R -- INSTITUTIONAL CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN CREDIT UNION

Notice Date

January 26, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Agency for International Development, AMEMB. Managua, USAID, Unit 2712, Box #9, APO AA 34021

ZIP Code

34021

Solicitation Number

USAID/Nicaragua 01-01

Response Due

March 21, 2001

Point of Contact

Mr. Martin F. Napper, Contracting Officer, USAID/Nicaragua, Fax No.: (505)270-5090, Tel. No.: (505)267-0502, E-mail Address: mnapper@usaid.gov

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (mnapper@usaid.gov)

Description

The USAID Mission to Nicaragua is requesting proposals from U.S. offerors to provide technical expertise and experience in credit union operations in Nicaragua and institutional strengthening. The Contractor shall have experience in credit union operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, or in developing countries in other regions of the world, including significant USAID project implementation experience. This program has been designed to provide selected technical assistance and training under a second phase initiative to approximately twenty-four credit unions participating under the USAID/Nicaragua's Rural Credit Unions Program. The Mission anticipates awarding a Cost-Reimbursement Completion Contract. The period of performance of this Contract will be for two years. The Contract will have an option to extend for an additional year, subject to the availability of funding. RFP NO. 01-01 for this requirement will be available on or about February 7, 2001. The closing date for receiving proposals should be March 21, 2001. Interested parties shall contact Vanessa Morales, e-mail:vmorales@usaid.gov, Contract Specialist, at AMEMBASSY. Managua, USAID, Unit 2712, Box 9, APO AA 34021 in writing to request the RFP. Fax requests are acceptable. Please make reference to RFP 01-01. No request for a hard copy of the RFP will be honored 15 days after the opening day of same. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 6036. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency Web Site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.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 this RFP 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 it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

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