USAID-PNG Electrification Partnership Activity

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID/Philippines) intends to release a solicitation titled "USAID-PNG Electrification Partnership (PEP)" to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) achieve its goal of connecting 70% of its population to electricity by 2030. To accomplish this goal, the Contractor must facilitate reaching a target of at least 200,000 new electricity connections  and institutionalize key strategies that will enable PNG to achieve such by the end of the Activity.  Contributions to this target and key strategies will come from interventions outlined in the four objectives of this Activity, namely:  1) Papua New Guinea Power Limited (PPL) Strengthening; 2) Energy Policy and Regulation; 3) Off-Grid Electrification and 4) Public-Private Partnerships. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released in the next 2 weeks.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID/Philippines)  intends to release a solicitation titled "USAID-PNG Electrification Partnership (PEP)" to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) achieve its  goal of connecting 70% of its population to electricity by 2030. To accomplish this goal, the Contractor must facilitate reaching a target of at least 200,000 new electricity connections and institutionalize key strategies that will enable PNG to achieve such by the end of the Activity.  Contributions to this target and key strategies will come from interventions outlined in the four objectives of this Activity.” 

The Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released in the next 2 weeks.

This is an addendum to the RFI/SSN (Special Notice) for the PNG Electrification Project (PEP) published on June 6, 2019.

The Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance (ROAA) at USAID Philippines has reviewed the comments, feedback and suggestions and questions received from the Special Notice, and has developed DRAFT language to be incorporated in Section C of the solicitation and resulting contract (background, key considerations) and a DRAFT Statement Of Objectives (SOO), all shown on the following pages. The DRAFT SOO is anticipated to result in finalizing the SOO that may lead to a formal solicitation. In addition, we are also sharing pertinent parts of Section L for the draft Technical Proposal Submission Requirements and the corresponding draft Evaluation Factors in Section M of the resultant RFP. All interested parties are invited to review, comment, suggest and propose further enhancements to these DRAFTS.

The period of performance for the PEP is for five years with a price range of $55 million to $60 million.

DISCLAIMER

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

This is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, nor an indication USAID/Philippines will contract for the items contained herein. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the USAID will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation.

INSTRUCTIONS

Responses (comments, suggestions, and proposed enhancements, or questions) to this RFI are due to the procurement office identified below by July 30, 2019 Manila/1600hrs (Philippines time). Responders shall provide one (1) electronic copy of their response. Electronic submissions, in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat formats are acceptable. Please e‐mail responses to epura@usaid.gov with a copy to aholland@usaid.gov. Please reference the e‐mail with the subject title “Response to PEP RFI (Draft SOO).”

This is a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice (SSN) ("Notice") issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development/Philippines for conducting market research. This notice is issued to identify potential sources capable of providing support services and solicit advice, knowledge, and best practices from organizations interested in participating in USAID's technical assistance for Papua New Guinea's (PNG) energy sector.  The purpose of this exchange in information is to improve the understanding of Government requirements and industry capabilities; thereby allowing potential offerors to judge whether or how they can satisfy the Government's requirements, and enhancing the Government's ability to obtain quality supplies and services, at reasonable prices, and increase efficiency in proposal preparation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, and contract award. USAID is also looking for innovation and realize this is a shared responsibility.
DISCLAIMER
This notice is solely for information gathering purposes and is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quotation (RFQ), an Invitation for Bids (IFB), a solicitation, or an indication that USAID will contract for the items contained in this notice. Please see Attachment 1 for the additional information.
In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are NOT offers and CANNOT be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this notice are strictly voluntary and USAID will NOT pay respondents for information provided in response to this notice. Responses to this notice will NOT be returned and respondents will NOT be notified of the results of the review. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Business Opportunities website: http://www.fbo.gov at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately. This notice does NOT restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future solicitation.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
USAID welcomes all segments of the public (in the U.S. and abroad) to reply to this notice. All responses to this notice must be submitted via email on the date and time above to Ester Pura epura@usaid.gov.
Responders must provide one (1) electronic copy of their response in Microsoft Word format as a single email attachment. All pages must be numbered consecutively beginning with Page 1. Responses must not exceed seven (7) pages typed, 12-point Times New Roman font, single spaced with one inch margins on the electronic equivalent of 8.5 x 11 inch paper. The page count includes one cover page, a maximum of five pages for the technical section, and one optional page for questions to USAID.
CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS
All responses must include the following information on the first page (the cover page):
• Organization name and address;
• Organization point of contact name, DUNS number, telephone number, and email address;
• Sector, e.g., public, private, academic, NGO, philanthropy, etc.;
• Socioeconomic status, e.g., small business, woman-owned, veteran-owned, etc.;
• Primary field(s) of work, e.g., agriculture, food security, climatology, data and information management, research, GIS, nutrition, etc.;
• Geographic presence, e.g., countries in which your organization is currently working, also noting the countries in which your organization is legally and formally registered;
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code
In the subsequent pages, responders may provide feedback and comments on the attachment. We are contemplating a Statement of Objectives where potential offerors will create the Performance Work Statement for any resulting contract.

Andrew Holland,CPCM

Supervisory CO,USAID/Asia Bureau