Residential Compound Maintenance and Repairs of clay tile roofs, façade and windows, U. S. Consulate General, Frankfurt.

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.:  19GE50-20-R-0096

The American Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Residential Compound Maintenance and Repairs of clay tile roofs, façade and windows, U.S. Consulate General, Frankfurt.

The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm Fixed-Price Construction Type Contract during the third quarter of calendar year 2020.

The successful contractor shall provide complete construction services, contract coordination, and supervision, including but not limited to the management and construction necessary to meet the requirements of this contract within the established timeframe.

The work includes among other construction activities, the furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, and tools for the maintenance and repairs on two of the existing Siedlung Housing Compound Buildings’ clay tile roofs, façade and windows.

Each of the residential buildings has a steep sloped clay tile roof system hung on wood battens over steel framing, non-heat insulated plastered facade and windows. The proposed Minor Construction Improvement (MCI) includes, but is not limited to, the following renovation work:

1. Roofing work
2. Façade insulation work
3. Window insulation work
4. Gravel strips
5. Basement waterproofing work

The Contractor will be responsible for providing construction personnel as needed to complete the services that meet the technical requirements in the Statement of Work.

The work includes among other construction activities, the furnishing of all labor, equipment, materials, and tools to replace the roof, windows, and facade of two (2)  three-story residential buildings. This project will also involve the demolition of the existing roof and windows, followed by the installation of insulation on the roof and exterior facade. As the buildings will remain inhabited during the period of renovation, measures will be required to be taken to minimize dust and inconvenience to the residents.

The magnitude of this project is anticipated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 U.S. Dollars for the entire project.

Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than Friday, August 21, 2020, at both of the following email addresses Christeh@state.gov and FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov and MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone, Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm. DO NOT TELEPHONE.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST

In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation.

In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Contractors shall be required to provide:

a.   A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country,

b.   Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will actually be required to undertake to obtain licensing, and

c.   Specific information concerning the period of time you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in Germany.  Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified. 

Irrevocable Letters of Credit (ILOC):  The successful contractor will be required to provide the government with surety in the form of Irrevocable Letters of Credits totaling 40% of the value of the contract. 

If you have a Duns number* and have been SAM** registered, please include below. Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award.

Duns number:_______________________                  SAM Registered:      (     ) Yes     (     ) No

*          Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html

**        System for Award Management: SAM.gov

The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions.

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America. This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Mr. Hartmut Christe,

Tel. +49 69 7535 3343, email Christeh@state.gov .