PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.: 19GE5024R0014

The Regional Procurement Support Office, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Nuclear Energy Consulting Services for the U.S. Embassy Prague, Czech Republic

The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue an RFP and award a Firm Fixed Price type of contract during the first quarter of calendar year 2024.

The successful contractor shall seek to engage an industry consultant in Czech Republic to develop concrete projects in the country and region with Czech Republic and Slovakia, both of which have strong ties, including joint ownership, and real commercial potential for SMRs in both markets. Additionally, this expert may support other neighboring countries as needed. The consultant is expected to have and maintain networks of local decision makers and stakeholders to gather intelligence and advance U.S. equities. Consultants will seek to inform the USG on specific needs for project development, including regulations, legislation, timelines and financing, and report regularly on local dynamics, including nuclear industry activities. Consultants should be experienced in developing and implementing energy strategies and projects. They must be familiar with national decision-making requirements and have strong relationships with local decision makers to increase adoption and acceptance of nuclear energy through specific initiatives in non-power applications and support integrated EU/MEMBER STATES financing alternatives. The consultants will not perform inherently governmental functions, but will simply provide focused, timely analysis on SMR developments in key markets in Europe. This consultant will closely coordinate with the Head of Section in Bratislava and other neighboring countries as necessary.

Offerors must be authorized to perform services within Czech Republic and the personnel proposed to fill each position must be authorized to work in Prague.

The contract’s period of performance shall begin upon the issuance of a notice to proceed and last 12 months, with four additional option year periods.

Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than December 21, 2023, at the following email address (gallonea@state.gov) 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.

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 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 Czech Republic:

a. A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country, and to obtain in-country business registration.

b. Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will be required to undertake to obtain licensing; and

c. Specific information concerning the period of time you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in Prague. Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified.

Contract award can only be made to a contractor who is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

Please provide your 12-character alphanumeric Unique Entity Identifier when applying to participate in this procurement action.

UEI number: ______________________

System for Award Management: https://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.

The solicitation package/documents shall not be placed on SAM.gov. Only companies submitting a letter of interest and complete “Application for Solicitation Document” check list attached hereto may receive a copy of the solicitation package/documents when available.

One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.

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 Ms. Gallone, email Gallonea@state.gov

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