Global Peace Operations Initiative Capacity Building Assistance in Malawi

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Solicitation number
19AQMM24R0174
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Malawi

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This Pre-solicitation Notice announces the Department of State's intent to issue a solicitation for a U.S. small business to build the capacity of the Malawi Defense Forces (MDF) to effectively prepare, deploy, and sustain its peacekeepers. The contract will involve providing pre-deployment training to the MDF in coordination with the British Peace Support Team and the government of Brazil. The place of performance will be in Salima, Mzuzu, and Chikala Hills, Malawi. The period of performance is one 12-month base period with three one-year option periods.

The contract will be a 100% small business set-aside, under NAICS code 611519 - Other Technical and Trade Schools. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. Proposals will be evaluated on factors including the offeror's technical approach, past performance, and price. The Government plans to post the solicitation on SAM.gov on or about August 28, 2024, with a proposal due date of approximately 30 days later. The specific acquisition schedule is subject to change.

Notice text

This synopsis provides notice of the Government’s intent to issue a solicitation for a US Small Business to build Malawi’s capacity to effectively prepare, deploy, and sustain its peacekeepers.  Accordingly, the approach to all tasks shall be designed to enhance the MDF’s ability to plan for and execute pre-deployment training on their own for their peacekeeping units while being able to flexibly adapt to changes to Government requirements in a timely manner. PDT is also delivered in conjunction with the British Peace Support Team (BPST) who has a longstanding relationship with the MDF, and the government of Brazil who provides jungle operations trainers.

Place of performance: 

  • Task A.  Salima, Mzuzu, Chikala Hills
  • TASK B.  Salima
  • TASK C.  Salima
  • Task D.  Salima, Mzuzu, Chikala Hills
  • TASK E.  Salima (Equipment)

Period of Performance:  One (1) 12-month period of performance with three (3) option years.

Competition Procedures:  100% Small Business Set Aside

NAICS Code: 611519

The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows:  The synopsis will be posted for at least fifteen (15) days.  On or about August 28, 2024, the Government plans to post the solicitation on http://sam.gov.  No paper copies will be mailed.  Once posted, offerors will have approximately thirty (30) days to submit proposals.  All dates are subject to change.

The Question and Answer (Q&A) period opens with the posting of the solicitation and ends on the date specified in Section L of the solicitation.  All announcements and amendments made to the solicitation will be posted to http://sam.gov.  Only emails following the Q&A instructions in Section L of the solicitation will be accepted.  No other emails or phone calls will be accepted.

All proposals from responsible vendors will be evaluated if received on time and deemed responsive. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. 

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