SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Standby Fiscal and Procurement Agents
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Millennium Challenge Corporation, MCC, Washington DC, 875 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20005, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20005
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-2007SBFAPA
- Point of Contact
- Roderic Collins, Contract Specialist, Phone 202 521-2660, Fax 202-756-1536, - John Young, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone 202 521-3680, Fax 202 521-3702,
- E-Mail Address
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collinsrw@mcc.gov, youngj@mcc.gov
- Description
- The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has a requirement for Financial and Procurement Management Services on a stand by rapid response basis. MCC provides assistance to eligible countries in the form of Compacts which are designed to aid in the reduction of poverty and promote economic growth. Each Compact includes mechanisms to manage MCC funds as well as to procure goods and services. MCC is responsible for ensuring that the Accountable Entities, which are designated to manage and oversee the implementation of the Compact on behalf of the host government, in all MCC countries have sound financial and procurement management systems (FPMS) in place. The services of Fiscal and Procurement Agents may be required throughout the development and implementation of the Compacts to provide services for the Accountable Entities. During Compact implementation, there may be a need to replace contracted Fiscal and/or Procurement Agents to maintain the effectiveness and integrity of the FPMS. This transition may need to occur as quickly as possible; hence the term Rapid Response. The term Rapid Response is defined as an initial response within a 72 hour period to request from the Contracting Officer that a requirement, as outlined in the statement of work (SOW) must be undertaken. For the purposes of compliance with this provision, initial response is defined as the contractors identification of personnel comprising the contractors response team, as well as a mobilization plan for the departure to the country of assignment. The services of the stand by Fiscal and/or Procurement Agents may be retained for a period of approximately nine months. The following is a general list of the specific duties anticipated for Fiscal Agents. A more comprehensive list will be outlined in the solicitation: 1) Take all necessary actions to prepare or assist in the preparation of any documents, budgets, plans, reports, requests or certifications as may be required by the Accountable Entity; 2) Submit monthly, quarterly, yearly and ad hoc reports as prescribed on the financial activities of the program; 3) Establish and maintain an automated accounting system if one does not exist; 4) Ensure that the accounting complies with and conforms to internationally accepted accounting principles; 5) Assist the Accountable Entity in the preparation or execution of an Audit Plan which shall include any required audits of Covered Providers as required by the Audit Guidelines and 6) Protect the financial activity from fraud, waste and abuse. The following is a general list of the specific duties anticipated for Procurement Agents. A more comprehensive list will be outlined in the solicitation: 1) Analyze market conditions in order to optimize the success of the procurement activity; 2) Plan, schedule and prioritize procurement functions; 3) Ensure that all procurement related approvals required under the Compact and any supplemental agreement are obtained from MCC; 4) Conduct procurements in a manner to provide open competition to the maximum extent practical in order to assure advantageous prices for the Accountable Entity as well as equal and fair access for eligible suppliers and contractors; 5) Guard against conflicts of interest, real or in appearance, in the operations of the procurement activity and 6) Protect the procurement from fraud waste and abuse. Critical milestones for this procurement are anticipated as follows: 1) Issuance of the Request for Proposal (RFP) on 03/14/07; 2) Questions in response to RFP due on 3/26/07; 3) Pre-Proposal Conference on 4/02/07; 4) Proposals due on 4/16/07 and 5) Contract executed on 5/18/07. Please note that these milestones are tentative and may be revised. One (1) to three (3) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) time and material type contracts will be established in order to facilitate this effort under which individual task orders will be awarded. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a size standard of $6,500,000 average annual sales. This effort will be procured on a full and open competitive basis. Questions in response to this notice should be directed to Rod Collins, Sr. Contract Specialist, (202) 521-2660 or via e-mail at collinsrw@mcc.gov. or John Young, Contracting Officer, (202) 521 -3860, youngj@mcc.gov, Millennium Challenge Corporation, 875 Fifteenth St. NW, Washington, DC 20005. Please note that the solicitation and any amendments will be uploaded on FedBizOps as required. All interested vendors are responsible to review this site for any updated postings or amendments. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (27-FEB-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 11-JUL-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/MCC/MCCMCC/MCCMCC01/Reference-Number-2007SBFAPA/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 875 Fifteenth St. Washington, DC NW
- Zip Code: 20005
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20005
- Record
- SN01340014-F 20070713/070711231221 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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