Advancing HIV & AIDS Epidemic Control (AHEC) Project
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 72066821C00001P00025
- Agency
-
Office of Acquisition Management
Department of State
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 72066821C00001 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Intrahealth International, Inc.
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- South Sudan
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State Office of Acquisition Management intends to award a contract ceiling increase to IntraHealth International under a limited-source justification for the Advancing HIV & AIDS Epidemic Control (AHEC) project in South Sudan.
The justification relies on AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(3)(ii) and 40 U.S.C. 113, which authorize limitation of competition when full and open competition would impair foreign assistance objectives. The Department of State determined that proceeding competitively would risk impairing effective implementation of HIV/AIDS services during a critical transition period. The action consolidates two legacy CDC programs—ICAP (Columbia University) and CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board)—into the existing AHEC mechanism, bringing approximately 45,000 persons living with HIV under AHEC's care. ICAP transitions on April 1, 2026, and CMMB on October 1, 2026. Services include antiretroviral therapy, patient monitoring, community health worker support, and laboratory services. The performance period extends from November 23, 2020, through September 30, 2028, with Modification 19 adding funding for October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The Contracting Officer determined pricing fair and reasonable based on comparison to current pricing under the existing contract and review of the contractor's Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement. Authority derives from the HIV/AIDS Expedited Procedures Package, effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029, which was approved by the USAID Administrator and delegated to the Department of State via memorandum of understanding.
Notice text
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 40 U.S.C. 113, as implemented by AIDAR 706.302-
70(b)(3)(ii), and substantiated by the Expedited Procedures Package (EPP). AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(3) and FAR 6.303-2 allows USAID (now the Department of State) to limit competition when compliance with full and open competition procedures would impair foreign assistance objectives. More specifically, AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(3)(ii) states that full and open competition is not required for:
“Awards for countries, regions, projects, or programs for which the Administration of USAID makes a formal written determination with supporting findings (D&F), see Attachment 1 to this J&A, that compliance with full and open competition procedures would impair foreign assistance programs.”
The authority for the D&F under the HIV/AIDS EPP is based on 40 U.S.C. 113(e)(2) and 48 CFR 706.302-70.
Tab 1 of the EPP procedures, specifically the D&F, is provided as Attachment 1 to this J&A.The EPP specifically authorizes the use of AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(3)(ii) for contract actions, stating "You have the authority to extend the EPP under the following: for contracts, Section 706.302-70(b)(3)(ii) of USAID’s Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), Impairment of Foreign Aid Programs; for assistance awards, ADS Chapter 303.3.6.5, Restrictions to Eligibility; and for the source-and-nationality waiver, Section 228.31 of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)."
The current EPP is effective from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2029, and was approved by the
USAID Administrator. Although the EPP is specific to USAID, a memorandum of understanding between USAID and the Department
of State delegates authority to DOS to carry out applicable PEPFAR programming under USAID procedures and regulations. Accordingly, this justification relies on AIDAR 706.302-70 as the basis for limiting competition, as proceeding with full and open competition at this stage would risk impairing the effective implementation of a critical foreign assistance program
Awarded contract 72066821C00001 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2020-11-23.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JA - S. Sudan AHEC - New_Redacted.pdf |
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