Environmental and Social Services BPA - RFQ   3

2.0 AGENCY BACKGROUND

2.1 The United Stated International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the U.S. Government's development finance institution. As such, DFC mobilizes private capital to help solve critical development challenges and in doing so, helps U.S. businesses gain footholds in developing countries, catalyzing revenues, jobs, and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. DFC achieves its mission by providing investors with debt financing, guaranties, political risk insurance, direct equity investments, and support for private equity investment funds. For further information about DFC see www.dfc.gov.

3.0 Overview

3.1 DFC is preparing to establish a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement for Environmental and Social Due Diligence; Environmental and Social Monitoring Support Services; and Specialized Assessments.

4.0 SCOPE OF WORK

4.1 DFC is seeking the services of Independent Consultants (IC) under an Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to assist in:

1. POOL 1 - The Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) of projects under consideration for DFC support in debt finance, equity finance and insurance;

2. POOL 2 - Environmental and Social (E&S) Monitoring of projects already in DFC's portfolio (including during both the construction phase and the operational phase); and

3. POOL 3 Specialized Assessments (during the ESDD or Monitoring Phases) of projects that require specific subject-matter or geographic expertise

4.2 Under the BPA, DFC will issue call orders that may consist of ESDD only, E&S Monitoring only, Specialized Assessment only, or any combination of the three. DFC may also lump several projects together in one TO to simplify the bidding/awarding process (e.g., monitoring several projects in one country or geographic area).