R -- Accounting Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina plans to award a sole-source follow-on contract to International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. for a nine-month period. This contract is intended to support an International Special Advisor serving as chair of the newly established BiH Commission for Accounting and Auditing Standards. The advisor will play a key role in building the Commission’s institutional capacity to manage responsibilities outlined in the country's law on accounting and auditing. The contract also aims to ensure the sustainable implementation of related reforms in the sector. The procurement seeks less than full and open competition, allowing International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. to provide the listed services, though other interested parties may submit statements of interest or proposals within thirty days of the synopsis publication. The Government retains sole discretion to decide whether to pursue competitive procurement based on the responses received. The contract is associated with the solicitation number 168-05-13, posted on March 4, 2005, under NAICS code 541990, and is managed by the USAID office in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contacts for the contract include the Contracting Officer Donella J. Russell and Acquisition and Assistance Specialist Fanny S Jorge.