USAID's Financial Reform Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Greater fiscal accountability and transparency in Bosnia-Herzegovina

This is an updated notice. The purpose of this notice is to provide answers to questions submitted in response to the opportunity. See attached document entitled 72016820R00001 Financial Reform Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina Questions and Answers. This is also to share two additional documents, USAID/BiH PAD 2.2 Whole of Project evaluation from 2018 (WOPE) and 2019 Gender Assessment (Gender Analysis 2019 Follow-Up Final Report).

Please note that this is not a RFP amendment. Amendment 01 of the Solicitation will follow shortly.

Below is the text of the original notice.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) contemplates award of a five-year Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee Completion contract to implement the Financial Reform Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The anticipated award date is September 2020.

USAID anticipates awarding one contract conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the FAR (48 CFR Chapter 1). USAID encourages offerors to express interest in this solicitation by submitting a proposal in accordance with the instructions set forth in Section L, “Instructions to Offerors.” USAID will evaluate the responsive proposals in accordance with the evaluation factors provided in Section M, “Evaluation Factors for Award” hereunder.

USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. small businesses (SB) in this activity as prime or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR.  Also, please note that the geographic code is 935, which allows participation in this procurement from any area or country except from prohibited sources.

Electronic responses to this RFP are mandatory (See Section L). Please submit your proposals to the email address below by May 4, 2020, 9:00 a.m. CEST (Sarajevo Bosnia time.) Receipt time is when the proposal is received by AID/Washington internet server. The address for the receipt of proposals is: sarajevooaa@usaid.gov. Hand delivered proposals (including commercial courier) and facsimile transmission will not be accepted.

This RFP does not obligate the United States Government to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in preparing and submitting of a proposal. Award of a contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) contemplates award of a five-year Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee Completion contract to implement the Financial Reform Activity in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The anticipated award date is September 2020.

USAID anticipates awarding one contract conducted under full and open competition procedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the FAR (48 CFR Chapter 1). USAID encourages offerors to express interest in this solicitation by submitting a proposal in accordance with the instructions set forth in Section L, “Instructions to Offerors.” USAID will evaluate the responsive proposals in accordance with the evaluation factors provided in Section M, “Evaluation Factors for Award” hereunder.

USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. small businesses (SB) in this activity as prime or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR.  Also, please note that the geographic code is 935, which allows participation in this procurement from any area or country except from prohibited sources.

Electronic responses to this RFP are mandatory (See Section L). Please submit your proposals to the email address below by May 4, 2020, 9:00 a.m. CEST (Sarajevo Bosnia time.) Receipt time is when the proposal is received by AID/Washington internet server. The address for the receipt of proposals is: sarajevooaa@usaid.gov. Hand delivered proposals (including commercial courier) and facsimile transmission will not be accepted.

This RFP does not obligate the United States Government to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in preparing and submitting of a proposal. Award of a contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals.