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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 22,1999 PSA#2267USAID, Office of Microenterprise Dev., Economic Growth and Agricultural
Dev. Center, Bureau for Global Affairs, RRB Rm. 2.10-024, Wash., DC
20523 R -- IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM, THE MICROENTERPRISE INNOVATION
PROJECT SOL G/EGAD/MD-99-A-002 POC Contact Point: Angela Davis, Phone:
202-712-0030; Fax: 202-216-3228 On or about January 25, 1999, Request
for Applications for Business Development Services (RFA-BDS) RFA
G/EGAD/MD-99-A-002 will be issued by the Office of Microenterprise
Development in the U.S. Agency for International Development's
(USAID's) Bureau for Global Affairs (G/EGAD/MD). The RFA-BDS will
request Cooperative Agreement proposals from a wide range of
organizations including U.S. PVOs, cooperatives, credit unions,
commercial banks, international organizations, developing country
organizations, and for-profit firms. The purpose of the Cooperative
Agreements (CAs) are to finance the development and delivery of
innovative, high quality, replicable, efficient, and effective business
development products and services for microenterprises. The CAs will
not fund institutional development of the local or applicant
organization. Applicants must have demonstrated capacity to implement
microenterprise development programs. While for-profit firms may submit
applications, it is USAID's policy not to award fees/profits under
assistance instruments. For the purpose of this RFA, business
development services include a broad range of products and services
such as, but not limited to: (a) marketing assistance; (b) business
training, mentoring, advisory, and information services; and (c)
business linkages. Associated policy and advocacy programs are also
eligible. Cooperative Agreements will be fully or incrementally funded,
depending on the availability of funds. Satisfactory progress will be
measured in terms of achievement of specific program targets set for
the local implementing organization. The progress will be verified by
assessments conducted by G/EGAD/MD. Approximately 3 to 7 Cooperative
Agreements will be awarded. Proposed programs must: 1) receive USAID
Mission concurrence for each proposed country, 2) contribute at least
25% of the proposed program's cost in cash or in kind cost-share, 3)
cover a period of 1 to 2 years, and 4) total not more than $750,000 of
USAID funding. Each proposal must be for one or more countries chosen
from among those countries world-wide currently eligible for USAID
funding. An applicant may submit more than one proposal. Interested
applicants should request the RFA in writing by faxing (202)216- 3228
or writing via the U.S. Postal Service to the Office of Microenterprise
Development, Economic Growth and Agricultural Development Center,
Bureau for Global Affairs, United States Agency for International
Development, RRB Room 2.10-024, Washington, D.C. 20523-2110. Attention:
Angela Davis. Any mail sent by courier should be sent to Angela Davis
at the Office of Microenterprise Development, Economic Growth and
Agricultural Development Center, Bureau for Global Affairs, United
States Agency for International Development, RRB Room 2.10-024,
Washington, D.C. 20523. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded
using the Agency Web site. The RFA-BDS, once issued, can be downloaded
from the Agency Web site. The Worldwide Web address is
http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement
Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurements." On the
following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations."
Receipt of the RFA-BDS through INTERNET must be confirmed by written
notification to the contact person noted above. It is the
responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure
that is has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears
no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or
conversion processes. Posted 01/20/99 (I-SN289692). (0020) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0067 19990122\R-0004.SOL)
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