Pre-Solicitation Notice-Agricultural Inputs Activity.pdf

Pre-Solicitation Notice

Title: USAID Agricultural Inputs Activity

RFP: 72036722R00005

NAICS: 541990

Place of Performance: Nepal Product/Service Code: R499

Dear prospective Offerors:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) to Nepal, intends to release a solicitation for the USAID Agricultural Inputs Activity, as further detailed below. The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice is to provide information regarding the anticipated USAID Agricultural Inputs Activity through a synopsis per FAR 5.2.

The purpose of USAID Agricultural Inputs Activity is to increase the availability, accessibility, and use of critical agricultural inputs and technology for critical agricultural value chains in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence (FTF ZOI) in order to improve productivity. This will contribute to improved resilience, competitiveness, and inclusion in the agriculture sector.

The applicable NAICS Code is: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

The solicitation is anticipated to be released on/about March 16, 2022 and will be made available electronically on https://www.sam.gov. All responsible offerors will be invited to submit a proposal. Offerors are encouraged to check https://www.sam.gov regularly to obtain additional information on this requirement.

Except for the information provided herein, no additional information regarding this planned RFP is available at this time. This notice does not obligate USAID to release a solicitation or award a contract nor does it commit the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. In addition, final award(s) cannot be made until funds have been fully appropriated, allocated, and committed and internal USAID procedures have been completed. This notice satisfies the synopsis requirement in FAR 5.2 and is NOT an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or a Request for Proposals (RFP).

Primary POC: Nalinee Wichetthumsak nwichetthumsak@usaid.gov

Secondary POC: Robyn Bertholon rbertholon@usaid.gov https://www.sam.gov https://www.sam.gov