Pre-Solicitation Notice - Rumaylan 15 March 2023.pdf

SOLICITATION NUMBER: W5J9JE-22-R-0009

ACTION TYPE: This is a pre-solicitation notice, there is no Request for Proposal (RFP) or related documents at this time. A solicitation notice or RFP will follow this pre-solicitation notice.

DESCRIPTION: Construction of the Rumaylan Detention Facility, Syria

SCOPE OF WORK: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Expeditionary District (TAE) anticipates award of a firm-fixed price (FFP) design-build (DB) construction contract to build a new detention facility, the Rumaylan Detention Facility, in Northeast Syria near the Rumaylan Landing Zone on undeveloped farmland.

The detention facility shall be built in compliance with the standards of International Humanitarian Law. Work includes, but is not limited to, all design services, labor, equipment, and materials to construct a new detention facility and respective site work, site utilities, force protection features, and facilities to produce a fully functioning facility.

The performance period on this requirement is anticipated to be approximately 730 days.

PROJECT SERVICE CODES (PSC): Y1FF – Construction of Penal Facilities

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS): 236220 –

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $45M.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: The construction magnitude of this construction project is between $25M and $100M.

CONTRACTING PROCEDURES: This acquisition will be competed full and open, using the two-phase design-build selection procedures as outlined in FAR Subpart 36.3.

Award will be made to the offeror who has been determined by the contracting officer to be responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1, and whose proposal is responsive and represents the best overall value to the Government. In determining best value, the Government will use a best value tradeoff (BVTO) source selection process per FAR 15.101-1. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions should it be deemed in the Government's best interest. The tentative date for issuance of the solicitation is on or about 31 March 2023.

SITE VISIT: The Government does not anticipate a site visit at this time. However, if the Government decides it is in its best interest to schedule a site visit, the information will be available in the Phase II solicitation amendment.

REGISTRATION / SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Failure to have an active and completed registration in any one of the following databases at the time of award may deem the offeror “nonresponsible” in accordance with FAR Part 9 and ineligible for award. Information contained within an offeror’s registration must be current and valid.

The responsibility of maintaining current information contained in an offeror’s registration rests solely on the offeror.

a. System for Award Management (SAM): https://sam.gov

Unless an exemption applies, Government contractors must be registered in the SAM and complete required representations and certifications annually. FAR 52.204-7 requires offerors to be registered in SAM at the time of bid and to continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment.

b. Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS): https://www.jccs.gov/

If an offeror is a joint venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid registration representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. This is applicable to SAM and JCCS.

The Government will not accept separate registrations and licenses for each separate entity representing the JV.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: There are specific requirements to conduct business in the Eastern Syrian Security Area (ESSA) comprised of the North and East sections of Syria. Offerors must be on the Syrian Monitoring and Evaluation Committee’s (from here on forth referred to as the “Committee”) approved vendor list in order to perform work within the ESSA.

Firms interested in this requirement are highly encouraged to register in advance of the solicitation issuance date with the Syrian Monitoring and Evaluation Committee.

Instructions are provided below.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIRMS INTERESTED IN REGISTERING

WITH THE SYRIAN MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE

In accordance with the Chairman of the Evaluation and Monitoring Committee (EMC) of North East Syria, firms interested in doing business in North East Syria must register with the EMC and must be approved by the EMC to perform work in the region. The EMC’s registration terms are outlined below. Firms interested in registering with the CEMC must:

1. Submit an official request from the company’s management to register with the committee. The submission/package shall include:

(a) A copy of the firm’s business license from its own country.

(b) A resume identifying the work the firm has carried out and the value of the contracts the company is implementing now.

https://sam.gov/ https://www.jccs.gov/

(c) The personal information of the owner of the company to include a photo of the owner, a copy of their personal ID or the passport. Ensure the package has all the contact information necessary (i.e., email, office telephone number, and mobile number) in the event the Chairman of the EMC or a member of the EMC needs to contact your firm.

(d) Partnership with a local company on the approved vendor list in North East Syria to work with.

A list of the ESSA approved vendors (companies licensed to work in North East Syria), their contract information, and fields of business as provided by the Chairman of the EMC, and authorized by the Chairman of the EMC for release to interested vendors, is provided in Attachment A.

2. Submit your firm’s complete registration package with the documents identified in paragraph 1. above to Yvette Walker, Chief of Contracting, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Expeditionary District (USACE-TAE), via email at yvette.walker@usace.army.mil. Address the subject of the email as follows:

Registration Package for Rumaylan Detention Facility, [NAME OF FIRM].

Please be advised the USACE TAE will not review the registration packages submitted for completeness nor will the USACE TAE address any questions regarding the registration process, including, but not limited to, how long it may take the EMC to review and approve registration packages. The USACE TAE is simply the collection point of all registration packages. Once a firm’s registration package is received, it will be acknowledged and emailed to the Chairman of the

EMC. The points-of-contact submitting the registration package to USACE TAE will be courtesy copied on the email sent to the Chairman of the EMC. Any inquiries regarding the registration package shall be communicated directly with / resolved with the Chairman of the EMC.

3. The contact information for the Chairman of the EMC follows:

Mr. Mustafa Hussein

Email: me-office@me-nes.com

RESPONSES TO THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Be advised that this is a pre-solicitation notice and is not a request for proposal. Responses to this notice are not required. This notice is to notify the public of the upcoming solicitation.

mailto:yvette.walker@usace.army.mil mailto:me-office@me-nes.com