20230120 Notice of Intent_DAI 72049718C00002 ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT (signed).pdf

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Intent to Modify Contract

R499 - SUPPORT SVCS (PROF, ADMIN, MGMT)

541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Jakarta, Indonesia

The Regional Office of Acquisition and

Assistance U.S. Agency for International Development Regional Development Mission for Asia Athenee Tower, 63 Wireless Road, 25th Floor, Bangkok 10330, Thailand 72049718C00002

The ASEAN-USAID Partnership for Regional Optimization with the Political-Security and

Socio-Cultural Communities (ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT) Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Term Type

DAI Global, LLC

$11,329,555

$11,329,555

August 20, 2018 to August 19, 2023

No solicitation package will be issued.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.

14. Description:

The United States Agency for International Development’s Regional Development Mission for

Asia intends to modify the ASEAN-USAID PROSPECT contract as identified above for the purpose of extending the period of performance by no more than six (6) months, thereby requiring an increase of level of effort (LOE) at no additional cost or fee to the contract.

The statutory authority permitting this contract modification without providing full and open competition is AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(5), based on the authority provided by 40 U.S.C. 113, which provides an exception to full and open competition when it would impair or otherwise have an adverse effect on programs conducted for the purposes of foreign aid, relief, and rehabilitation.

During the extension, the contractor, DAI Global LLC, will continue its work that has been built in the past four out of five years of the Activity to provide technical assistance to the ASEAN

Secretariat and continue the momentum across technical areas including preventing and countering violent extremism, countering trafficking in persons, disaster management and public health emergencies, gender equality, and youth engagement.

Organizations/interested parties who wish to be considered for the additional work must submit an interest letter that outlines their rationale and demonstrates their organization’s ability to provide an equivalent service. All interested parties must respond by 4 p.m. on February 14, 2023 at 5 p.m Bangkok Time. Submissions of interest must be made to Karittha Jenchiewchan, Administrative Contracting Officer at kjenchiewchan@usaid.gov and Amornrat Muansantheai, Acquisition and Assistance Specialist, at amuansantheai@usaid.gov.

This notice does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government, nor does it commit the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation of a response to the notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The U.S. Government has the sole discretion to determine whether to compete this proposed contract action based upon response to this notice.

Best Regards, Ayana Angulo

Regional Contracting Officer

U.S. Agency for International Development

Regional Development Mission for Asia

Bangkok, Thailand

Ayana Angul o

Digitally signed by Ayana Angulo Date:

2023.01.26 22:35:51 +07'00'