USAID's Agribusiness Development Activity

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Regional Mission to Central Asia (USAID/CA) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to implement an activity entitled “Agribusiness Development Activity” as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID anticipates awarding a single, five-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a total estimated cost in the range of $18 to $19 million. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990. The Geographic Codes for this acquisition are 937 and 110.

Please refer to Section L for information regarding proposal requirements. Offerors should take into account the expected delivery time required by the proposal transmission method they choose, and they are responsible for ensuring proposals are received at USAID by the due date and time as specified above. Failure to comply with the submission date will deem any submission unacceptable and it will not be reviewed or evaluated. Faxed proposals are not acceptable, nor will they be reviewed or evaluated.

Section L of the RFP sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of required proposal contents. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Oral explanations or instructions given before award of the contract will not be binding.

This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from www.beta.sam.gov. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same website from which you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises to regularly check the above website for amendments.

This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Award of a Contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals.