
- Funding agency:
- WB
- Status:
- awarded
- Location:
- Armenia

Solicitation Number: SOL-111-10-000005
Notice Type: Presolicitation
Synopsis: Added: Jun 22, 2010 5:51 am
USAID/Armenia intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a five year, $17-$22 million contract to implement the Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness (EDMC) project. The project is designed to raise incomes and employment in Armenia by promoting growth in selected value chains with export potential. Focusing on the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the contractor will facilitate the development of competitive enterprises and value chains by stimulating innovation, enhancing workforce skills, accelerating new enterprise formation, improving access to finance, and addressing shortcomings in the business environment. The contractor will provide technical assistance, training, and grants to assist targeted value chains in "going global," expanding sales in new and existing markets. The contractor and USAID will mobilize additional resources from other sources to accelerate growth in the selected value chains.
Contracting Office Address: Department of State Washington, District of Columbia 20521-7020
Primary Point of Contact.: Armen Tamazyan, Acquisition Specialist [email protected] Phone: 374-10-494-493 Fax: 374-10-464-728
Secondary Point of Contact: Armen E. Yeghiazarian, Acquisition Specialist [email protected] Phone: 374 10494 466 Fax: 374 10464 728
The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID) is the federal government agency that leads worldwide development and humanitarian efforts to save lives, lessen poverty, enhance democratic government, and support people to move beyond reliance on aid. The mission is to promote and demonstrate democratic values abroad and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world.
USAID has offices around the world, in all the countries where it leads projects and helps the vulnerable population in countries such as Namibia, Laos, Libya, Barbados, Maldives, Palestine/West Bank & Gaza, Germany, Cote d'Ivoire, USA, Paraguay, Ecuador, Nicaragua, USA, Panama, Guinea, Angola, Sierra Leone, Mongolia, USA, Madagascar, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Jamaica, Bolivia, Peru, Zimbabwe, Nepal, and the Philippines.
USAID has hundreds of ongoing projects and funds in the world, the main responsibilities being to promote global health, support global stability, provide humanitarian assistance, catalyze innovation and partnership and empower women and girls. USAID engaged with African nations at an early stage and has since acted in partnership to achieve common interests and ideals from security to global health to climate change to freedom and democracy to shared wealth.
USAID also plays a crucial role in collaborating with Asian nations to ensure that the development decisions they make today help them to achieve long-term success by advancing countries on their paths to consciousness. In Europe and Eurasia, USAID continues to confront massive corruption, political stagnation, severe poverty, and underdeveloped policy and regulatory systems.
Covers general goods and services that support daily operations, facilities management, and basic institutional needs.
Entails initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, strengthen competitive markets, and expand domestic and international trade opportunities.