Operations and Maintenance Services -U. S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan

IDIQ for Operations and Maintenance Services at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan -SAQMMA16R0004

Purpose:
The Department of State (DoS) requires services to provide Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for the American Embassy Kabul (AEK) and the designated United States Government (USG) satellite properties in Afghanistan as indicated in the enclosed  Statement of Work.

This is a Firm, Fixed Price, Performance-Based contract where the O&M Contractor shall be responsible for proficient, dependable and cost effective operations and maintenance services based on Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) methodology, best industry practices, manufacturer's recommendations, applicable codes and standards and existing site conditions. The USG has identified Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and/or Acceptable Quality Standards (AQLs) for all requested services and these will form the foundation for the USG's Quality Assurance and Surveillance Plan (QASP) and the basis by which the Contractor's performance will be evaluated.

The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, labor, training, transportation, materials, supplies, spare parts, tools and equipment for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support at the Embassy. The Government requires a variety of support services including but not limited to:

Electrical Generation and Distribution
Interior and Exterior Lighting
Electric Power Monitoring
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, (HVAC)
Building Automation System
Water Supply, Purification and Distribution
Fire Protection
Complete Sanitary Sewer and Waste Water Treatment
Elevator Maintenance
Fuel Storage and Distribution
Roofing and Waterproofing Systems
Building envelope/structures, windows, doors, etc.

This will be a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The fixed price will include all work, including furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools, spare parts and services. The contract has a Base Period of one Year, and four Option Periods of one year each, for a maximum contract duration of five years. The appropriate NAICS code for this procurement is 561210. Please review the enclosed Request for Proposal.

This contract will include one base year and four option years. The Government shall order, as a minimum, services in an amount of at least $5,000.00. The Government makes no guarantee as to the number of orders or actual amount of services that will be requested above the guaranteed minimum of $5,000.00. The maximum dollar value for the life of this contract (one base year and four option years) is $305,943,390.00 Task orders for each proposed services will be placed against the contract on as needed basis and individually negotiated.

To be considered for award of this contract, interested Prime Offerors must possess, at the time of proposal submission, a Defense Security Service (DSS) Interim or Final TOP SECRET (TS) Facility Clearance (FCL), issued in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DOD 5220.22-M.

All entities proposing a Joint Venture (JV) for this effort must already possess their own individual FCL at the Interim (ITS) or Final Top Secret level. A JV which contains any entity not meeting the TS FCL requirement cannot be considered for award. If selected, a JV in which all entities are already cleared ITS or TS, will be sponsored by DoS for a JV FCL at the Top Secret level. The contract will not be awarded until the JV has been issued an Interim or Final TS FCL.

All potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive a contract award.

Request for clarifications must be submitted in writing to Mr. Richard F. Walsh, not later than 2:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on 2-18-2016 by e-mail to walshrf@state.gov.

All submissions must be received by 2:00 PM EST March 31, 2016.

Offerors shall hand deliver or submit Technical and Price proposals by courier to the following address:

U.S. Department of State
Attn: Richard F. Walsh
A/LM/AQM/FDCD/MSB
1735 N. Lynn Street
Arlington, VA 22209