Regional mena-EE: natural gas and refining technologies desk study (DS)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1131PL25RDS21133
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Arlington, Virginia 22209, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is seeking a contractor to conduct a comprehensive desk study focused on natural gas and refining technologies in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and Eurasia (MENA-EE) region. The contractor will provide technical guidance, conduct market assessments, and develop project recommendations for potential infrastructure investments including regassification terminals, pipelines, storage, methane abatement, flaring, petrochemical and oil refining, and gas power projects. Key requirements include conducting up to eight preliminary assessments and six detailed project reports, with personnel proficient in Arabic and Russian languages strongly preferred. The evaluation will focus on technical expertise in natural gas infrastructure, regional experience, language capabilities, and past performance, with technical factors being significantly more important than price. Questions were due by July 18, 2025, and proposals are due by August 26, 2025, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time following two amendments that extended the original August 12 deadline.
This procurement is unrestricted with no set-aside designation, classified under NAICS Code 541690 for Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, and limited to U.S. firms or individuals with contractor and subcontractor employees required to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. There is no incumbent contractor as this represents a new requirement, and subcontractor usage is restricted to less than 50% of the proposed price. The total potential contract value is $19 million over a two-year performance period. The contractor may be required to travel to the MENA-EE region for up to two six-day trips and participate in up to two reverse trade missions as part of the consulting support services. The place of performance is listed as Rosslyn, Virginia, though the work involves regional analysis and potential travel to the target geographical areas.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
2ND URGENT NOTICE:
AMENDMENT 00002 (A00002) - PROVIDE RESPONSES (IN BOLD) TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED IN REFERENCE TO SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL25RDS21133. ALL ELSE REMAIN UNCHANGED.
1ST URGENT NOTICE:
AMENDMENT 00001 (A00001) - EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE and PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE SUBMISSION DATE TO CLOSE ON: TUESDAY, 26th AUGUST 2025 at 1:00 p.m., Arlington, Virginia Time. All Else Remain Unchanged.
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL25RDS21133
ISSUANCE DATE: JULY 11, 2025
AMENDED CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 26, 2025, 1:00 PM, Arlington, VA Time
This Request for Proposal was prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and procedures in Subpart 15.3 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only RFP; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is being issued IAW FAR Part 15. The Government will offer one award resulting from this solicitation to the offeror who is deemed responsible and is determined, based on the evaluation factors and sub factors, to represent the best value to the Government.
This procurement is UNRESTRICTED under NAICS Code 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Contractor use of subcontractors is limited to less than fifty percent of the proposed price.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPRESENT THE "PROPOSAL PACKAGE" THAT SHOULD BE RETURNED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (SEP 2023)).
According to FAR 52-204-7 (b) (1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. All Offerors must be registered and have an active status in the SAM database (www.SAM.gov) in order to be eligible for contract award. Offerors are reminded that failure to properly enroll in the SAM database and provide accurate information shall make an offeror ineligible for award as described in FAR 52.204-7.
Should you have any questions, please send them to this office not later than 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) Friday, July 18, 2025. Send your questions by email to contractproposals@ustda.gov and tjohnson@ustda.gov . Questions submitted by facsimile or to alternate email addresses will NOT be accepted. No phone calls will be accepted.
Any contract awarded to a Contractor who at the time of award was suspended, debarred, and ineligible for receipt of contract with Government Agencies or is in receipt of a notice of proposed debarment from any Government Agency, is voidable at the option of the Government.
Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Update #2 ·
URGENT NOTICE:
AMENDMENT 00001 (A00001) - EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE and PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE SUBMISSION DATE TO CLOSE ON: TUESDAY, 26th AUGUST 2025 at 1:00 p.m., Arlington, Virginia Time. All Else Remain Unchanged.
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL25RDS21133
ISSUANCE DATE: JULY 11, 2025
AMENDED CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 26, 2025, 1:00 PM, Arlington, VA Time
This Request for Proposal was prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and procedures in Subpart 15.3 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only RFP; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is being issued IAW FAR Part 15. The Government will offer one award resulting from this solicitation to the offeror who is deemed responsible and is determined, based on the evaluation factors and sub factors, to represent the best value to the Government.
This procurement is UNRESTRICTED under NAICS Code 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Contractor use of subcontractors is limited to less than fifty percent of the proposed price.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPRESENT THE "PROPOSAL PACKAGE" THAT SHOULD BE RETURNED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (SEP 2023)).
According to FAR 52-204-7 (b) (1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. All Offerors must be registered and have an active status in the SAM database (www.SAM.gov) in order to be eligible for contract award. Offerors are reminded that failure to properly enroll in the SAM database and provide accurate information shall make an offeror ineligible for award as described in FAR 52.204-7.
Should you have any questions, please send them to this office not later than 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) Friday, July 18, 2025. Send your questions by email to contractproposals@ustda.gov and tjohnson@ustda.gov . Questions submitted by facsimile or to alternate email addresses will NOT be accepted. No phone calls will be accepted.
Any contract awarded to a Contractor who at the time of award was suspended, debarred, and ineligible for receipt of contract with Government Agencies or is in receipt of a notice of proposed debarment from any Government Agency, is voidable at the option of the Government.
Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Update #1 ·
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL25RDS21133
ISSUANCE DATE: JULY 11, 2025
CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 12, 2025, 1:00 PM, Arlington, VA Time
This Request for Proposal was prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and procedures in Subpart 15.3 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only RFP; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is being issued IAW FAR Part 15. The Government will offer one award resulting from this solicitation to the offeror who is deemed responsible and is determined, based on the evaluation factors and sub factors, to represent the best value to the Government.
This procurement is UNRESTRICTED under NAICS Code 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Contractor use of subcontractors is limited to less than fifty percent of the proposed price.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPRESENT THE "PROPOSAL PACKAGE" THAT SHOULD BE RETURNED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (SEP 2023)).
According to FAR 52-204-7 (b) (1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. All Offerors must be registered and have an active status in the SAM database (www.SAM.gov) in order to be eligible for contract award. Offerors are reminded that failure to properly enroll in the SAM database and provide accurate information shall make an offeror ineligible for award as described in FAR 52.204-7.
Should you have any questions, please send them to this office not later than 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) Friday, July 18, 2025. Send your questions by email to contractproposals@ustda.gov and tjohnson@ustda.gov . Questions submitted by facsimile or to alternate email addresses will NOT be accepted. No phone calls will be accepted.
Any contract awarded to a Contractor who at the time of award was suspended, debarred, and ineligible for receipt of contract with Government Agencies or is in receipt of a notice of proposed debarment from any Government Agency, is voidable at the option of the Government.
Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
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