72051422R00007 - Destination Nature Activity

Dear Prospective Offerors: The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID)/Colombia, is seeking proposals from U.S. or non-U.S., non-profit or forprofitorganizations, to provide services to build sustainable business models for Colombia's naturetourism sector that support community development, conserve the country's rich biodiversity, and reduce major drivers of land use and land use change that contribute to greenhouse gas emissionsin Colombia, as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). The Authorized Principal Geographic Code for this solicitation is 937 Default. The NAICS Codefor this solicitation is 541620 Environmental Consulting Services.USAID anticipates awarding a single Hybrid - Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Completion - IndefiniteDelivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. The Total Estimated Cost-Plus Fixed Fee forservices under this contract (CLIN 001 & CLIN 002) is estimated to fall within the range of $38million to $42.5 million. This procurement will be conducted under Full and Open Competitionprocedures, pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1). Please refer to Section L for information regarding proposal requirements. Offerors shouldconsider 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 timeas specified in Section L. Any proposal not received by USAID by the date/time specified in thisRFP will not be reviewed or evaluated. Faxed proposals are not acceptable, nor will they bereviewed or evaluated. Section L of the RFP sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of requiredproposal contents, including critical dates/times for the submission of questions, and the proposalsubmission closing date and time. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will beevaluated. The competition will utilize a Highest Technical Rated with Fair and Reasonable Price and Realistic Cost (HTR) process, not a tradeoff process. In this process, USAID is concernedwith getting the best technical solution that has a fair and reasonable price and realistic cost. Therewill not be a tradeoff to justify paying a premium for a higher technical rated proposal. Offerors must carefully review Sections L and M of this RFP for details of this process. Section Lof the RFP sets forth all instructions for the preparation and submission of required proposalcontents, including critical dates/times for the submission of questions, and the proposalsubmission closing date and time. Section M states the criteria by which proposals will be evaluated. Oral explanations or instructions given before award of the contract that are notformalized with an amendment will not constitute a formal amendment of the RFP and will not bebinding. This RFP in no way obligates USAID to award a contract or task order nor does it commit USAIDto pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. Award of a Contractunder this RFP is subject to availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals. USAID expects that Offerors will have equal access to all local organizations needed to implementthis contract and strongly discourages exclusivity agreements with local organizations.This RFP can be viewed and downloaded from www.sam.gov. USAID bears no responsibility fordata errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware thatamendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same website fromwhich you downloaded the solicitation. USAID advises to regularly check the above website foramendments. Interested firms can register and use the Interested Vendor List (IVL) accessible through thissolicitation on www.sam.gov, so that firms can contact one another for consideration of teamingarrangements and/or small business subcontracting opportunities in response to this solicitation. * This notice is a combined synopsis and solicitation with a response due date of 42 days.