USAID/Vietnam Treatment for Dioxin Remediation at the Bien Hoa Airbase Area – Phase I (Treatment I)   3

ISSUING DATE : July 1, 2021

RFP QUESTION DUE DATE : July 12, 2021 at 1600 Hanoi time

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE : Tentatively the week of July 19, 2021 Hanoi TBD local time

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DUE DATE : August 19, 2021 at 1600 Hanoi time

Subject: Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 72044021R00002 for USAID Treatment Phase 1 for Dioxin Remediation at Bien Hoa Airbase Area

Dear Prospective Offerors:

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development Mission in Vietnam (USAID/Vietnam), is seeking Proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing the services as described in this solicitation. This acquisition for construction is being procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36.

USAID/Vietnam anticipates awarding one firm-fixed-price contract. The U.S. Government may award this contract without discussions. The order of magnitude of the resultant contract is between $50 to $80 million for the anticipated period of performance of approximately 5 years.

Prime Offerors under this RFP must be registered under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 562910 -- Remediation Services with business size of $22 million. In addition, Offerors must be eligible in accordance with the authorized geographic code for this procurement which is 937.

The recorded site walk and pre-proposal conference will be scheduled among prospective Offerors and will be held virtually from Vietnam. Although they are not mandatory, Offerors are encouraged to attend this virtual conference for both the recorded site walk and the pre-proposal conference. Prospective Offerors who wish to participate in this virtual conference may express their interest and provide their contact information to Suzanne H. Johnson at sjohnson@usaid.gov and Karittha Jenchiewchan at kjenchiewchan@usaid.gov no later than July 20, 2021 Hanoi local time. Apart from expressing interest to attend the virtual conference, please do not send questions relating to this conference. Detailed information on the virtual conference will be provided to interested Offerors directly via email at a later date prior to the actual virtual conference.

Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted via e-mail to the points of contact identified in Section L no later than the date and time for questions stated above. Unless otherwise notified by an amendment to this RFP, USAID will not answer questions after the deadline or by phone. Offerors must not submit questions to any other USAID staff. All questions submitted and the response thereto will be provided in writing through an amendment to the RFP which will be publicly posted on www.sam.gov.

Issuance of this solicitation in no way obligates USAID to award a contract, nor does it commit USAID to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal. USAID reserves the right to reject any and all offers received. Award of a contract under this RFP is subject to the availability of funds and other internal USAID approvals. Final award of any resultant contract cannot be made until funds have been fully appropriated, allocated, and committed through USAID's internal procedures. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

Sincerely,

/s/

Suzanne H. Johnson

Contracting Officer USAID/Vietnam

Background
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking proposals from qualified organizations for the USAID Treatment – Phase 1 for Dioxin Remediation at Bien Hoa Airbase Area. The contract is being procured under Part 36 and is anticipated to be awarded as a firm-fixed-price contract without discussions. The order of magnitude of the resultant contract is between $50 to $80 million for an anticipated period of performance of approximately 5 years.

Work Details
The services required include remediation services under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 562910. Prime Offerors must be registered under this NAICS code with a business size of $22 million and must be eligible for the authorized geographic code 937. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to attend a virtual conference for both the recorded site walk and the pre-proposal conference, although attendance is not mandatory. Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted via email to the points of contact identified in Section L.

Period of Performance
The anticipated period of performance for the contract is approximately 5 years.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed at Bien Hoa Airbase Area, Vietnam.