The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) anticipates the award of a contract for four years and three months to implement the Economic Growth (EG) Program of USAID/Guyana. USAID recognized that significant emphasis must be placed on an economic growth program that focuses on exporting. The economic growth strategy is designed to maximize Guyana’s benefits from international trade agreements and position target firms to exploit niche markets. It focuses on the creation of an enabling environment, which will foster greater levels of foreign direct investment and second, reduce and eliminate bottlenecks to competitiveness. The EG Program focuses on two outcomes or intermediate results (IRs): IR 1 - Key Trade and Investment Policies, Standards, and Practices Implemented Consistent with Negotiated Obligations and International Best Practices and IR 2 - Firms Effectively Interacting to Increase Competitiveness in the Export of Value-Added Products and Services to High-Value Niche Markets. The contractor shall be required to work in close collaboration with all U.S. Government partners in achieving these results. Please note that this RFP is for services in Guyana and not the Dominican Republic. Our office is the Regional Contracting Office for USAID/Guyana. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541690. The solicitation will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS web page (i.e., www.fedbizopps.gov) within fifteen (15) days after this notice is issued. In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation is limited to this electronic medium only. Requests for other copies of the solicitation will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. No phone requests will be accepted, no solicitation will be available for pick-up, and no walk-ins will be allowed. Please direct any comments and suggestions on this Presolicitation Notice to Sunil Xavier or Omar Trigo via email: [email protected] and [email protected]. Please be sure to direct any response to the above e-mail addresses.

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