Presolicitation_Notice_.pdf

June 5, 2014

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No. SGE500-14-R-0057

The American Consulate General Frankfurt hereby provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice in respect of the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

CONSTRUCTION MONITORING AND REPORTING SERVICES FOR THE BAGHLAN

PRISON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AFGHANISTAN

This pre-solicitation notice includes the following:

SF 330 Part I and Part II with Instructions Addendum 1(a) - Scope of Work Addendum 1(b) - Plan of Action / Statement of Understanding Addendum 2 - Personnel Management and Staffing Plan Addendum 3 - Experience/Past performance Addendum 4 - Miscellaneous Requirements

The Regional Procurement Support Office Frankfurt, Germany intends to issue, on behalf of the U.S. Embassy Kabul, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) a Firm-Fixed- Price contract for construction monitoring and reporting services for a prison construction in Baghlan, Afghanistan. The construction is part of the support by the U.S. Government ( the Government ) to the Afghan General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers.

The subject construction monitoring activities require the service of a professional construction monitoring firm, with experience in construction and renovation projects, to provide construction oversight and monitoring services and to report construction activities on-site to the Government, with the aim of ensuring the contract compliance by the selected Afghan construction Contractor.

The Contractor shall be solely responsible for providing all labor, material and equipment necessary to meet the requirements of this contract during the base period of performance of 12 months with the option of the Government to extend the services for 3 more years.

The purpose of this announcement is for the Government to obtain information from interested architect-engineering firms about their professional qualification and competence for performing the required service. The interested companies are invited to review this announcement, complete the attached form 330 and provide the information requested in Addenda 1(a)-(b) through 4.

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3319 Fax: (49) 69 7535 3329

E-mail: lazicv@state.gov

The Government intends to make a selection of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work ( see Subpart 36.602 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation ) and award the Contract following negotiations with one or more selected firms ( see Subpart 36.606 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation)

Offerors participating in this requirement shall be technically qualified to perform the work described in the Scope of Work.

In responding to this Pre-Solicitation Notice, each offeror shall submit 2 hard copies of each of the following physically separate volumes/submittals:

1. SF-330 Part I

2. SF-330 Part II

3. Addendum 1(b)

4. Addendum 2

5. Addendum 3

6. Addendum 4

By mailing them to:

Regional Procurement Support Office American Consulate General Att: Mrs. Vesna Lazic Giessenerstrasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main Germany to be received not later than Monday, June 30, 2014, 16:30 hrs. CET, using the Solicitation Number: SGE500-14-R-0057 in the subject line.

Submittals that are missing significant amount of the required information may be determined to be non-responsive and eliminated from consideration at the Government’s discretion.

Late submittals may not be considered. Electronic submittals will not be accepted.

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America and competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.