The Government of the United States of America, acting through its Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), entered into a $ 175 million, five-year Compact, a grant from the people and Government of the United States of America to the people and Government of Nicaragua (GoN), to promote economic development in the departments of Chinandega and Leon. Currently, the Millennium Challenge Account Nicaragua (MCA-Nicaragua) funds two major projects: i) Road Rehabilitation and ii) Value-added rural business development with an emphasis on environmental sustainability. Further information regarding the MCC is available on their web site (www.mcc.gov) and information on the MCA-Nicaragua Program is available at the MCA-Nicaragua web site (www.cuentadelmilenio.org.ni).
The GoN, operating through its implementing agency MCA-Nicaragua, intends to implement the 8th Procurement Plan in the following manner:
PROCUREMENTS PROGRAMMED FOR JANUARY - MARCH 2010
Estimated amount: US$ 850 thousands
PROCUREMENT OF GOODS (not limited to): Inputs, materials and equipment for clean milking, equipment to improve milk quality, inputs for agricultural cluster, inputs and equipment for apiculture business plans, seedlings of Maranon, agrochemicals and seedlings to community nurseries (Campaign 2010), equipment and tools for forestry plantations and associations, inputs and materials for new agricultural business plans, inputs and materials to support rural promoting, inputs and equipment to aquaculture and inputs and materials to traditional local livestock plants.
PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES:
Consultancy services for individuals related to, but not limited to: strengthening of agriculture production organizations, support to the creation and legalization of groups or business networks, to follow up and technical assistance to the implementation of Construction Materials and Tile business plans, to follow up and technical assistance to the implementation of handcraft business plans, rural innovation and agro-industry.
PROCUREMENT OF NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES (not limited to): printed branding packaging, elaboration and transmission of radio spots, to provide and to install metal plaques to identify agricultural equipment, to print technical documentation (guidelines, guidebooks, posters and booklets).
Specific procurement notices for processes of consultancy services, goods, works and non consultant services will be advertised as they become available, on the websites of the United Nations Development Business online (www.devbusiness.com) and dgMarket online (www.dgmarket.com), the MCA-Nicaragua website (www.cuentadelmilenio.org.ni), and the major local newspapers of Nicaragua, as applicable. The procurements processes are open to all bidders from eligible countries as defined in the MCC Program’s Procurement Guidelines, which can be downloaded at the MCA-Nicaragua website.
When appropriate, bidding documents which contain the description of services, all technical specifications and any further information will be available at MCA-Nicaragua’s web site, under the title “Adquisiciones y Contrataciones”. The procurement processes will be executed in accordance with the MCC Program’s Procurement Guidelines, considering equal opportunities of gender.
Interested eligible bidders and consultants who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive a notification, or those requiring additional information, please write to the following email address: adquisiciones@cuentadelmilenio.org.ni (Subject: General Procurement Notice No. 8).
Detailed information can be obtained from the approved Procurement Plan No. 8 January – March 2010, posted at the MCA-Nicaragua website
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