Amendment 4 Economic Development, Governance and Enterprise Growth in Europe and Eurasia (EDGE) - 7200AA19R00005

Solicitation 7200AA19R00005 is a Request for Proposal issued by the USAID Agency for International Development for the Economic Development, Governance and Enterprise Growth in Europe and Eurasia (EDGE) project. This procurement is designated as a 100 percent U.S. Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 541990. The project focuses on enhancing the business enabling environment, access to finance, labor, competitiveness, and entrepreneurship, with a specific emphasis on gender analysis to address barriers faced by women-owned firms and women workers in the Western Balkans. The solicitation process included several amendments to refine the scope and administrative requirements. Key modifications included extensions of the proposal submission deadline, revisions to the level-of-effort and price schedules, and updates to the technical questions and answers. Notably, Amendment 4 clarified that firms previously involved in the REG Project mid-term evaluation are eligible to participate in EDGE as their ineligibility period has expired. The contract structure incorporates detailed labor categories and loaded daily rates for both core and buy-in personnel across a base period and multiple option years.