USAID/Kiev, 19 Nyhniy Val St., 254071 Kiev, Ukraine

R -- FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE: BANK SUPERVISION SOL USAID/Kiev RFP 98-01 DUE 060398 POC Contracting Officer Catherine A. Mallay, Tel: 380-44-462-5678, Fax: 380-44-462-5834, cmallay@usaid.gov The U.S. Agency for International Development will issue a request for proposals (RFP) for a planned two-year contract to provide technical assistance to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The primary objective of this activity is to assist the NBU Bank Supervision Division, as well as related functions at the NBU such as accounting and foreign exchange, to: (1) develop the procedures and staff skills to examine banks on a consistent basis; (2) develop institutional capacity to deal with problem banks through bank specific pilot programs and staff training; (3) Develop capacity in off- site analysis including a systematically used early warning system; and (4) further refine the strategic plan for the Bank Supervision Division and the ability of the senior managers to implement this plan. Work requirements, expected results, progress benchmarks and other requirements will be detailed in the RFP. A term (level of effort) type of contract is planned to cover a two year period, including any options. Funds are not currently available for this planned contract. In anticipation of funds being made available during the current fiscal year, USAID/Kiev is beginning the competitive process. An award of the contract is contingent on the availability of funds. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 8742. Award to other than a small business concern will require a satisfactory small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business subcontracting plan per FAR 52.219-9. Business concerns which have requested the RFP and identified their name and address to the contracting officer will be listed in an attachment to the RFP. Concerns which have identified themselves as small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business concerns will also be indicated as such on the list; the self-description will not be verified by USAID. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 format). 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.info.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. Any interested party requesting a hard copy or diskette of the solicitation must submit a written request (fax or email is acceptable) to the contracting officer and must make its own arrangements with the contracting officer to get the solicitation; USAID/Kiev will not bear the cost for this purpose of courier service or other special pickup or delivery services. (0105)

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