Department of State, Office of Acquisition, P. O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-0244

Y -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW APARTMENT HOUSING IN BERLIN, GERMANY SOL SLAQM-00-R-6005 DUE 030200 POC Mr. Ralph Sutherland (703) 875-6279 The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Office of Foreign Buildings Operations (FBO)is seeking qualified design-build firms for new apartment housing in Berlin, Germany. The project will include the design and construction of 30 to 34 three to four bedroom stadtvillas (apartment units). The stadtvillas will be located in the Pueckler area of Berlin. The combined design and construction cost is estimated in the range of $7 million to $10 million U.S. dollars (DM 12 to DM 18 million Deutsche Marks). The estimated design-build contract period of performance is 22 months. A U.S. Department of State firm fixed price contract for completing the design and performing all of the construction is contemplated. This is a two-phase solicitation; this solicitation is for Phase One. As a result of the evaluations of submittals for Phase One, three to five selected firms will be invited to submit cost and technical proposals for the project as part of phase Two. The Phase Two request for proposal (RFP) package will include preliminary design documents, including 20% to 25% completed drawings and statement of work, site data, construction requirements and other criteria. The qualified contractors will use the Phase Two RFP package as the basis for their proposals. The offeror's technical proposal will address the offeror's capabilities, and how the requirements of the RFP will be satisfied. The technical proposal will be evaluated using criteria contained in the Phase Two RFP to determine the offeror's understanding of the work to be performed, technical approach, and the ability to complete the work within the prescribed period of performance. The scope of design services under this proposed contract will include: architecture and site design; structural, civil, mechanical, electrical and geotechnical engineering; landscape design; cost estimating; scheduling; administrative coordination of the various disciplines involved; services during construction; and, compliance with U.S. Government requirements as well as building codes and standards of Germany. The stadtvillas will be designed and constructed in hard metric (System International) units. Each design submission shall include AutoCAD R 14 files in Department of State format. The scope of construction services under this proposed contract will include: total construction skills and services to produce functional and operational US housing in accordance with approved design and construction documents prepared by the Design-Build Contractor and approved by FBO. The project will require on site organization and lines of authority to ensure overall project coordination; daily management oversight and coordination with US Government on-site staff, Architect-Engineer representatives, subcontractors, equipment suppliers, materials managers, job site meetings, and submittals from initiation to turnover; quality control program; and construction scheduling to provide overall control throughout the life of the project. Section 11 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 22 U.S.C. 302, applies to this acquisition. If determined that adequate competition exists, eligibility for award of contracts under Section 11 is limited to: (1) American-owned bidders and (2) bidders from countries which permit substantially equal access to American bidders for comparable diplomatic and counselor projects. Bidder qualification shall be determined on nationality of ownership, the burden of which shall be on the prospective bidder. Qualification as an "American-owned bidder under section (1) above shall require evidence of: (a) performance of similar construction work in the United States, and (b) either (i) ownership in excess of fifty percent by U.S. citizens or permanent residents, or (ii) incorporation in the United States for more than three years and employment of United States citizens or permanent residents in more than half of the corporation's permanent full-time professional and managerial positions in the United States. For the purpose of determining competitive status, bids qualifying under section (1) above shall be reduced by 10 percent. Interested contractors should state whether they are qualified as "American-owned bidders" and provide documentary support which demonstrates compliance with the criteria for "American-owned bidder," stated above. No more than 50 percent of the total value of the contract can be subcontracted for this project. All prospective contractors must provide details of their qualifications in writing (ENGLISH ONLY). Firms responding to this announcement on or before the closing date will be considered for pre-qualification using the following evaluation criteria 100 points maximum: (1) TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS, (a) Professional qualifications, specialized experience, and technical competence in both design and construction of similar projects and ability to perform design/build projects involving multiple contractor and sub-contractor disciplines. Offerors must demonstrate that the principal designer and the principal construction contractor have either individually or collectively accomplished the design and construction of projects of similar value and complexity. Demonstrated design excellence will be taken into consideration. The submitting teams will be evaluated on the quality of the built