Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI 3
Apply for NOI 3
- The OASAM in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to award sole source project to Ensure Formal Workers Benefits in El Salvador" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 16, 2013 and posted on Mar 14, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 4, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $300,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a DOL sole source opportunity, see funding opportunity description below for more details.
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Opportunity Summary:
This notice describes the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intent to make a single, non-competitive (sole source) cooperative agreement award to support a project focused on ensuring that formal sector workers in El Salvador receive their benefits. The planned award amount is up to $300,000, with an estimated total funding level of $300,000, an award ceiling of $300,000, and no minimum award floor specified. The opportunity is categorized under Employment, Labor and Training, and it is presented as a government notice of intent rather than an open competition.
A key point in the announcement is that USDOL does not plan to solicit proposals broadly. Instead, it identifies one intended recipient: Alexius International, located at 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006. Because this is structured as a sole source action, eligibility is effectively limited to the named organization, which is also reflected in the eligibility language stating that it is a DOL sole source opportunity and directing readers back to the description for details. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means USDOL expects substantial involvement in the project beyond what would typically occur in a standard grant, such as ongoing collaboration, technical direction, or coordinated oversight during implementation.
The notice provides the agency justification for not competing the award, citing authority under the Department of Labor Manual Series (DLMS) 2-836 (G)(2)(d). In plain terms, USDOL indicates the work to be funded is essential to completing an existing, currently funded DOL activity, and that running a competitive process would be counterproductive. The rationale given is that competition would likely create significant real costs that could exceed any savings, cause duplication of work that would add expense to the government, and delay completion of the overall program. In other words, the department is arguing continuity and efficiency: the project is positioned as a necessary extension or component of ongoing efforts, and a new competition would interrupt progress and require redundant start-up work.
From the administrative details, this opportunity was posted on March 14, 2013, with an original and current closing date of April 4, 2013, and an archive date of May 4, 2013. The funding opportunity number is listed as NOI 3, and the CFDA number is shown as 00.000 (Not Elsewhere Classified), which sometimes appears in notices that do not map cleanly to a standard CFDA listing or are posted in a simplified manner. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning the recipient is not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
For questions or issues accessing the full announcement, the notice directs interested parties to a DOL grant specialist: Lloyd Sabino, reachable by phone at (202) 693-7163 or by email at sabino.lloyd@dol.gov. Overall, the document is best understood as a formal public posting that USDOL intends to proceed with a single cooperative agreement, up to $300,000, awarded directly to Alexius International to carry out work supporting the delivery or protection of formal sector worker benefits in El Salvador, justified on the basis of program continuity, cost avoidance, and preventing delays.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) Notice of Intent to make a single, non-competitive (sole source) cooperative agreement award. The project focus is ensuring that formal sector workers in El Salvador receive their benefits.
2) Is this an open competitive grant opportunity?
No. The notice states USDOL does not plan to solicit proposals broadly. It is presented as a government notice of intent rather than an open competition, and it is specifically structured as a sole source action.
3) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The notice identifies a single intended recipient: Alexius International, located at 2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006.
4) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is effectively limited to the named organization because it is described as a DOL sole source opportunity. The eligibility language directs readers back to the description, which identifies Alexius International as the intended recipient.
5) What is the purpose of the project?
The project is focused on ensuring that formal sector workers in El Salvador receive their benefits. The notice frames the work as supporting the delivery or protection of those benefits.
6) What type of funding instrument will be used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
7) What does a cooperative agreement imply for how the project will be run?
The notice indicates that a cooperative agreement generally means USDOL expects substantial involvement in the project beyond what would typically occur in a standard grant, such as ongoing collaboration, technical direction, or coordinated oversight during implementation.
8) How much funding is available?
The planned award amount is up to $300,000. The estimated total funding level is $300,000, and the award ceiling is $300,000.
9) Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award floor is specified in the notice.
10) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning the recipient is not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
11) What is the opportunity category?
The opportunity is categorized under Employment, Labor and Training.
12) Why is USDOL making this a sole source (non-competitive) award?
USDOL justifies not competing the award by stating the work is essential to completing an existing, currently funded DOL activity, and that running a competitive process would be counterproductive. The rationale described includes: significant real costs of competition that could exceed any savings, duplication of work that would add expense to the government, and delays to completion of the overall program.
13) What authority is cited to support the non-competitive approach?
The notice cites authority under the Department of Labor Manual Series (DLMS) 2-836 (G)(2)(d).
14) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number listed in the notice is NOI 3.
15) What CFDA number is listed for this notice?
The CFDA number shown is 00.000 (Not Elsewhere Classified), which the notice context suggests may appear when a posting does not map cleanly to a standard CFDA listing or is posted in a simplified manner.
16) When was this notice posted?
The notice was posted on March 14, 2013.
17) What are the closing and archive dates?
The original and current closing date is April 4, 2013. The archive date is May 4, 2013.
18) Who can be contacted for questions or problems accessing the full announcement?
The notice directs questions or issues accessing the full announcement to Lloyd Sabino, a DOL grant specialist, at (202) 693-7163 or sabino.lloyd@dol.gov.
19) Does the notice indicate USDOL will accept other proposals anyway?
The notice states USDOL does not plan to solicit proposals broadly and identifies a single intended recipient. Based on the information provided, it is not presented as an opportunity for general submissions from other organizations.
20) What is the overall intent of the posting?
The posting is a formal public notice that USDOL intends to proceed with a single cooperative agreement award, up to $300,000, awarded directly to Alexius International to support work related to ensuring formal sector worker benefits in El Salvador, justified by continuity, cost avoidance, and preventing delays.
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