RFP HE176-09-005, quality health care project for central asia

The purposes of amendment #3 for RFP HE176-05-009 are to:

1. extend the closing date to Friday, 8 May 2009, 5:00 pm, Almaty Time (or 7:00 am Eastern time);

2. release an Executive Summary of the Assessment of the Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection in Health Care Facilities, With Special Consideration for TB Facilities in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, ATTACHMENT 24. The entire report will be released by o/a April 22, 2009;

3. post ATTACHMENT 16, Conceptual Paper: A Health Systems Approach to TB Control in Central Asia (available as a separate document).

The purpose of amendment #2 for RFP HE176-05-009 is to issue a Contracting Officer change. The new Contracting Officer is:



Casey-Lynn Finnerty

Special Assistant

Procurement Executive

USAID/M/OAA



Address:

1300 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W

Rm 7.08-013, RRB

Washington, DC 20523

Tel: 202-712-4914,

E-mail: cfinnerty@usaid.gov

Amendment #1 to the Solicitation HE176-09-005

Dear Sir/Madam:



The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development Regional Mission to Central Asia (USAID/CAR), is seeking proposals to provide the services described in the attached Request for Proposals. The purpose of the activity is to procure technical assistance, training, equipment and commodities to assist the Central Asian republics to improve the quality, scope, and coordination of health services. By incorporating modern quality improvement techniques and evidence-based international standards into ongoing reforms of health systems, this program will assist Central Asian countries to improve their management, financing, and implementation of medical services provided for tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and primary health care.



You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of the RFP. This procurement shall be conducted through full and open competition, under which any type of organization is eligible to compete. The procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 shall apply.



Please consider the following information: There are not any registration concerns with the countries of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. However, the laws and decrees in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan require that foreign legal entities must be registered to do business within those countries. These procedures are quite lengthy and it may take up to a year or longer before an organization knows whether its registration is accepted by the host governments. In Turkmenistan, implementing partners who do not have an existing relationship with the government have not been able to effectively function, though registration of foreign NGO branch offices is not a legal requirement. Given the in-country operating environments for Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in relation to registration and presence, the offeror through itself, or subcontractors, or joint-venture members must demonstrate current registration in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and an established presence in Turkmenistan. Information on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in such countries can be found through various English and Russian-language websites and NGO organizations. We also encourage organizations which are registered in Tajikistan or Uzbekistan or have an established presence in Turkmenistan to express their status as such on the Interested Vendor List at www.fbo.gov to assist in making this information known to others.



If you decide to submit a proposal, it must be presented in accordance with the attached solicitation and received no later than 5:00 p.m., local Almaty, Kazakhstan, time on May 4, 2009 at the place shown below. Proposals and modifications thereof, should be submitted with the name, street address, telephone number, internet email address of a point-of-contact who is an authorized agent of the offeror and Request for Proposal Number inscribed thereon, must be addressed to:



John Griffin

Contracting Officer

USAID/CAR



Internet email for electronic submission: Internet email: AlmatyAAsolicitations@usaid.gov



Facsimile: +7 (3272) 50-76-35 or 36



U.S. based mailing address:

USAID/DOS

7030 Almaty Place

Washington, DC 20521-7030



Street/delivery address:

USAID/CAR, Acquisition and Assistance Office

41 Kazibek bi Street

Park Palace Building

Almaty, Kazakhstan 050000

Tel 7-3272-50-48-02



This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Notifications of receipt and questions concerning this RFP must be directed to the Contracting Officer via either the internet email address or facsimile numbers listed above.



Sincerely,

John Griffin

Regional Contracting Officer

The purpose of this modification is to post the DRAFT RFP HE176-09-005. This document substitutes Draft RFP HE176-09-005 dated January 15, 2009. Attachments remain unchanged. The pre-solicitation conference will be held as stated in the modification dated February 23, 2009.

USAID/CAR will conduct a Pre-Solicitation Conference on Monday, March 9, 2009. Representatives from the USAID/CAR mission will be made available for a question & answer (Q&A) session from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time).



Street Location of Pre-Solicitation Conference:

Ronald Reagan Building

1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20523

Room: USAID, Mezzanine Level Conference Room M17/18

Point of Contact: John Griffin

Telephone: (7-7272) 500041, ext. 6600



Potential offerors should be prepared to submit a written set of questions, if applicable, that will be discussed at meeting. Firms who plan to participate in the pre-proposal conference should provide names of attendees and questions by 6:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Thursday, March 5, 2009 to AlmatyAAsolicitations@usaid.gov. Firms should plan on no more than two (2) individuals for participation in the pre-proposal conference. Individuals should plan to arrive at the Ronald Reagan Building by 9:45 am for pre-clearance.



USAID/CAR is not requesting proposals at this time. Any proposal that is received in response to this DRAFT RFP will be discarded prior to issuance of the RFP. USAID/CAR reserves the right not to incorporate any and all comments into the final RFP, or even issue a final RFP.

The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development Regional Mission to Central Asia (USAID/CAR), is publishing the subject RFP as a DRAFT, in order to obtain comments/input from all public and private interested parties. Your comments/inputs about this draft RFP are requested, and may be taken into consideration for the preparation of the final RFP.



All types of eligible organizations and firms are strongly encouraged to review the document, provide comments, and consider submitting offers in response to the resulting final RFP (solicitation).



Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments and input. Please send comments at e-mail AlmatyAASolicitations@usaid.gov by Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:00am, Almaty Time.



USAID/CAR anticipates posting the final RFP o/a February 19, 2009 with the closing date o/a April 4, 2009.



USAID/CAR will conduct a Pre-Solicitation Conference on March 9, 2009. Representatives from the USAID/CAR mission will be made available for a question & answer (Q&A) session from TBD pm until TBD pm.



Street Location of Pre-Solicitation Conference:

1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20523

Room :TBD

Point of Contact: TBD

Telephone: TBD



USAID/CAR is not requesting proposals at this time. Any proposal that is received in response to this DRAFT RFP will be discarded prior to issuance of the RFP. USAID/CAR reserves the right not to incorporate any and all comments into the final RFP, or even issue a final RFP.