402 a1 Port Louis R0040 NEC SAM.docx

19AQMM22R0040

19AQMM22R0040

Department of State 2022 Design-Build Construction Contract for Port Louis, Mauritius New Embassy Compound (NEC)

Notice of Solicitation of Submissions for Contractor Pre-Qualification

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is requesting submissions to pre-qualify firms for Design-Build Construction Services for the construction of a New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Port Louis, Mauritius. The Project is described below. OBO seeks to commission our nation’s top constructors to produce facilities of outstanding quality and value.

This project is available for full and open competition.

1. Project Description (Secret Facility and Personnel Security Clearance Required)

19AQMM22R0040: Port Louis NEC, Mauritius Project:

Project Scope:

The project will consist of the design, construction and commissioning of; an approximate 6,700 gross square meter new office building, storage and maintenance facilities, vehicle and pedestrian access control facilities, utility and site infrastructure, recreation facility, and covered and uncovered vehicle parking. The site is approximately 12 acres. The project shall achieve a minimum LEED Silver Certification.

Property Description:

The NEC site is approximately 12 acres and is a previously undeveloped greenfield, former sugar cane plantation. The site is enclosed by a perimeter fence and accessed on its north perimeter through a vehicle entrance gate from the main frontage road. The site is located adjacent to the Bagatelle Mall of Mauritius in Moka Smart City, Moka District. The site is owned by the United States Government.

Project Description: Secret Facility and Personnel Security Clearances required.

Estimated Construction Cost:

Estimated construction cost: $170 - $205 million.

NOTE: 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 at a U.S. diplomatic or consular mission 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 $131,250,000 million. See Section 3 below.

2. Project Solicitation The project solicitation will consist of two phases.

Phase I – Pre-Qualification of Offerors

This announcement of solicitation of pre-qualification submissions is Phase I. The Department of State (DOS) will evaluate the pre-qualification submissions based on the evaluation criteria set forth below.

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

Phase II – Requests for Proposals from Pre-Qualified Offerors

Those Offerors determined to be pre-qualified in accordance with this notice will be issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the project and invited to participate in a site visit and submit technical and pricing proposals in Phase II. Phase II proposals will provide pricing for the design-build construction.

The contract will be “firm fixed-price.” Construction services will include providing construction labor and materials to execute the 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 and project close-out activities.

The Phase I pre-qualified 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 selected D/B Contractor’s Architect/Engineer will be the “Designer of Record” and responsible for completing the construction drawings and specifications in accordance with the solicitation documentation provided. The contract will be “firm fixed-price.” 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 types of design services to be provided may include: architecture; civil, structural, geo-technical, seismic, blast, mechanical, electrical, telecommunication, and fire protection engineering; sustainable design, energy conservation, energy modeling, photo-voltaic systems, pollution prevention, and use of recovered materials; space planning, interior design, systems furniture design and integration, and signage; physical and technical security; potable water treatment and waste water treatment; food service design; vertical transportation; lighting design; landscape design; design and construction scheduling; cost estimating; value engineering; and administrative coordination of the various disciplines involved. Additionally, the successful offeror may be required to have an approved local design consultant.

The RFP will require 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.

The Government intends to implement formal Partnering on this project. Provisions will be included in the Statement of Work (Section C) of the RFP and contract and in Division 1, Specification Section 11006. The inclusion of the Partnering Process is intended to foster an effective working environment within and between our project teams. Partnering will be implemented and enabled with a formal, International Partnering Institute (IPI) Certified, partnering facilitator. The Partnering Facilitator will be identified via a joint effort between the Government and the Contractor following contract award. Additionally, the plan is for the parties (contractor and the USG) to discuss and agree on the Partnering process and procedure, including the cost and payment model (Partnering Plan), and that the mutually agreed Partnering Plan will be incorporated into the construction contract by modification. The Government intends to pay for all direct and administrative costs. Any other cost are subject to discussion and cost sharing.

Firms submitting information for Phase I qualification shall address the following criteria in the proposal to provide design and construction services.

3. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

Submission Requirements for Phase I, Pre-Qualification of Offerors: The Offeror shall submit sufficient documentation to allow DOS to evaluate its capabilities with the qualification criteria listed. 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.

Copies. Provide one original plus one copy in printed form, and one electronic copy in PDF format on compact disc. PDF shall be identical to the printed version and book marked by section, if applicable. DOS may review either the electronic or the printed submittal; therefore, both formats shall be complete and identical to each other.

