MODIFICATION
R -- USAID/Timor-Leste Development Scholarships and Higher Education Program (DSHEP) - Solicitation 1
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Thailand USAID-Bangkok, American Embassy/Bangkok, USAID Box 47, APO, 96546
- ZIP Code
- 96546
- Solicitation Number
- 486-12-004
- Archive Date
- 2/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Kornpreeya Paoluglam, Phone: 66-2-257-3000, Maria Rosario M. Arenas, Phone: 662-257-3000
- E-Mail Address
-
kpaoluglam@usaid.gov, MArenas@usaid.gov
(kpaoluglam@usaid.gov, MArenas@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFP 486-12-004 DSHEP Issuance Date: November 16, 2011 Closing Date: January 16, 2012 Closing Time: 3:00 P.M., Bangkok, Local Time Subject: Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 486-12-004 Timor-Leste Development Scholarships and Higher Education Program (DSHEP) To All Prospective Offerors: The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing the services as described in the attached solicitation. USAID plans to award a Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion type, cost reimbursement contract. You have received this document through the USAID Internet site. Some of the Attachment/Forms/Appendices/ Exhibits in Section J have been supplied to you electronically. Other Attachments/Forms/Appendices/Exhibits, which may not be included electronically in this solicitation, may be found at http://www.USAID.GOV/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/forms/ or by contacting the person in block 10 on page 1 of the SF 33. If you have received this RFP electronically, then you must notify the contact person listed in block 10 of the original SF33 of the original RFP by fax or e-mail. As the recipient of this solicitation document, you are responsible for ensuring that you have received it from the Internet in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, please be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same Internet site from which you downloaded the solicitation. Generally, the Contracting Officer will send copies of amendments to all those who have sent in the written confirmation of solicitation receipt. However, USAID does not guarantee that an amendment will be issued to you directly based upon written confirmation that you have downloaded the solicitation from the Internet. You are therefore advised to regularly check the FedBizOps website (http://www.fedbizops.gov/) for amendments. Please pay careful attention to Section K - Representations, Certifications and Acknowledgements of the accompanying Request for Proposals. Offerors are now expected to comply with FAR clause 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, and complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application website at http://orca.bpn.gov. Offerors must carefully adhere to Section L - Instructions to Offerors and Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award. Sections B through J of the solicitation will become the basis for the contract. Any blanks in Sections B through J will be completed by the Contracting Officer before award. You are strongly encouraged to submit any comments or questions concerning this RFP by no later than December 2, 2011. These should be directed to Mr. Thomas M. Stephens, Regional Contracting Officer and attention to Ms. Maria Rosario M. Arenas, Senior Acquisition Specialist and Ms. Kornpreeya Paoluglam, Acquisition Specialist, USAID/RDMA, Bangkok, Thailand by fax, (662) 257-3099, or e-mail. Mr. Stephens, Ms. Arenas and Ms. Paoluglam may be reached at the following e-mail addresses, respectively: tstephens@usaid.gov, marenas@usaid.gov and kpaoluglam@usaid.gov. The Proposal shall be prepared in two separate parts: the Technical Proposal shall address technical aspects only while the Business (Cost) Proposal shall present the costs and address related issues such as responsibility. Offerors shall submit one (1) original and one (1) copy of their Technical Proposal in a sealed envelope which is clearly marked as being in response to this RFP. Offerors shall submit one (1) original and one (1) copy of their Business Proposal separately in a sealed envelope indicating that it is in response to this RFP and contains cost information. One copy each of the technical and business proposals shall also be submitted within the sealed envelopes on electronic medium (disk or CD) with text in WORD and budgets in EXCEL (without protected passwords). Proposals must be signed by an official who is authorized to bind the organization. The required closing date and time for receipt of proposals at the USAID/RDMA office in Bangkok, Thailand is 3:00 P.M. Bangkok local time on January 16, 2012. Point of required receipt is at USAID/RDMA, Bangkok, Thailand and not at USAID in Washington, D.C. or at any other location. Offerors should take account of the expected delivery time required by the proposal transmission method they choose, and are responsible to ensure that proposals are received at USAID/RDMA by the due date and time specified above. Faxed or emailed proposals are not acceptable. The normal method of transmission for proposals should be by hand delivery (including international courier) or by regular mail. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of the contract will not be binding. Issuance of this solicitation does not obligate USAID to award a contract, nor will USAID pay any costs associated with the preparation or submission of proposals. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of the Government. Award of a contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals. Thank you for your interest in USAID programs. Sincerely, Thomas M. Stephens Regional Contracting Officer USAID/RDMA, Bangkok
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/AID/OM/THA/486-12-004/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Dili, East Timor
- Record
- SN02624787-W 20111118/111116234823-ae9989cc791336a7ac6612c125e8e7b0 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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