22R0113 Pre-Solicitation Notice.pdf

July 19, 2022

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.: 19GE5022R0113

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

WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM UPGRADES,

U.S. EMBASSY QUITO, ECUADOR

The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm Fixed-Price

Construction Type Contract during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.

The successful offeror shall provide complete engineering, construction services, contract coordination, and supervision, including but not limited to the management and construction necessary to meet the requirements of this contract within the established timeframe.

The successful offeror shall perform all works and construction works including furnishing all labor, material, equipment and services required to complete the upgrade of the existing water treatment system located at the U.S. Embassy Quito, Ecuador.

Pursuant to Subpart 36.204 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the estimated magnitude for the entire project is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00 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 range indicated).

Qualified companies interested in the solicitation shall express their interest by written correspondence to the attention of Mr. Hartmut Christe, E-mail: Christeh@state.gov no later than

August 2, 2022, using the solicitation number 19GE5022R0113 in the subject line.

DO NOT TELEPHONE. All requests for a copy of the solicitation 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 Firm.

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3343

Email: Christeh@state.gov mailto:Christeh@state.gov

The solicitation package/documents shall not be placed on beta.SAM.gov as the document contains

SBU information. Only companies submitting a letter of interest and complete “Application for

Solicitation Document” check list attached hereto may receive a copy of the solicitation package/documents when available.

The solicitation package will only be available in the English language. All requirements for translations will be at the expense of the Contractor. Additionally, you are required to complete and include in your expression of interest the below check list. All requests for the solicitation document that are submitted without the check list, or with an incomplete check list, may be rejected.

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

A pre-proposal conference and site visit to be determined (TBD) details will be provided to interested offerors.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST

SOLICITATION No. 19GE5022R0113

COMPANY NAME:

In checking the boxes of this check listing, 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 and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Contractors shall be required to provide:

a. A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country,

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

c. Specific information concerning the period of time you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to work in the country of Ecuador. Any entry or work visa issues requirements must 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 40% of the value of the contract. The amounts being approved by your bank will need to be written into the documentary proof.

If you have a Unique Entity Identifier* and have been SAM* registered, please include below. Please note that the requirement to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier and for your company to be SAM registered, shall be a mandatory requirement prior contract award.

Unique Entity Identifier: ________________ SAM Registered: ( ) Yes ( ) No

* Unique Entity Identifier: www.dnb.com

** System for Award Management: www.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.

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.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Mr. Hartmut Christe, email:

Christeh@state.gov http://www.sam.gov/