Instructions_for_Submission_-_MCF.pdf

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION

MEDICAL CREDIT FUND (MCF)

Submissions are expected to conform to solicitation and be prepared in accordance with this section. The cover page of the submission must provide a primary point of contact (email and phone number) and the firm’s Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the law firm, the date, and the solicitation number.

Questions on the solicitation must be provided no later than December 28, 2015, at 10:00am Eastern Time.

Send questions to Ms. Lisa M. Schaffer, Contracting Officer (lisa.schaffer@opic.gov)

A. OVERALL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SUBMISSION

The quotation shall include two (2) separate sections:

Section I – Technical:

The submission should include the following components:

1. The names of the partner and other attorneys that would be assigned to work on the Project (the

“Team”), the expected level of involvement of each Team member, each Team member’s relevant experience. If resumes or profiles are available for the proposed Team, it would be useful to include that information. Note that the names provided will be entered into the table in Section 4 –

PRICING SCHEDULE.

2. A summary of your proposed Team’s and overall firm’s experience in transactions similar to the proposed Project. This summary should identify the clients and their respective roles in the transactions, and the status of the transactions (i.e., whether closed, canceled at an early stage, deferred, ongoing, etc.).

3. A summary of your proposed Team’s and overall firm’s experience either representing export credit, bilateral or multilateral agencies, or representing a client involved in a transaction supported by an export credit, bilateral or multilateral agency. (Please provide the same details as in Item #2 above.)

4. Confirmation that each member of the OPIC Team will execute OPIC’s standard agreement regarding conflicts of interest.

5. Acknowledgement that your firm (including its partners, associates, employees, experts or advisors) agrees that it will not engage in any business transaction or private arrangement for profit based on the information contained in or related to this request.

NOTE:

Any similar experience information provided is subject to verification/validation by the Government. The Government reserves the right to contact the government/commercial points of contact provided by the Offeror, and any project officials and/or other persons who have been involved in any of the contracts/jobs listed by the Offeror to verify information about similar experience and to obtain past performance information.

Section II – Price

1. Fee estimates for the Project. Such estimates should include the total legal fees and other costs and expenses expected to be incurred in connection with the work, broken down into the categories enumerated above. Be sure to include the hourly rate and title of each team member proposed.

2. Provide an estimate for any other direct costs anticipated in the representation of OPIC in connection with the tasks described in the Scope of Work (with relevant assumptions).

3. Describe any other fee arrangements you would be willing to agree to which you believe would result in cost savings.

4. Clearly identify total Not To Exceed (NTE) price (sum of all potential costs) to perform this contract.

Pricing Assumptions:

1. Work will commence in January 2016 and financial closings will occur between March 2016 and March 2018.

2. No international travel.

3. Negotiations will not be unusually protracted.

Evaluation Criteria:

The submissions will be rated on the following evaluation criteria:

• Relevant Experience (e.g. non-profits, South Africa, small loans)

• Proposed Team Members’ Expertise

• Past Performance including working with development finance institutions

• Past Performance on Previous Government Projects

• Pricing

Responses must be provided no later than January 5, 2016 at 10:00am Eastern Time. Send responses to Ms. Lisa M. Schaffer, Contracting Officer (lisa.schaffer@opic.gov)