projects. (Maximum of five example projects each); 25 points. (b) Specialized experience and technical competence in new residential projects involving multiple disciplines, e.g. architectural, mechanical, structural and electrical in family residences. Offerors must also show successful and satisfactory completion of design-build projects for three (3) to five (5) years, similar in complexity and type, with at least two construction projects over $5,000,000.00 U.S. dollars (nine million Deutsche Marks); 15 points. (c) Demonstrated success in achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; 5 points. (2) PAST PERFORMANCE, (a) Demonstrated previous record of performing work on schedule while maintaining effective cost and quality control. Briefly describe internal quality assurance and cost control procedures and indicate effectiveness by listing the planned and actual design duration, client's construction budget, design construction estimate, construction award amount, and construction change order rate in tabular form for five recent projects; 15 points. (b) Previous experience with overseas projects or projects in Germany and knowledge of German or foreign building codes, standards, and construction practices. Show a minimum of five years of successful design and construction experience on similar projects outside the North American Continent with preference for those performed in Germany; 10 points. (3) CAPACITY TO PERFORM THE WORK, (a) Identify available labor, materials, facilities, equipment and financial assets available for performing a project of this magnitude; 5 points. (b) Offerors must demonstrate that they have the financial capability and resources to undertake their proposal to accomplish the projects within the funding range stated previously and be able to obtain the required performance and payment bonds, or bank letters of credit or guarantee; and must have a total combined design/construction and renovation business volume of at least equal to the level of their proposal per year in three of the last five years using the project criteria above. Offerors must provide a list of banks or other lending institutions which offeror intends to use in order to finance this project, and provide credit references; 15 points. (4) MANAGEMENT, Provide a business management plan for design/build projects that explains the offeror's methodology for decision making, personnel management, team approach, quality assurance, etc. in the execution of contract scope, schedule establishment and control, and budget allocation and administration; 10 points. Failure to address each of the foregoing criteria in writing will result in failure to qualify. In addition, failure to meet the requirements of each one of these criteria fully, or to provide the requisite information, willresult in failure to qualify. When responding to criteria (1) and (2) above, offerors must list the owner's names, addresses, telephone numbers, and contact persons for each project. As a means of verification of their ability to meet each of the aforementioned criteria, design/build firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit two copies of the following: (a) A Standard Form 254 Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (b) A Standard Form 255 Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, (c) Business management plan for design/build projects, and (e) Design and construction portfolios which illustrate the design/build team's capabilities. This is a solicitation for Phase One (pre-qualification) only. Based on scoring and evaluations of proposals received in response to this Phase One solicitation, the government will select three, but not more than five most qualified firms to participate in Phase Two (award). In Phase Two,the three to five most qualified firms selected will be asked to submit cost and technical proposals. Evaluation factors for these submissions will include: Design quality and philosophy, design concepts to be employed, problem solving ability, schedule and performance period, proposed alternatives for project delivery, management approach, proposed design-build approach, key personnel to be utilized, and project cost. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. U.S. Large Business Contractors will also be required to present their Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan. The Government intends to award a contract to the offeror whose proposal provides the best value, considering trade-offs for the associated price, and meets the needs of the Government. Interested design/build contractors must request, by mail or facsimile, a pre-qualification application from Mr. Ralph Sutherland, U.S. Department of State, A/LM/AQM/RA, Room L-600, P.O. Box 12248 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia 22219. The facsimile number is (703) 875-6292. All completed applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. Washington, DC time, attn: Mr. Ralph R. Sutherland, on March 2, 2000. U.S. Postal mailing address: U.S. Department of State, A/LM/AQM/RA, P.O. Box 12248, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219. Delivery address for Express Mail or Courier: Department of State, A/LM/AQM/RA, Room L-600, 1701 N. Ft. Myer Dr., 17th Street entrance, Arlington, VA 22209. (The U.S. Postal Service does not deliver to the 1701 N. Ft. Myer address). Request for pre-qualification application forms and requests for clarification must be submitted in writing to Ralph R. Sutherland. The fax number for both is (703) 875-6292. Posted 01/24/00 (W-SN418539). (0024)

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