SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- USAID/Colombia Justice Reform and Modernization Program
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Colombia USAID-Bogota, Amer Emb/Columbia Unit #5101, APO, AA, 34038
- ZIP Code
- 34038
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-514-05-012
- Response Due
- 8/18/2005
- Archive Date
- 11/18/2005
- Description
- USAID/Colombia, Office of Democracy and Governance, anticipates award of a five year contract, with an estimated ceiling amount not to exceed US$25 million, to provide technical Assistance, training, logistics, sub-grant administration, and procurement agent support for justice sector reform and modernization of selected Colombian GOC (Judiciary and Government) and civil society organizations to achieve objectives of a new Justice Reform and Modernization program (JRMP) for the period 2006-2010. This new effort will include results areas to broaden, deepen and build on justice sector reform achievements to date, while responding to new challenges and opportunities to strengthen the GOC justice system. The Judicial Reform Implemented and Access to Justice Broadened program (hereinafter referred to as the Judicial Reform and Modernization Program (JRMP) will support Colombian judiciary initiatives to be more independent, effective and transparent. The program will also broaden access to justice through an array of initiatives offering free and timely access to legal services for millions of economically or socially disenfranchised, violence impacted and/or geographically marginalized Colombians. While the program?s decided focus is on strengthening the GOC?s capacity to implement the new criminal accusatory system reform, improve court administration in accusatory system jurisdictions and enhance access to justice (especially for the poor and disenfranchised); the program will also assist the GOC to respond to juridical requirements of peace processes through the following cross-cutting (justice sector, human rights and peace initiatives areas) IR. The U.S. Department of Justice in Colombia, primarily through the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance program (ICITAP) and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) will be the lead USG organization providing technical, training and logistics support assistance to GOC Colombian law enforcement organizations (e.g. police, investigative and criminal intelligence agencies, Attorney General and national prosecutor offices, crime scene and forensics organizations). The RFP will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS web page (i.e., www.fbo.gov) not less than 30 days after this notice is issued. In accordance with FAR 5.102(d) availability of the solicitation is limited to this electronic medium only. Requests for other copies of the RFP will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. No phone requests will be accepted, no RFPs will be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND/SUGGESTED COLOMBIA JRMP Related WEBSITES USAID  For information on the ongoing ?Strengthening of and Access to Justice (Programa de Fortalecimiento y Acceso a la Justicia) see website at http://www.pfyaj.com/checchi/presentacion/index.html  For information on democratic governance programs, see websites at http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/colombia/ and http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/cbj2005/lac/co.html, COLOMBIAN ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN JUSTICE REFORM AND MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES ▪ GOC Judiciary - main portal to Judiciary links http://www.ramajudicial.gov.co/csj_portal/index.jsp ▪ The Superior Judicial Council Plan for Modernization of the Judiciary (2003-2006), in .pdf format at http://www.ramajudicial.gov.co/csj_portal/assets/PLAN SECTORIAL RAMA JUDICIAL 2003 - 2006.pdf ▪ The GOC Judicial School website http://www.ramajudicial.gov.co/csj_portal/jsp/frames/index.jsp?idsitio=6&idseccion=19 ▪ USAID/Ministerio del Interior y Justicia (MINJ) Access to Justice Programs, http://www.mininteriorjusticia.gov.co/pagina4_detalle.asp?doc=3&pag=2&cat=29 ▪ For Ministry of Interior and Justice (MINJ) information in USAID program areas, see community justice houses, conciliation centers at http://www.mininteriorjusticia.gov.co ▪ For MINJ national conciliation initiatives, also see http://www.conciliacion.gov.co/ ▪ For Public Defense organization within the Colombian Ombudsman offices (Defensor del Pueblo) office see http://www.defensoria.org.co/?_s=b4 . ▪ In addition, a copy of the Public Defense Law may be downloaded from http://web.minjusticia.gov.co/normas/2005/l9412005.htm ▪ Procuraduria General (Inspector General Office) http://www.procuraduria.gov.co/ Office of the Attorney General and National Prosecutor organization website is found at http://www.fiscalia.gov.co/ CIVIL SOCIETY NGOs AND UNIVERSITIES ▪ UNIV de los Andes Centro de Investigaciones Sociojur?dicas, CIJUS, see http://www.research.uniandes.edu.co/centros.php3#cijus ▪ NGO Corporaci?n Excelencia de la Justicia http://www.cej.org.co/origen.htm ▪ NGO Plural http://www.plural.org.co/justicia_de_paz.php Red de Justicia Communitaria http://www.reddejusticia.org.co/ ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN ?PEACE AND JUSTICE? initiatives (Initiatives to strengthen judicial processes for demobilized former members if illegal armed groups) and strengthen compliance with international humanitarian law. ▪ Superior Judicial Council website with comment on jurisdictions for para-militaries and March 2005 version of bill for ?Justice and Peace?. ▪ Ministry of Interior and Justice re-incorporation program http://www.mininteriorjusticia.gov.co/pagina5.asp?cat=22 ▪ High Commissioner for Peace http://www.altocomisionadoparalapaz.gov.co/ ▪ Ideas para la Paz http://www.ideaspaz.org/ ▪ For debate on legal framework for demobilization of former members of illegal armed groups, see http://www.usofficeoncolombia.org/documents/demobconsensus.pdf OTHER COLOMBIAN WEBSITES ▪ For general overview of Colombian judicial reform issues at the end of 2003, see the Andean Jurist summary at http://www.cajpe.org.pe/RIJ/BASES/REFORMA/col7.htm ▪ Colombian government on line http://www.gobiernoenlinea.gov.co/ ▪ Colombian Prisons System (statistics) ? INPEC http://www.inpec.gov.co/  For a comprehensive list of document on Colombian rule-of-law and justice sector reform, see additional websites at http://larc.sdsu.edu/humanrights/rr/Colombia/JJR.html
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