Capacity Building Assessment, Training and Development, and Related Short-Term Support Services

Added: Nov 13, 2008 8:10 pm This is one of five multiple ID/IQ awards

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Added: Jul 18, 2008 12:16 pm Synopsis Update 7: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has released Amendment 05 to solicitation MCC-08-0111-RFP-42. The purposes of Amendment 05 are 1). To respond to final questions received from Offerors regarding the solicitation; 2). To provide revisions to the solicitation resulting from the responses to questions; and 3). To add a new deliverable to Attachment J.3, Task Order #1, Section F. The proposal due date is unchanged.

Added: Jul 16, 2008 6:09 pm Synopsis Update 6: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has released Amendment 04 to solicitation MCC-08-0111-RFP-42. The purposes of Amendment 04 are 1). To partially respond to questions received from Offerors regarding the solicitation. Additional questions will be addressed in follow-on amendments; 2). To provide revisions to the solicitation resulting from the responses to questions. The proposal due date is unchanged.

Added: Jul 15, 2008 11:39 am Synopsis Update 5: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has released Amendment 03 to solicitation MCC-08-0111-RFP-42. The purposes of Amendment 03 are 1). To partially respond to questions received from Offerors regarding the solicitation. Additional questions will be addressed in follow-on amendments; 2). To provide revisions to the solicitation resulting from the responses to questions. The proposal due date is unchanged.

Added: Jul 11, 2008 6:31 pm Synopsis Update 4: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has released Amendment 02 to solicitation MCC-08-0111-RFP-42. The purposes of Amendment 02 are 1). To provide the Attachment J.5 Pricing Template; 2). To delete the requirement for Task Order #2 to be submitted with the Offerors proposal; and 3). To partially respond to questions received from Offerors regarding the solicitation. Additional questions will be addressed in follow-on amendments. The proposal due date is unchanged.

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Synopsis Update 3:  The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has released Amendment 01 to solicitation MCC-08-0111-RFP-42.  The purposes of Amendment 01 are to 1).  Modify terms and conditions in the solicitation, and 2). to add Task Order #1 for Procurement Training in Malawi to the solicitation.  The proposal due date is unchanged.  The due date and time for submission of questions has been changed to NLT 5:00 p.m. EST on July 8, 2008 via email to spainhowerk@mcc.gov. Attachments J.4, and J.5 will be added by amendment. In addition, this synopsis provides the presentation charts for the June 27, 2008 Pre-proposal conference; and a source list for known potential entities in Malawi.   

Added: Jun 24, 2008 9:47 pm Synopsis Update 2: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has released solicitation MCC-08-0111-RFP-42. Proposals are due NLT August 4, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, 875 15th Street, N.W., Washington D.C 20005, Attn: Ms. Kathy Spainhower. No fax or email proposals will be accepted. Questions are due NLT noon EST on July 7, 2008 via email to spainhowerk@mcc.gov. Attachments J.3, J.4, and J.5 will be added by amendment. Also, a reminder if you are planning to attend the Pre-solicitation conference on June 27th, please see instructions in Synopsis Update 1 above.

