Future Technologies Activity   4

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide technical assistance and support to USAID/Moldova's Office of Economic Growth to enhance the competitiveness of the Moldovan transformative sectors, including light manufacturing, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), precision engineering, media, and creative industries, and to improve the country's integration with Western markets in these sectors, as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID anticipates the award of a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) Completion type contract for an anticipated five-year period. The overall estimated cost of this procurement is between $30 million and $40 million.

For further details, please see the attached RFP.

Background
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide technical assistance and support to USAID/Moldova’s Office of Economic Growth to enhance the competitiveness of the Moldovan transformative sectors, including light manufacturing, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), precision engineering, media, and creative industries, and to improve the country’s integration with Western markets in these sectors. The overall estimated cost of this procurement is between $30 million and $40 million. USAID anticipates the award of a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) Completion type contract for an anticipated five-year period.

Work Details
The purpose of this contract is to provide services that fall within the Statement of Objectives (SOO) specified in Section C for Future Technologies Activity for enhancing the competitiveness of the Moldovan transformative sectors. The contract type is a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion contract. The estimated cost for the performance of the work required hereunder, exclusive of fixed fee, if any, is $ . The fixed fee, if any, is $ . The estimated cost plus fixed fee, if any, is $ . Within the estimated cost plus fixed fee (if any) specified in paragraph (a) above, the amount currently obligated and available for reimbursement of allowable costs incurred by the Contractor (and payment of fee, if any) for performance hereunder is $. The budget for this contract includes Direct Costs, Subcontracts, Grants Under Contracts*, Indirect Costs, Total Estimated Cost, Fixed Fee, and Total Cost Plus Fixed Fee.

Period of Performance
The contract is anticipated to be performed over an anticipated five-year period.

Place of Performance
The geographic location(s) where the contract will be performed are not explicitly provided in the solicitation.