May 5, 2005 Reference: NAICS – 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, & Related Technical Services Subject: Purchase Order – Request for Proposal Solicitation Number M/OAA/2005-100 100% Small Business Setaside Dear Offeror: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), invites contractors to submit a proposal for services described in the attached solicitation. Enclosed you will find a Scope of Work for the negotiation of a Purchase Order Proposal under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. No later than 4:00PM on June 3, 2005, please provide this office with a price and technical proposal for accomplishing the work described in the attached Statement of work. The RFP in no way obligates the U.S. Government to award a contract, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay any cost incurred in preparing and submitting your proposal. The selection process will consist of a Best Value source selection based on past performance, organizational experience, ability to follow instructions and price. Under a Best Value source selection, non-price evaluation factors, when combined are significantly more important than price. However, USAID will not select an offeror for award on the basis of a superior capability without consideration of the amount of its price. In order to select the winning proposal, USAID will rank each offeror by making a series of paired comparisons between them, trading off the marginal differences in capability is worth the marginal difference in price. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Setaside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 541990. Government estimated value of this contract will be $100,000.00 for base year and four option years. The period of performance for this procurement will be July 11, 2005 through November 17, 2005 with four one (1) year option periods. The offeror must submit paper copies of the proposals, one (1) original and three (3) copies to the attention of the undersigned at USAID, either VIA MAIL U.S. Agency for International Development M/OAA/GRO, 7.9-104 Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20523-7100 Attention: Tameka Laws HAND DELIVERY Please call me and I will or someone will be able to available to pick your proposal at the 14th Street visitor’s desk. U.S. Agency for International Development M/OAA/GRO, 7.9-104 Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20523-7100 Attention: Tameka Laws Telephone: (202)712-0524 Proposals that are emailed or faxed will not be accepted. Proposals must be received by the closing date and time stated below. Please refer any questions concerning this request to Tameka Laws at (202)712-0524 or by email at TLaws @usaid.gov. Sincerely, Tameka Laws Contract Specialist M/OAA/GRO/ALPS Office of Acquisition & Assistance Enclosures: Statement of Work (SOW) Section B – Price Schedule Section K – Representation and Instructions Section L – Instructions to Offerors Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award Employee Biographical Data Sheet (USAID Form 1420-17)

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