Vertical Structures A&E IDIQ

Dear Potential Offerors:

Pursuant to the authority in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the U.S. Agency for International Development Mission to Jordan (USAID/Jordan) requests qualifications from local professional architect-engineer (A-E) firms registered as Class 1A in the field of buildings specialty as classified by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing; and eligible to provide design, construction management, and related services.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541310 - Architectural Services.

 In addition, offerors must be eligible in accordance with the authorized geographic code for this procurement which is 937.

USAID anticipates that the maximum ordering limitation of the contracts resulting from this RFQ will be $18,000,000 over the 5-year ordering period. The maximum aggregate dollar value of task orders awarded to all contractors cannot exceed this contract ceiling. This ceiling is not being subdivided among the number of awardees, nor is it being multiplied by the number of awardees. There is no guarantee on the number of task orders that the successful contractors will receive or the amount of money beyond the minimum order guarantee set forth in the RFQ.Firm Fixed-Price task orders are preferred although task orders may be either Firm Fixed-Price or Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee - Completion.  USAID reserves the right to issue other types of task order contracts as deemed appropriate by the Contracting Officer. 

A pre-award conference has been scheduled for the following date and location:

Date: January 16, 2020

Time: TBD

Location: Amman, Jordan

Offerors are highly encouraged to attend. If your firm plans to attend, please RSVP the names, titles, and contact information for up to 3 of your firm’s representatives to the following email address/date/time:
 

Date:January 5, 2020

Time: 12:00 PM (UTC +2) Jordan Time

RSVP email address:JVS@usaid.gov 
 

Details for the conference will be provided in response to your RSVP. The conference will set aside time to present expectations and  submission requirements, and to address any questions from Offerors. USAID cautions that any verbal or written information and/or answers to questions that take place during the conference are not official. All Questions/ Requests for Information must be submitted to the following email address/date/time:

Date: January 23, 2020

Time: 12:00pm ( UTC +2) Jordan Time

email address: JVS@usaid.gov 

It is the responsibility of the recipient of this RFQ to ensure that it has been received from the internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

If your firm decides to submit a technical proposal in response to this RFQ, it must be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFQ at the designated place and time indicated.

USAID anticipates awarding 2-4 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts resulting from this solicitation. USAID reserves the right to award more, less, or none. However, Issuance of this RFQ does not in any way obligate USAID to award a contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.  Furthermore, USAID reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the U.S. Government.

***Please note that the draft anticipated SOWs for TO 1 and TO2 are included in the attachments of this RFQ for offer information ONLY. TOs are NOT to be addressed in the offeror IDIQ technical or cost proposals at this time. USAID anticipates releasing RFTPs for both TOs AFTER final selection of IDIQ holders. *********

Thank you for your interest in USAID/Jordan programs.