RFI - W5J9JE-25-S-0007 NLZ Projects in the ESSA.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) # W5J9JE-25-S-0007: This notice is for market research purposes in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, Market Research. No proposal is being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A

SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM

THIS NOTICE. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. It does not constitute a commitment by the US Government.

TITLE: Construction Projects at North Landing Zone (NLZ) in Northeast Syria

1. Construct NLZ Role 2

2. Construct NLZ Expansion Relocatable Billets (RLBs)

3. Construct NLZ Power Infrastructure

4. Construct NLZ Gym

5. Construct NLZ Maintenance Bay

6. Construct NLZ New Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Expeditionary Division (TAE) seeks capability information for the construction of the projects identified above and described below. Each of the projects will be a firm-fixed price design-build construction requirement.

(1) Project No. 2024-0303 - Construct NLZ Role 2. The work consists of the design and construction of a new Role II Medical facility and associated power generation and service at NLZ.

(2) Project No. 2024-0450 - Construct NLZ Expansion RLBs (also known as Relocatable Buildings). The work consists of procurement of 59x Living RLBs, 10x Latrine RLBs, 2x Laundry RLBs, 22x Water Tanks and 6x Triple-wide RLBs

(3) Project No. 2024-0300 - Construct NLZ Power Infrastructure. The work is for the installation of power infrastructure details and yearly assessments of power requirements at NLZ.

(4) Project No. 2024-0444 - Construct NLZ Gym. The work consists of the construction of a new building that will be used as a gym and storage. The structure will be roughly 16m x 20m to include an open bay with large roll up overhead door and capable of tying into the new electrical grid/ power plant.

(5) Project No. 2024-0445 - Construct NLZ Maintenance Bay. The work consists of the construction of a new building that will be used as a maintenance bay and storage.

Structure will be roughly 16m x 23m to include an open bay with large roll up overhead door and capable of tying into the new electrical grid/ power plant.

(6) Project No. 2024-0301 - Construct NLZ New BDOC. The work consists of the construction of an alternate BDOC at NLZ.

DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION (MOC) FOR PROJECTS

ABOVE:

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the MOC for Projects 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the MOC for Project 4 is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS): 236220 -

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $45,000,000

PROJECT SERVICE CODE (PSC): Y1JZ – Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings

FIRMS SHALL INCLUDE A RESPONSE TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Has your firm completed any construction contracts as the prime contractor, i.e., hospital, school, detention center, etc. in the region of Syria? If you have, provide a detail description of the construction work performed, city and country where the work was performed, the dollar value of the contract, the performance period the work was performed, the established contract completion date, and the name and email address of the customer that contracted the work for the project.

2. Provide your firm’s experience designing and building structures. Provide the design process followed to get to construction. Will the design portion of the work be self-performed or will you have to subcontract it to another firm? If you subcontract the design portion of the work, what country will you get the design support, i.e. Dubai, Turkey, Iraq, etc.?

3. Do you have the adequate laborers to perform the design and construction of the projects mentioned above with your own personnel to meet the anticipated performance period of 240 to 450 days? If not, are you able to partner with other firms to maintain the schedule?

4. Does your firm have access to a security team that may be required for work performed in Syria.

5. What challenges do you face if awarded a design-build contract in Northeast Syria? Please explain.

6. What challenges have you faced if awarded a U.S. Government contract, and how did you resolve those challenges? Please explain.

7. What disciplines / positions do you believe are your key personnel for the projects mentioned in this announcement? Please explain.

8. Is your firm registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and has an active Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code or if a foreign firm a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) number? If so, please provide the CAGE and/or NCAGE number.

9. Is your firm registered in the Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS)? If so, please provide the JCCS Vendor ID Number.

10. If the Government issues a request for proposal against any of the above design-build construction projects, is your firm interested in this project and will your firm submit a proposal?

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Submit your response to the above questions via email to Michael Getz (Michael.J.Getz@usace.army.mil) no later than 4:00 PM Arabia Standard Time, 18 May 2025. Ensure the subject line of the emails states “CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS FACILITIES IN SYRIA and [Company Name]."

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Contractors wishing to do business with the USACE TAE must have a CAGE or NCAGE and must be registered in SAM and in the Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS). See information below on CAGE or NCAGE, SAM and JCCS.

a. CAGE or NCAGE: Vendors must be identified by a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. If a vendor is a foreign firm, a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code is required. To obtain an NCAGE code, update NCAGE code record, reinstate a cancelled NCAGE code, or acquire additional information for an NCAGE code, please visit https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/Codification/CageTool/home.

b. SAM: Offerors must be registered in the SAM to be eligible for award. For more information, see the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Offerors must have NAICS code 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction listed in their SAM registration.

c. JCCS: Offerors must be successfully registered in the JCCS and their registration completely processed and active in the JCCS database to be considered eligible for award.

Offerors must provide evidence of an active JCCS registration current as of the date of proposal and at time of award, during performance, and through final payment. The Government will search the JCCS database using the JCCS Company ID number supplied by the vendor to verify eligibility. The Government will determine an offeror non-responsible as a result of an offeror’s base access ineligibility, or an incomplete JCCS registration, or an inactive JCCS registration.

The Government reserves the right to make this determination at the time of receipt of proposals and prior to the start of evaluations. In this instance, the non-responsible offeror’s proposal will not be evaluated. The Government also reserves the right to determine an offeror non-responsible at any time after receipt of proposals if an offeror becomes ineligible for installation access. A determination that an offeror is non-responsible will result in the removal of the offeror’s proposal from the competition. No debriefing will be provided for those offerors’ found non-mailto:Michael.J.Getz@usace.army.mil https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/Codification/CageTool/home.

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ responsible as a result of their access ineligibility as the determination may be made in advance of the offeror’s technical proposal being evaluated or completed. If an offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid registration representing the JV as one business/firm/entity.

The Government will not accept separate registrations and licenses for each separate entity representing the JV. Information on JCCS registration is available at https://www.jccs.gov.

2. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

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