Finance Model Audit Training

The purpose of this amendment is to provide Q&A and change FAR Clause 52.212-4 to full text.  The response deadline has not been extended.  See attachment 773444-20-Q-0003-0001 for a conform copy with all incorporated changes.  Changed items are on pages 7 and 10. Quotes shall be submitted on the conform copy. 

The United States International Development Fianance Corporation (DFC) has a requirement for 2-day in-house training for up to 12 students on project finance model audits for projects located in emerging markets, particularly of those located in frontier markets with current actual case studies.  The training shall provide an important foundation on which the professional team can build more systematic and robust assessment of project finance models that are provided by project sponsors to ensure DFC’s work is consistent with current analysis techniques. 

The Government intends to offer a single, firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible vendor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous of the Government, price and other factors considered in accordance with the Request for Quotes (RFQ). Training shall be conducted in two consecutive mutually agreed-upon business days between May 15, 2020 to June 30th, 2020.

 Basis for contract quote award: This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Quotes will be evaluated using the factors identified in the RFQ. Noncompliance may be grounds to eliminate the quote from consideration for contract award.

See attached RFQ for Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Criteria.  Offerors shall submit quotes on the 1449 via email to elena.raspitha@dfc.gov