities.

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 project in size, scope and complexity as well as the proposed team’s qualifications, management plan, and the proposed schedule. 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 Omnibus Act and generally 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.

3. PHASE I DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

Proposal Requirements for Phase I, Minimum Mandatory Requirements of Offerors:

The Offeror shall submit sufficient documentation to allow DOS to evaluate its compliance with the Mandatory Minimum Requirements (MMRs) listed below. Submissions that are missing the required information or otherwise do not comply with the submission requirements may be eliminated from consideration at the Contracting Officer’s determination.

3.A. Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 – U.S. Person Statement of Qualifications – MMR #1

The Offeror must complete all certifications and provide all required attachments within the "Certifications Relevant to Public Law 99-399, as amended, Statement of Qualifications for Purpose of Section 402 of The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986" (The Statement of Qualifications is attached to this SAM.gov announcement and may be obtained from the DOS Contract Specialist/Officer listed at the end of this notice and has been updated to reflect the amendments consistent with the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) changes to 22 U.S.C. § 4852, see 2025 NDAA § 7214. STREAMLINE QUALIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BIDDERS) and submit them as part of its Phase I, Minimum Mandatory Requirements proposal. Sufficient information should be provided in the Certifications and attachments thereto to determine eligibility under Public Law 99-399, as amended. Firms eligible for award under this acquisition are limited to “United States Persons” and “United States Joint Venture Persons” as defined for purposes of Section 402(c)(2) of the Omnibus Act.

For Certification # 4 of the Statement of Qualifications: To demonstrate performance of similar construction work for Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 purposes, the offeror needs to provide information demonstrating that it has successfully completed in the United States or on a Federal Contract abroad a construction contract or subcontract involving work of the same general type and complexity as the solicited project and having a contract or subcontract value of at least $33.4 million as adjusted for inflation.

Inflation Adjustment:

Offerors are permitted to adjust the value of their submitted comparable projects for inflation, based on the contract award date, using the Engineering News-Record Building Cost Index (ENR BCI) for the MidAtlantic region utilizing the Engineering New Record’s (ENR) Building and Construction Indices as shown below (Image 1). Offerors must clearly indicate the inflation adjustment parameters (including rates and dates) used in their calculations to enable evaluators to validate the adjustment.

Image 1 - Engineering New Record’s (ENR) Building and Construction Indices

Offerors must provide all required information and attachments as stated in the U.S. Person Statement of Qualifications, including the inflation-adjusted value and supporting calculations for each submitted project.

IMPORTANT NOTE: To the extent the Offeror anticipates proposing two or more entities in Phase II and/or relies on related entities to perform under the contract and/or to meet the stated requirements of the Solicitation, the Offeror should be structured as a formal JV or Prime/Subcontractor and the Offeror itself (formal JV or Prime) must be registered in SAM.gov. If utilizing a Prime/Subcontractor relationship in Phase II, the Prime Offeror shall not utilize the subcontractor performance to satisfy Phase I Omnibus requirements. Also, as identified below, the Offeror itself should possess a security clearance or be able to obtain one in accordance with the terms of the Solicitation. Security clearance requirements are not the same as meeting the definition of a “US Person” under the Omnibus Act, and as noted, the Phase II criteria are separate and distinct from the criteria considered to establish whether an entity meets the Omnibus Act requirements.

Phase I is a pass/fail evaluated area. An Offeror determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible is considered to achieve a pass/passing rating. The Government reserves the right, but does not intend, to hold discussions in Phase I. Offerors must provide all required information and attachments as stated in the U.S. Person Statement of Qualifications. Phase I Proposal submissions not meeting the submission requirements and Offerors providing inaccurate or incomplete submissions, risk being deemed unresponsive and excluded from further evaluation/consideration.

Proposal submissions from Offerors who do not receive at least a conditionally eligible rating in Phase I will not be further evaluated, and those Offerors are not eligible to participate in the subsequent Phase II.

Offerors are advised that the government will not pay for information submitted in response to this announcement, nor will it compensate offerors for any costs incurred in the development/submission of their Phase I proposals.

3.B. Security Clearance Requirement – MMR #2

In order to be eligible to receive award and perform under this contract, the eligible or conditionally eligible offeror, including 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.

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 trust 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.

