Lodging Facilities Upgrades in Santa Marta, Colombia
This is a sources sought notice for information only.
This sources sought is for the purpose of conducting market research to provide data for planning purposes. This sources sought announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal, request for quote, invitation for bid, and it does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, or reimburse respondents for any proposal preparation and/or submittal costs. Its issuance does not restrict, in any way, the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender.
The US Department of State's Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) at the US Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, is seeking potential sources capable of a construction project as follows: upgrading of the existing facilities at the Compañía Antinarcóticos Regional No.8, Santa Marta, Colombia.
ORDER OF MAGNITUDE: $500,000 - $1,000,000
The project includes the demolition and deconstruction of the existing Barracks, the construction of a 3-story New Barracks Building including a concrete structure, non structural masonry, roofing and finishes. These facilities shall also have electrical, communication capabilities (audio and data), hydraulic and sewage utilities, internal installations, air conditioning, sanitary fittings, and architectural finishes as indicated in the drawings and technical specifications. All permanent construction shall comply, with local and international standards as indicated in the specifications. The Contractor shall furnish materials, equipment and labor necessary to provide the services as described herein.
NOTE: The contractor shall have a representative at the work site to receive materials, which shall be responsible for unloading materials and transporting it to the actual work site.
This is not a solicitation and no award shall be made as a result of this announcement. In the event that a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) number or Request for Quotation (RFQ), and the announcement will be published on FEDBIZOPPS. No questions will be answered at this time.
RESPONSES DUE
For the purposes of this acquisition the applicable NAICS code is 236220. Responses are requested no later than 18 February 2019 at 10:00 AM EST. Direct expression of interest as well as required documentation should be submitted in writing, via email, to Neil Kern at IP_Contracting_Team@state.gov. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of all other information pertaining to the synopsis and solicitation.
RESPONSE SUBMISSION INFORMATION
All potential sources with the capability to provide the requirements referenced in this sources sought are invited to submit, in writing, sufficient information within the page limitations listed below. This information should demonstrate the respondent's ability to fulfill the technical, delivery, and support requirements and be responsive to the technical questions in this RFI as indicated below. We will not answer technical questions or provide additional technical information at this time via this sources sought notice.
Responses to this RFI shall include the following:
1. A cover sheet which includes:
•Company Name;
•Address;
•Point of Contact;
•E-mail Address;
•Phone Number;
•DUNS Number;
•Primary Business and Market Areas; and
•Business Size and Socioeconomic Status (if applicable).
2. Relevant Construction Project Experience (2-page limit):
•The potential offerors need to demonstrate that they possess, within the last five years, construction experience similar to that described in this specified source sought category in Colombia. Offerors must verify experience commensurate with the construction of excavation, modular buildings, and furnishing and equipping in Colombia.
•Experience described above needs to include the offeror's role, primary contractor or sub-contractor. Each project experience needs to include the contract number, the US Agency or private company that awarded the contract and contract monetary value.
•Potential offerors need to possess Colombian permits and licenses to operate legally throughout the territory. Copies of the licenses must be submitted in response to the sources sought and are excluded from the two (2) page limit.
•The potential offerors need to document experience in coordinating with host nation government(s) or local municipalities to mitigate and solve potential issues.
3. Capabilities of Successfully Completing constructions:
•Ability to provide all required design and engineering services, manpower, and materials to construct new buildings or to renovate existing ones;
•Ability to provide and deliver required materials and equipment to projects located in Colombia;
•Capabilities to import all required material and equipment through either sea or air transportation to Colombia;
•Ability that, should a solicitation be issued in the future for this requirement, offerors should declare if the offeror is applying as a primary contractor, a joint venture or partnership or other as applicable to their submission; and
•Ability that, should sub-contractors figure into an offeror's plans, the offeror will be expected to specify what percentage of work will be tasked to assigned sub-contractors.
Neil Kern, Management Analyst, Phone 8644156591, Email KernNM@state.gov - IP Contracting, Email IP_Contracting_Team@state.gov
