FBO_Award_Announcement.pdf

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce the award of the Support Which Implements Fast Transitions (SWIFT) IV Indefinite Quantity Contract IQC, Solicitation #

SOL-OAA-12-000081

1. The number of offerors solicited

This solicitation was posted on FedBizOps and was full-and-open with a small business set-aside.

2. The number of proposals received

12 proposals were received under Sub-IQC A and 13 under Sub-IQC B.

3. The name and address of each offeror receiving an award

Sub-IQC Contractor Name Address

A&B AECOM International Development, Inc.

2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201

A&B Chemonics International, Inc.

1717 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20006

A&B Creative Associates International, Inc.

5301 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20015

A&B Development Alternatives, Inc.

7600 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 200 Bethesda, MD 20814

A&B International Relief and Development, Inc.

1621 North Kent Street 4th Floor Arlington, VA 22209

A&B International Resources Group Ltd.

1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036

A&B Management Systems International, Inc.

600 Water Street, SW Suite A Washington, DC 20024

A Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International 3040 Cornwallis Road PO Box 12194 Research Triangle Park, NC 27770

A Casals & Associates 3190 Fairview Park Drive Suite 900 Falls Church, Virginia 22042

4. The items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award

$2.5 billion shared ceiling between sub-IQC A & B.

5. Basis for selection

Considering cost/price and technical merit, the proposals submitted by AECOM, Casals, Chemonics, Creative, DAI, IRD, IRG, MSI, and RTI are fair, reasonable, and realistic. Considering cost and technical (technical being significantly more important than cost) merit, their proposals represent the best value to the U.S. Government, and the contracts under Sub-IQC A &B be awarded to AECOM, Chemonics, Creative, DAI, IRD, IRG, and MSI while Casals and RTI are to receive a contract under Sub-IQC A only.