Agriculture Market Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in partnership with the Swedish Embassy contemplates award of a five year Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee Completion contract to implement the Agriculture Market Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The anticipated award date is December 2015.

This procurement will be conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1). USAID encourages your organization to indicate its interest in this solicitation by submitting a proposal in accordance with the instructions in Section L, "Instructions to Offerors." USAID will evaluate the responsive proposals in accordance with the evaluation factors provided in Section M, "Evaluation Factors for Award". Please note that in accordance with Section M.4 cost is an important evaluation factor in this solicitation.

USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. small businesses (SB) in this activity as prime or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR. Also, please note that a Waiver has been granted Geographic Code 935, which allows participation in this procurement from any area or country except from prohibited sources.

Electronic responses are required (See Section L). Please submit your proposals to the email address below by 14:00 Local Sarajevo Time, August 17, 2015. Receipt time is when the proposal is received by AID/Washington internet server. The address for the receipt of proposals is: oaasarajevoproposals@usaid.gov. Hand delivered proposals (including commercial courier) and facsimile transmission will not be accepted.

The Technical Proposal has a strict fifty (50) page limit. Offeror's are advised that any pages exceeding this limit will not be evaluated. Offerors are reminded that evaluators have to be able to read the proposals, so presentation and legibility are crucial. A Statement of Objectives (SOO) is provided as an attachment to this RFP for Offerors to submit a Statement of Work (SOW). This is discussed in more detail in Section L.

This RFP does not obligate the United States Government to pay any cost incurred in preparing and submitting your proposal. In addition, the Government reserves the right to reject any and all offerors, if such action is considered in the best interest of the Government. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions.