Definitional Mission (DM) for Multi‐Country 5G Network Planning Technical Advisor

This solicitation seeks technical advisory services to support the United States Trade and Development Agency's decision-making regarding potential funding opportunities for next generation and fifth generation network projects in up to five partner countries. The USTDA requires a contractor under a non-personal services Definitional Mission contract to analyze and report on enabling, developing, deploying, and upgrading secure and sustainable 5G networks in countries that may include Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Turkey. Offerors must submit technical and price proposals by August 7, 2020, and the agency will award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror representing the best value based on technical approach, expertise, past performance, and price.

The solicitation is set aside for total small businesses. The primary NAICS code is 541690 and PSC code R425 covers telecommunications systems engineering services. The estimated budget value is $15 million over a 24-month period of performance. The contractor will be required to provide project reports on at least five activities under consideration for USTDA funding as well as country reports for each of the five identified partner countries and a final comprehensive report. Work will be conducted simultaneously for multiple assessments in various partner country locations.