# RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1131pl24rcp91077

- Solicitation number: 1131PL24RCP91077
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Ascendant Program Services, LLC
- Department: United States Trade and Development Agency
- Contracting office: US Trade and Development Agency (1131PL)
- NAICS: 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Arlington, Virginia
- County: Arlington County (FIPS 51013). https://abierto.us/counties/arlington-county-va-51013
- City: Arlington. https://abierto.us/cities/arlington-va-5103000
- First posted: January 5, 2024
- Last posted: January 9, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/29f5522e58dc43c0aaa20fbd879ffb95/view

## Description

**ATTENTION PLEASE SEE:** AMENDMENT A0002 - PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT - RESPONSE TO THREE (3) ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS RECEIVED IN REFERENCE TO SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL24RCP91077 - ALL ELSE REMAIN UNCHANGED AMENDMENT A0001 - PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENTS - RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED IN REFERENCE TO SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1131PL24RCP91077 - ALL ELSE REMAIN UNCHANGED SOLICITATION OPEN DATE:

**WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2023 CLOSING DATE:** JANUARY 19, 2024 AT 12 NOON WASHINGTON, DC TIME QUESTIONS: CLOSING DATE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 3RD, 2024 AT 12 NOON WASHINGTON, DC TIME USTDA is issuing this small business set-aside Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit offerors for the purpose of entering into a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 using FAR Part 15 procedures.

USTDA seeks a contractor to perform substantive research and analytical support services as well as agency-wide monitoring and evaluation support services relative to the specific programmatic regions in which USTDA operates. The resulting contract will be awarded for a base period of twelve (12) months with four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. All Offerors must be registered and have an active status in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) in order to be eligible for contract award.

Offerors are reminded that failure to properly enroll in the SAM database shall make an offeror ineligible for award. Offerors’ proposals shall be submitted electronically via ContractProposals@ustda.gov no later than Friday, January 19, 2024, at 12:00 Noon Washington DC Time/EST, adhering to the files set forth in the RFP. Please see RFP attached.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Ascendant Program Services, LLC (UEI D9V5J11YJYT6)
- Contract: 1131PL24CCP91077, definitive contract
- Obligated: $8,061,645.60
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 1131PL24RCP91077 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1131PL (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1131PL24CCP91077_1153_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 5, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due January 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 154d660b7eac4a72a858bd7c707de092. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/154d660b7eac4a72a858bd7c707de092/view
- January 9, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due January 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 29f5522e58dc43c0aaa20fbd879ffb95. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/29f5522e58dc43c0aaa20fbd879ffb95/view

## Points of contact

- Garth A. Hibbert, ghibbert@ustda.gov, 7038754357
- Afua Serwah-Asibey, aasibey@ustda.gov, 7038754357

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