72051422RFI00001_Architecture and Engineering Services RFI.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

“Architecture and Engineering Services-Colombia”

Subject: Request for Information (RFI) Issue Date: November 23, 2021 Deadline to submit feedback: December 14, 2021 Anticipated Activity Title: Architecture and Engineering Services

To All Interested Parties:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking feedback through this Request for Information (RFI) on the questions contained in this document.

This is NOT a Request for Proposals/Applications and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government to issue any solicitation/notice of funding opportunity or to pay for any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of comments/answers to this RFI. Responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to any firm or organization in any subsequent procurement and will not lead to an organizational conflict of interest. Responses will strictly be held confidential. Potential offerors/applicants must not expect a direct response from the U.S.

Government to any of the comments/suggestions.

Please strictly limit the response to the questions included in this RFI and to comments/ suggestions to the document. To expedite our review and be considerate of your time, please keep the response to no more than five (5) pages in length. Please note not all questions must be answered. Responses to the notice must be written in English and use 11 pt. font. Please include the title RFI-Architecture and Engineering Services-Colombia in the subject line of your e-mail.

Responses to this RFI must be sent by the closing date to Angela Garcia, Acquisition & Assistance Specialist at anggarcia@usaid.gov

Thank you for your interest in USAID/Colombia programs.

Respectfully, Heather Wirick Contracting Officer mailto:anggarcia@usaid.gov

I. DESCRIPTION

The United States Agency for International Development in Colombia (USAID/Colombia) is assessing the feasibility of Architecture and Engineering services in Colombia over five years.

Purpose of the Request for Information (RFI):

1) To allow industry and interested organizations to provide information, opinions, and recommendations on innovative approaches to Architecture and Engineering services;

2) To conduct market research, identify sources and determine interest and capability;

3) To receive responses to the attached questions below;

4) To increase USAID's knowledge of capabilities among potential offerors and solicit information that will enable USAID in the future to better prepare a solicitation that meets the Agency’s needs for a potential procurement.

II. RESPONSES

Responses shall answer the below questions and include, at a minimum, the following on the first page:

1) The name and address of the company;

2) Primary point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address of the company; and

3) Size and type of ownership of the organization.

Please attach any documents that support your comments to the questions above. Attachments should not exceed 5 pages in total for a total submission limitation of ten (10) pages total.

All proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED.

To aid the Government, please clearly identify proprietary information as “proprietary,” if any.

Information obtained through this RFI will be held in confidence and will not be disclosed to the public unless specifically requested by responding sources. Responses will be used to inform USAID’s strategy and activity design and may be incorporated into any future solicitation.

Please note that responders will not receive individualized feedback. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

III. QUESTIONS

As part of the consultation process, USAID is interested in receiving personal or institutional perspectives on the proposed approach to procure, install, maintain, and replace equipment;

including past successes and failures; opportunities to leverage existing efforts and resources;

gaps that need to be addressed and sectorial and geographic focus.

Specific questions USAID/Colombia is interested in gathering input on include:

Architecture & Engineering Services

1. What experience does your firm have with pre-fabricated design, engineering, or construction in Colombia?

2. What roles among the tasks of design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and construction management can your firm perform?

3. What experience does your firm have providing oversight on construction activities and conducting and/or reviewing construction designs?

4. Are you a registered Architecture and Engineering firm in Colombia?

5. Do you provide or can you secure warranties, insurance, and guarantees on the work that you conduct, even in rural areas?

6. What design features are recommended in the Colombian context?

7. What approaches would your firm take to provide design, build, and oversight support to construction activities?

8. What experience do you have working in rural parts of Colombia?

9. How does your team conduct A&E services in remote areas with challenging road and security conditions?

10. Have you ever worked directly with the US Government and/or USAID on A&E services

(i.e., not as a subcontractor)? If so, describe this experience.

11. Have you ever worked as a subcontractor to the US Government and/or USAID on A&E services? If so, describe this experience.

12. Describe the firm’s level of familiarity with the rules, regulations, and policies around construction activities with the US Government, including the number of years of experience you have following these regulations and policies.

13. What is your administrative and management structure of your organization/company?

14. How can infrastructure activities be maintained by local communities?

15. What experience do you have training local communities to conduct construction activities and perform the maintenance afterwards for long-term sustainability?

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