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 at a U.S. diplomatic or consular mission 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 $131,250,000 million. The value of the construction contract or subcontract offered to demonstrate performance will not be adjusted for inflation, currency fluctuation, or any other market forces.

3.A. Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986. Firms being considered for award under this acquisition are limited to “United States Person” bidders as defined for purposes of Section 402(a)(1) of the Act. The Offeror must complete and submit as part of its pre-qualification package the pamphlet "Certifications Relevant to Public Law 99-399, Statement of Qualifications for Purpose of Section 402 of The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986." (The pamphlet is attached to this SAM announcement and may be obtained from the DOS Contract Specialist listed at the end of this notice.) If a Joint Venture (JV) is formed, the company having 51 percent or greater interest in the JV must be the one completing the pamphlet. This is a pass/fail evaluated area. Submissions from Offerors who do not receive a pass rating in this area will not be further evaluated. Sufficient information should be provided in the Certifications and attachments thereto to determine eligibility under Public Law 99-399, but the Department reserves the right to consider information available from other sources, or to obtain clarifications or additional information from the Offeror.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Organizations that wish to use the experience or financial resources of any other legally dependent organization or individual, including parent companies, subsidiaries, or other related firms, must do so by way of a joint venture. A prospective offeror may be an individual organization or firm, a formal joint venture (where the arrangement among the co-venturers has been reduced to writing), or “de facto” joint venture (where no formal agreement has been reached, but the offering entity relies upon the experience of a related U.S. person firm that guarantees performance). To be considered a “qualified United States joint venture person,” every joint venture must have at least one firm or organization that itself meets all the requirements of a U.S. person listed in Section 402. The U. S. person co-venturer will be required to sign a guarantee making the U. S. person individually responsible for performance of any contract awarded, notwithstanding the terms of any joint venture agreement.

3.B. Security Clearance Requirement. In order to be eligible to perform under this contract, the pre-qualified firm(s) must possess or be able to obtain 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. Offerors already possessing the necessary FCL must submit their appropriate Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, facility clearance and safeguarding level with the required pre-qualification documentation.

If an otherwise pre-qualified Offeror does not possess the necessary FCL, DOS will sponsor the firm for an FCL at the time the Offeror is determined to be pre-qualified. DOS will allow 120 calendar days from the notice of pre-qualification for firms to obtain the necessary FCL. Firms will not receive the classified portions of the Phase II RFP until they have been issued the appropriate FCL and received DCSA approval to safeguard classified documents. DOS sponsorship does not guarantee that the Offeror will receive the FCL, or that it will be received within the 120-day period. The Government will not be obligated to extend its solicitation schedule, or to make an award to a sponsored, pre-qualified firm, if that firm has not been issued an FCL.

NOTICE: 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.

4. Closing Deadline for Submissions ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on January 20, 2022.

Offeror must state the project on the cover of the submission.

19AQMM22R0040: Port Louis NEC, Mauritius Project

TRANSMISSION OF PROPOSALS:

Electronic Submissions Authorized: Frank E. Cannon,(cannonf@state.gov); Sharon Macauley (MacauleyS1@state.gov), David W. Vivian (VivianDW@state.gov)

Email attachment(s) within a single email shall not exceed ten (10) megabytes (10MB). Multiple emails are authorized and encouraged. Please confirm receipt of all individual email submissions with the Contracting Officer.

If submitted by email, the Original Hardcopy Proposal must follow by 5:00 pm EST January 21, 2022. Offerors shall submit ORIGINAL proposals by courier (UPS, FedEx, etc.) to the following address:

U.S. Department of State

A/OPE/AQM/FDCD/AE

Attention: David W. Vivian 13604 Custis Street Woodbridge VA 22191

Include the project title/solicitation number(s) on the face of the package.

Use reference phone number 202 436-6145

With Prior Approval from the listed individuals, offerors may hand deliver or submit proposals by courier (FedEx, UPS Express Mail, DHL, ETC.) to the following address:

U.S. Department of State:

Frank Cannon/Sharon Macauley/David W. Vivian (703 875-6991) A/OPE/AQM/FDCD/CON, 2th Floor 1701 North Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209

(DO NOT USE THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE (P.O. Box) ADDRESS) Include the project solicitation number(s) on the face of the package.

REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATIONS must be submitted in writing to Frank E. Cannon,(cannonf@state.gov); AND Alternates Sharon Macauley (MacauleyS1@state.gov), AND David W. Vivian (VivianDW@state.gov).