Pre-solicitation Notice WASH 11132020.pdf

SYNOPSIS

Solicitation Number: TBD Notice Type: Presolicitation Issuance Date: November 13, 2020 Closing Date and Time: November 27, 2020 12:00 PM Tanzania Time

ACTIVITY TITLE: Tanzania Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Market Systems Activity

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Dar es Salaam, intends to issue a Request for Proposal for the WASH Market Systems Activity. The goal of this five-year activity is to expand and sustain the provision and governance of WASH services by (1) increasing access to sustainable water services; (2) increasing access to finance for water, sanitation, and hygiene; (3) strengthening the market for sanitation products and services; and (4) strengthening basin water boards and water user associations for stewardship of water resources.

USAID intends to issue a full and open Request for Proposal (RFP) on/or about 30 days from the posting of this notice. Please do not consider this announcement to be an RFP and do not submit your proposals until a formal RFP is posted. Potential Offerors should frequently check the Official U.S. government web site at: https://beta.sam.gov/ for the forthcoming solicitation and other information.

The purpose of this notice is to comply with the synopses and pre-solicitation notice requirements of FAR 5.2, Synopses 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.

This notice does not obligate USAID to award a contract, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of proposals.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. We will not directly respond to inquiries regarding this synopsis but may consider them in preparation of the RFP. Comments may be submitted via email to:

darnett@usaid.gov with a copy to usaidtzco@usaid.gov.

This is not a set-aside.

Best Regards, David Arnett Contracting Officer https://beta.sam.gov/ mailto:darnett@usaid.gov mailto:usaidtzco@usaid.gov