Request for Quote for a Desk Study on Brazil Aviation Partnership Phase II Proposals

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and procedures in Subpart 13.1 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only Request for Quote (RFQ); quotations are being requested and written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is being issued In Accordance With (IAW) FAR Subpart 13.104. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the RFQ respondent who is deemed responsible and is determined, based on the evaluation factors, to represent the best value to the Government.

This procurement is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside with a small business size standard of $15M annual sales under NAICS Code 541690. Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and subcontractor personnel used shall be either U.S. citizens on 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 Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order. There is no travel involved with this requirement.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83.

USTDA intends to contract with a U.S. firm (Contractor) to perform a Desk Study (DS) to assess: (1) whether or not the projects meet USTDA's basic funding criteria (above); (2) recommend the appropriate Terms of Reference (TOR) for the study(ies); and (3) develop an appropriate budget for the TOR recommended for the study(ies).