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Latin America and the Caribbean: Transportation Infrastructure Project Scoping Services
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This solicitation, numbered 1131PL26R0035, is for Transportation Infrastructure Project Scoping Services in Latin America and the Caribbean, issued by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) with a closing date of May 11, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time in Arlington, Virginia. The procurement is restricted exclusively to small businesses under NAICS Code 541690, with awards limited to U.S. firms or individuals; all contractor and subcontractor personnel must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, and subcontracting is capped at less than 50% of the proposed price. Offerors must be actively registered in SAM.gov with a valid UEI and CAGE code, and proposals must be submitted exclusively via email to the designated USTDA addresses by the deadline; no other submission methods are accepted. The solicitation is conducted under FAR Part 12 and Subpart 15.3 as a best value trade-off, not LPTA, with the technical approach being the most critical evaluation factor, followed by past performance and then price. Technical evaluation emphasizes relevant experience, feasibility of methodology, and mandatory ILR Level 3 proficiency in both Spanish and Portuguese, either directly or through verified translation services. Past performance must reflect work of similar size, scope, and complexity within the last three years, with offerors bearing the burden of demonstrating low risk. Pricing must be submitted on SF 1449 with all amounts rounded to the nearest dollar and submitted separately from the technical proposal, which is limited to 10 pages of body text in Times New Roman 12-point font, plus a two-page executive summary and three-page resumes per key staff. Deliverables include up to 25 initial project assessments, 15 project reports, one final synthesis report, terms of reference for at least 15 activities, and a public market report, all subject to government inspection and acceptance at USTDA’s Arlington, VA office. The contract, if awarded, will have a two-year performance period with performance occurring primarily in the Latin America and Caribbean region, and the contractor must comply with multiple FAR clauses including prohibitions on Kaspersky and ByteDance software, telecommunications equipment from restricted Chinese firms, unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities, and the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act. Payment must be processed exclusively through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and contractors must maintain Defense Base Act and medical
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT SCOPING SERVICES
SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL26R0035
ISSUANCE DATE: April 13, 2026
CLOSING DATE: May 11, 2026, 1:00 PM, Arlington, VA Time
This Request for Proposal was prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and procedures in Subpart 15.3 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only RFP; offer/requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is being issued IAW FAR Part 12. The Government will offer one award resulting from this solicitation to the offeror who is deemed responsible and is determined, based on the evaluation factors and sub factors, to represent the best value to the Government.
This procurement is RESTRICTED to small businesses under NAICS Code 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Contractor use of subcontractors is limited to less than fifty percent of the proposed price.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPRESENT THE "PROPOSAL PACKAGE" THAT SHOULD BE RETURNED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION (Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (SEP 2023).
According to FAR 52-204-7 (b) (1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. All Offerors must be registered and have an active status within SAM database (www.SAM.gov) in order to be eligible for contract award. Offerors are reminded that failure to properly enroll in the SAM database and provide accurate information shall make an offeror ineligible for award as described in FAR 52.204-7.
Should you have any questions, please send them to this office not later than 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) Monday, April 20, 2026. Send your questions by email to contractproposals@ustda.gov and vpringle@ustda.gov . Questions submitted by facsimile or to alternate email addresses will NOT be accepted. No phone calls will be accepted.
Any contract awarded to a Contractor who at the time of award was suspended, debarred, and ineligible for receipt of contract with Government Agencies or is in receipt of a notice of proposed debarment from any Government Agency, is voidable at the option of the Government.
Award is limited to U.S. Firms or U.S. individuals. Contractor and U.S. subcontractor employees used shall be either U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Enclosed are the following sections, which contain all information necessary to respond to this RFP:
1. Section B – Continuation of SF 1449,
2. Section C – Contract Clauses,
3. Section D – Performance of Work Statement, Exhibits and Attachment, and
4. Section E – Instructions to Offerors.
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