USAID Ocean Plastics Reduction Program (Ocean Plastics) Contract Opportunity

The purpose of this notice is to comply with the synopses 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 vendors, especially small business, are encouraged to register themselves as an interested vendor. The United States Agency for International Development, Sri Lanka and Maldives (USAID/Sri Lanka & Maldives) intends to release a solicitation for a project titled “USAID Ocean Plastics Reduction Program (Ocean Plastics)”. The purpose of this activity is to reduce plastics available to the environment, by reducing plastics inputs and improving integrated solid waste management (SWM) practices, with an emphasis on reduction of ocean plastics pollution in Sri Lanka and Maldives. The four overarching objectives of this activity are: 1. Reduce reliance on virgin plastic inputs and products; 2. Professionalize, improve, and expand solid waste management, with a focus on reducing plastics available to the environment; 3. Empower communities to drive local solid waste management solutions; and 4. Strengthen the enabling environment for solid waste management, with an emphasis on reducing ocean plastics. The anticipated solicitation date is on or about January 31, 2022.