Design-build of three health HIV labs in tete, manica and sofala

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT 04 IS TO PROVIDE THE NAMES FOR THE POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE SITE VISITS.

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT 03 IS TO:
1. Provide Responses to Solicitation Clarification Questions. See attachment A.
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT 02 IS TO:

1. Provide solicitation highlights. See Attachment A.

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT 01 IS TO:
1. Extend the period to submit questions from September 18, 2018 to September 24, 2018 at 5:00 pm local time;
2. Extend the period to submit proposals from October 9, 2018 to October 16, 2018 at 5:00 pm local time; and
3. Extend the period to submit the contact phone number and names of participants from September 13, 2018 to September 20, 2018 at 5:00 pm local time.

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Mozambique is seeking proposals to provide and perform construction services to Design-Build Three Health HIV Labs as further described in the attached Request for Proposal (Solicitation/RFP).

USAID anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price contract(s) for a five (5) month performance period as a result of this Solicitation.

USAID anticipates that the total amount for the contract(s) for all 3 lots/provinces resulting from this Solicitation will be between $350,000.00 and $450,000.00, over the five-month period, subject to funding availability. This solicitation provides for multiple awards if determined to be in the best interest of the Government. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with Parts 15 and 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 236220.

These services are being procured using other than full and open competition procedures in accordance with the ADS 302.3.4.5 Limiting Competition f. Limiting Competition to Local Entities, dated July 21, 2014 and the authority set forth in AIDAR 706.302-70 (b)(3)(ii).

Offerors shall refer to Section L (Instructions for the Proposal Preparation and Submission) of the solicitation for additional information regarding proposal requirements. Failure to comply with the submission date and time will deem any submission unacceptable and it will not be reviewed or evaluated. Section C (Scope of Work) of this solicitation provides details on the activities required to be implemented. Section M (Evaluation Criteria) states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated.

Questions to this solicitation can be submitted to USAID/Mozambique no later than September 18th, 2018 at 05:00 pm Mozambique time, by e-mail to Faizallet Sultan at fsultan@usaid.gov with a cc copy to eluma@usaid.gov.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference call will be held prior to the proposal submission due date. Any Offeror interested in submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation should participate in the pre-proposal conference call. The conference call will be conducted via telephone in Portuguese. All interested Offerors must submit a contact phone number and names of participants by e-mail to fsultan@usaid.gov and eluma@usaid.gov no later than September 13th, 2018 at 5:00 pm in order to register for the conference telephone call. Early submission of a phone number to the aforementioned e-mail addresses is highly encouraged as multiple conference calls may be held prior to the proposal submission due date. Phone number submissions received after the deadline may be considered at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Responses to questions that arise during a conference call will be provided as an amendment to the solicitation so that all interested Offerors may benefit.

Offerors are expected to visit and examine the work site and surroundings before submitting a proposal, and obtain at their own expense, all information that may be necessary for preparing the proposal. Below USAID has provided contact information of lab personnel so interested Offerors may schedule and conduct site visits during the solicitation phase. The points of contact for each site are as follows:

- (S1) Tete Lab: Mr. Samuel Rondinho Weteva
Phone: 843333252, 873333352
e-mail: samuel.rondinho@yahoo.com.br

- (S2) Manica Lab: Dr. Yaech Mia Sidat, Chief DPPC
Phone: 823825960
e-mail: ymsidat@hotmail.com

- (S3) Sofala Lab: Mr. Mário Cardoso Artur Cardoso
Phone: 823891440
e-mail: marioc98@gmail.com

The solicitation in no way constitutes an award commitment on the part of the United States Government, nor does it commit the Government to pay for any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to reject any offer, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the Government.

Please submit your proposal no later than October 9th , 2018 at 05:00 pm Mozambique time. Please note that early conference call registration is encouraged and welcomed.

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