R -- COUNTRY LIAISON OFFICER

Notice Date

October 26, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Division of Procurement, UNB 4th Floor, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, WV, 26101-5312

ZIP Code

26101-5312

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-AR-39100-01-0019

Point of Contact

Becky Thompson, Contract Specialist, Phone (304) 480-7079, Fax (304) 480-7203, Email franchiseprocurement@bpd.treas.gov -- Timothy Wilson, Contracting Officer, Phone (304) 480-7140, Fax (304) 480-7203, Email

E-Mail Address

Becky Thompson (franchiseprocurement@bpd.treas.gov)

Description

Description: Subject to final approval, the Inter-American Foundation through Bureau of the Public Debt intends to acquire, on a sole-source basis from Rita Murillo, Bolivia, support services as follows: provide proposal development to provide information to prospective proponents about IAF guidelines, deadlines, and priorities in response to their requests and referrals from the IAF; provide basic information about IAF program, experience, and priorities to interested parties in Bolivia in response to their requests; assist approximately six grassroots organizations and grassroots support organizations identified by the IAF to finalize their proposals for funding to adequately reflect their goals, base line data, expected results and plans for data collection as well as their capacity to meet IAF requirements; provide Foundation grantees with a general orientation to the Foundation_s standards for programmatic and financial reporting; provide foundation grantees with specific training in the use of methods and instruments to facilitate project planning, monitoring, and reporting using the Foundation_s Grassroots Development Framework and in meeting disbursement, administrative, legal, and reporting requirements of their Foundation grant agreements; visit each Foundation-funded project in Bolivia (approximately 20 grantees) at least once to review project progress and provide any needed assistance; meet with grantees when they come to the capital city; assist grantees in their communications with each other and with external partners (e.g. electronic, courier, telephone/fax, and personal meetings); in collaboration with IAF provide assistance to grantees to enable them to determine and utilize project results for project management and reporting purposes; manage a training and technical assistance fund to be used with the prior written approval of the IAF to contract with consultants with specialized skills and/or knowledge to provide technical assistance to grantees and/or proponents, including technical assistance to enable them to establish linkages with other local development actors and perform pre-grant feasibility studies; assist in reviewing the contracts for technical assistance; provide curricula vitae of or organizational information regarding the contractors, a copy of the scope of work and a justification concerning the fee requested; fund cross-project visits and grantee meetings or workshops to share experiences and lessons learned; send grantee representatives to relevant conferences and meetings; support the publication of educational materials for grassroots development audiences; provide office space and equipment; maintain financial records of all financial transactions and retain receipts that document these transactions. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE. A request for documentation will not be considered an affirmative response. If no affirmative written response is received by the close of business November 2, 2000, to the effect that a comparable service is available, and that it is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these services through a sole-source contract, a sole-source award will be made. Telephonic inquiries will not be accepted.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001030/RSOL002.HTM (D-300 SN5052S9)