Added: Jun 17, 2008 4:28 pm Synopsis Update 1: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a Federal Corporation created under Title VI of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004, and is designed to work internationally with some of the poorest countries in the world. This amendment to the synopsis for MCC-08-0111-RFP-42 is 1). To provide the source list of interested Offerors who have responded in accordance with the instructions in the June 2, 2008 synopsis. (Note: When forming teams, Offerors are cautioned the MCC cannot award, at a prime or subcontract/vendor level, any contracts to a prohibited source (see FAR Part 25.7)); 2). To notify all interested sources that ALL potential prime Offerors need to ensure they have completed the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov prior to submission of their proposal, as all prime Offerors must be registered in the CCR database prior to award of a contract. For foreign Offerors, this requires an NCAGE and a DUNS Number, and the registration instructions are provided at the website. Each Offeror shall ensure its payment information is complete in the CCR database during the registration process, as this information is used for electronic payments after award; 3). To notify interested Offerors the Millennium Challenge Corporation intends to issue the Request for Proposal No. MCC-08-0111-RFP-42 for capacity building assessment, training and development, and short-term related support services on or about June 24, 2008; 4). To remind Offerors that the Federal Business Opportunities, at www.fbo.gov, is the official site for notification and receipt of information, i.e. solicitation, source list, questions and answers, etc. regarding this acquisition. While information is also being published on the dgMarkets website, in the event of a discrepancy between the FBO and dgMarkets, the Offeror shall rely on the FBO website information; and 5). To notify Offerors of a pre-solicitation conference, scheduled to be held on June 27, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. EST, at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, 875 15th Street, N.W., Washington D.C 20005. Offerors interested in attending this conference shall notify Kathy Spainhower via email at spainhowerk@mcc.gov not later than 2:00 p.m. EST on June 25, 2008. The notification shall include, the company name, a list of all attendees, and contact information. Due to conference room space limitations, each potential Offeror is limited to not more than two (2) attendees.

Added: Jun 04, 2008 1:47 pm The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a Federal Corporation created under Title VI of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004, and was created to work internationally with some of the poorest countries in the world. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is currently engaging with a number of countries designated as eligible to apply for MCC assistance and will eventually enter, or have entered, into a Compact with countries that submit, or have submitted, quality proposals that support economic growth. A Compact is a grant agreement, referred to as a Millennium Challenge Account Compact, between MCC and the Government of Foreign Country (GFC), which provides financial assistance under the Millennium Challenge Account. The Millennium Challenge Corporation intends to issue Request for Proposal No. MCC-08-0111-RFP-42 for capacity building assessment, training and development, and short-term related support services. Within the context of this solicitation, Capacity Building is the assessment, training, development and refinement of a countrys core skills and capabilities in order to (1) improve the effectiveness of the GFCs area of focus; (2) to improve development and/or quality of GFC Compact proposals; and (3) to improve the efficiency/effectiveness of Compact implementation. The areas of focus include, but are not limited to: results-focused project design, financial management, accounting, auditing, budgeting, procurement, project management, monitoring and evaluation. These capacity building services are for support of the Governments of Foreign Countries (GFC), which are national, regional or local governments eligible for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Account. MCC is currently in the following countries: Armenia, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, El Salvador, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, Jordan, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Ukraine, and Vanuatu. Additional countries may be added as they become eligible. It is intended that these services be provided internationally within the host countries and in the host language(s). This procurement will be issued using Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15, full-and-open competitive procedures, and the release date for the solicitation is anticipated NLT July 1, 2008, with proposals due NLT August 4, 2008. The MCC intends to award multiple, 5-Year (Base plus 4 options), Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, in which it will compete specific task orders using Fair Opportunity Procedures. The solicitation is open to both domestic (U.S.) and international organizations. U.S. and International for profit, not-for-profit, and educational institutions are encouraged to participate at either the prime-level, through joint ventures/teaming or mentor-protg arrangements, and subcontracting. To promote these types of arrangements, it is requested that interested organizations provide the organization name and complete address, type of organization (i.e. for-profit, not-for-profit, educational institution, or other), name, email address, and complete phone number for its point of contact, a short description of its related services, and whether it is interested in prime-level or subcontracting opportunities on this acquisition. This information will be compiled into a source list and will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities website under this RFP No. As such, this information must be provided to Olena Evans at evansoo@mcc.gov NLT June 13, 2008. MCC will post this source list to the website NLT June 17, 2008. MCC intends to use best value procedures, and prefers to award multiple contracts which encompass the entire scope of the requirement. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 611430, Educational Services-Professional and Management Development Training. The laws of the U.S. government shall be applicable to this acquisition and all proposal materials must be provided to the MCC in English. Unlimited data rights are applicable to the deliverables on this contract. MCC requests that all correspondence regarding this pre-solicitation be submitted via email to both the primary and secondary points of contact.