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USACE EUROPE DISTRICT PRE-SOLICITATION IAF-21-0017 National Malaria Reference Laboratory (NMRL), Lakka, Sierra Leone PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: This is a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed... USACE EUROPE DISTRICT PRE-SOLICITATION IAF-21-0017 National Malaria Reference Laboratory (NMRL), Lakka, Sierra Leone PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: This is a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract pursuant to FAR 5.204. The US Government intends to announce a contract solicitation for design and construction services as described within this announcement at a later date. This announcement is also meant to help identify potential contractors interested in and capable of performing this design and construction project. This is NOT a solicitation announcement and is not to be construed as a commitment by the US Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT: The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Europe District plans to solicit proposals for a design-build construction contract to build a Reference Laboratory in Lakka, Sierra Leone. The USACE plans to include basic design criteria in the contract solicitation, with the intent to award a single construction contract to a design-build construction contractor that will complete the 100% design and construct the project. PROJECT LOCATION: This project is located in Lakka, Sierra Leone. GPS coordinates are approximately: 8°23'53.5"N 13°15'50.1"W PLANNED SOLICITATION INFORMATION: This is NOT a solicitation announcement at this time. The USACE anticipates that the solicitation announcement will be made in July 2021 and will contain many more details surrounding the project and instructions on how and when to submit a proposal. If you are interested in this contract opportunity, you can sign up for email alerts for updates by selecting to “follow” this opportunity at the top right on the beta.sam.gov announcement webpage (requires account login; see SAM registration details below). The solicitation will be subject to full and open competition. As the work will be performed outside of the continental U.S. no small business set-asides or socioeconomic preference of any sort will be granted. PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT: Interested companies will have an opportunity to view the jobsite and ask questions. Further instructions pertaining to the site visit will be included with the solicitation announcement. PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION: The resulting contract will be a Design-Build, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) construction contract. ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE CONTRACT: The estimated contract value is between $250,000 and $500,000 (USD). PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The anticipated contract duration is between one and two calendar years after contract award, including the complete design and the entire construction project. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: This is NOT a solicitation announcement at this time. Interested Offerors are encouraged to respond to this announcement by completing the questionnaire attached to this announcement, including basic company information, company point of contact information including phone and email. NOTE: Companies MUST be SAM registered to be eligible for award of any contracts for the US Government. See special SAM notice below. HOW TO SUBMIT RESPONSES: Interested parties may submit responses via email to Eliud Temblador, Contract Specialist, at eliud.temblador@usace.army.mil. In order to ensure that your submission is received and processed appropriately, please state the following in the subject of your email: “INTERESTED: IAF 21-0017 FIRM-NAME-HERE”. Offerors interested in future announcements may also visit the USACE Europe District website to register at the following web link: https://www.nau.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Contracting/Industry-Event/. Completing the web form is the best way to be included on future notices. Please share the web link with any individual or company that may be qualified and interested in this work. INFORMATION RESOURCES ON HOW TO REGISTER TO BE ELIGIBLE AS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE US GOVERNMENT In order to do business with the US Government as a contractor, a company must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM, www.sam.gov). In order to register on SAM, a company must obtain a NCAGE code and a DUNS number. You can apply for an NCAGE code and a DUNS number simultaneously, but both must be obtained in order to register on SAM. The USACE Europe District has completed an Online Industry Day presentation that offers useful information for companies interested in doing business with us on design and construction projects, and it is posted to the USACE Europe District website at the following web link: https://www.nau.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Contracting/Industry-Event/. The online presentation contains detailed information on how to register to do contract work for the US Government, how to read and understand a USACE solicitation, and how to do construction work for the USACE. You’ll notice the page has a few main features: A narrated video presentation with useful information for design and construction firms interested in doing business with the USACE Europe District (the video itself is housed on YouTube). A downloadable Adobe PDF version of the presentation—this is the same material but it is small enough to email in most cases, and is in copy/paste format and with live hyperlinks throughout. A link to beta.sam.gov where many Europe District Contract Opportunities can be found. An invitation to submit questions. There will be a FAQ page linked there as questions come in. A link to a vendor registration form. This is the easiest way for vendors to get on distribution lists for contract announcements. The direct web link to the registration form is as follows: https://www.nau.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Register-for-the-vendor-database/ SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO REGISTER TO BE ELIGIBLE AS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE US GOVERNMENT: NCAGE Code. An NCAGE code is a five-character ID number used by the US Government to identify international companies. All non-US firms must obtain an NCAGE code. How does your company obtain an NCAGE Code? If you are a vendor located outside the United States, one can be obtained at no cost by visiting https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/CageTool/home. Further information about NCAGE codes is available at https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/Docs/US%20Instructions%20for%20NSPA%20NCAGE.pdf. Generally it takes approximately 24-48 hours to obtain an NCAGE code. DUNS Number. A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit identification number for each physical location of a business. How does your company obtain a DUNS number? Go to the following web location to obtain a DUNS number at no cost: https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/. Generally it takes approximately 7-10 business days to obtain a DUNS number. SAM Registration. The System for Award Management (SAM) is a registration database required for all US Federal Government Contracts and where you will find contract opportunities all over the world. You can register on SAM at: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/loginFAQ.jsf. For help with SAM registration, see the SAM Quick Start guide at: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/transcript/Quick_Guide_for_International_Entity_Registration.pdf. For additional help at no cost, contact the Federal Service Desk at www.fsd.gov or by telephone at +1-866-606-8220 (toll free) or +1-334-206-7828 (internationally). Generally it takes approximately two weeks to for SAM to activate a registration, from the date it receives a completed registration. Please take notice that SAM has an entity registration requirement that firms submit an "original, signed notarized letter before the registration will be activated." Instructions for international entities (not located in the U.S. or its outlying areas) can be found at: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/answer.do?sysparm_kbid=dbf8053adb119344d71272131f961946&sysparm_search=KB0013221. AMEND 0001 Planned Solicitation Announcement updated to reflect July 2021.