SPC AE IDIQ 2025 - Sources Sought Notice .pdf

Department of State 2025 Special Project Coordination

Architecture/Engineering (A/E) IDIQ

Sources Sought - Market Research

This is a Sources Sought notice only. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only as part of U.S. Department of State’s market research and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified U.S. small businesses and U.S. large businesses. U.S. small businesses include the categories of Small Business (SB), Women

Owned Small Business (WOSB), HubZone (HUBZ), 8(a), and Service Disabled, Veteran Owned

Businesses under NAICS code 236220.

Be advised that the acquisition strategy and set-aside decisions may be made based on the information provided in response to this Sources Sought notice. The Government is requesting information regarding the availability of capable firms to support the requirements of the U.S.

Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Office of Special

Projects Coordination (SPC) for IDIQ design services. This requirement may include the following professional services: architecture, historic preservation, landscape architecture, long range planning, master planning, interior design & space planning, furniture specification, site utilization studies, cost estimating, budget assessment, graphic design and signage, food service design, scheduling, design anthropologist, and environmental and sustainable design. In addition, the following engineering disciplines shall be provided: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, structural, blast, civil, geotechnical, environmental, seismic, security, lighting, acoustical, chemical and biological protection, information and telecommunication, fire protection, building envelope / curtain wall specialist, audio visual, grounding, and vertical transportation.

Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for information submitted in response to this sources sought notice, nor will it compensate responders for any costs incurred in the development/furnishing of a response.

Please note that a decision not to submit a response to this sources sought notice will not preclude a vendor from participating in any future solicitation.

Security Clearance Requirements for U.S. citizens – In order to be eligible to participate in the RFP and be awarded a contract, the firm must currently possess a Department of Defense

(DOD) Top Secret facility clearance (FCL), issued in accordance with the National Industrial

Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Additionally, firms must be determined by the

Government to be “United States Persons” under Public Law 99-300, Section 402 of the

Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986.

1. Project Description and Statement of Need – SPC A/E IDIQ

OBO/PDCS/SPC has the responsibility for awarding IDIQ design contracts for multiple upcoming projects. These projects are assigned to SPC by the OBO Director to plan and execute because of the unique security requirements of the projects. Most of SPC’s contracts (including

IDIQ contracts), require the contractors to have an active Department of Defense Top Secret

Facilities Clearance at the time of contract award. The A/E contracts will be fixed price negotiated in accordance with FAR parts 15 and 36.

The scope of work (SOW) for task orders will consist of design services for pre-planning due diligence activities in advance of design services, full design services, and construction administration services worldwide.

Cost:

Each contract will have a ceiling of $70 million for the base and all option years combined, and a guaranteed minimum of $100,000 over the life of the contract. The maximum cumulative amount of the task orders issued under each IDIQ contract in a single year will be $25 million.

2. Capability or Performance

The Government’s expectations of the capabilities and performance delivered from this acquisition encompass design services that includes but are not limited to the following:

pre- planning due diligence activities in advance of design services, design services, and construction administration services. The Contractor shall provide U.S. licensed design professionals as required to support efforts identified in the individual task orders. Any pre-design, design, and architectural and engineering support services related task orders shall be executed in compliance with the Building Code of Overseas Buildings Operations as identified in Section 101 as stated in each specific task order. The host country’s local building codes, including zoning requirements and product standards, are also applicable to building projects. Effective dates of the host country’s codes and supplements and use of host country codes and standards shall be in accordance with OBO-ICS IBC Section 101. In cases where the Host Country Code is more stringent, the Contractor shall submit a Request for Information (RFI) to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for resolution.

The Contractor is to provide specialized professional expertise as required by specific task orders. These areas of special expertise may include disciplines identified in the Project

Scope above. The Contractor should use inhouse staff to provide this expertise when it is demonstrated and explicitly accepted by the Government that they have the required experience and credentials to provide the required services.

3. Closing Deadline for Submissions

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on April 30, 2024.

Please provide submission responses and/or questions via e-mail to Lenny Le (LeLT@state.gov), Gloria Paul (PaulG2@state.gov), and Charles Krips (Kripscg2@state.gov).

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