USAID's Early Grade Learning (EGL) Activity - Nepal

AMENDMENT NO. 01, RFP NO. 72036722R00003 DATED: FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The purpose of this Amendment No.01 is to:
1. Provide answers to questions received in response to Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 72036722R00003, USAID's Early Grade Learning (EGL) Activity; and
2. Revise Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 72036722R00003. All changes made to the revised RFP are highlighted in
yellow. All other terms of the RFP remain unchanged.

Please see two new attachment of this solicitation.

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AMENDMENT NO. 01, RFP NO. 72036722R00003 DATED: FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Issuance Date:                                          January 31, 2022

Closing Date/Time for Questions:          February 8, 2022, 9:00 a.m. Nepal Time

Closing Date/Time for Receipt of Phase 1 Proposals:     March 3, 2022, 9:00 a.m. Nepal Time

Subject:   Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 72036722R00003, USAID's Early Grade Learning (EGL) Activity

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide technical assistance and support to USAID/Nepal’s Education Development Office to strengthen the capacity of federal, provincial, and municipal governments to improve learning outcomes in Grades 1-3, as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID anticipates the award of a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) Completion type contract for an anticipated five-year period. The overall estimated cost of this procurement is between $35 million and $40 million.

USAID invites all interested and responsible organizations to submit offers in accordance with the requirements of this solicitation. USAID will conduct this procurement as a full and open competition. The procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Part 15 will govern the procurement. Proposals will be accepted from eligible organizations. USAID encourages participation to the maximum extent possible of small business concerns, small, disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in this activity as prime contractor or as a subcontractor, in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR. The geographic code for this procurement is 937, and the NAICS code is 611710 Educational Support Services.

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, 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. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Faxed proposals are not acceptable, nor will they be reviewed or evaluated. Pursuant to Block 12 of Standard Form 33 of this RFP, offers must remain valid for 220 days.

Any questions regarding the RFP’s requirements must be submitted no later than the time and date stated above to Contracting Officer, Maria Televantos, at mtelevantos@usaid.gov, and Acquisition and Assistance Specialist, Nalinee Wichetthumsak at nwichetthumsak@usaid.gov. 

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. This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from www.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.

Sincerely,

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Maria Televantos

Contracting Officer

USAID/Nepal