OFFERORS WITHOUT AN FCL: If an otherwise conditionally eligible offeror relative to MMR #1 does not possess the necessary FCL at the time of proposal submission, DOS/Diplomatic Security will sponsor the firm for an FCL and send a Sponsorship Letter at the time the Offeror is determined to be conditionally eligible under Phase I. 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.

Sponsored firms will not receive the classified portions of the Phase II RFP until they have been issued the appropriate FCL and received Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) approval to safeguard classified documents. The sponsored firm is afforded 120 calendar days from the notice of Phase I eligibility to obtain the necessary FCL for the classified portions of the Phase II RFP. DOS sponsorship does not guarantee that the Offeror will receive the FCL, nor that it will be received within the 120-day period. The Department will not be obligated to extend the proposal submission due date if any of the sponsored firms have not been issued the required clearance prior to the release of the classified construction documents as applicable to the conditionally eligible firms for their use in preparing their offers. The Department is not obligated to extend the acquisition timeframe or delay the contract award to accommodate an Offeror’s inability to obtain its FCL. The Government will not award the contract to a firm not having been issued an FCL (with appropriate safeguarding capability).

Please visit the DCSA website for information on the clearance process and what information/steps will be required, https://www.dcsa.mil/Industrial-Security/Entity-Vetting-Facility-Clearances-FOCI/Facility-Clearances/

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 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.

3.C. Active Entity Registration on SAM.gov – MMR #3

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.

This is a pass/fail evaluated area. A proposal from any offeror whose registration is not active in SAM.gov at the time of Phase I proposal submission will be rejected and their Phase I submission will not be evaluated. Any Offeror that has been determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible as a “U.S. Person” or “U.S. Joint Venture Person” under Omnibus must be registered in SAM as the same legal entity at the time of Phase I submission and throughout the procurement process. If the Offeror certifies that it is a Joint Venture to meet the Omnibus Act requirements, the Joint Venture must be the entity registered in SAM.gov at the time of Phase I submission and throughout the procurement process.

4. Closing Deadline for Submissions

ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on May 9, 2026.

Offeror must state the following on the cover of the proposal:

· 19AQMM26R0134 Compound Security Upgrade (CSU) – Santiago, Chile

· Offeror’s SAM.gov registration Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number

· Authorized Contractor Point of Contact with phone number and email address ONLY Electronic submissions/responses are accepted. An offeror has two options to electronically submit their proposal submissions: Email or Google Drive shared to the below fan.gov email addresses. Regardless of the method, all proposals must be e-mailed or shared to the fan.gov email addresses below. Do NOT upload anything to a third-party website and send us the link. We are not authorized to download any documents from any third-party websites.

EMAIL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

The Subject of the email must include solicitation number and project name: 19AQMM26R0134, Compound Security Upgrade (CSU) Santiago, Chile Email proposal submissions are authorized to be sent to the following FAN addresses:

Primary: youngertj@FAN.gov Alternate: dermidoffpt@FAN.gov Note: Offerors who currently have FAN (Foreign Affairs Network) accounts may upload the proposals to the FAN Google Drive and share to the fan.gov email addresses listed above. If you do not have a FAN account, you can upload the proposals to a personal Google Drive then share. Sharing from your personal Google Drive account is acceptable.

GOOGLE/FAN DRIVE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please UPLOAD the Phase I proposals (with both PDF files) to your Google Drive (FAN – Foreign Affairs Network or personal) AND share/send the proposal from Google to the FAN.gov email addresses above and please give the COs EDIT permission for these files. The files will just be downloaded.

In order to upload your proposals onto Google Drive and share, perform the following steps:

1. Go to drive.google.com and log into your Google account with your username and password. If you do not have a Google account, you will need to create one.

2. At the top left, click New then select File Upload or Folder Upload, and choose your file or folder you want to upload.

3. Right click the file or folder you want to share and select SHARE.

4. Enter these email addresses: youngertj@FAN.gov and dermidoffpt@FAN.gov. Make sure the EDITOR option selected.

5. Click Send.

Clarification Requests Any Requests for clarification, must be submitted, in writing to Tia Younger at youngertj@state.gov no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on April 16, 2026. Clarifications and requests for information received after the deadline, shall not be accepted.

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