Place- Based Strategy Baseline - Honduras

SUBMISSION AND RFP INFORMATION I. INFORMATION TO OFFEROR Offerors are reminded that information furnished under this Request for Proposal (RFP) may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Therefore, all items that are confidential to business or that contain trade secrets or proprietary or personnel information must be clearly marked. Marking of items will not necessarily preclude disclosure when Department of State (DOS) determines disclosure is warranted by FOIA. However, if such items are not marked, all information contained within the submitted documents will be deemed releasable. II. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE RFP All questions must be submitted in writing by e-mail. Written questions relating to this RFP shall be accepted through 12:00 PM (local Washington D.C. time) on 30th of November 2015. Any communications in reference to this RFP shall cite the reference section title and page number, and be directed to the following designated Government Representative(s): Name: Alan Eaton Title: Contract Specialist E-mail: EatonAW@state.gov III. NOTICE OF RFP CLOSING DATE AND TIME All proposals shall be submitted to the designated Government Representative(s) via e-mail NLT 12:00 P.M. (local Washington D.C. time) on December 7th 2015. Other means of proposal submissions will not be accepted. Name: Alan Eaton Title: Contract Specialist E-mail: EatonAW@state.gov IV. OFFEROR RELATIONSHIPS The Department encourages the use of subcontractors. In addition, the Department requires that any potential Organization Conflict of Interest be identified in the proposal to ensure proper firewalls established prior to award. V. MULTIPLE PROPOSALS/ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS Offeror shall not submit, nor shall the Government accept or evaluate, multiple proposals offering alternative solutions. Furthermore, the Government shall not evaluate multiple solutions within one proposal. VI. PERIOD OF ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSALS Offeror shall agree, if the proposal is accepted within ninety (90) calendar days (unless a greater period is inserted by the offeror) from the date specified in the solicitation for receipt of proposals, to furnish any or all of the requirements upon which prices are proposed at the price set opposite each item, performed and/or delivered at the designated point(s) within the time specified. VII. TYPE OF CONTRACT This is a firm-fixed price, single award contract. Items outlined under Section 2, STATEMENT OF WORK. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or because of the offeror's failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor will the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in the currency exchange rates. VIII. ACQUISITION METHOD - This requirement is being posted as a full and open competition; - This requirement is 100 percent unrestricted; - The NAICS Code for this requirement shall be 541611 Administrative Management and general Management Consulting Services. IX. EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF CONTRACT This contract will be one year from date of award, with four optional years.