The Support that Augments Rapid Transition (START) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) Solicitation

Added: Jul 11, 2012 4:04 pm  

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce the award of the Support That Augments Rapid Transitions (START) Indefinite Quantity Contract IQC, Solicitation # SOL-OAA-11-000049

1. The number of offerors solicited

This solicitation was posted on FedBizOps and was open to small businesses.

2. The number of proposals received

12 proposals were received.

3. The name and address of each offeror receiving an award

•-         Dexis Consulting Group

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 850

Washington, DC 20004

Contract Number: AID-OAA-I-12-00025

4. The items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award

$30,000,000.00 shared ceiling

•5.       Basis for selection

Dexis Consulting Group demonstrated, through a competitive process, the greatest technical/cost capacity to carry out what is required under the scope of work of this RFP.

Added: Jul 11, 2012 4:00 pm

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce the award of the Support That Augments Rapid Transitions (START) Indefinite Quantity Contract IQC, Solicitation # SOL-OAA-11-000049

1.The number of offerors solicited

This solicitation was posted on FedBizOps and was open to small businesses.

2. The number of proposals received

12 proposals were received.

3. The name and address of each offeror receiving an award

Development Transformations, LLC

1818 N Street, NW, Suite 250

Washington, DC 20523-7100

Contract Number: AID-OAA-I-12-00019 

4. The items, quantities, and any stated unit prices of each award

$30,000,000.00 shared ceiling

•5.       Basis for selection

Development Transformations, LLC demonstrated through a competitive process, the greatest technical/cost capacity to carry out what is required under the scope of work of this RFP.

Added: Apr 15, 2011 12:38 pm Modified: Sep 01, 2011 1:38 pmTrack Changes SOLICITATION IS HEREBY ISSUED:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) is soliciting proposals for the Support that Augments Rapid Transition (START) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC).  The contract will be for a period of five (5) years, and the place of performance will predominately be overseas.  USAID will award the contract under a Total Small Business set aside.  The anticipated estimated cost of the five year period shall not exceed $30,000,000.  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 that will be stated in the Request for Proposal (RFP).  

USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, supports U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping local partners advance peace and democracy in priority countries in crisis. Seizing critical windows of opportunity, OTI works on the ground to provide fast, flexible, short-term assistance targeted at key political transition and stabilization needs.    

The purpose of the resulting START IQC is to provide services for the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) that fall under the broad categories of field and Washington logistical support and programmatic short term technical assistance. OTI's country programs must be flexible, responsive and targeted at the country's specific transition needs. At the same time, the program teams must be able to deploy personnel and staff resources in challenging and restrictive environments as well as in a timely and effective manner that may not be sufficient under OTI's existing implementing mechanisms. OTI often needs technical experts for short-term assignments based on OTI's need for rapid and flexible programming. The required response time after the task order is awarded may range from 72 hours to one month.

The proposed contract is a 100% set aside for small business concerns.  The authorized geographic code for this activity is 935 or as designated in future Task Orders.  The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541611.  The solicitation will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS web page (www.fedbizopps.gov).  In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation will be limited to this electronic medium only.  Request for other copies of the solicitation will be disregarded without notice to the requestor.  No phone calls will be accepted, the solicitation will not be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed. 

Contracting Office Address
U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, M/OAA/DCHA/OTI, SA-44 Room 518-C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523-7101

Added: Aug 01, 2011 9:31 am Modified: Sep 01, 2011 1:38 pmTrack Changes

Added: Aug 01, 2011 9:31 am *UPDATE TO THE SUPPORT THAT AUGMENTS RAPID TRANSITION (START)*

To the partner community interested in the Support That Augments Rapid Transition (START) IQC, it is anticipated that a request for proposal (RFP) will be posted on FedBizOps in the 4th quarter of the 2011 fiscal year.  Information available to date is contained herein.

Added: Apr 15, 2011 12:38 pm The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) intends to solicit proposals for the Support that Augments Rapid Transition (START) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC).  The contract will be for a period of five (5) years, and the place of performance will predominately be overseas.  USAID will award the contract under a Total Small Business set aside.  The anticipated estimated cost of the five year period shall not exceed $30,000,000.  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 that will be stated in the Request for Proposal (RFP).  

This pre-solicitation conference is for the purposes of obtaining comments/input from interested parties. The comments/inputs about this draft synopsis obtained during the conference may be taken into consideration for the preparation of the final RFP. Interested parties will been encouraged to provide comments or questions concerning this DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) during the pre-solicitation conference. 

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

USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, supports U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping local partners advance peace and democracy in priority countries in crisis. Seizing critical windows of opportunity, OTI works on the ground to provide fast, flexible, short-term assistance targeted at key political transition and stabilization needs.    

The purpose of the resulting START IQC is to provide services for the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) that fall under the broad categories of field and Washington logistical support and programmatic short term technical assistance. OTI's country programs must be flexible, responsive and targeted at the country's specific transition needs. At the same time, the program teams must be able to deploy personnel and staff resources in challenging and restrictive environments as well as in a timely and effective manner that may not be sufficient under OTI's existing implementing mechanisms. OTI often needs technical experts for short-term assignments based on OTI's need for rapid and flexible programming. The required response time after the task order is awarded may range from 72 hours to one month.

The proposed contract is a 100% set aside for small business concerns.  The authorized geographic code for this activity is 000 (U.S.) or as designated in future Task Orders.  The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541611.  The solicitation will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS web page (www.fedbizopps.gov).  In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation will be limited to this electronic medium only.  Request for other copies of the solicitation will be disregarded without notice to the requestor.  No phone calls will be accepted, the solicitation will not be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed. 

Pre-Solicitation Conference Information

Date:               Thursday, April 28, 2011

Time:               09:00 AM EST - 12:15 PM EST

Location:         National Press Building
                        529 14th Street, NW, 7th Floor
                        Washington, DC 20045

DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, and interested parties will be notified of any such changes.

Interested parties will be limited to sending two (2) representatives from their organization to the conference and are to submit the names and titles of the two (2) representatives to the primary point of contact listed below by the original response date of April 22, 2011, 01:00 PM EST.

Contracting Office Address

U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Acquisition and Assistance, M/OAA/DCHA/OTI, SA-44 Room 518-C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523-7101