NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT MODIFICATION

Award Number: AID-521-C-13-00007 The United States Agency for International Development in Haiti (USAID/Haiti) intends to award a contract modification award to NRECA International, LTD. for a cost extension under the Pilot Project for Sustainable Electricity Distribution (PPSELD). Launching a competition at this stage of the activity would result in a duplication of costs and efforts, and unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. The PPSELD activity is the partnership between the Government of Haiti (GoH) and U.S. Government (USAID) to provide modern electricity services to the CIP customers and the Commune of Caracol with an expansion to other communes located near the CIP. The continued services under the contract will provide electricity services to multiple communes in Cap Haitien, Haiti; expand electric distribution infrastructure system; and provide training and mentoring the utility staff to manage, operate and maintain the utility. The statutory authority permitting the award without providing full and open competition is AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(5) that this authority may be used for an award for the continued provision of highly specialized services when award to another resource would result in substantial additional costs to the Government or would result in unacceptable delays. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The award of this contract modification is planned on or before January 13, 2017. Interested organizations may signify interest and capability to respond to the requirements or may submit proposals no later than five (5) calendar days after issuance of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination not to compete this proposed contract modification based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for this proposed modification. Please refer any questions to Deborah Simms-Brown, Contracting Officer at [email protected].