USAID/Afghanistan, U.S. Embassy Kabul invites you to express interest to enter into a Blanket Purchase Agreement or Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract that establishes the terms and conditions applicable to future purchases of Financial Services as detailed in section 2.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is contemplating announcing an RFP for award of one or more Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) or Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to multiple sources. USAID also reserves the right to award a single BPA agreement or IDIQ contract, if determined to be in the best interests of the Government.

A Blanket Purchase Agreement is not a contract. A Blanket Purchase Agreement is a simplified method of procuring quantities of services that selected vendors are in a position to furnish through the issuance of a BPA Call Order authorized by the Contracting Officer.

Payment of (BPA) Call Orders issued under a BPA will be made by the authorized Paying Office as approved by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

USAID may place a Minimum Guarantee amount on the BPA. In the past this amount has been $3,000.00. However, currently that amount is not final.

An IDIQ is a contract. An IDIQ is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract that selected vendors are in a position to compete through a Request to Task Order Proposal (RFTOP) process for Task Order award. Individually, RFTOPs are solicited to each IDIQ contract holder and award is made through a competitive process.

UPDATE, 22 January 2012:

Amendment 01:

1. Extending closing date to January 31, 2012 3:00 PM Kabul local time.
2. Attached Q&A.
3. Amendment 01 with attachement.