Residential Brick Perimeter Wall Construction for US Embassy Harare, Zimbabwe

The US Embassy Harare, Department of State, is seeking a qualified contractor to demolish an existing panel wall and construct a new residential brick perimeter wall at an Embassy residence in Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe. This procurement falls under NAICS code 23611 (Residential Building Construction) and requires contractors to meet specific qualification criteria including English proficiency, established business operations with permanent address, necessary personnel and equipment, required local licenses and insurance, clean criminal record, and no conflicting political or business affiliations. Interested contractors must submit a written request for solicitation documents by July 24, 2025, at 5:00 PM Harare time to HarareGSOProcurement@state.gov using the specified subject line format "Request for Copy of the Solicitation and Access Request for Perimeter wall construction PR15171013 - [Your Company Name]." A mandatory pre-quotation site visit is scheduled for July 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM at the Embassy residence, with access limited to a maximum of two company representatives per firm. The evaluation criteria and specific technical requirements will be detailed in the full solicitation documents available upon request.

This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are identified in the pre-solicitation notice. The solicitation document (RFQ No. PR15171013) does not specify award values, budget ranges, or contract duration in the available information. The procurement timeline is compressed, with only one day between the posting date (July 23, 2025) and the deadline for requesting solicitation documents (July 24, 2025), followed immediately by the mandatory site visit on July 25, 2025. Contractors must complete and submit an access request form as part of their solicitation document request to participate in the site visit and subsequent bidding process.