R -- SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT-ALBANIA

Notice Date

July 19, 2001

Contracting Office

USAID/RSC/RCO, Bank Center, Granite Tower, 4th Floor, Szabadsag ter 7-9, Budapest 1944, Hungary

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

RFP 182-01-50

Response Due

September 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Viktoria Papp, Tel: (36-1)475-4065, E-mail: vpapp@usaid.gov/Contracting Officer, Andrew Holland, Tel: (36-1)475-4914, E-mail: aholland@usaid.gov

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (aholland@usaid.gov)

Description

On behalf of the USAID Mission in Albania USAID Regional Services Center Budapest will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a performance-based three year $6.0 million contract to develop the capacity of small business to directly contribute to economic growth. The Small Business Credit and Assistance (SBCA) program will direct business financing and guarantees and one-on-one advice and technical assistance to credible Albanian small enterprises. The three year $6.0 million new activity will provide loans beween $5,000 to $25,000 or guarantees that share risks by banks lending to client businesses. Guarantees are to stimulate bank lending to small businesses. Counseling and technical assistance coupled with credit will enable client businesses to diversify products or services or expand current operations to reduce trade imbalances or to penetrate foreign markets. The program is national in scope and the client pool included credit-worthy recipients of micro credit and assistance programs. Contract award is primarily based on the program design and significant personnel proposed by the bidder. The Mission expects that bidders will bring creativity and experience to bear in design of three-year program. The intent is to demonstrate to banks that lending to small businesses is good business. Consequently, sustainability of the program organization is important. RFP 182-1-50, and any amendments to the RFP will be issued on USAID's website: www.usaid.gov. 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.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurement". On the following screen, select "Download available USAID Solicitations". Receipt of this RFP through Internet may be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is our practice to release to the public, the names of organizations that express interest as this may facilitate teaming arrangements. 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.

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

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