Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build Multiple Award Task Order Contract in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania

This Sources Sought is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make awards, or pay for respondent's expenditures made in response to this notice. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring this notice for any subsequent amendments. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. Any solicitation issued resulting from this notice will be in a separate announcement. The purpose of this notice is to survey interest and obtain capability statements from industry to assist the Government in shaping the acquisition strategy.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District is planning a procurement for a Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build Multiple Award Task Order Contract (DB-DBB MATOC) for construction projects in the following countries: Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania. The MATOC would have a five-year ordering period with a maximum capacity of $45M shared amongst the awardees. The MATOC expires at the end of the ordering period or when the maximum capacity is reached, whichever comes first. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS: https://www.naics.com/search/) code for this procurement is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

The Government is considering issuing a Request for Proposal around August 2025 with the ordering period starting no earlier than January 2026. The solicitation would use the two-phase design-build procedures of FAR 16.5, FAR 36.3, and other regulations and supplements.

MATOC DESCRIPTION

The MATOC's scope would cover construction requirements for new facilities and real property repair and maintenance in support of U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. agencies operations in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania. The work may include, but is not limited to, new building construction, general building repair and renovation, road and pavement repair, general environmental, incidental minor construction, excavation, plumbing, demolition, electrical, structural, mechanical, concrete work, and environmental remedial work (hazardous waste abatement and disposal).

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

Vendors interested in the potential procurement shall submit a brief capabilities statement no longer than five pages in English with the following information.

1. Company name, address, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number; and point of contact with phone number and e-mail address.

2. Describe experience performing similar work and the capability to perform multiple projects simultaneously in any of the following described in this document as related to items a. through e. below. Explain if work was performed as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor and include project timelines and total contract value in U.S. dollars.

1. Projects working in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and/or Albania, and the capability to work in all or some of the countries.
2. Projects working with the U.S. Government agencies.
3. Projects working in both new construction and major renovations of existing buildings.
4. Projects working in both horizonal and vertical construction.
5. Experience with multiple projects concurrently involving multiple trades.

3. Provide documentation or the ability to obtain documentation to perform construction activities to include permitting in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and/or Albania

Please submit responses for this Sources Sought Notice no later than 15:00 PM Central European Time, April 22, 2025 to Melodie Clare at melodie.e.clare@usace.army.mil and Ryan Fernandez at ryandale.r.fernandez@usace.army.mil. Submissions will be shared with the government project delivery team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. No feedback will be provided to the respondents. For any questions, contact Ryan Fernandez by email. Submissions will be shared with the government project delivery team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. No feedback will be provided to the respondents. For any questions, contact Melodie Clare by email.