MODIFICATION
R -- U.S. Legal Services for International Finance and Political Risk Insurance Transactions - Solicitation 1
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541110
— Offices of Lawyers
- Contracting Office
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Contracts and Administrative Services, Contracts and Administrative Services, 1100 New York Ave, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20527
- ZIP Code
- 20527
- Solicitation Number
- OPIC-16-R-0014
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2016
- Point of Contact
- Lisa M. Schaffer, Phone: 202-312-2146
- E-Mail Address
-
Lisa.Schaffer@opic.gov
(Lisa.Schaffer@opic.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Partial Small Business
- Description
- Clarifications to the Solicitation Solicitation Document BACKGROUND Through its finance, political risk insurance and investment funds products, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) helps U.S. businesses of all sizes invest in developing countries worldwide. OPIC's Department of Legal Affairs is charged with providing OPIC with high-quality legal representation and advice in the most practical, efficient, and cost-effective manner. To assist it in discharging these responsibilities, OPIC may engage and be responsible for payment of services of outside counsel. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT OPIC anticipates a need of legal support services. Law firms (Contractors) are to provide legal support services involving structuring, negotiation, documentation, monitoring and collection of international finance transactions and privately managed investments funds, and legal support services for political risk insurance policies and claims for compensation, all of which are for projects in developing countries where OPIC support is available. OPIC will utilize the Prospective Contractor Lists (Lists) established by this solicitation to award IDIQ Task Orders to Contractors to act as outside counsel to OPIC on matters falling within the specified areas of expertise. Once OPIC's Department of Legal Affairs has determined (i) a need for outside counsel on a particular matter; (ii) that the matter requires a type of expertise specified on a List; and (iii) that OPIC will be responsible for payment for the services of outside counsel, OPIC may solicit bids from some or all of the Contractors included on the applicable List. Then, the Contractor selected by OPIC based on competitive criteria will be retained to represent OPIC on that particular matter, and OPIC will be responsible for payment for the services. Prospective Contractor Lists 1.Project Finance 2.Small Impact Investing Finance 3.Investment Funds 4.Political Risk Insurance Please see the attached solicitation for more information.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/OPIC/CAS/CAS/OPIC-16-R-0014/listing.html)
- Record
- SN04126572-W 20160526/160524234135-aa681ab64f969a47c10f137466867ec1 (fbodaily.com)
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