External Legal Services

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

Country: Belize
Project Name: Program Administration
Procurement Title: External Legal Services
Procurement Ref. Number: MCA-B/PA/CQS/26/3004
Type of Procurement (goods, works or services as applicable): Consulting Services
Accountable Entity: Millennium Challenge Account-Belize
Publication Date: 01 June 2026
Submission Deadline: No later than 15:00 hours (local time in Belize) on 16 June 2026.

The Millennium Challenge Account – Belize (MCA-Belize) has received financing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) toward the cost of the Education Project, which aims to equitably increase the number of post-primary graduates with the competencies relevant to labor market demand, and the Energy Project, which aims to lower the wholesale cost of electricity in real terms, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Selection of External Legal Services.

MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the compact up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. Thus, when a contract is signed with an Accountable Entity, money is already available to the MCA-Belize and for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Offerors by the US Treasury. MCA Belize now invites offers from eligible offerors for External Legal Services for the MCA-Belize.

The objective of this assignment is to engage a qualified law firm to serve as External Legal Counsel throughout the implementation of its five-year Compact Program with the MCC, including Compact closeout. The selected firm will advise MCA-Belize on all legal matters arising from Program implementation including contract law, procurement, governance, land acquisition, fiscal and tax law, employment, and dispute resolution ensuring full compliance with applicable Belize law and the terms of the Compact.

Bidding will be conducted through the Consultant Qualifications Selection (“CQS”) procurement method as specified in the MCC Accountable Entity Procurement Policy & Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible offerors as defined in the PPG.

A complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested eligible offerors upon registration through the following link:

https://forms.office.com/e/pYb4f9fj4Y?origin=lprLink

Offers must be submitted through the File Request Link (FRL) provided below no later than 15:00 hours (local time in Belize) on 16 June 2026:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/zy1r2uey1szbalafna8j

Only electronic submission will be permitted. Late offers will be rejected.
Offers will be publicly opened virtually in the presence of the offerors’ designated representatives and any other interested parties on 16 June 2026 at 15:30 hours (Belize local time) via the following link:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4674ce43-9ae2-4761-b29c-872a044f8f8d@0ce725e5-cffb-45ab-8416-f0be87658559

Contact Information:
The address of MCA-Belize is:
Millennium Challenge Account - Belize
5th Floor, Atlantic Insurance Tower
2 ½ Miles Philip Goldson Highway
Belize City, Belize
MCA-Belize Procurement Agent E-mail: pabelize@charleskendall.com