R -- Access to Credit

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) anticipates the award of a contract with an estimated period of performance of five years. The purpose of the Access to Credit Project is to mobilize credit for the use of small and medium businesses, prospective homeowners, farmers and municipalities. The core components of this project will be in the areas of mortgage lending, municipal bonds, and financial leasing. The central activities will include developing an appropriate legal environment; developing training programs to build a knowledgeable cadre of financial professionals and the development of appropriate financial products to meet the needs of the Ukrainian SMEs, agriculture, and municipalities. As a result of this project, entrepreneurs will be able to borrow against the value of their homes to provide capital for their businesses, a new generation of Ukrainian citizens will be able to own their own homes, farmers will be able to finance their agricultural production and municipalities will be able to upgrade their infrastructure and services. In addition, Ukrainian banks and non-bank financial institutions will have a greater capacity to make business and home loans. Award will be made using the procedures in FAR Part 15 under Full and Open Competition. The NAICS Code for the proposed award is 941990. The solicitation will be posted on the FedBizOpps web page (www.fedbizopps.gov) no sooner than 15 days from the date of this notice. USAID will not entertain questions until after the RFP is issued.