Inactive Local Area Set-Aside (FAR 26.2)

SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy (“Post”), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), requires an Architecture and Engineering (A&E) assessment survey o... SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy (“Post”), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), requires an Architecture and Engineering (A&E) assessment survey on the condition of the wood façade on all compound buildings, to include the Main Compound Access Control, New Office Building (Chancery), Chief of Mission Residence, Deputy Chief of Mission Residence, Cabana, and Townhouse residences. [MB1] The A&E Contractor shall provide any architectural design and survey services required to meet the project’s scope criteria. Subject: Request for Quotes 19EK2025R0002 Enclosed is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for Building Façade Survey Assessment and Design services. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section J of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form that follows this letter. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order based on initial proposals, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so. Quotations are due by March 19, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English and incomplete quotations will not be accepted. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to MalaboP@state.gov. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed the 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each. In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following: 1. SF-1449 2. Section A, Pricing 3. Section L, Representations and Certifications 4. Additional information as required in Section J 5. Section M, Executive Order 14173 6. Proof of SAM Registration Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.