R -- COUNTRY LIASON OFFICER

Notice Date

October 20, 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-39100-01-0016

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

Subject to final approval, the Inter-American Foundation through Bureau of the Public Debt intends to acquire, on a sole-source basis from Hector Armando Maldonado, El Salvador, support services as follows: provide proposal development to provide information to prospective proponents about donor guidelines, deadlines, and priorities; provide basic information about IAF program, experience, and priorities to interested parties in El Salvador; give periodic, widely advertised workshops on donor priorities, project preparation, and proposal development; and assist grassroots organizations and grassroots support organizations in improving the proposals that are submitted according to IAF guidelines to accurately reflect the goals and capacity and meet donor requirements; provide grant administration and reporting to provide IAF grantees with a general orientation to the terms of the grant agreement, IAF requirements and standards for programmatic and financial reporting; visit each funded project in El Salvador at least once every six months to review project progress and provide any needed assistance; meet with grantees when they come to the capital city; train grantees in meeting disbursement, administrative, legal, and reporting requirements of their grant agreements; assist grantees in their communications with external partners (e.g. electronic, courier, telephone/fax, and personal meetings); and 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 and the services of an administrative assistant; 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 October 26, 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. 20001024/RSOL004.HTM (D-294 SN5048B1)