R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES -- INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Notice Date

October 18, 2001

Contracting Office

USAID, M/OP/G/DGHCA, Room 7.09.140, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Office of Procurement, Washington, DC 20523

ZIP Code

20523

Solicitation Number

M/OP-02-005

Response Due

December 10, 2001

Point of Contact

Robert Samuel Taylor, voice (202) 712-4121, fax (202) 216-3132; Audon Trujillo, 202-712-5565

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (rtaylor@usaid.gov or atrujillo@usaid.gov)

Description

This CBD synopsis modification revises the date of issuance and due dates for proposals under the subject RFP. The RFP is expected to be published o/a October 30, 2001; proposals are expected to be due on December 10, 2001. Please note that no additional information concerning this procurement is available prior to publication of the RFP; requests for additional information will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. USAID will post a request for proposals (RFP) for indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) time and materials (T&M) contracts for technical assistance in the area of international anti-corruption. The RFP is expected to be posted o/a October 30, 2001. RFPs will only be posted at www.usaid.gov and www.fedbizops.gov. In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation is limited to these electronic media only. Requests for the RFP will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. Proposals are expected to be due on December 10, 2001. The worldwide trend towards democratization and the growing understanding of the costs of corruption have allowed USAID and other USG agencies greater opportunities to engage in efforts to fight corruption around the globe. By supporting efforts by host government institutions, civil society organizations (including the media, youth, labor union and faith-based organizations) and the private sector, USAID seeks to promote greater transparency, accountability and broader participation in the development process. The U.S. Congress recognized the importance of anti-corruption and good governance assistance by passing the Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-309). This law adds promotion of good governance as part of overall U.S. development assistance policy and authorizes an array of activities designed to combat corruption and improve transparency and good governance in developing countries of particular interest to the United States. Consistent with these goals, the objective of this activity is to curb governmental corruption in both political and bureaucratic offices. This activity focuses on unilateral abuses by governmental officials such as embezzlement and nepotism, as well as abuses linking public and private actors such as bribery, extortion, influence peddling, and fraud. Governmental integrity support activities under this contract are expected to encompass the following functional areas: (a) public financial, administrative, regulatory and personnel controls that promote transparency and accountability; (b) civil society participation in advocating for governmental integrity; and (c) promoting synergies between anti-corruption promotion and other sectoral/sub-sectoral areas, e.g., promoting greater transparency in other sectors, such as health and education, or in other areas of democracy promotion, such as rule of law or decentralization.

Web Link

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

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011022/RSOL005.HTM (W-291 SN5109W4)