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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 15, 2009 FBO #2638
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L -- Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA) - RFP 168-09-004 Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA)

Notice Date

2/13/2009
 

Notice Type

RFP 168-09-004 Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA)
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Hungary USAID-Budapest, Regional Contracts Office, 5270 Budapest Place, Washington, District of Columbia, 20521-5270
 

ZIP Code

20521-5270
 

Solicitation Number

168-09-004
 

Archive Date

4/15/2009
 

Point of Contact

Leslie-Ann Burnette-Badinga,, Phone: 011-36-1-475-4239, clement j. bucher,, Phone: 011-36-1-475-4032
 

E-Mail Address

Lburnette-badinga@usaid.gov, cbucher@usaid.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The United States Agency for International Development, Regional Services Center (RSC) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of its client Mission, USAID Bosnia and Herzegovina in anticipation of a cost-reimbursement completion contract to implement a three-year plus two-year option program entitled the Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA). Under the planned activity, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) seek to provide technical assistance and/or services to increase sustainable economic growth and employment in three sectors by impacting the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Bosnia-Herzegovina through the implementation of this program entitled “Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA)”. USAID has agreed to contribute US $14 million and SIDA plans to contribute U.S. $7 million over the three-year plus two-year option life of project for a total ranging between US $20.5- US $20.9 million (subject to congressional and parliamentary appropriations). FIRMA will help SMEs in the three sectors capitalize on their relative comparative advantages and translate these into strong competitive advantages while addressing the identified challenges. The impact of improved competitiveness of firms in targeted sectors will be measured through increased sales, sustainable employment, and exports of firms in the targeted sectors. While the focus of assistance is to improve results of individual enterprises, the contractor is expected to design and implement assistance activities which will have a greater sector-wide impact including clusters, associations and other collaborative arrangements. The two bilateral donors of Sweden and the United States, have agreed to a Joint Financing Arrangement (JFA) for FIRMA. USAID will carry out procurement steps to competitively select an implementer, and will conduct contract administration on behalf of the two donors. Both donors will be engaged in strategic management and oversight of FIRMA. This is a full and open competition and the procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 shall apply. Firms or organizations and subcontractors whose their source, origin and nationality is in countries party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and the cooperating country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are eligible to compete. At this time, 39 countries, including European Union (EU) member states and the United States, are parties to the Agreement. USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S and non- U.S. firms, small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business in this activity as prime contractor or as subcontractor. Interested firms can register and use the Interested Vendor List (IVL) accessible on the FedBizOpps page so that firms can contact one another for consideration of teaming arrangements and/or small business subcontracting opportunities in response to this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541990. The small business size standard is $7 million. In accordance with FAR 5.102(d) availability of the solicitation is limited to this electronic medium only. The solicitation is posted herewith at FEDBIZOPPS web page (www.fedbizopps.gov). Requests for other copies of the RFP will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. No phone requests will be accepted, no RFP will be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed. Please do not contract USAID/BiH. All communication must be through this office. The release of this notice in no way obligates USAID or the US Government to release an RFP or make an award of any type.
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=3a9f7e948ba357c829f62c7dc8eacc28&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Document(s)

RFP 168-09-004 Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA)
 

File Name: RFP #168-09-004 Fostering Interventions for Rapid Market Advancement (FIRMA) (RFP 168-09-004 FIRMA fbo.pdf)

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Place of Performance

Address: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 

Record

SN01751077-W 20090215/090213221326-3a9f7e948ba357c829f62c7dc8eacc28 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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