Contracting Mechanisms

FMI is currently the prime holder of three USAID Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQCs).

• Support for Economic Growth and Institutional Reform (SEGIR) Financial Services (FS) IQC.
• Support for Economic Growth and Institutional Reform (SEGIR) Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform (CLIR) IQC.
• International Legislative Strengthening (ILS) IQC.

The SEGIR-CLIR and ILS IQC contain an important new provision know as the Small Business Set Aside Clause. Under this clause, USAID Missions may contract FMI’s services without competition. Contracts of any size, within the SEGIR-CLIR and ILS scopes of work, may be awarded directly to FMI.

SEGIR-FS IQC, 2004-2009
In December, 2004, FMI was awarded the Support for Economic Growth and Institutional Reform (SEGIR) Financial Services (FS) IQC.  The shared ceiling is $1 billion and a term of five years.  SEGIR-FS Task Orders will provide technical assistance in the following four functional areas:

• Policy, legal and regulatory framework development.
• Bank and non-bank intermediation, bank supervision and restructuring.
• Capital and credit market development and regulation.
• Research and information dissemination.

For information on procuring services through SEGIR-FS, please contact FMI or the USAID/Washington SEGIR-FS Cognizant Technical Officer, Jeffery Levine (202-712-4281), email: jlevine@usaid.gov.

SEGIR-CLIR IQC, 2004-2009
In September, 2004, FMI was awarded the Support for Economic Growth and Institutional Reform (SEGIR) Commercial Legal and Institutional Reform (CLIR) IQC. This contract has a shared ceiling amount of $2.4 billion, and a term of five years.  SEGIR-CLIR provides USAID Missions with a convenient contracting mechanism to access experienced technical expertise in the fields of commercial, legal, and institutional development.  The scope of work for services under CLIR includes:

• General commercial legal framework.
• Business environment.
• Financial services.
• Trade and investment.
• Commercial dispute resolution.
• Institutional reform.
• Property rights.

For information on procuring services through SEGIR-CLIR, please contact FMI or the USAID/EGAT Cognizant Technical Officer, Nick Klissas (202-712-0115), email: nklissas@usaid.gov.

ILS IQC, 2004-2009
In May 2004, FMI was awarded the International Legislative Strengthening IQC by USAID's Democracy & Governance Office. The ILS-IQC has a shared ceiling of $100 million and a term of five years. Task orders under the ILS IQC can involve:

• Training host country legislative members/staff, NGOs, and government officials in legislative and policymaking procedures.
• Clarifying the appropriate roles and divisions between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of a democratic government.
• Designing and conducting assessments of international deliberative bodies.
• Providing advisory services in the areas of legal drafting, enforcement, and implementation of local laws and regulations. 

For information on procuring services through ILS, please contact FMI or the USAID/DG Cognizant Technical Officer, Keith Schulz (202-712-4219), email: keschulz@usaid.gov.

FMI is also a subcontractor to Nathan, Inc. on the SEGIR – Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Alleviation, and Economic Institutions and Analysis IQC (2004-2009).

FMI GSA Multiple Awards Schedules
FMI holds two GSA Multiple Award Schedules, which enable any U.S. Government agency interested in obtaining services that fall within the scope of the contracts to access FMI's services via a simplified and streamlined procurement process.

Financial and Business Solution (FABS), GSA Schedule 520
FMI can be contracted under FABS to provide services that fall into the following three broad areas:

• Program Financial Advisor Services (SIN 520-1)
• Accounting Services (SIN 520-11)
• Complementary Financial Management Services (SIN 520-13)

Management Organizational and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS), GSA Schedule 874
FMI can be contracted under MOBIS to provide services that fall into the following areas:

• Consulting Services (SIN 874-1)
• Program Integration and Project Management Services (SIN 874-7)

For more information on contracting FMI's services through GSA, please visit fss.gsa.gov, or contact FMI.

FMI Representative Clients

• USAID
• Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI), State Department
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• World Bank (WB)
• Multi Commodity Exchange of India
• Chase Manhattan Bank
• Bankers Trust
• J.P. Morgan
• Options Clearing Corporation
• TIAA-CREF Pension Fund
• Stratus Technologies
• Moscow InterBank Currency Exchange
• Dow Chemical
• Treasury Management Association
• Canadian Imperial Bank / Wood Gundy