CMR perimeter wall reinforcement design

The Department of State, US Embassy Bogota, seeks architectural and engineering design services for a perimeter wall reinforcement project at the Chancery Modernization Rehabilitation facility in Bogota, Colombia, with proposals due September 7, 2026, and questions due August 31, 2026.

Place of performance is Bogota, Colombia. The project involves designing a reinforced wall approximately 16 meters in length and 5 meters in height with a 100 square meter footprint to replace existing anti-ram planters at a high-security diplomatic facility. Design must comply with NSR-10 (Colombian Earthquake-Resistant Construction Regulation), Department of State operational and safety standards, and local cultural heritage regulations. The contractor must complete geotechnical studies, site surveys, and design development across Planning, Conceptual Design (30%), Intermediate Design (60%), and Detailed Design (100%) phases within a 200 calendar-day performance period. Deliverables must include technical specifications, calculations, reports, and analyses necessary for construction authorization, submitted in English in native editable formats (AutoCAD/Revit for drawings, Excel/Midas/SAP2000 for calculations, Word/PDF for reports).

The contract is firm-fixed-price in Colombian Pesos with separate Value Added Tax line items. The Government intends to award to the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal based on initial offers without discussion unless a competitive range is established. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for August 19, 2026, at 9:00 AM with confirmation required by August 12 COB. Performance and Payment Bonds, Quality of Services Bond, Professional Liability Insurance (Errors and Omissions), and Defense Base Act Insurance are required. SAM registration is required prior to proposal submission per FAR 4.1102. Subcontractors are permitted for specialized tasks but must meet equivalent experience requirements; joint ventures and consortia are prohibited. The NAICS code is 541330, Engineering Services; the PSC code is C220, Architect and Engineering—General: Structural Engineering. Quotations must be submitted electronically in MS-Word 2007/2010, MS-Excel 2007/2010, or Adobe Acrobat PDF format with a maximum file size of 30 MB per submission to bogotagsocompras@state.gov by August 31, 2026, at 4:00 PM local time.