Pre-Solicitation Synopsis

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Department of State 2026 Design-Build Construction Contract for

New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Tallinn, Estonia

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice – interested companies do NOT need to submit any documentation at this time. The solicitation for qualification packages will be posted on

SAM.gov at a later date, please see below for further information.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Global Acquisitions, on behalf of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), has a requirement for Design-Build (D/B)

Construction Services a New Embassy Compound in Tallinn, Estonia. The Project is described below. OBO seeks to commission our nation’s top constructors to produce facilities of outstanding quality and value.

This acquisition is full and open competition subject to the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and

Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as amended, 2025 NDAA § 7214, (Public Law 118-159)

(“Omnibus Act”). This solicitation will consist of two phases:

Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements (MMRs) Phase 1 Proposal Request from

Offerors for Eligibility Determination (see below); and

Phase II – Request for Phase 2 Proposals (Technical and Price) from Eligible or

Conditionally Eligible Offerors.

This will be Full and Open competition.

Project Description:

Design-Build Construction Services for the New Embassy Compound (NEC) project property address is Suur Ameerika Street 3/ Väike-Ameerika Street 4 in Tallinn, Estonia. The project is located on 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) in the Uus Maailm Sub- District of the City of Tallinn.

The site is undeveloped. The site is flat with approximately 0-1% slope to the South/South-west, with a retaining wall and significant grade change at the northern boundary of the site adjacent to Suur Ameerika Street. The site is bounded along its perimeter by Suur Ameerika

Street to the north, Väike Ameerika Street to the south, the Super Ministry building to the east, and a private condominium development to the west.

Summary of Project Scope:

The project scope includes a chancery, new main and service compound access control facilities (MCAC/SCAC), a support annex including, maintenance shops, vehicle maintenance, and on-site storage, a utility building, a mail screening facility, a marine security guard residence (MSGR), and staff/visitor/official parking. Construction of full-height perimeter walls is also required.

Anticipated Facilities and Areas:

Facilities: Approximately 14,627 GSM Total

Chancery: ~10,077 GSM

Support Annex

Maintenance: ~1,050 GSM

Vehicle Maintenance: ~22 GSM

On-Site Storage: ~314 GSM

Compound Access Control (CAC)

Main CAC: ~222 GSM

Service CAC: ~316 GSM

Mail Screening Facility: ~15 GSM

Utility Building: ~1,508 GSM

MSGR: ~1,103 GSM

Parking: Approximately 1,115 GSM Total

Official: 27 below-grade structured spaces (~810 GSM)

Staff: 5 surface spaces (~150 GSM)

Visitor: 8 surface spaces (3 Cars and 5 Motorcycles ~130GSM)

This is a Design-Build contract. The selected contractor will receive bridging documents and will be responsible for developing them to 100% final design, as well as completing all construction work for the New Embassy Compound.

The Contractor shall provide complete design and construction services, contract coordination, and supervision, including but not limited to the management, professional design services, and construction necessary to meet the requirements of this contract within the established schedules. Construction documents shall be developed in accordance with the Request for

Proposal (RFP) Contract Documents and referenced requirements. The Contractor shall execute the project consistent with the OBO mission to provide the most effective facilities for

United States diplomacy abroad. Design and construction shall be completed within the

Contract Award Amount identified in Contract Section A. Design and construction shall be performed within the period of performance.

Estimated Design/Build Construction Cost: $250-$395 million

Solicitation Process:

The project solicitation will consist of two phases.

Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements (MMRs) of Offerors

The solicitation of MMR proposals is Phase I. Offerors submitting proposals for Phase I shall address the criteria set forth in the Phase I solicitation. The Department of State (DOS) will evaluate the eligibility of Offerors based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the Phase I solicitation. Only Offerors determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible in Phase I are eligible for participation in subsequent Phases and/or for award. The structure of the Offeror

(prime or joint venture) must remain the same throughout each subsequent Phase.

Definitions:

“Eligible” – An offeror that meets all Phase I minimum mandatory requirements and is deemed eligible for participation in Phae II and for consideration of award.

“Conditionally eligible" - An offeror that may meet all Phase I minimum mandatory requirements prior to contract award without the need for discussions and/or proposal revision

(e.g. with respect to the Omnibus requirements, the offeror will reach substantial completion of similar projects by award and/or meet the incorporation deadlines per Certification 2 in the

Omnibus Statement of Qualifications; and/or may meet the security clearance MMR). NOTE:

The Department is not obligated to extent the acquisition timeframe or delay the contract award to accommodate an Offeror’s ability to become fully eligible.

Offerors that are not determined “eligible” or “conditionally eligible” at Phase I will not be eligible for participation in Phase 2. Note: An Offeror must be determined to fully meet all

MMRs to be eligible for award.

Phase II – Requests for Proposals from Eligible or Conditionally Eligible Offerors

Those Offerors determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible in Phase I in accordance with this notice will be issued a formal Phase II Request for Proposal (RFP) for the project and invited to participate in a site visit and to submit technical and pricing proposals in Phase II. Phase II proposals will provide pricing for the design-build construction.

The resulting contract will be “firm fixed-price.” Construction services will include, but are not limited to, providing construction labor and materials to execute the 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 construction documents, quality control plans, safety plans, project schedules and project close-out activities.

The eligible or conditionally eligible Offerors participating in Phase II will be required to attend a pre-proposal conference virtually and a site visit at the project site, anticipated to be within 10 to 15 days after the issuance of the Phase II RFP depending on travel and access restrictions.

The selected D/B Contractor’s Architect/Engineer will be the “Designer of Record” and responsible for completing the construction drawings and specifications in accordance with the solicitation documentation provided in Phase II.

The types of design services to be provided may include: architecture; civil, structural, geo-technical, seismic, blast, mechanical, electrical, telecommunication, and fire protection engineering; sustainable design, energy conservation, energy modeling, pollution prevention, and use of recovered materials; space planning, interior design, systems furniture design and integration, and signage; physical and technical security; vertical transportation; lighting design;

landscape design; design and construction scheduling; cost estimating; value engineering; and administrative coordination of the various disciplines involved. Additionally, the successful offeror may be required to have an approved local design consultant.

The RFP will include bridging level design documents. The RFP and resulting contract will require the D/B contractor to complete all design and engineering documents based on the project specific design specification that will be provided in the RFP design requirements.

Active SAM.gov Registration Requirement

Offerors, including any offeror organized as a joint venture, must have an Active SAM.gov registration at the time of Phase I proposal submission and throughout the procurement process.

A proposal from any offeror whose registration is not Active in SAM.gov at the time of

Phase I proposal submission will not be evaluated and excluded from the process. If the offeror proposes as a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture itself must be registered in SAM.

Facility Clearance Requirement:

In order to be eligible to receive the award and perform under this contract, 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. The Government will not be obligated to extend the date set for proposal submissions if any of the sponsored firms have not been issued the required clearance prior to the release of the classified construction documents as applicable to the pre-qualified firms for their use in preparing their offers. The Government will not award the contract to a firm not having been issued an FCL (with appropriate safeguarding capability).

If an uncleared offeror from Phase I is determined to be eligible or conditionally eligible, the

Department of State will sponsor the uncleared firm for an FCL. Joint venture offerors 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 trust territory, are eligible for facility clearances. A U.S.

firm which is determined to be under Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) is not eligible for an FCL unless actions (as directed and approved by DCSA) can be taken to effectively negate associated FOCI risks or reduce them to an acceptable level.

Estimated schedule:

The solicitation, Phase I – Minimum Mandatory Requirements, is planned for release on

SAM.gov on/about April 13, 2026.