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Notice ID:W912GB22R0026
Description: Sources Sought Announcement for Indefinite-Delivery Contract (IDC) General Architect and Engineering (A-E) Contract in Africa for USACE Europe District This announcement seeks information...
Description: Sources Sought Announcement for Indefinite-Delivery Contract (IDC) General Architect and Engineering (A-E) Contract in Africa for USACE Europe District This announcement seeks information from industry which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this announcement. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 1. AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District (NAU) 2. NAICS: 541330, Engineering Services 3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Africa; All countries in the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility (AOR). 4. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: NAU anticipates soliciting and awarding a target of THREE (3) General A-E Services IDCs to be procured in accordance with Public Law (PL) 92-582 (the Brooks Act) and Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Because the Government anticipates military construction funded projects to be issued against the resultant contract, at least one of the contracts shall be awarded to a United States (US) firm or a joint venture of US and host nation firm. All firms (including US firms and JVs) must be capable of stamping and signing drawings in Africa and should be properly registered in Africa. This acquisition is needed to support the continued and growing CENAU missions in Africa. Total Value of Contract: The contract shall not exceed $9,000,000.00 in combined capacity which will be shared among all awardees. All Task Orders will be negotiated and awarded as Firm Fixed Price (FFP). Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed-price task orders. When two (2) or more indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs) are available to the procuring agency contain the same or overlapping scopes of work so that a particular task order might be issued under more than one IDC, the contracting officer will send a Task Order Requirement Notice (TORN) to the firms. The firms may submit supplemental information that would support their selection. The contracting officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: a. Uniquely specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; b. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; c. Performance and quality of deliverables under current contracts; d. Current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time; e. Technical approach to perfuming the requirement Performance Period: The contracts will have a base ordering period of five (5) years, with no optional periods. Anticipated Award Date: To Be Determined (TBD). Small and Small Disadvantaged Business requirements are waived for this project due to its OCONUS location (Africa). 5. Project Description: Multi-disciplined A-E services are required to: 1.) Provide complete design services for infrastructure projects in developing countries. 2.) Evaluate and report on the feasibility, scope, and relevance of engineering proposals prepared and submitted by developing countries. 3.) Evaluate and report on the engineering technical merit of project proposals with respect to local design standards and costs. 4.) General oversight and monitoring of projects during design and construction to ensure fidelity and integrity between the approved project proposal and the project ultimately implemented, including project tasks and associated funding. 5.) Provide analytical assessments and recommendations on measures to enhance sustainability of the proposed projects and develop appropriate institutional framework and work plans for efficient and cost-effective implementation, 6). Undertake environmental and social reviews and/or assessments on the proposed projects. Typical infrastructure projects may be of the following type: a. Water Resource Management/Bulk Water Supply: Management and development of water resources; dams; watershed management; wetlands, coastal water quality and management. b. Transport. Construction or rehabilitation of urban and rural roads, seaports, airports and railroads. c. Water and Sanitation: rural and urban water supply and sanitation systems; wastewater treatment facilities; solid waste including sanitary landfills. d. Irrigation Systems: including canals (gravity, primary, secondary, tertiary), pumping stations, reservoirs, drainage systems. e. Energy and Power. Resource development; electrical generation (conventional or alternative energy); overhead and submarine transmission and distribution; rural electrification; biofuels and associated infrastructure; central heating systems; gas (natural or coal be methane) supply, processing and distribution; oil and gas exploration and production. f. Industrial. Industrial parks, agricultural processing facilities and zones. g. Institutional Facilities. Vertical structures such as schools, hospitals, health centers, housing, animal care facilities, offices, visitor centers, courts, etc. 6. SOURCES SOUGHT: The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of A-E Firms who have the capabilities to complete and perform contracts of this magnitude, and to address any questions, recommendations or concerns from Industry. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among potential pool of responsible contractors. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this Sources Sought announcement. 7. RESPONSES: The Capabilities Statement for this Sources Sought is not intended to be a Request for Proposal nor Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It is to request statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities Statement. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. 8. SUBMISSIONS: Offerors response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information (Clarifications and or questions shall be submitted in a separate word document and will not count towards the 5 page limitation): Offeror’s Name, address(es), English speaking point of contact, phone number and e-mail address Offeror’s interest in proposing on the solicitation when it is issued Offeror’s Cage Code and Unique Entity ID. Offeror’s capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include offeror’s capability to execute A-E services, comparable work performed within the past ten (10) years, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) provide at least 3 examples that demonstrate: a. Capability to work in Africa (please identify whether the capability is in house or not) b. experience working in Europe, specifically in Africa c. Offeror’s Joint Venture information or Teaming Arrangements d. Include Cage Code or System for Award Management (SAM) information/registration, if available 9. RESPONSES DUE: All interested contractors should submit responses via email by 14:00 hours Central European Summer Time on 09 May 2022. Submit responses and information to shannon.l.davie@usace.army.mil and david.w.decker@usace.army.mil. No hard copies will be accepted. 10. QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this Sources Sought Announcement may be directed to Contract Specialist Shannon Davie at shannon.l.davie@usace.army.mil AND Contracting Officer David Decker at david.w.decker@usace.army.mil. ****SOURCES SOUGHT FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY****
