USAID’s Wildlife Conservation Activity
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 72038825R00005
- Agency
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US Mission in Bangladesh
Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Bangladesh
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Bangladesh is seeking a contractor to implement a comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Activity focused on improving conservation and protection of key wildlife species including Asian Elephants, Bengal Tigers, Sharks, and Rays. The primary objectives include conducting social and scientific research, engaging communities and government entities, supporting citizen and youth involvement, and combating wildlife crime through enhanced enforcement actions across key landscapes such as the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox's Bazar, Sundarbans, and coastal ecosystems. The contract will be awarded through full and open competition using a Highest Technical Rated with Fair and Reasonable Price evaluation process, with prospective offerors invited to provide feedback on the draft Request for Proposals (RFP). All questions and comments must be submitted in writing to the Administrative Contracting Officer, Sharifa Ahmed, and other specified contacts by January 18, 2025, at 4:30 PM Bangladesh time. The solicitation follows NAICS code 541618 for Management Consulting Services and will utilize a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion type contract.
The contract has no specific set-aside designation and is estimated to have a total value not exceeding $15 million for a five-year period from June 15, 2024, to December 31, 2029. The budget template indicates potential for approximately $2 million in catalytic funding or alternative financing mechanisms, with detailed cost categories including personnel, travel, equipment, and subcontracts. The implementing partner will be required to develop comprehensive plans such as environmental mitigation strategies, monitoring reports, and annual work plans. Contractor personnel will be subject to detailed biographical data collection and local compensation plans that outline salary ranges for Foreign Service National positions from entry-level (FSN-1 at $3,958-$6,408 annually) to senior advisory roles (FSN-13 at $53,248-$97,717 annually). The geographic code for the contract is 937, indicating potential international implementation scope.
Notice text
-:This is a DRAFT Solicitation :-
(USAID/Bangladesh is encouraging all the prospective Offerors to reply on the questions as stated on the cover page of the draft RFP)
The purpose of this Activity is to improve the conservation and protection status of key wildlife species, such as Asian Elephants, Bengal Tigers, Sharks, and Rays, in Bangladesh through a comprehensive wildlife conservation approach that is informed by research. This Activity will aim to improve wildlife conservation and protection through social and scientific research, community-government led actions, citizen engagement including journalists and youth, private sector engagement and awareness, stronger political commitment and coordination across different government and non-government agencies and countering illegal logging and wildlife crime through improved enforcement actions. This Activity will support Bangladeshis (especially government entities) to improve coordination and collaboration at a local, regional, transnational, and transcontinental level to combat wildlife crime.
Key targeted areas will include key wildlife landscapes, and not limited to: 1) Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar; 2) Sundarbans; 3) Inland wetlands, coastal and marine ecosystems (if possible). Different locations of Bangladesh may be covered under this activity depending on associated wildlife crime hotspot areas.
All questions, comments, and/or requests for clarifications must be sent in writing to the Administrative Contracting Officer, Sharifa Ahmed at sharifaahmed@usaid.gov, and a copy to Contract Specialist, Samssa A. Ali at saali@usaid.gov and Saiful Islam at saislam@usaid.gov no later than January 18, 2025 (at 04:30pm Dhaka/Bangladesh Time).
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