USAID/South Sudan Partner Liaison Security Office

All Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Mission in South Sudan (USAID/South Sudan), is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing the services described in the attached solicitation. USAID/South Sudan anticipates awarding a cost plus fixed fee term type contract with a base period of performance of three (3) years with two (2), one-year options, subject to the availability of funds. In order to understand the magnitude of USAID’s requirement, the Government estimates the total number of days level of effort in Section F.4.  The principal geographic code for this contract is 937 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541990.

This procurement will be conducted under full and open competition, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1). All types of organizations are eligible to compete. USAID encourages the participation, to the maximum extent possible, of all small business concerns, either as the prime contractor or as subcontractors.

If your organization decides to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, it must be submitted in accordance with Section L of this RFP.  Proposals must be submitted electronically via e-mail on or before the due dates stipulated above, to Michael Capobianco at: mcapobianco@usaid.gov  and Michael Loro at mloro@usaid.gov  and must conform to all requirements outlined in the solicitation. USAID reserves the right to award the contract subject to availability of funds. This solicitation 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 the proposal.

USAID appreciates the time and effort put into preparing proposals in response to this solicitation.

Sincerely,

Michael Capobianco

Contracting Officer

USAID/South Sudan