Reverse Trade Missions, Conferences, Workshops, Training, and other Related Events, Contract No.: 1131PL-16-D-IQ91926

Solicitation Number: USTDA-16-D-0001
Contract Award Number: 1131PL-16-D-IQ91926

General Description of Task Order Activities:
The Contractor shall plan, coordinate, organize, and manage the events listed below:
(a) Reverse Trade Missions. One of the USTDA activities is the Reverse Trade Mission (“RTM”) program, through which USTDA bring foreign project sponsors, officials and others to the United States to observe the design, manufacture, demonstration, and operation of U.S. products and services that can potentially help them achieve their developmental goals. The ultimate goal of the RTM is to deliver development assistance and enable the eventual procurement of goods and services from the United States.
(b) Conferences and Workshops. Among USTDA's program activities are sector and/or project-specific Conferences and Workshops. USTDA Conferences and workshops connect U.S. firms with foreign project sponsors. These sector or region-specific events are designed to showcase U.S. goods, services, and technology to foreign buyers. U.S. firms also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with foreign project sponsors. These events provide U.S. companies with an understanding of U.S. government programs and the role they can play in supporting increased exports, from advocacy support to export financing options.
(c) Training. In support of U.S. businesses, USTDA provides training for foreign decision makers to support the sale of U.S. equipment and services overseas. Training can take place in either the United States or host country and it typically focuses on technology or regulatory requirements in order to give project sponsors a better understanding of U.S. capabilities and expertise related to a procurement opportunity.
(d) Other Events. USTDA undertakes other events necessary to connect U.S. firms with overseas export opportunities, including potentially roundtable meetings for U.S. industry and foreign project sponsors, conducting advance work for high level visitors from USTDA countries, and providing support to high level events being organized by other U.S. Government entities. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining the facilities, making travel arrangements and hotel accommodations for USTDA personnel, preparing the schedule, assembling appropriate supporting documentation and presentation materials, and marketing the event.
(e) Supporting Technical Assistance and Documentation. This may include research for project definition, identification of project sponsors and speakers, preparation of project resource guides, training materials, conference books and other material (such as overheads, electronic presentations and other audiovisual tools) for use during reverse trade missions, conferences, workshops, training, and outreach activities.

Duration: 12 months from date of award with 4 twelve month option periods that may be exercised at the Government’s discretion

The base and task order ordering periods are as follows [Dates are notional and will be revised when a Base Contract and Task Order are issued]:
BASE PERIOD: March 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017
OPTION PERIOD ONE: March 1, 2017 through February 28, 2018
OPTION PERIOD TWO: March 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019
OPTION PERIOD THREE: March 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020
OPTION PERIOD FOUR: March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021