The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) anticipates award of a five-year single award Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) to administer the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) for the Office of Food For Peace (FFP) in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA/FFP) (See attached single award justification).  The Source/Origin Code for this activity will be 000 or as designated in future task orders. The goal of the FEWS NET activity is to help prevent food insecurity and famine. FEWS NET is an integrated set of activities intended to accomplish regular monitoring and assessment of environmental (e.g.drought) and socio-economic hazards (e.g. rising prices), current food security conditions, and a population's current or future vulnerability to food insecurity. This contractor will serve worldwide. It will require an office in the Washington D.C area and numerous field offices worldwide.  Current office locations and other information about FEWS Net can be viewed at http://www.fews.net.
 

USAID anticipates awarding one indefinite quantity contract with a maximum ordering limitation of $200,000,000 over the five (5) year ordering period. Note that this ceiling applies across all task orders and cannot be exceeded in the aggregate. Note that there is no guarantee on the number of task orders that the firm will receive under this IQC, or the amount of money the firm is entitled to beyond the minimum monetary amount stated in the RFP.  Task orders may be either fixed price or cost reimbursement.  The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541990. The solicitation will be posted on www.fedbizopps.gov not less than fifteen (15) days after this notice issued.     

In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation is limited to this electronic medium only. Requests for other copies of the solicitation will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. No phone requests will be accepted, no solicitation will be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed. Questions should be directed to Michele Sharpe, Contract Specialist, U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OAA/DCHA/AFP, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20523, (Fax: 202-216-3132) (email: msharpe@usaid.gov). The alternate point of contact is Jeanette Lee, Contract Specialist, U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OAA/DCHA/AFP, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20523, (Fax: 202-216-3131) (email: jlee@usaid.gov).