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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation - Political Risk Insurance Evaluation

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REQ-601-22-0013Federal

Submission Closed11/09/2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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The United States International Development Finance Corporation Office of Acquisition issued solicitation REQ-601-22-0013 to procure professional services for the evaluation of Political Risk Insurance and reinsurance products. The primary objective of this engagement is to analyze how these financial instruments effectively mobilize private capital. The scope of work includes conducting a comprehensive literature review, performing a landscape analysis, and executing interviews across approximately 14 different projects. The project is designed with a proposed nine-month period of performance, requiring deliverables to be submitted in PDF and PowerPoint formats. Key technical requirements involve the analysis of country-level data and the integration of OECD inputs to assess market effectiveness. This effort is managed by the Office of Acquisition in Washington, DC, and is intended to produce reports suitable for external audiences to better understand the impact of political risk mitigation on private investment.

General Info

Agency

Federal Trade Commission → Office Of Acquisition

Contract Value

$760,000

NAICS

541

Place of Performance

50000, DC, 20527, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. WASHINGTON D.C.

Award Issued Date

11/14/2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

REQ-601-22-0013 Political Risk Insurance Analysis

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High

REQ-601-22-0013 Political Risk Insurance Q&A

q-and-a

Low

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Timeline

2 updates

PhaseAwarded

PostedJul 19

Combined Synopsis

Notice updatedJul 19

The notice title changed.

Notice updatedAug 2

Response deadline changed from Aug 3, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022. The notice description changed.

AwardedNov 14

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

11/09/2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyFederal Trade Commission → Office Of Acquisition

Contacts1 person available

OfficeWashington, DC, 20527, USA

Organization / AgencyFederal Trade Commission → Office Of Acquisition

Office AddressWashington, DC, 20527, USA

Contacts

Omar Mohamed

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Full Description

Update 8/2/2022 - The deadline has been extended to August 12, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST and the Q&A has been posted. The United States International Development Finance Institution (DFC) is seeking the services of a vendor to conduct an analysis of the effectiveness of DFC's political risk insurance (PRI) and reinsurance products in mobilizing private capital to achieve positive developmental impacts. The G7 Impact Taskforce identified real and perceived political and macro-economic risks as key constraints to private investment in lower income countries. As such, DFC is seeking to derive lessons learned to support and/or enhance the tool's effectiveness in driving private capital to achieve positive development impacts. The analysis will include an assessment of the role DFC's PRI and reinsurance products have in mobilizing private capital from approximately 14 projects that span several geographies and sectors. Please see attachement for more details.