Solicitation Notice - Vientiane.pdf

Department of State 2024 Design-Build Construction Contract for

New American Center in Vientiane, Laos

RFP 19AQMM-24-R0095

Notice of Solicitation

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

(OBO) is seeking high quality firms experienced in complex construction projects for the construction of a New American Center in Vientiane, Laos.

This project is available for full and open competition.

Continuing a legacy of outstanding diplomatic architecture, OBO seeks to commission the most highly qualified constructors to create facilities of outstanding quality and value.

1. Project Description (Secret Facility and Personnel Security Clearances NOT Required)

19AQMM-24-R0095, New American Center in Vientiane, Laos.

The New American Center will be located at XJ86+7M6 Rue Bartholonie on the existing

Admin Compound in downtown Vientiane, Laos. The Admin Compound is a fully developed

1.78-acre site with multiple facilities that currently support Post operations, including the existing American Center, Warehouse/shops, Fueling Station, and a Pool & Cabana.

Development of the New American Center will require demolition of the Pool & Cabana while the remaining functions remain active during construction.

Approximate construction cost: $28 - 43 million

2. Project Solicitation

The project solicitation will be available on the U.S. Department of State ProjNet System on or about June 20, 2024.

High Quality Firms with the proven capabilities and past performance that wish to participate in this solicitation shall submit a letter of interest in writing to Haian Nguyen and Ed Simpson by email no later than June 20, 2024: NguyenHH2@state.gov AND SimpsonEW@state.gov.

All submission must be in English language. The letter of interest shall include the following information:

Project Name: Vientiane New American Center

RFP # 19AQMM-24-R0095

Company Name

Company Address

Company DUNS Number (If available)

Company Telephone Number

Company Facsimile (FAX) Number

Contact Person: Name, E-Mail Address, Telephone Number mailto:NguyenHH2@state.gov mailto:SimpsonEW@state.gov

Eligible firms will be provided key codes and a link to the ProjNet (www.projnet.net) Plan

Room and Bidder Inquiry to be used to access the respective Unclassified solicitation information.

The contract will be “firm fixed-price.” Construction services will include providing construction labor and materials to execute the OBO-accepted 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 required construction submittals, quality control plans, safety plans, project schedules, cost estimates, and project close-out activities.

Section 11 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926, as amended, (22 U.S.C. 302), known as the “Percy Amendment,” applies to the projects described in this announcement. The act provides a 10% price preference to American-owned firms as defined in the Act on any

Department of State contract when the project is estimated to exceed $5,000,000.” The Percy

Amendment also requires exclusion of firms from countries that exclude U.S. firms from their diplomatic construction projects. The requirements of the Act will be applied to all proposals received. Offeror will be required to complete and submit as part of its offer the “Percy

Amendment Certification Form." (The form is attached to this SAM.gov announcement and may be obtained from the DOS Contract Specialist listed at the end of this notice.) If a joint venture is formed, the company having 51 percent or greater interest in the JV must be the one completing the form. Sufficient information should be provided in the Certifications and attachments thereto to determine Offeror status under the Percy Amendment, but the

Department reserves the right to consider other information in the proposal submission or to obtain clarifications or additional information from the Offeror.

To demonstrate performance of similar construction work for Percy Amendment purposes, offerors will need to provide information demonstrating that it has successfully completed in the United States or at a U.S. diplomatic or consular mission a construction contract or subcontract involving work of the same general type and complexity as the solicited project and having a contract or subcontract value of at least $14,000,000.00. The value of the work provided to demonstrate successful completion of work of the same general type and complexity as the subject project will not be adjusted for inflation or any other market forces.

A site visit is planned for July 8 – 10, 2024.