333302-25RF-0010024 INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONSTRUCTION SERVICES IN PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.

***See Amendment 1 in attachments***

The Smithsonian Institution seeks interested contractors to establish multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts with large and small business concerns that would provide construction services and help to fulfill the Smithsonian Institution’s need to respond to its growing multi-zoned needs.       

The applicable North American Industry Classification Codes (“NAICS”) is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, size standard is $45 million.  This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size.

The selected contractor must have an Unique Entity ID number and be actively registered and current in SAM System (https://sam.gov ) before award.

               The Company or companies must be legally registered and licensed to operate as a Construction Company in the Republic of Panama. DGI – tax entity- and the “JTIA” -Technical Board of Engineering and Architecture for at least 5 years from the date of this solicitation. Must be commercially and legally active in Panama at present time and have performed or is performing at least three (3) construction projects, with a minimum value of 3M, during the past five (5) years.

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is intended to provide all offerors with sufficient information to enable them to prepare and submit their qualifications for review and consideration by the Smithsonian Institution.

The Request for Qualifications neither commits the Smithsonian Institution to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor obligates the Smithsonian to procure or contract for construction or services.  It shall not be construed as authorization to proceed with or be reimbursed for any of the costs for any of the work specified herein.

Inquiries regarding this Request for Qualifications should be directed to:

Christine Grant – grantCA@si.edu   

Ginella Mascarin - mascaring@si.edu

Heidee Small - smallhg@si.edu

All questions must be submitted by email and in ENGLISH.  Questions will be accepted thru  Friday, August 15, 2025 3:00PM ET.  All responses will be posted to SAM.gov as an Amendment.

The completed Qualification Statement should contain no more than 50 pages and should be uploaded to Dropbox Link:  https://www.dropbox.com/request/okxm0x1l5WRRw6ISwtYD no later than September 1, 2025, at 3:00PM ET.