Request for Proposals (RFP) Solicitation Number 72065619R00008 for USAID Mozambique Mission Architecture and Engineering (A&E) Services

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals to provide Design, Design Review and Construction Oversight Services for USAID's Mission in Maputo, Mozambique as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). USAID anticipates awarding multiple contracts for a period of five (5)-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IDIQs). USAID anticipates that these multiple awards will be restricted to local and locally established organizations.

Task orders will be placed with local and locally established organizations in accordance with Section F.8 ordering procedures.

USAID anticipates that the maximum aggregate ordering limitation for contracts resulting from this RFP will be $5 Million 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 RFP.

Please refer to Section L for information regarding proposal requirements. Offerors should take into account the expected delivery time required by the proposal transmission method they choose, and they are responsible for ensuring proposals are received at USAID by the due date and time as specified in Section L. Failure to comply with the submission date and time will deem any submission unacceptable and it will not be reviewed or evaluated. Faxed proposals are not acceptable, nor will they be reviewed or evaluated.

Section L of the RFP sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of required proposal contents, including critical dates/times for the submission of questions, and the proposal submission closing date and time. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Oral explanations or instructions, if any given before award of the contract will not be binding.

USAID will hold a pre-proposal conference to help clarify any parts of the RFP or process. Any questions and answers during the pre-proposal conference will be recorded and included in the Amendment of this solicitation and posted in www.fedbizopps.gov. The pre-proposal conference will be held at the address below:

USAID/Mozambique
JAT Complex
Rua 1231, Nr. 41
Maputo
Mozambique

Should you intend to participate in the aforementioned conference, please provide the names of the individuals that will represent your entity at the pre-proposal conference to fsultan@usaid.gov by not later than October 17, 2019 at 3:00 pm (Maputo Local Time).
At this time USAID kindly requests that no more than 3 people per entity attend the pre-proposal conference.

This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract nor does it commit USAID to pay for any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Award of a Contract under this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals.

This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from www.fedbizopps.gov. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same website from which you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises to regularly check the above website for amendments.