Security Upgrades for 38 Housing Unis located at a US Government Housing Area in Khartoum, Sudan

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Reference: Solicitation No. SGE500-12-R-0102 Security Upgrades for 38 Housing Units located at a U.S. Government Housing Compound in Khartoum, Sudan The United States Department of State has a requirement for Security Upgrades on 38 dwelling units located at a U.S. Government Residential Compound in Khartoum, Sudan. The scope of work for this project includes, but is not limited to: provision and installation of solid core wood entrance doors, windows, steel door and window grilles, save-haven door grilles, etc. All installations must be executed in accordance with U.S. Diplomatic Security-approved materials and procedures. A pre-proposal conference and site visit are planned to be conducted at Khartoum in mid-August, 2012, exact date, time, and location to be announced. Companies wishing to participate in this solicitation are expected to attend. The magnitude of this project is estimated to range between 1 and 5 Million U.S. Dollars. To be eligible for award, offerors - Must be fully licensed and authorized to perform construction projects in Sudan and is expected to be familiar with pertaining local business requirements, standards, procedures, applicable laws and regulations; - will be required to provide evidence of adequate qualification of all key personnel, and of adequate company experience in the execution of projects of similar size, magnitude, and complexity; - must have personnel with adequate English language proficiency so as to be able to conduct all verbal and written communications in English. Additional information: - The solicitation and the resulting contract will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America; - The solicitation package and all project communication will be entirely in the English language. - The solicitation for this project will be competed utilizing full and open competition procedures; - The resulting contract will be a firm fixed-price construction contract. Companies wishing to participate in this procurement are asked to send, not later than August 10, 2012, a written request for a copy of the solicitation package to Ms Rena Makridis, RPSO Frankfurt, at the following e-mail address: makridisR@state.gov , and 1 copy of the request shall be sent to: FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov . In the subject line of your request, please state your company name and the US Government Solicitation Number SGE500-12-R-0102, and please provide the following information: (1) name of firm; (2) name of requester and name of company point of contact; (3) telephone and fax numbers; (4) e-mail address; and (5) the complete physical and mailing addresses of your company. In conjunction with the clause DOSAR 652.242-73, "Authorization and Performance (Aug 1999)", your request must also contain a statement that you have researched and reviewed applicable Sudanese licensing requirements and all other local authorization requirements, and that your company meets all these requirements. [End of Notice]