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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 30, 2007 FBO #1891
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Smiling Sun Franchise Program

Notice Date

10/23/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Bangladesh USAID-Dhaka, Dept. of State, Washington, DC, 20521-6120
 

ZIP Code

20521-6120
 

Solicitation Number

388-07-001
 

Point of Contact

Rafiqul Islam, Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, Phone 880-2-882-4700, ext. 2514, Fax 880-2-881-5050, - Kaiser Ali, Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, Phone 880-2-8855500, Fax 880-2-8815050,
 

E-Mail Address

rislam@usaid.gov, kali@usaid.gov
 

Description

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Office of Acquisition and Assistance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified organizations interested in an NGO health services delivery and franchise development program called the "Smiling Sun Franchise Program." This program will institutionalize a network of local NGOs into a franchise, enabling them to maintain and expand the availability of sustainable NGO health services and products in a way that reduces reliance on USAID funding for recurrent costs. This program is expected to expand the availability of key family planning and health products and services to the poor, and to continue achieving the population and health targets of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and USAID. This program will establish a mechanism for the clinics to recover greater costs, achieve more operational efficiency, and increase client loads while still providing services to a segment of the poor population. The GOB has a wide network of health care facilities, but inadequate coverage excludes large sectors of the population from access. At the conclusion of this program the GOB will have made continued progress in expanding and deepening Essential Service Delivery through public and private organizations and implemented policies that support continued growth. This aid will be used to promote responsible sovereignty, not permanent dependency. From the onset of this program, all NGOs will know that the subgrants provided by USAID for recurrent costs will decline and terminate over the next four year period. USAID's goal for the Smiling Sun Franchise Program at the end of the four-year funding period is that NGOs will no longer be dependent on USAID for recurrent costs while continuing to meet family planning and health targets. Reports, evaluations, background material and additional supporting documents that have contributed to the development of the Smiling Sun Franchise Program may be found under "Health Service Delivery Supporting Documents" on the USAID/Bangladesh website at: http://www.usaid.gov/bd/proposal_resources.html. This is a full and open competition and the procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 shall apply. This RFP is expected to be issued in mid-to-late November 2006 and will be distributed through the Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) website of the General Service Administration. Any amendments to this solicitation will be issued and posted on this website along with the RFP. All questions regarding this solicitation should be directed through the mechanism provided on the FedBizOpps website. The release of this notice in no way obligates USAID or the U.S. Government to release an RFP or make an award of any type. Point of Contact Patrick J. Wilson, Regional Contracting Officer, phone 880-2-885-5500, ext. 2339, fax 880-2-882-3648, e-mail pwilson@usaid.gov; Rafiqul Islam, Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist, phone 880-2-885-5500, ext. 2514, fax 880-2-881-5050, e-mail rislam@usaid.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (23-OCT-2006). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 28-JAN-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/AID/OM/BAN/388-07-001/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: USAID/Bangladesh

Zip Code: 20521-6120

Country: BANGLADESH
 

Record

SN01220982-F 20070130/070128221825 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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