Amendment 1 _RFI_ USAID Central America Regional Support Services.pdf

Reference: Request for Information (RFI) RFI-USAID-ES-22-03/Amendment No. 1

Issuance Date: September 29, 2022

Subject: USAID/Central America Regional Support Services

To All Interested Parties, Please see this Special Notice below to announce the Industry Engagement event for the subject requirement, see attached invitation.

Thank you for your interest in working with USAID.

Sincerely, Alexander Mavroukakis Division Chief - Regional & Management Division Contracting Officer Office of Acquisition and Assistance USAID/Washington

Attachments:

1- Industry Engagement event invitation for the Central America Regional Support Services (CARSS) requirement.

ATTACHMENT 1

Invitation to Industry Engagement Event Central America Regional Support Services (CARSS)

Who: All interested companies/organizations

Modality: In-Person

Where: Barceló San Salvador

Boulevard del Hipódromo y Avenida Las Magnolias Colonia San Benito

San Salvador, El Salvador

When: Thursday, November 17, 2022, 7:30 am – 12:00 pm El Salvador time

This Industry Engagement event is open to all companies/organizations interested in learning more about the upcoming Central America Regional Support Services (CARSS) requirement.

The agenda may include keynote speakers, and a panelist roundtable discussing high-level objectives of the requirement. Companies/organizations will also have the opportunity to connect with one another, explore team arrangements and subcontracting opportunities.

Please note that due to seating limitations, participation in this event will be limited to approximately 100 participants in total. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation. Prior registration is required, therefore, please provide the information requested in the pre-registration form (see link below). Registration must be completed no later than 5:00 pm EST, Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Industry Engagement Event - CARSS - Invitation to register

Participation is limited to no more than two (2) representatives per company/organization. Please submit only one (1) registration response per company/organization and please be sure to include the name(s) of the person(s) who would represent your company/organization. No late registration will be accepted. Companies/Organizations will be provided with an email confirming registration.

As there will be opportunity to connect with other companies/organizations, please note that names, titles, and email addresses of attendees will be made public in order to facilitate opportunities for subcontracting, teaming arrangements, joint ventures and networking among attendees. In addition, all materials and information presented during the event will be posted on sam.gov, after the event.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSen2j3uqnQkJM9hullJJCOI0qKSUnpNhZf_GjV52Tp8Irtr1A/viewform?usp=sharing

USAID encourages the small business community, local organizations and organizations that are new to contracting, and new to USAID, to attend this event.

The final agenda will be made available, prior to the event, in a subsequent RFI amendment on sam.gov.

It’s important to note that participating in this Industry Engagement event will not give any advantage to an interested company/organization when it comes time to respond to a solicitation.

If your company/organization is unable to attend, you will be able to review the resources from the event in sam.gov.

Any questions can be sent via email to aquinonez@usaid.gov. We look forward to your attendance and participation in this Industry Engagement event.

mailto:aquinonez@usaid.gov