Determination and Findings (D&F) Authorization for the Use of Other than Full-and-Open Competition in the Award or Modification of Contracts

Pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 706.302-70(b)(3)(ii) of the Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), I have determined that it is necessary to provide for the following exceptions to competition in the award and modification of contracts in support of USAID’s response to activities and programs related to an outbreak of contagious infectious diseases (as defined below) to avoid the impairment of U.S. foreign assistance and the U.S. Government’s foreign-policy objectives. I am making this determination in consideration of the supporting findings set forth below; it will remain in force and effect for five years from the date of the authorization of this Expedited Procedures Package (EPP) for Responding to Outbreaks of Contagious Infectious Diseases .