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Technical Advisory Services: Philippines Railroad Development
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is soliciting proposals for Technical Advisory Services related to the Philippines Railroad Development under solicitation number 1131PL26R0022, with a closing date of June 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. This unrestricted procurement, governed under NAICS Code 541690, is limited exclusively to U.S. firms or individuals, and all contractor and subcontractor personnel must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Subcontracting is capped at less than fifty percent of the proposed price. Proposals must be submitted electronically by the deadline to contractproposals@ustda.gov and must include a signed transmittal letter. Offerors are required to be currently registered with an active status in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and must maintain that status through award and performance. Failure to comply with SAM registration or providing inaccurate Unique Entity ID or Tax Identification Number information renders an offeror ineligible. Contracts awarded to suspended, debarred, or proposed-for-debarment entities are voidable at the government’s discretion. The contract is a firm-fixed-price award with optional cost-reimbursable line items, structured as a 12-month base period with a one-year option, totaling up to 24 months if exercised. Performance may occur at the contractor’s U.S. facility or as directed in the Philippines. The scope requires comprehensive technical review and assessment of deliverables for the SCMB Railway TA contract, including evaluations of transport models, environmental and social impact assessments, regulatory analyses, and final reports. All deliverables must adhere strictly to a defined Task Report Outline, be grammatically and factually accurate, internally consistent, and free of errors, with quality control managed by the contractor, including use of professional editors as needed. Proposals must be divided into two volumes: one for technical and past performance content, limited to 15 pages excluding cover page, table of contents, executive summary, resumes, and references; and another for pricing and certifications. Past performance must be supported by up to three recent contracts, with completed questionnaires sent directly by references. Pricing is evaluated without adjectival ratings, and while cost is considered, non-price factors—particularly sector expertise, technical experience, professional qualifications of proposed personnel, and past performance—are significantly more important than price. Award will follow a trade-off process, permitting selection of a higher-priced offeror if its technical superiority or proven performance just
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SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL26R0022
ISSUANCE DATE: May 05, 2026
CLOSING DATE: June 12, 2026, 1:00 PM, Arlington, VA/EST 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This solicitation is being issued IAW FAR Part 15. 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 UNRESTRICTED 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 in the 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) Tuesday May 12, 2026. Send your questions by email to contractproposals@ustda.gov and aasibey@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 – Schedule of Supplies/Services,
2. Section C – Contract Clauses,
3. Section D – Any Contract Documents, Exhibits and Attachment, and
4. Section E – Instructions to Offerors.
//Signed//
Afua Serwah-Asibey
Contracting Officer
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