Opportunity Information: Apply for MCC 15 RFA 0003
Apply for MCC 15 RFA 0003
- The Millennium Challenge Corporation in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WORLDBANK ENTERPRISE SURVEY" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 85.003 MCC Domestic Assistance for Overseas Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 7, 2015 and posted on Jul 7, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $100,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 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 sole source requirement that will be awarded to the World Bank.
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Opportunity Summary:
The WORLDBANK ENTERPRISE SURVEY grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number MCC 15 RFA 0003) is a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) discretionary funding announcement for a single cooperative agreement worth $100,000. The total estimated funding is $100,000, and the award floor and ceiling are both set at $100,000, meaning MCC intended to make one fixed-size award. The funding activity category is listed as Employment, Labor and Training, and it falls under CFDA 85.003 (MCC Domestic Assistance for Overseas Programs). The opportunity was posted on July 7, 2015, with a closing date of July 12, 2015, and it was later archived on August 11, 2015.
A key point of this notice is that it is explicitly labeled as a sole source requirement. MCC states that it will not accept quotes or proposals from other organizations as a result of the posting. Eligibility is therefore effectively limited to one entity: the World Bank. While the eligible applicants field is broadly labeled as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," the eligibility clarification makes clear the award will be made solely to the World Bank.
The purpose of the award is to support the World Bank in conducting firm-level Enterprise Surveys focused on investment climate data collection. MCC justifies the sole source approach by emphasizing the World Bank teams specialized experience and established global track record in implementing Enterprise Surveys since 2002. According to the description, the World Bank brings both technical depth in investment climate survey design and implementation, and the institutional capacity to scale up quickly by drawing on additional experts and resources when needed.
MCC also highlights several operational advantages that, in its view, make the World Bank uniquely positioned for the work. These include access to local country offices and staff that can oversee field teams on the ground and resolve implementation issues quickly, along with existing connections to local government counterparts. Another practical advantage cited is that the World Bank already has arrangements with experienced local data collection firms, based on prior Enterprise Survey work and related analysis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. These pre-existing relationships are presented as a way to speed mobilization and enable a rapid field rollout.
The timing is central to the project rationale. MCC indicates that launching data collection in summer 2015 would allow it to establish a baseline measurement for the El Salvador II Investment Climate Project. That baseline is intended to support future monitoring and evaluation of project impacts over time. MCC further notes that the World Banks prior experience evaluating similar projects strengthens its ability to revise survey instruments appropriately and provide program-relevant insights without the added cost and delays that would come from onboarding a new implementer unfamiliar with the Enterprise Survey methodology and regional context.
For administrative contact, the notice lists Merle Phillips, Senior Contract Specialist, with a phone number of 201-772-6319, as the point of contact for parties who have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically.
WORLDBANK ENTERPRISE SURVEY (MCC 15 RFA 0003) - Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the WORLDBANK ENTERPRISE SURVEY grant opportunity?
This is a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) discretionary funding announcement for a single cooperative agreement to support the World Bank in conducting firm-level Enterprise Surveys focused on investment climate data collection.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is MCC 15 RFA 0003.
3) Which agency is issuing the funding announcement?
The funding announcement is issued by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
4) What type of award is MCC planning to make?
MCC intended to make one cooperative agreement award.
5) How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The total estimated funding is $100,000.
6) Is there a minimum or maximum award amount?
Yes. Both the award floor and award ceiling are set at $100,000, meaning MCC intended to make one fixed-size award of $100,000.
7) How many awards is MCC expecting to make?
Based on the funding being fixed at $100,000 for both the floor and ceiling, MCC intended to make a single award.
8) What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is listed as Employment, Labor and Training.
9) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under CFDA 85.003 (MCC Domestic Assistance for Overseas Programs).
10) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 7, 2015.
11) What was the closing date for the opportunity?
The closing date was July 12, 2015.
12) Is this opportunity still open?
No. The notice states it was archived on August 11, 2015.
13) Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice is explicitly labeled as a sole source requirement.
14) Will MCC accept proposals or quotes from other organizations?
No. MCC states it will not accept quotes or proposals from other organizations as a result of the posting.
15) Who is eligible to apply for this award?
Eligibility is effectively limited to one entity: the World Bank. While the eligible applicants field is broadly labeled as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," the eligibility clarification makes clear the award will be made solely to the World Bank.
16) What is the purpose of the award?
The purpose is to support the World Bank in conducting firm-level Enterprise Surveys focused on investment climate data collection.
17) What kind of data collection is being supported?
The supported work involves Enterprise Surveys at the firm level, aimed at collecting investment climate data.
18) Why did MCC choose a sole source approach for this work?
MCC justifies the sole source approach by citing the World Bank team's specialized experience and established global track record implementing Enterprise Surveys since 2002.
19) What capabilities does MCC attribute to the World Bank for this project?
MCC notes that the World Bank brings technical depth in investment climate survey design and implementation, and also has institutional capacity to scale quickly by drawing on additional experts and resources when needed.
20) What operational advantages does MCC cite in selecting the World Bank?
MCC highlights several advantages, including the World Bank's access to local country offices and staff who can oversee field teams and resolve implementation issues quickly, as well as existing connections to local government counterparts.
21) Does the notice mention any existing local partnerships relevant to fieldwork?
Yes. MCC states the World Bank already has arrangements with experienced local data collection firms based on prior Enterprise Survey work and related analysis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
22) Why was the timing of summer 2015 emphasized?
MCC indicates that launching data collection in summer 2015 would allow it to establish a baseline measurement for the El Salvador II Investment Climate Project.
23) How will the baseline data be used?
The baseline is intended to support future monitoring and evaluation of project impacts over time.
24) What additional rationale is provided related to the World Bank's prior experience?
MCC notes that the World Bank's prior experience evaluating similar projects strengthens its ability to revise survey instruments appropriately and provide program-relevant insights without the added cost and delays of onboarding a new implementer unfamiliar with the Enterprise Survey methodology and the regional context.
25) Who is the listed administrative contact for this opportunity?
The notice lists Merle Phillips, Senior Contract Specialist, as the administrative contact.
26) When should someone contact the listed point of contact?
The point of contact is listed for parties who have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically.
27) What phone number is provided for the administrative contact?
The phone number provided is 201-772-6319.
28) What does it mean that the opportunity is labeled as a "sole source requirement"?
In this notice, it means MCC intended to make the award only to the World Bank and states it will not accept quotes or proposals from other organizations in response to the posting.
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