USAID/ghana resiliency in northern ghana (RING) project

Award Notice Posted

Solicitation number
SOL-641-12-000005
Agency
Awarded
to Global Communities, Inc.
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Contract number
AID-641-C-14-00002 Federal contract award
NAICS code
541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
PSC
Not on record

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

Notice text

IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 16.301-2 "COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS" ARE SUTIABLE FOR USE WHEN UNCERTAINTIES INVOLVED IN CONTRACT PERFORMANCE DO NOT PERMIT COSTS TO BE ESTIMATED WITH SUFFICIENT ACCURACY TO USE ANY TYPE OF FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT.  THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS CONTRACT IS $30,963,619 FOR A FIVE YEAR PROJECT. 
WITH SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT AND GIVEN THE VARIOUS UNCERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT MAY AFFECT THE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE, A FIRM-FIXED-PRICE CONTRACT IS DEEMED TO BE TOO RISKY BOTH FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CONTRACTOR.  ADDITIONALLY, A FIRM-FIXED PRICE CONTRACT WOULD NOT PROVIDE A GREAT INCENTIVE FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO EFFICIENTLY PERFORM THE CONTRACT BASED ON THESE UNCERTAINTIES.  THUS, A COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT WAS DETERMINED TO BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PROJECT.

Notice history

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USAID/ghana resiliency in northern ghana project Original Award Notice

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