Standard Recovery - Brazil - Follow On

Synopsis – 83310123Q0024 | Claim in Brazil

EXIM Bank Washington, DC is providing a notice of intent to issue a sole source award to provide Asset protection and recovery as a Logical Follow-on to the current contract 83310118P0051 due to extended litigation times:

The Product/Service Code is R418.

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541110

Office of Lawyers which has a size standard of $11.0M.

Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

EXIM Bank Intends to award on a Sole Source Basis to Varella e. Advogados Associados for legal recovery in Brazil.

The circumstances permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition are Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 6.302-1, and FAR 13.501(a).

The intent of this synopsis is to determine if any sources exist, and therefore, no Request for Quote (RFQ) is available. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, all information received before April 4, 2023 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon the responses received from this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price

Description:

This requirement is to assist EXIM in its efforts to collect outstanding amounts owed to EXIM by the obligor/buyer and all guarantors, if any. These efforts will include, as EXIM may direct, asset searches, site visits, negotiations, litigation, documentation of agreements, embargoing assets and executing upon assets. See attached PWS.

When an individual AMD recovery contract ends but the recovery action is still pending resolution, we award follow-on contracts on a sole source basis to the original vendor (per FAR 16.505(2)(c)) as long as it is for the same recovery case(s). The rationale for this is the combination of contingency payment agreement and the frequent long length of the recovery process. With limited vendor availability, if we did not follow this practice, the original vendor could perform most of the work and the subsequent vendor would reap the rewards of any funds recovered. By awarding follow-on contracts in this manner, we establish fairness for the vendors in an unusual situation, retain good relations with a limited vendor pool for future needs, and therefore get the best long-term benefit to the government.

Place of Contract Performance:

EXIM Bank Washington, DC and Mexico

Contracting Point or Contracting Officer:

Travis Finkle

Travis.Finkle@exim.gov

Contracting Office Address:

Office of Contracting Services

811 Vermont Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20571