Elections and Political Processes IQCs   2

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) anticipates award of several five-year Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQCs) to support the Elections and Political Processes technical area for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance's Office of Democracy and Governance (DCHA/DG), in order to implement initiatives of transitions to and consolidation of democratic processes throughout the world. The Source/Origin Code for this activity will be 000 or as designated in future task orders. This IQC will provide services in four primary areas A) Effective election administration; B) Participatory, transparent and accountable political parties; C) Citizen participation in electoral and political processes; and D) Technical leadership in the field of electoral and political processes. USAID anticipates awarding approximately three (3) contracts, including an estimated two (2) unrestricted and one (1) set-aside for a small business, on the condition that it is capable of undertaking the work. USAID anticipates that the maximum ordering limitation of the contracts resulting from this RFP will be $400,000,000 over the five (5) year ordering period. Note that this ceiling applies across all contracts and cannot be exceeded in the aggregate; each successful contractor will be eligible to compete on all task orders until the shared ceiling for all contracts is reached. Note that there is no guarantee on the number of contracts awarded, the number of task orders that any one firm will receive, or the amount of money each firm is entitled to, beyond the minimum monetary amount stated in the RFP. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541990. The solicitation will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS web page (i.e., www.fedbizopps.gov) not less than fifteen (15) days after this notice is issued. In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation is limited to this electronic medium only. Requests for other copies of the solicitation will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. No phone requests will be accepted, no solicitation will be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed. Questions must be directed to Claudia M. Enriquez, Contract Specialist, U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OAA/DCHA/DOFDA, Ronald Reagan Building, Room 7.09-132, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20523, (Phone: 202-712-5355) (Fax: 202-216-3396) (email: cenriquez@usaid.gov).