KAWAS_Phased_Evaluation_Synopsis_Amendment_No._01.pdf

USAID/Nepal (KAWAS)

Synopsis Solicitation No. 72036719R00009

Amendment No. 01

I. SYNOPSIS COVER LETTER

The SYNOPSIS COVER LETTER is hereby DELETED in its entirety and REPLACED with the following:

SYNOPSIS ISSUANCE DATE: Thursday, September 26, 2019

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF

QUESTIONS:

Monday, September 30, 2019; 15:00 PM Nepal Standard Time (NPT; 5:45 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC))

PROPOSED TECHNICAL CONCEPT

SUBMISSION DEADLINE (i.e., CLOSING RESPONSE DATE):

Tuesday, October 29, 2019; 15:00 PM NPT

ESTIMATED REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS (RFP) ISSUANCE DATE:

Friday, November 08, 2019

SUBJECT:

Title 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter 1 (Federal Acquisition Regulation) §5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses

REFERENCE:

USAID/Nepal Karnali Water Security Activity (KAWAS) Project Solicitation No.

72036719R00009

Dear Potential Offerors, The United States Government (USG), represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal (USAID/Nepal) shall seek proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing technical services for the “USAID/Nepal Karnali Water Security Activity (KAWAS)”

USAID shall conduct this procurement through a full and open competition per FAR Part 15 procedures for contracting by negotiation utilizing a best-value tradeoff basis (i.e., the competitive negotiation process where the government evaluates both cost/price and non-cost/price factors and awards the contract to the offeror proposing the combination of factors which offers the best value to the government) per FAR §15.101-1.

Moreover, this synopsis, and subsequent request for proposals (RFP), contemplates a phased evaluation process. All types of organizations may compete under this synopsis and RFP.

The USAID/Nepal mission contemplates awarding a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) completion cost reimbursement type contract per the FAR §16.306(d)(1) for a five-year period from the date of award with a $24.8 million (M) total estimated cost.

USAID publicizes this synopsis to increase competition, broaden industry participation towards meeting the Government requirement, and to assist small business concerns, veteran-owned small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business concerns to obtain contracts and subcontracts. Thus, USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of small business concerns in this activity as a prime or subcontractor. USAID also encourages submissions that include partnerships of teams – prime and subcontractors – with regional or local partners.

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To facilitate a prompt response, offerors must submit all questions and requests for clarification concerning this synopsis electronically no later than Monday, September 30, 2019; 15:00 PM NPT to the following email:

kathmanduoaaexchange@usaid.gov

If USAID receives substantive questions that affect the synopsis or necessitates changes to the closing date, time, or other aspects of the synopsis, USAID will amend this synopsis. USAID will issue and post any synopsis amendments on the GPE, the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, located at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Offerors are strongly encouraged to check the FBO website periodically as acknowledgement of any such amendments is required to accompany the offeror’s Proposed Technical Concept.

Offerors must format the Phase One Proposed Technical Concept subject line as follows:

72036719R00009 Karnali Water Security Activity (KAWAS) Project”

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II. SYNOPSIS DATA ELEMENTS

A. (a) CONTENT

Section (a) CONTENT is hereby DELETED in its entirety and REPLACED with the following:

(a) CONTENT

(1)

Action Code (i.e., Opportunity/ Procurement Type)

Presolicitation

(2) Date Thursday, September 26

(3) Year 2019

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code Not applicable (N/A)

(5) Classification Code

Product Service Code (PSC):

R425 – Support- Professional:

Engineering/Technical

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:

541990 – All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services mailto:kathmanduoaaexchange@usaid.gov http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

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(6) Contracting Office Address

USAID/Nepal Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) G.P.O. Box 295 U.S. Embassy, Maharajgunj Kathmandu, Nepal

(7) Subject USAID/Nepal Karnali Water Security Activity

(KAWAS)

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number 72036719R00009

(9) Closing Response Date Tuesday, October 29, 2019; 15:00 PM NPT

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer Jack M. Adrien

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number

72036719R00009

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount $24.8M

(13) Contract Line Item Number N/A

(14) Contract Award Date N/A

(15) Contractor N/A

(16) Description

(1) National Stock Number

(NSN)

N/A

(2.1) Specification

Please review Section II below for a detailed KAWAS description or specifications.

(2.2) Qualification Requirement

There is no qualification requirement that an offeror, its product, or service must meet for award eligibility. Thus, USAID provides no identification of the office from which additional information about the qualification requirement may be obtained.

(3) Manufacturer, Including Part Number, Drawing Number

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(4) Size, Dimensions, or Other Form, Fit or Functional Description

(5) Predominant Material of

Manufacture

(6) Quantity, Including any Options for Additional Quantities

Please see Specification above

(7) Unit of Issue Please see Specification above

(8) Destination Information Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepal)

(9) Delivery Schedule Variable

(10) Duration of the Contract

Period To be determined (five years)

(11)Sustainable Acquisition

Requirements

USAID will consider all responses from responsible sources which, if received timely, submit a bid, proposal, or quotation.

USAID will make the solicitation available through the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) (https://www.fedbizopps.gov).

(17) Place of Contract Performance Nepal

(18) Set-aside Status N/A

(b) TRANSMITTAL

Transmissions to the GPE must be in accordance with the interface description available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.

(c) NOTICE OF SOLICITATIONS CANCELLATION

The Contracting Officer will publish notices of solicitation cancellations (or indefinite suspensions) of proposed contract actions in the GPE.

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