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Request for Quotations (RFQ)

ՄԱՆՐԱՄԱՍՆ ՆԿԱՐԱԳՐՈւԹՅՈւՆ : 

The Strategic Communications Support Activity is a USAID program implemented by Chemonics International in Armenia. The goal of the Strategic Communications Support Activity is to support the Government of Armenia (GOAM) to build effective streamlined, data-driven, and citizen-centered strategic communication systems, capacity, and practices. As part of project activities, the Strategic Communications Support Activity requires the purchase of interpretation and translation services to support the implementation of Chemonics International Inc.’s activities under the auspices of the USAID-funded Strategic Communication Support Activity.

The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit quotations from eligible vendors for as-needed, ad hoc purchases of interpretation and translation services. As a result of this RFQ, the Strategic Communications Support Activity anticipates issuing a blanket purchase agreement (BPA)—or possibly multiple BPAs—to establish specific pricing levels and parameters for ordering these services. This will allow the Strategic Communications Support Activity Project to issue specific purchase orders, on an as- needed basis, for the procurement of these items over the next 12 months. The Vendor shall furnish the supplies/services described in any purchase orders issued by Chemonics under this BPA. Chemonics is only obligated to pay for supplies/services ordered through purchase orders issued under this BPA and delivered by the Vendor in accordance with the terms/conditions of this BPA.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received by Chemonics in accordance with the instructions, terms, and conditions described in this RFQ. Failure to adhere with instructions described in this RFQ may lead to disqualification of an offer from consideration.

Scope of Work: Section 3 (please see the file attached below the application) contains the Scope of Work for the services that may be ordered under the BPA and technical qualifications that the selected offeror must possess.

At this time, specific quantities to be purchased under any BPA resulting from this RFQ are unknown. Specific quantities will depend on the needs of the Strategic Communications Support Activity. Individual purchase orders will be issued under the BPA agreement, as the need arises for additional services.

The purpose of this RFQ is to engage the firm to provide translation and interpretation services to Chemonics and the Strategic Communications Support Activity The firm shall, and when requested, provide the following services:

1. Written translation of text from Armenian to English and vice-versa.
2. Written translation of text from Russian into English and vice-versa
3. Consecutive interpretations (Armenian to English, Russian to English, and vice-versa)
4. Simultaneous/whispering interpretation (Armenian to English, Russian to English, and vice- versa)

The table below contains the list of services that may be ordered under the BPA mechanism. Offerors are requested to provide per-unit quotations containing the information below on official letterhead or official quotation format. In the event this is not possible, offerors may complete this Section 3 and submit a signed/stamped version to Chemonics.

There is a row (please see the RFQ file attached below) available for offerors to provide costs for equipment needed for any of the below translation services.

ԴԻՄԵԼՈւ ԿԱՐԳԸ : 

Offers must be received no later than 5 pm local Yerevan time on May 1, 2024 by email to the Strategic Communications Support Activity project management unit. Any emailed offers must be emailed to PMU-ARM-StrategicCommunications@chemonics.com.

Please reference the RFQ number in any response to this RFQ. Offers received after this time and date will be considered late and will be considered only at the discretion of Chemonics.

Questions: Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFQ may be submitted no later than 5 pm local Yerevan time on April 29, 2024 by email to PMU-ARM- StrategicCommunications@chemonics.com. Questions and requests for clarification—and the responses thereto—that Chemonics believes may be of interest to other offerors will be circulated to all RFQ recipients who have indicated an interest in bidding.

Only the written answers issued by Chemonics will be considered official and carry weight in the RFQ process and subsequent evaluation. Any verbal information received from employees of Chemonics or any other entity should not be considered as an official response to any questions regarding this RFQ.

Quotations: The per-unit pricing in quotations in response to this RFQ must be priced on a fixed- price, all-inclusive basis, including all other costs, only exception is the rent of interpretation equipment that is listed as a separate line in Section 3. Pricing must be presented in Armenian Drams (AMD). Offers must remain valid for not less than thirty (30) calendar days after the offer deadline. Prices quoted must remain fixed for a minimum of 12 months. Offerors are requested to provide quotations on official letterhead or quotation format; in the event this is not possible, offerors may complete the table in Section 3.

In addition, offerors responding to this RFQ are requested to submit the following:
- Organizations responding to this RFQ are requested to submit a copy of their official registration or business license.
- Individuals responding to this RFQ are requested to submit a copy of their identification card.
- A minimum of two (2) references (with name and contact information) indicating the relevant services carried out in the last three (3) years that best illustrate organization/individual’s qualifications and past performance. References from USAID or similar donor-funded projects are preferred. Independent verification of the references may be carried out. Chemonics reserves the right to obtain past performance information from sources other than those identified by the offeror;
- Narrative description of past performance for similar services no more than one (1) page;
- List of all equipment that will be used for the translation including details on backup system and extra devices if required.

Delivery: As part of its response to this RFQ, each offeror is expected to provide an estimate (in calendar days) of the delivery timeframe (after receipt of order). The delivery estimate presented in an offer in response to this RFQ must be upheld in the performance of any resulting contract.

Source/Nationality/Manufacture: All services offered in response to this RFQ or supplied under any resulting award must meet USAID Geographic Code 937 or 110 in accordance with the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 22 CFR §228. The cooperating country for this RFQ is Armenia.

Offerors may not offer or supply any commodities or services that are manufactured or assembled in, shipped from, transported through, or otherwise involving any of the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria.

Any and all items that are made by Huawei Technology Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikivision Digital Technology Company, Dahua Technology Company will not be accepted. If offers include items from these entities please note that they will be deemed not technically responsive and excluded from competition.

Taxes and VAT:
The agreement under which this procurement is financed does not permit the financing of any taxes, VAT, tariffs, duties, or other levies imposed by any laws in effect in the Cooperating Country. No such Cooperating Country taxes, charges, tariffs, duties or levies will be paid under any order resulting from this RFQ. Upon request, Chemonics can provide VAT exemption letter.

UEI Number: Companies or organizations, whether for-profit or non-profit, shall be requested to provide a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number if selected to receive an award in response to this RFQ valued greater than or equal to $30,000 (or equivalent in other currency). If the Offeror does not

have a UEI number and is unable to obtain one before the offer submission deadline, the Offeror shall include a statement noting their intention to register for a UEI number should it be selected as the successful offeror or explaining why registration for a UEI number is not possible. UEI numbers can be obtained online at SAM.gov. Further guidance on obtaining a UEI number is available from Chemonics upon request.

Eligibility: By submitting an offer in response to this RFQ, the offeror certifies that it and its principal officers are not debarred, suspended, or otherwise considered ineligible for an award by the
U.S. Government. Chemonics will not award a contract to any firm that is debarred, suspended, or considered to be ineligible by the U.S. Government.

Information on Evaluation and Award can be found in RFQ file attached below the announcement.

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RFQ 002_Translation Services_Chemonics International Inc.pdf - RFQ