BFA_ Institutional Staffing Support (ISC)

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has a requirement for full-time, short-term, and episodic technical and professional support services in support of the USAID's Bureau for Foreign Assistance (and other USAID operating units, as needed). This Request for Proposal (RFP) is prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 16.505, and solicits General Service Administration (GSA), Professional Support Services (PSS) Consulting Services, NAICS Code 541611. Competitive offers will be solicited only from qualified Small Businesses 8(a). Technical proposals will be evaluated using adjectival ratings in accordance with the following criteria, which are listed in decreasing order of importance: Factor 1: Quality of the Technical Approach Factor 2: Organizational Capability Factor 3: Past Performance Factor 4: Staffing and Management I. Factor 1: Quality of the Technical Approach: The Offeror will be evaluated on the extent to which their proposed technical approach demonstrates a strong understanding of Section C of the solicitation and proposes a feasible, effective, and efficient process for accomplishing the key tasks identified in the Section C (e.g. transition; recruitment and hiring; management and retention; replacement and removal; and reporting). For all proposals that are considered technically acceptable, Cost/Price Evaluation will be performed on the costs/price proposed in the cost proposal. The proposed cost/price will be evaluated for realism and reasonableness. If based on the technical review USAID has low confidence in an offer or if the offer is found to be unacceptable, USAID will not conduct any further cost evaluation.