Kosovo Private Sector Competitiveness and Employment Generation Activity

The United States Government (USG), represented by the United States Agency for International Development Regional Contracting Office (RCO/Kosovo) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) on behalf of its client Mission, USAID/Kosovo. A Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion contract for a three-year activity entitled Empower - Kosovo Private Sector Competitiveness and Employment Generation with an extension option of two additional years and with an estimated budget of $9,500,000 to $10,900,000 to be implemented in Kosovo is anticipated. USAID anticipates making one direct award for the implementation of this project. The goal of Empower - Kosovo Private Sector Competitiveness and Employment Generation activity is to increase competitiveness in growth-ready sectors and facilitate inclusive private sector job-creation. To achieve this goal, the Kosovo Private Sector Competitiveness and Employment Generation activity will aim at achieving three objectives with corresponding components: 1. Increasingly competitive and market-oriented Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); 2. Job-creation through workforce development; and 3. Strengthen capacity among local partners. This will be a full and open competition and the procedures set forth in FAR Part 15 shall apply. Except for the above, no additional information regarding this planned RFP is available at this time. All necessary information will be supplied when the RFP is posted on www.fedbizopps.gov, o/a 10 business days of this notice. Questions/requests for information will not be responded to until RFP issuance. Prospective Offerors are advised that this procurement is subject to internal USAID approvals and availability of funds. This solicitation notice in no way obligates USAID to release a solicitation or to award a contract.