Harnessing Bosnia and Herzegovina Diaspora for Economic Development Activity

Amendment No. 3

The purpose of this amendment is to amend Section C.6 and Section L.6.B.vi.

Amendment No. 2

The purpose of this amendment is to amend the RFP and extend the due date for receipt of proposals.

Amendment No. 1

The purpose of this amendment is to modify Section L as provided below.

Section L.6.A (12) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

"L.6.A.(12) The effective utilization of local staffing in lieu of expatriates throughout the activity implementation is anticipated. The Offeror may consider involving local subcontractor/s in the implementation of this activity. We encourage Offerors to select subcontractors on a competitive basis."

Please find attached signed Amendment No. 1. 

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) contemplates awarding a five year Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee Completion contract for the implementation of the Harnessing Bosnia and Herzegovina Diaspora for Economic Development Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The anticipated award date is February 2017.

This procurement is clasiffied as Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with Part 19 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and it will be conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the FAR (48 CFR Chapter 1). USAID encourages U.S. small businesses 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.

Electronic responses are required (See Section L). Please submit your proposals to sarajevooaa@usaid.gov by 9:00 a.m. Local Sarajevo Time, September 26, 2016. Receipt time is when the proposal is received by USAID Washington server. Hand delivered proposals (including commercial courier) and facsimile transmission will not be accepted. Deadline for submission of questions or requests for information is 9:00 a.m. Local Sarajevo Time, August 29, 2016.

This Request for Proposals 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.

Thank you for your interest in USAID activities.