Pre-Solicitation Notice.doc

February 22, 2021

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.: 19GE5021R0040 The American Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Purchase and Install Shatter Resistant Window Film (SRWF) on the Windows in the Apartments at the Carl Schurz Siedlung Housing Compound, Frankfurt, Germany The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm Fixed-Price Type Contract.

This Project includes: Purchase and install Shatter Resistant Window Film (SRWF) in thirteen (13) apartment blocks located in the Carl Schurz Siedlung, Residential Housing Compound, Frankfurt, Germany. Each apartment block consists of two stairwells with 12-14 apartments containing approximately 228 windows (including all windows in both stairwells) and an additional 29 skylights on the roof. The contractor shall survey each of the thirteen apartment blocks individually as there may be some minor differences with window placement and exact number of windows.

The thirteen apartment blocks are: Joachim Becher Str. 22/24, Ernst Schwendler Str. 1/3, Ernst Schwendler Str. 5/7, Ernst Schwendler Str. 9/11, Ernst Schwendler Str. 13/15, Platenstr. 1/3, Platenstr. 5/7, Platenstr. 9/11, Jakob Leisler Str. 6/8, Jakob Leisler Str. 10/12, Jakob Leisler Str. 14/16, Jakob Leisler Str. 13/15, and Joachim Becher Str. 18/20.

Site visits, are tentatively scheduled for Thursday 25, March 2021, actual times shall be shared once numbers as determined, limited number of two representatives per company, at the Carl Schurz Siedlung Housing Compound, Frankfurt, Germany. The estimated price range for this project is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00 U.S. Dollars for the entire project. Proposals will be due in April, 2021, and it is intended to award the contract shortly thereafter.

Companies interested in the solicitation and intend to participate in the size visit, should express their interest by written correspondence, to MacdougallM@state.gov and JohncoxRH@state.gov AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BUT NO LATER THAN Thursday, March 18, 2021, using the solicitation number 19GE5021R0040 in the subject line, to the above email address, DO NOT TELEPHONE, and MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Telephone and Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm, the names attending the site visit, including a copy of each attendee’s passport.

Please include the completed Application for Solicitation Documentation Check-List with your interest in this solicitation.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.

In applying for the solicitation material, 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.

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.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION

CHECK LIST

In checking the boxes of this check listing, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following requirements included in the solicitation.

Business Licenses to Work in Foreign Country: In accordance with

DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999)

you will be required to provide written certification that authorization to operate and do business in Germany, has been obtained.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to work in the country of Germany. Any entry or work visa issues must will be required to 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

Two ILOCs each totaling 20%, which amounts to 40% of the value of the contract.

These amounts must be approved by your bank will need to be written into the documentary proof.

If you have a Duns number* and have been SAM** registered, please include below. Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award.

Duns number:_______________________

SAM Registered:

( ) Yes ( ) No

Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html System for Award Management: 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.

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessenerstrasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3335

E-mail: MacDougallM@state.gov

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