Update as of 06JAN25 - Please note that "B.08 Price Schedule Birzai, Lithuania.docx" has been removed from this Pre-Solicitation Notice to ensure that this notice is not misunderstood to be a Solicitation. 

USACE EUROPE DISTRICT

PRE-SOLICITATION

IEU-25-0024

Birzai Fire Station, Lithuania

1. PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

This is a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract pursuant to FAR 5.204. The US Government intends to announce a contract solicitation for design and construction services as described within this announcement within the next 30 days. This announcement is also meant to help identify potential contractors interested in and capable of performing this design and construction project.  This is NOT a solicitation announcement and is not to be construed as a commitment by the US Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. 

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT

     2. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT:

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Europe District plans to solicit proposals for a design-build project for the renovation of a fire station facility in Birzai, Lithuania. The USACE plans to include basic design criteria in the contract solicitation, with the intent to award a single construction contract to a design-build construction contractor that will complete the 100% design and construct the project.

     3. PROJECT LOCATION:

This project is located in Birzai, Lithuania; J. Janonio g. 1, Biržai, 41171 Biržų r. sav., Lithuania Latitude 56°12'3.22"N, Longitude 24°45'30.11"E (Refer to the attached Location Map.)

     4. PLANNED SOLICITATION INFORMATION:

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. The USACE anticipates that the solicitation announcement will be made in February 2025, or within 30 days of this posting and will contain many more details surrounding the project and instructions on how and when to submit a proposal.  Any attachments within this posting are subject to change at the time of official solicitation posting, and it is the responsibility of the contractor to monitor this post.  If you are interested in this contract opportunity, you can sign up for email alerts for updates by selecting to “follow” this opportunity at the top right on the SAM.gov announcement webpage (requires account login; see SAM registration details below). The solicitation will be subject to full and open competition.  As the work will be performed outside of the continental U.S. no small business set-asides or socioeconomic preference of any sort will be granted.

     5. PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:

The resulting contract will be a Design-Build, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) construction contract.

     6. ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE CONTRACT:

The estimated contract value is between $250,000 and $500,000 (USD).

     7. PERFORMANCE PERIOD:

The anticipated contract duration is between one and two calendar years after contract award, including the complete design and the entire construction project.

     8. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. No response is required.  

NOTE: Companies MUST be SAM registered to be eligible for award of any contracts for the US Government. See special SAM notice below.

     9. HOW TO SUBMIT RESPONSES:

Interested parties may submit responses via email to MAJ Marcus Stringer, Contract Specialist, at marcus.d.stringer@usace.army.mil.  In order to ensure that your submission is received and processed appropriately, please state the following in the subject of your email: “INTERESTED: IEU-25-0024 Birzai FIRM-NAME-HERE”.    

     10. INFORMATION RESOURCES ON HOW TO REGISTER TO BE ELIGIBLE AS A CONTRACTOR WITH THE US GOVERNMENT

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