Nutrition and Health Program Plus (NHPplus) in Kenya

The purpose of this notice is to comply with the synopsis and pre-solicitation notice requirements of FAR 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. Any solicitation resulting from this notice will be handled in accordance with FAR 5.102(d); therefore, availability of any resulting solicitation package will be limited to this electronic medium. Accordingly, interested parties are encouraged to register as an interested vendor on www.fbo.gov. This announcement shall not be construed as a request for proposals (RFP); please do not submit a proposal until a formal RFP is posted on the FedBizOpps website: http://www.fbo.gov. The information herein below is released for wide dissemination to all parties and is indicative only. The information is subject to modification and is in no way binding to government and the estimate is based on the best information available at this time. The United States Government (USG), represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the USAID/Kenya Nutrition and Health Program Plus (NHPplus) in Kenya. The purpose of this solicitation will be to identify a qualified contractor to implement this new program. The primary objective of the NHPplus program is to improve nutritional status of Kenyans. To achieve this goal, the USAID/Kenya NHPplusprogram will focus on three intermediate results (IRs): IR 1: Improved Access and Demand For Quality Nutrition Interventions at Community and Facility Levels; IR 2: Strengthened Nutrition Commodity Management; and IR 3: Improved Food and Nutrition Security. USAID anticipates issuing the solicitation on or about January 1, 2014. This notice does not obligate USAID to issue a solicitation or award a contract, nor does it commit the US Government to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of proposals. Subject to availability of funds, USAID anticipates awarding a five-year (5) hybrid contract with Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) completion and term type contract line items for the implementation of this program, with a total estimated funding range of approximately $35,000,000 to $40,000,000 for the entire five year period. USAID will conduct this procurement through full and open competition, under which any type of organization (large or small commercial [for profit] firms, educational institutions, non-profit organizations) is eligible to compete. The procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 shall apply. Any comment/question regarding this pre-solicitation notice should be directed to the Regional Acquisition and Assistance Office, USAID/East Africa, at the following addresses: Camille Garcia, Contracting Officer, email: cgarcia@usaid.gov,Rose Kinuthia, Regional Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, email: rkinuthia@usaid.gov, and Karla Camp, email: kcamp@usaid.gov.