Energy and Water IQC

ENERGY AND WATER INDEFINITE-QUANTITY CONTRACTS (IQC) The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to solicit proposals for negotiation of an anticipated five multiple-award indefinite-quantity contracts (IQC). Up to two of the awards are anticipated to be reserved for an Afghan firm (s) specializing in Energy and/or Water Resources. Source and nationality code 935 is applicable to this solicitation. Work under the IQCs will be delivered under task orders to renovate and modernize Afghanistan's energy and water sectors. The IQCs will provide a broad range of energy and water sector services to support Afghanistan's economic, social, and political development by providing secure, reliable, and affordable energy, water, and sanitation. Task orders will support the development and implementation of infrastructure development and shall include construction, design, technical assistance, equipment and commodities procurement, engineering renovation, repairs, and design-build services. Design-build task orders will include the provision of architectural/engineering (A/E) services. Energy requirements may include, but are not limited to: generation (thermal, hydro, solar, wind), transmission, distribution, power imports, conservation, efficiency, and commercial operations. Water requirements may include but are not limited to household, community, and urban water supply, point-of-use treatment, sanitation, wastewater management, wastewater reuse, integrated water resources management, watershed planning, design and construction of small irrigation dams, design and construction of large signature multi-purpose reservoirs. Contractors shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, logistics, security, and any other required resources to perform all work, and shall be prepared to deal with a challenging work environment, and changes and compressed schedules resulting from emergency requests and changing priorities. Work areas will include, but not be limited to: 1. Oil and Gas Development 2. Generation, Transmission and Distribution 3. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 4. Water Supply and Sanitation 5. Commercial Operations 6. Small Irrigation Dam Design and Construction 7. Large Signature Multi-Purpose Dam Design and Construction 8. Integrated River Basin Planning 9. Capacity Building, Advisory, Policy Work 10. Provision of Equipment and Commodities The period of performance is anticipated to be five years. The maximum sum of all task orders awarded under all IQCs is anticipated to be not exceed $750,000,000. Task orders may be cost-reimbursement, fixed-price, or fixed price with cost-reimbursement line items. USAID anticipates posting a Request for Proposals (RFP) on FedBizOpps in the near future. Proposals will be due within 30 calendar days from the RFP posting date. The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice is to alert potential offerors that USAID/Afghanistan's Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) intends to issue a request for proposals and to afford potential offerors the advanced opportunity to: 1) organize a proposal preparation team; 2) begin recruitment of personnel; and, 3) as applicable, enter into teaming arrangements. (End of Description)