Marseille LFO- Market Research Sources Sought FF.pdf

Department of State 2024 Design-Build for

Lease Fit-Out (LFO) for Relocation of CG Marseille, France

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Sources Sought - Market Research

This is a Sources Sought notice Only. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only as part of U.S. Department of State market research and does not constitute an RFP. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified businesses, with a special interest in Small Business (SB), Women

Owned Small Business (WOSB), HubZone (HUBZ), 8(a), and Service Disabled, Veteran Owned

Businesses under NAICS code 236220. Be advised that acquisition strategy and set-aside decisions may be made based on the information provided in response to this Sources Sought notice. The government is requesting information regarding the availability of capable firms to support the requirements of the U.S. Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings

Operations (OBO) for the Lease Fit-Out (LFO) for Relocation of CG Marseille, France.

This project is set aside for small business competition.

Responders are advised that the government will not pay for information submitted in response to these sources sought notice, nor will it compensate responders for any costs incurred in the development/furnishing of a response.

Please note that a decision not to submit a response to these sources sought notice will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation.

1. Project Description –Lease Fit-Out (LFO) for Relocation of CG Marseille, France

Property Description:

The property is located in a commercial section of the City of Marseille. It is bounded on four sides by other commercial/office/retail facilities. To the north, there are existing commercial office space multi-story buildings and a large open space/plaza between the facility and the next.

To the south, there are existing commercial/office space multi-story buildings with an intervening alley. There is also a large open space/plaza at the southwest corner across the alley behind another building. To the east, there are existing commercial, office and residential multi-story buildings with an intervening light rail/trolley in the middle of the adjacent street. To the west, there is a multi-story office and retail mall complex called Les Docks Village. The majority of this other complex is four to five stories in height.

Project Scope:

This lease fit-out project will consist of the design, construction and commissioning of; the 7th and 8th floors, and portions of the roof and garage of an existing commercial office building located at 5 Blvd.

de Dunkerque, 13002, Marseille, France in order to provide for the relocated U.S. Consulate.

The scope will include:

• Exterior and Structural Improvements

• Interior Improvements

• Physical Security

• Mechanical And Plumbing

• Electrical

• Telecom And Audio-Visual

• Fire Alarm

This is a Design-Build contract. The awarded contractor shall be provided with bridging documents that the contractor shall develop to 100% final design.

Estimated Construction Cost & Contract Type:

Approximate design/build project cost is $15-$25 million. The contract type for this project will be Firm-Fixed Price.

2. Capability Statement Requirements

Responses must be limited to ten (10) 8.5 x 11-inch pages with a minimum font size of point 10.

Please provide the following information:

a) Company name, System for Award Management Unique Entity Identification number

(SAM UEI), address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

b) Business size and socioeconomic type for the applicable NAICS code: 236220 (ex:

certified HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned

Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a) Participant, small business, or other than small business (large business)).

c) Describe the Clearances Levels for your company, such as Secret Facility and Personnel

Security Clearances.

d) Experience and capability to complete contracts of similar magnitude and complexity to the potential requirement, including at least three (3) examples of comparable work performed within the past eight (8) years.

Each example should include the following:

i. A brief description of the project,

ii. Description of the work performed (identification of self-performance and/or

Subcontractor management),

iii. Customer name,

iv. Timeliness of performance,

v. Dollar value of the project,

vi. Whether there were any challenges experienced during the project (delays, investigations, health and safety issues, labor shortages, management/organizational issues, etc.).

e) Bonding capability (in the form of a Surety letter).

Please submit all capabilities statements, information, brochures, and/or marketing material as one (1) document, limited to the page maximum above.

Responses will not be considered an offer, proposal, or bid for any solicitation that may result from this Notice. Moreover, responses will not restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted or the capability statements received.

3. Facility Clearance Requirement:

In order to be eligible for award, the successful offeror(s) must possess, or be eligible to obtain, a

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Secret Facility Clearance (FCL), with

Secret safeguarding capability, issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security

Program Operating Manual, DOD 5220.22-M.

If an uncleared offeror from the Stage 2 short-list is recommended for selection, the Department of State will sponsor the uncleared firm for an FCL. Firms which form joint ventures must also comply with the above FCL requirements. Sponsorship does not guarantee that the firm will receive the clearance.

Foreign firms are not eligible for FCLs. Only U.S. firms organized and operating in the U.S. or

Puerto Rico, or a U.S. possession or trusted 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.

4. Estimated schedule

The solicitation, Phase 1 – Pre-qualification, is planned for release on SAM.gov in May 2024.

5. Closing Deadline for Submissions

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on January 16, 2024.

Please provide submission responses and/or questions via e-mail to Alla Weinstein at weinsteinal@state.gov.

mailto:weinsteinal@state.gov