West Bank and Gaza (WBG) Architecture and Engineering Services Program

Amendment No. Two (2) 

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

Solicitation Number:               SOL-294-15-000006

Date Issued:                            December 15, 2015                

Questions Due:                       January 4, 2016

Responses Due:                       January 8, 2016          

RFQ Due:                               January 29, 2016                                

Subject:  Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Solicitation for “West Bank & Gaza (WBG)   Architecture and Engineering Services Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

   (WBG A&E Services IDIQ)

Pursuant to the authority in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) West Bank & Gaza Mission requests qualifications from professional architect-engineer (A-E) firms eligible to provide design, construction supervision and related services to be performance by U.S. licensed A&E professionals.  Offerors under this RFQ must be registered under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541330 – Engineering Services.  In addition, offerors must be eligible in accordance with the authorized geographic code for this procurement which is 937.

USAID WBG anticipates the maximum ordering limitation of the contract resulting from this RFQ will be $150,000,000, over the 5-year ordering period.  The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders awarded to all contractors cannot exceed this contract ceiling.  There is no guarantee on the number of Task Orders that will be issued or the amount of money beyond the minimum order guarantee set in the RFQ.  Resulting Task Order will be Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee or Firm, Fixed-Price.

USAID WB&G anticipates awarding one (1) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract.  The terms of this RFQ are included with this cover letter as Attachment 1, the Description of Design/Architecture and Engineering Services, and Attachment 2, Instructions to Offerors and Selection Process.  Attachments 3 and 4 are Contractor Performance Report and Subcontracting Plan, respectively and Attachment 5, the list of RFQ acronyms.  

Any resulting award from this solicitation will be administered in accordance with the applicable provisions and clauses from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) as well as USAID WBG Special Provisions. In addition, policies and procedures from USAID’s Automated Directive System (ADS) will be applied as applicable.

Questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted via e-mail to Ms. Hourig DelDelian, Sr. Contracting Specialist, at wbgocminfrastructure@usaid.gov, indicating “WBG A&E Services IDIQ Questions” in the subject line of the email, no later than the deadline for questions specified in this Cover Letter.  Unless otherwise notified by an amendment to this announcement, USAID WBG will only  answer written questions submitted to the above email address by the deadline.  Offerors must not submit questions to any other USAID staff, including the technical office.  Answers to all questions received by the deadline indicated in this Cover Letter will be communicated through an amendment to this solicitation that will be posted on www.fbo.gov. 

This RFQ in no way obligates USAID WBG to award a contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.  USAID WBG reserves the right to reject any and all offers received.  Final award of any resultant contract cannot be made until funds have been fully appropriated, allocated, and committed through USAID’s internal procedures.  USAID WBG bears no responsibility for data errors resulting transmission or conversion processes.

Offerors are encouraged to sign up as an interested vendor to receive notifications as all amendments to this solicitation will be issued and posted on www.fbo.gov. 

Subject:          Pre-solicitation Notice for the Request for Qualification for A&E Services No. SOL-294-15-000006, USAID West Bank and Gaza (WBG) Architecture and Engineering Services Program

Dear prospective Offerors:

In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Chapter 36, the United States Agency for International Development, West Bank and Gaza Mission, anticipates issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to registered, licensed Architect and Engineering professionals whether as individual organizations, partnerships, joint ventures or other legal entities permitted by law to practice architecture or engineering. The NAICs Code for this procurement is 541330.

The A&E Services contract will directly support the USG goal of achieving a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict of two states living side by side in peace and security. The USG supports Palestinian institution building by “providing critical infrastructure programming to improve water, sanitation, and road networks; and improving the everyday lives of Palestinians in the health and education sectors.” To support this objective, the Contractor will primarily design and provide construction management services for activities that construct and rehabilitate roads, water systems, distribution networks, sewage systems, and other infrastructure, as well as strengthen the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) ability to effectively operate and maintain infrastructure and resources.

More specifically, the Contractor will provide multi-discipline engineering and construction management services in support of infrastructure programs for the West Bank and Gaza.

The Contractor will provide for the following disciplines:

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2. Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature as associated with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property; and
   

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2. Other professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, or of incidental services, including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, value engineering, construction phase services, soils engineering, design drawings reviews, peer reviews, preparation of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related services.
   

The place of performance is the West Bank and Gaza with work to be performed under a five-year single-award IDIQ Contract with a funding ceiling in the range of $150 million.

The Request for Qualification Statements is scheduled to be posted on or about October 30, 2015 on the FEDBIZOPPS web page (http://www.fbo.gov/). In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation is limited to this electronic medium only. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this pre-solicitation notice and the resulting solicitation to ensure that it has been received in its entirety.  USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from this transmission. Requests for other copies of the solicitation will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. No phone requests will be accepted, copies of the solicitation will not be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed.

Offerors are advised to periodically monitor www.fbo.gov for updates concerning this procurement. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted.

This notice does not obligate USAID to release a solicitation or award a contract nor does it commit the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.  In addition, final award cannot be made until funds have been fully appropriated, allocated, committed, and internal USAID procedures have been completed.  This notice satisfies the synopsis requirement in FAR 5.201.

                                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                                    /S/

                                                                                Dale Lewis

                                                                                Contracting Officer

                                                                               USAID West Bank/Gaza