Technical Advisory Services: Philippines Railroad Development
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1131PL26R0022
- 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
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Trade and Development Agency seeks technical advisory services for the Philippines Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas Railway development project, with proposals due June 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. This is an unrestricted procurement with one firm-fixed-price award and optional cost-reimbursable line items.
The estimated contract value is $19.0 million over a 12-month base period with one optional 12-month extension. Place of performance is the contractor's U.S. facility or the Philippines as directed. Award is limited to U.S. firms or U.S. individuals; contractor and subcontractor employees must be U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents. Subcontractor use is limited to less than 50 percent of the proposed price.
The contractor will independently review and approve deliverables submitted by a separate USTDA-funded prime contractor across 12 milestone packages addressing transport models, port-rail integration, environmental and climate assessments, legal and regulatory analysis, and development impact assessments. The contractor must provide 3–5 page task reports within nine business days of each milestone receipt and a comprehensive final report 45 days before contract completion. The contractor serves as advisor to align USTDA with Asian Development Bank and Swedfund workstreams and will attend bi-weekly meetings with USTDA. Up to three trips to the Philippines are required, with up to two team members per trip and five working days on-site per visit.
Offerors must demonstrate at least 15 years of experience managing large-scale surface transportation projects with rail transportation expertise including port-rail integration and ADB financing requirements, and at least 7 years reviewing milestone deliverables for large-scale projects and preparing acceptance reports. Proposals must not exceed 15 pages (excluding cover page, table of contents, executive summary limited to 3 pages, resumes capped at 3 pages per person, and past performance references). Labor categories include Rail Transportation Expert (highly preferred as project team leader) and Transportation Support Team at fully burdened hourly rates. Estimated annual hours are 960 for the base period and 800 for the optional period. Contractors must obtain Defense Base Act and medical evacuation insurance for overseas work.
Evaluation weighs technical factors (general sector expertise, sector and technical experience, professional experience, and past performance) significantly over price. The NAICS code is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. All offerors must be registered in SAM with active status and submit proposals electronically to contractproposals@ustda.gov. Amendment A0001 extended the deadline from June 2 to June 12. Amendment A0002, issued June 2, updates Attachment 1 and provides questions and answers; offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment.
Notice text
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SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL26R0022
ISSUANCE DATE: May 05, 2026
CLOSING DATE: June 12, 2026, 1:00 PM, Arlington, VA/EST 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) Tuesday May 12, 2026. Send your questions by email to contractproposals@ustda.gov and aasibey@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.
Enclosed are the following sections, which contain all information necessary to respond to this RFP:
1. Section B – Schedule of Supplies/Services,
2. Section C – Contract Clauses,
3. Section D – Any Contract Documents, Exhibits and Attachment, and
4. Section E – Instructions to Offerors.
//Signed//
Afua Serwah-Asibey
Contracting Officer
Update #1 ·
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL26R0022
ISSUANCE DATE: May 05, 2026
CLOSING DATE: June 02, 2026, 1:00 PM, Arlington, VA/EST 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) Tuesday May 12, 2026. Send your questions by email to contractproposals@ustda.gov and aasibey@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.
Enclosed are the following sections, which contain all information necessary to respond to this RFP:
1. Section B – Schedule of Supplies/Services,
2. Section C – Contract Clauses,
3. Section D – Any Contract Documents, Exhibits and Attachment, and
4. Section E – Instructions to Offerors.
//Signed//
Afua Serwah-Asibey
Contracting Officer
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