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-39100-01-017

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

Description: Subject to final approval, the Inter-Amercian Foundation through Bureau of the Public Debt intends to acquire, on a sole-source basis from Rosa Maria Cruz Lopez, Guatemala, 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 Guatemala; 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 Guatemala 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); in collaboration with IAF provide assistance to grantees to enable them to determine and utilize project results for project management and reporting purposes; complete and verify the results data contained in the programmatic report submitted by the grantee; after the site visit, write the results report and send it to IAF; manage a small 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 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 space and equipment to organize and protect IAF assets and files; maintain IAF project files for both current grants and previous grants for which project files exist in Guatemala (approximately the past 10 years); maintain files in safe storage; maintain IAF_s office equipment and furniture in a secure place; maintain IAF_s two vehicles: 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser and 1990 Daihatsu; facilitate transfer of the Daihatsu if requested by IAF; make available for carrying out the purposes of this agreement office space and equipment the services of an administrative assistant; rent an appropriate vehicle or use IAF_s Toyota as needed for field visits; 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 on 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/RSOL001.HTM (D-294 SN5048A8)