Pre-solicitation Notice - USAID Somros Baitang.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Project Title : USAID Somros Baitang

Place of Performance : Cambodia

The purpose of this notice is to comply with the synopses and pre-solicitation notice requirements of FAR 5.2, Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. Any solicitation resulting from this notice will be handled in accordance with FAR 5.102(d); therefore, availability of any resulting solicitation package will be limited to this electronic medium. Accordingly, interested vendors, especially small businesses, are encouraged to register themselves as an interested vendor.

The United States Agency for International Development, Cambodia (USAID/Cambodia) intends to release a solicitation for a project titled “USAID Somros Baitang” following this pre-solicitation notice. The purpose of this activity is to preserve and protect biodiversity and natural resources in targeted communities in Cambodia by engaging and empowering them to safeguard and expand their natural surroundings, including wildlife habitats.

The goal of USAID Somros Baitang is to conserve biodiversity and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the community level. Achieving this goal will entail actions that improve local governance of the management of natural resources and mitigate climate change. Emphasis will be on improving the participation of communities in forest management decisions, while improving community-based economic development. Capacity-building for community members and collaboration with national and sub-national authorities will cut across all Activity elements through the following two inter-linked objectives.

Objective 1: Enhance effectiveness of natural resource governance practices of key natural resource managers at national, subnational and community levels to sustainably manage forests, conserve biophysical conditions and wildlife habitats, reduce illegal wildlife trade, and support low emissions development of target areas by partnering with natural resource-dependent communities, private sector actors, and national government and other development partners.

Objective 2: Improve constructive dialogue on forest management and economic development at the national, sub-national and community levels from conservation-friendly, climate-smart, and socially equitable market systems with private sector actors and natural resource-dependent communities.

USAID/Cambodia contemplates award of a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, completion-type contract with a period of performance of five-years. The solicitation will be issued through a full and open competition in accordance with FAR Part 15.

This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and 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. The information contained in this pre-solicitation notice is released to the public for informational purposes only and is subject to change. USAID encourages the participation of small businesses as designated in FAR 19.

All necessary information will be supplied at the time the RFP is posted at https://sam.gov/. The technical information contained within this notice is subject to revision. Questions and requests for information will not be answered until RFP issuance. Interested parties are advised to periodically monitor the above website for updates concerning this procurement. No proposals for funding should be submitted until after the RFP is issued.

Sincerely, Francis Hall Contracting Officer USAID/Cambodia https://sam.gov/