Small Business Set Aside

USAID: in Need of PROMPT Economic Development Assistance?  Choose FMI !!

FMI’s USAID SEGIR – Commercial, Legal, and Institutional Reform (CLIR) contract contains a provision known as the “Small Business Set Aside Clause” (AAPD-02-05).

Under this clause, USAID Missions may contract FMI’s services promptly, without competition.  Any contract of any size, within the CLIR scope of work, may be awarded directly to FMI.

Please contact the USAID/Washington SEGIR-CLIR Technical Officer, Charles Schwartz (CSchwartz@usaid.gov; Tel: 202-712-1761). The FMI SEGIR-CLIR contract has a ceiling of US $2.4 billion.

FMI has implemented the following programs under the “Small Business Set Clause”:

• USAID/Nicaragua DR-CAFTA Implementation Project (2006-Present): FMI works with the Government and private sector to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Central American Free Trade Agreement.  This includes: assisting the Government to harmonize its legal and regulatory regime, and strengthen institutional capacity; and helping implement strategies for enhanced competitiveness, economic diversification, and job creation in the private sector. www.procafta.net
• USAID/India Commodity Futures Market Project (2006-2007): FMI worked with the Government and national commodity futures exchanges to strengthen the regulation/supervision framework for commodity futures markets. This included legal and institutional strengthening of market regulation, surveillance, and enforcement and the development of institutional infrastructure.