Industrial Zone Development

Post Date

September 25th 2012

Application Due Date

October 24th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

HQ0034-12-2-0004

CFDA Number(s)

12.597

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Regional Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)

This is a sole source action to award a cooperative agreement to Yasmin ARA LLC LTD to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Task Force for Business Stability Operations (TFBSO).

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4500000

• Award Range:

  $4500000 - $4500000

Grant Description

The Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate, on behalf of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO), proposes to award a cooperative agreement on a single-source basis to Yasmin ARA LLC LTD (Yasmin). The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to assist with establishing an anchor tenant in a new industrial zone in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan and completing site preparation and access for the entire industrial zone. This cooperative agreement is of great benefit to the citizens of Afghanistan. Under this agreement, Yasmin, in cooperation with the TFBSO, will provide direct benefit to Afghanistan citizens as the agreement will promote development of domestic natural gas and mining industries, generate income to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) through business taxes, gas purchases, and royalties on raw material mined; create 300 direct jobs and 1,000 indirect jobs through suppliers, distributors, shippers, builders to further the specific goals and objectives of TFBSO.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Michael Gruden
  Contracting Officer
  Phone 703-545-3572

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  michael.gruden@whs.mil