Non-CPC Cover Letter.pdf

Date issued: March 28, 2011

Deadline to submit questions: April 4, 2011 at 5:00 PM local time in Washington, D.C.

Closing date and time for USAID to receive the proposals including all documentation:

April 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM local time in Washington, D.C.

Subject: Request for Proposals for Solicitation Number: SOL-OAA-11-000034

Title: Clean Energy Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Non-Critical Priority Countries

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) requests proposals for the Clean Energy Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Non- Critical Priority Countries. Non-Critical Priority Countries are all of the developing countries USAID assists except for those USAID identifies as Critical Priority Countries.

(Critical Priority Countries are currently Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Sudan, and are subject to change. They will receive assistance through the Clean Energy IDIQ Contract for Critical Priority Countries, for which proposals were due on March 17, 2011.)

Through the Clean Energy IDIQ Contract for Non-Critical Priority Countries and the task orders that will be issued under it, USAID will fund technical assistance in developing countries to improve access to reliable and affordable clean energy, improve regulation and governance in the energy sector, demonstrate the use of innovative technologies and business models, and assist with the transition to a low carbon development trajectory.

Under the six energy sector themes of climate change, clean energy, energy poverty, energy sector governance, energy security, and energy sector reform, there will be a range of key technical assistance activities such as: developing activities and strategy designs; creating enabling environments for clean energy development and energy sector reform (including legal, regulatory and corporate governance structures and mechanisms); incorporating climate change into USAID Mission programs; increasing human resource capacity related to energy services; fostering private sector participation and investment; facilitating innovative financing approaches (such as revolving funds, bond pools, advance market commitments, credit guarantees, and structured finance);

assessing the environmental implications of energy services; and improving disaster preparations, responses and recovery in the energy sector. (Construction is not within the scope of this contract.)

This Request for Proposals will result in IDIQ contracts with task orders funded individually post-award, either as cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) or firm-fixed-price (FFP) awards. USAID estimates awarding approximately six IDIQ contracts, up to three of which will be reserved for small business. There is no guarantee as to the number of

IDIQ contracts that will be awarded or the number of task orders that any IDIQ holder will receive. The Request for Proposals does not obligate USAID to award any contract or task order.

An offeror may be the prime contractor for one proposal, and/or a subcontractor on one or more proposals. All offerors submitting proposals as a prime contractor will initially be considered for an unrestricted (i.e., non-reserved) award. After the unrestricted awards have been made, small businesses that submitted responsive offers as primes but which did not receive an unrestricted award will be considered for the awards that are reserved for small business. Prime offerors that are small businesses should identify themselves as such.

The small business subcontracting goal is 25%. This goal applies only to non-small (i.e., large) business prime contractors, not small business prime contractors.

USAID anticipates that the maximum combined (shared) ordering ceiling will be $350,000,000 over the five year ordering period. Each IDIQ contract holder will be eligible to compete for task orders until the shared ceiling is reached. Task orders valued at $1,000,000 or less will be reserved for small businesses unless the Task Order Contracting Officer determines that a Fair Opportunity exception applies.

Individual task orders will run for a maximum of five years. The period of performance for a task order may not extend beyond three years after the end of the ordering period.

Funding is not yet available. There is no guarantee as to the amount of funds that will become available, nor is there any guarantee as to the amount of funds that any IDIQ contract or task order holder may receive.

There will not be a pre-proposal conference. The Request for Proposals addresses all of the specifics associated with this requirement. If additional clarification is needed, please submit questions by email to Contract Specialist Roxane Wiser and Contracting Officer Vann Rolfson at CleanEnergyforNonCPCsRFP@usaid.gov. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as early as possible, and not later than 5:00 P.M. local time in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2011. Responding to questions is at the Contracting Officer's discretion. Offerors will not receive individual replies. Instead, the questions will be summarized (without identifying the offeror), and the answers posted, on the Government-wide Point of Entry, www.fedbizopps.gov. Offerors should frequently check the FedBizOpps (FBO) website for answers to questions, updates and amendments.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

In addition to regularly checking the FBO website for important new information, offerors are encouraged to register to receive email notifications by going to the FBO page for the Clean Energy Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for Non- Critical Priority Countries, clicking on the "Watch This Opportunity" link, registering for an account to login, and following the instructions. Offerors may also join the Interested