Feed the Future Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Activity

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted Sep 21, 2020

Not the latest version. See the latest solicitation from Feb 16, 2021.

Solicitation number: RFI-72038820R00007
Agency: US Mission in Bangladesh Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
Responses due: Oct 31, 2020, 6:00 AM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
PSC: R425 Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical
Place of performance: Dhaka BGD

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Oct 7, 2020.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Dec 29, 2023

The United States Agency for International Development Bangladesh is seeking input on a draft statement of work for a new stand-alone activity to rehabilitate rural roads, drainage and irrigation systems, construct agricultural market centers and collection centers, and build capacity of the Local Government Engineering Department under the Feed the Future Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Activity. The goal is to increase availability of quality agricultural produce for domestic, regional, and international markets. Responses to the request for information are due by October 9, 2020 and will be used to finalize activity design and the statement of work.

There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The contract value is estimated between $8-10 million to provide goods and services over a period of years under primary NAICS code 237990 and PSC code D306. Respondents are requested to indicate if capable of performing the full scope of work, including site selection, design, construction, and capacity building activities, under a single award.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest · Oct 7, 2020

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Reference Number: RFI No. 72038820R00007

Title: Feed the Future Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Activity

Release Date: September 21, 2020

Response Due Date:October 9, 2020 at 4:00 PM (Dhaka local time)

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID/Bangladesh) is in the process of designing a new stand-alone activity to rehabilitate union- and village-level earthen roads, drainage and irrigation systems, and construct agricultural market centers and collection centers, and build the capacity of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) for strategic planning, procurement, construction oversight, and operations and maintenance. The Goal of this Activity is “Increased availability of quality agricultural produce for domestic, regional and international markets.”

This Request for Information (RFI) intends to provide public information to parties interested in USAID’s support in the sector, as well as to collect any information and suggestions about USAID's planned programming. Information collected is intended to help the Mission finalize the Activity design as well as the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW). The contract has a rough order of magnitude of between $8 and $10 million.

Requested Action:

USAID is seeking any feedback on the attached SOW for the Feed the Future Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Activity.

Please note USAID is not seeking technical or cost proposals at this time. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are voluntary and USAID will not pay respondents for any information provided in response to this RFI. If a future solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the website beta.sam.gov at a later date.

Specific Questions USAID/Bangladesh is interested in gathering inputs on include:

What additional information, if any, would you recommend be included in the final SOW that will be useful for prospective offerors in deciding to complete or in preparing the proposals?
What information should be included in the final SOW that will be useful for prospective offerors regarding site selection decisions?
If USAID were to consider combining site selection, site specific A-E designs, construction, and related capacity building to the LGED and other local authorities under a single award, are there entities capable of performing this full scope of work?

Respondents may also include self/organization information including capabilities and past experiences working on agricultural infrastructure, building host government capacity in these subject areas, and experience working with other stakeholders.

Instructions for Submitting Responses/Comments.

Please send all responses to this RFI via email to Karittha Jenchiewhcan at kjenchiewchan@usaid.gov and Ahsan Rahman at marahman@usaid.gov by the date and time indicated above with the title “72038820R00007 Feed the Future Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Activity.” You will only receive an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response, but will not receive individualized feedback on any suggestions.

Thank you for your assistance and interest in USAID programs.

Sincerely,

/s/

William Sedlak

Regional Agreement/Contracting Officer

USAID/RDMA, Bangkok, Thailand

(Drfat SoW is attached)

AMENDMENT 1

Dear Prospective Offeror:

This is an amendment to the Request for Information (RFI) for the proposed program titled: “Feed the Future Bangladesh Agricultural Infrastructure Development Activity”

The purpose of this Amendment 1 is to:

1. Extend the Response Due Date from October 9, 2020 to October 31, 2020 at 4:00 PM (Dhaka local time)

[END OF AMENMEDT 1]

Update #1 · Sep 21, 2020