Y -- Afghanistan Infrastructure Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program

USAID Regional Development Mission/Asia, Afghanistan Procurement Support Office in conjunction with USAID/Afghanistan intends to issue solicitations for 4 single-holder Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQCs) for construction programs in 4 infrastructure sectors in Afghanistan. The sectors are as follows: Energy and Natural Resources, Transportation, Vertical Structures, and Water. The period of performance is anticipated to be 5 years for each contract. The objective of these projects is to promote rapid reconstruction and economic recovery effort that improves the living conditions of the population, and removes a cause of extremism, lawlessness, and involvement in illicit activity. USAID supports the building of a stable democratic state in Afghanistan, through the pillars of the Bonn Accord, and Afghan participation in developing a consensus around the Bonn process, and the 2004 Berlin agreement, “Rebuilding Afghanistan.” The estimated cost of the 4 contracts over the 5 year period is between $3.5 billion and $4.5 billion. It is anticipated that RFPs for these procurements will be issued on/about February 15, 2005 and that awards will be made on/about May 15, 2005.