Rome, Italy - Chief of Mission Residence Historical Fa'ade Renovation Project

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Solicitation No.: 19GE5021R0036 The American Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for: Historic Fa'ade Restoration Work at the Chief of Mission Residence in Rome, Italy The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm Fixed-Price Construction Type Contract. The Chief of Mission residence (CMR) is a building listed in the historical City amongst the special Buildings and Complexes and identified more specifically as an Historical Villa (art.39 NTA).v The successful contractor shall provide complete construction services, contract coordination, and supervision, including but not limited to the management and construction necessary to meet the requirements of this contract within the established timeframe. The work includes among other construction activities: Preliminary Surveys and Documents Restoration of Wood Elements Restoration of Plaster Restoration of Brick Wall Restoration of Peperino Restoration of Limestone Restoration of Marble Restoration of Cement Mortar Elements Restoration of Wrought Iron The building object of this project is of historical and artistic value, subject to legal restrictions as per Legislative Decree 42/2004 and subsequent amendments. Construction services under this project shall be assigned to cultural heritage contractors possessing the professional qualification required by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities. This requires contractors to be specialized in the restoration of cultural assets and architectural surfaces, and will be composed of restorers of works of art, with specific experience in the field of the restoration, namely: Sectors of competence 1) Lithic materials, mosaic, and deriving materials 2) Architectonic surfaces As specified below, the company members shall be qualified conservators, and hold an executive role within the company. All conservators and conservator's assistants, who are members of the company, or recruited for the project, shall include in the proposal their curricula, the certifications proving their professional qualification in the field of the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, their professional experience, and specific competences, necessary for the correct execution of the work. All those who will carry out the work shall possess the professional qualification as cultural heritage conservator required by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, as per Italian law, which is the qualification required by Ministerial Decree 24 October 2001, n. 420 and subsequent amendments (Legislative Decree 22 January 2004, n. 42 and subsequent amendments, Law 14 January 2013, n. 7 - Amendment of the transitional rules for the attainment of the professional qualification of cultural heritage conservator and cultural heritage assistant conservator, GU n. 25 of 30-1-2013), as per communication issued in the Gazzetta Ufficiale, Serie generale, del 15 ottobre 2018, n. 240. The magnitude of this project is anticipated to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000 U.S. Dollars for the entire project. Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than Friday February 26, 2021, at both of the following email addresses and MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone, Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm DO NOT TELEPHONE. Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English and possess all appropriate permits and licenses to perform restoration work in Italy as described above. Contractors applying to participate in this action may be required to provide information as to how they will address the issue of historical work qualification prior to solicitation documentation being made available to them. Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America and is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures. APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation. In particular that you possess all required professional qualifications as described in this notice. In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Furthermore, authorization shall include the requirement to be registered to do business in Italy. Contractors shall be required to provide: a) A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the country of performance b) Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will actually be required to undertake to obtain licensing and requisite permit(s) c) Any impact such authorization may have on the contractor's operating name and address You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in the Italy. Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified. Irrevocable Letters of Credit (ILOC): The successful contractor will be required to provide the government with surety in the form of Irrevocable Letters of Credits totaling 40% of the value of the contract. If you have a Duns number* and have been SAM** registered, please include below. Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award. Duns number:_______________________ SAM Registered: ( ) Yes ( ) No * Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html ** System for Award Management: beta.SAM.gov The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions. Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America. This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures. The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Mr. Graham Andrews, email contact@example.gov. APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST In checking the boxes of this check listing, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following requirements included in the solicitation. Business Licenses to Work in Foreign Country: In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999) you will be required to provide written certification that authorization to operate and do business in Italy, has been obtained. You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to work in the country of Italy. Any entry or work visa issues must will be required to be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified. Irrevocable Letters of Credit (ILOC): You shall show by way of a letter from a financial institution that your company will be provided with ILOCs totaling 40% of the value of the contract. The amounts being approved by your bank will need to be written into the documentary proof. OS 2-A: SUPERFICI DECORATE DI BENI IMMOBILI DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE E BENI CULTURALI MOBILI DI INTERESSE STORICO, ARTISTICO, ARCHEOLOGICO ED ETNOANTROPOLOGICO Riguarda l'intervento diretto di restauro, l'esecuzione della manutenzione ordinaria e straordinaria di: superfici decorate di beni immobili del patrimonio culturale, manufatti lapidei, dipinti murali, dipinti su tela, dipinti su tavola o su altri supporti materici, stucchi, mosaici, intonaci dipinti e non dipinti, manufatti polimaterici, manufatti in legno policromi e non policromi, manufatti in osso, in avorio, in cera, manufatti ceramici e vitrei, manufatti in metallo e leghe, materiali e manufatti in fibre naturali e artificiali, manufatti in pelle e cuoio, strumenti musicali, strumentazioni e strumenti scientifici e tecnici. TRANSLATION: OS 2-A: SURFACE DECORATED OF BUILDINGS BELONGING TO CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE FURNITURE OF HISTORICAL, ART, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY ETNO Regards the direct intervention of restoration, the execution of the routine maintenance and repairs of: decorated surfaces of property of cultural heritage, stone artifacts, murals, canvas paintings, paintings on wood or other media textured, stucco, mosaics, painted plaster and paintings, mixed media artifacts, wooden items and polychrome polychrome artifacts made of bone, ivory, wax, ceramic and glassy, fabricated metal products and alloys, materials and products made from natural and artificial leather products and leather, musical instruments, equipment and scientific and technical tools.