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RFP 19AQMM21R0112

Department of State 2021 Design-Build Construction Contract for

US Embassy Jerusalem for Lease Fit Out Project for

Commercially Leased Space

Notice of Solicitation

The U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is seeking high quality firms experienced in complex construction projects for Design/Build construction services for a Lease Fit-Out project of commercially leased space for the U.S.

Embassy Jerusalem.

This project is available for full and open competition.

Continuing a legacy of outstanding diplomatic architecture, OBO seeks to commission the most highly qualified constructors to create facilities of outstanding quality and value.

1. The Project description (Secret Facility and Personnel Security Clearances NOT Required).

19AQMM21R0112, U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, Kaduri Building Lease Fit Out for Commercially

Leased Office Space

Construction services for the interior fit-out of existing commercial lease space to accommodate the GSO, FAC, RSO, and the U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) personnel is required. Security improvement of a leased portion of the parking garage and addition of Pedestrian Access Control and other physical security upgrades. Buildings (number and type, concrete vs steel, etc.): The building is a newly constructed six-story office building of which DOS would occupy all of levels 4 and 5. Total gross square meters/number of floors: 3,804 GSM. The Kaduri building is a six story office building. Type (new, occupied, Standard Embassy Design (SED), and

Compound Security Upgrade (CSU): Lease Fit-Out in a commercial office space.

Approximate construction cost: $20,000,000 to $26,000,000.

2. Project Solicitation

The project solicitation will be available on the Department of State ProjNet System on or about

May 24, 2021.

High Quality Firms with the proven capabilities and past performance that wish to participate in this solicitation shall submit a letter of interest in writing to Deborah Carey at careyda@state.gov. The letter of interest is due by e-mail not later than May 17, 2021 by

2:30PM EDST. Your submission must be in the English language. The letter of interest shall include the following information.

mailto:careyda@state.gov

Project Name: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, Kaduri Building Lease Fit Out for

Commercially Leased Office Space

RFP# 19AQMM21R0112

Company Name

Company Address

Company DUNS Number

Company Telephone Number

Company FAX Number

Contact Person Name

Contact Person: Name, e-mail Address, and telephone number

Eligible firms will be provided key codes and a link to the ProjNet (www.projnet.net) Plan Room and Bidder Inquiry to be used to access the respective Unclassified solicitation information.

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 required construction submittals, quality control plans, safety plans, project schedules, cost estimates, and project close-out activities.

Section 11 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926, as amended, (22 U.S.C. 302), known as the

“Percy Amendment,” applies to the project described in this announcement. The act provides a 10% price preference to American-owned firms as defined in the Act on any Department of State contract when the project is estimated to exceed $5,000,000.” The Percy Amendment also requires exclusion of firms from countries that exclude U.S. firms from their diplomatic construction projects. The requirements of the Act will be applied to all proposals received. Offeror will be required to complete and submit as part of its offer the “Percy Amendment Certification Form." (The form is attached to this FEDBIZOPPS announcement and may be obtained from the DOS Contract

Specialist listed at the end of this notice.) If a joint venture is formed, the company having 51 percent or greater interest in the JV must be the one completing the form. Sufficient information should be provided in the Certifications and attachments thereto to determine Offeror status under the Percy Amendment, but the Department reserves the right to consider other information in the proposal submission or to obtain clarifications or additional information from the Offeror.

To demonstrate performance of similar construction work for Percy Amendment purposes, offerors will need 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 35% of the low-end estimated value of the solicited project

($7,000,000). The value of the work provided to demonstrate successful completion of work of the same general type and complexity as the subject project will not be adjusted for inflation or any other market forces.

A site visit may be planned but is contingent on COVID-19 and traveling availability/restrictions.

No stipend will be provided.