Pro-Bosques_-_PreSolicitation_Notice.pdf

PRESOLICITATION SYNOPSIS

Solicitation Number: SOL-72052718R00001

Added: December 5, 2017

Agency/Office: USAID/Peru Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance – ROAA

Location: USAID/Peru

Title: Securing a Sustainable, Inclusive and Profitable Forest

Sector Program (Short Title: Pro-Bosques)

Pre-Solicitation Notice:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to release a solicitation to support the strengthening of Peru’s forest sector. The overall goal of Pro- Bosques is to provide the pillars for sustainability, legality, inclusivity, and profitability that are necessary to meet the goals of USAID/Peru’s Amazonia Verde Project supporting Peru’s interests in the forest sector.

The objectives of the Activity are:

1. Strengthen Monitoring and Enforcement in the Forest Sector to increase legal timber for international and domestic use;

2. Strengthen Private Sector Engagement in Forest Sector Activities through the increase of efficiency in the use and transformation of forest resources in order to reduce deforestation rates and illegal logging; and

3. Strengthen indigenous communities’ rights and resources through sustainable forest management.

USAID intends to issue a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) type contract with a period of performance of 60 months using full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition expected to be 541990 with an authorized geographic code of 937.

USAID encourages participation, to the maximum extent possible, of small business concerns in this activity as a prime or subcontractor. USAID also encourages proposals that include teaming arrangements – prime contractors and subcontractors – with regional or local members.

All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic solicitation package that will be posted at https://www.fbo.gov/. Offeror is advised to periodically monitor the above website for updates concerning this procurement.

Telephonic requests or inquiries will not be taken.