Disclaimer News & Events FIRST Initiative (FIRST) has selected IBTCI to be included in a long list of firms in the areas of Banking and Accounting and Auditing. FIRST has a large and growing portfolio of some 80 active financial sector development projects. In order to better implement these projects across different sub-sectors and regions and to create more efficient procurement methods, FIRST invited Expression of Interest to service, on a non-exclusive basis, its financial sector development business needs in all regions and primarily in the six targeted areas including Banking and Accounting and Auditing. In all of these areas, the focus of the work is likely to be on public sector entities and agencies; legal, regulatory and supervisory frameworks; policy work; market development; low-income country recipients; FSAP or ROSC follow-up; and access to finance for the poor. The purpose of the long list is to help FIRST to reduce the time needed for the procurement process and will help the FIRST to identify the consulting firms that are suited for new projects and that will be invited on a priority but non-exclusive basis to submit Requests for Proposals. When an appropriate project is identified that requires the skill sets of IBTCI, the FIRST will notify IBTCI so that we can respond to the RFP and make our submission. The Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening (FIRST) Initiative is a multi-donor grant facility providing technical assistance (TA) to promote financial sector strengthening. FIRST was launched in 2002 by several international donor agencies. The TA is primarily provided by consultants. The World Bank manages the FIRST Initiative trust fund on behalf of the donors, through a separate Program Management Unit. Based on its success in the first four years of its operations, FIRST has recently been extended to 2012 with available funding of some $65 million. USAID-funded Iraq Monitoring and Evaluation Performance Program, Phase II (MEPP II) contract. IBTCI provides long- and short-term monitoring and evaluation (M&E), technical advisory services, data analysis and report-production targeted on the individual and collective progress and impact assessment of the portfolio of activities within USAID/Iraq's development assistance program. These services shall include all areas covered under each of the following four Strategic Objectives: RESTORING ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE; SUPPORTING ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION; EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY; AND IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GOVERNANCE that have been adopted by the USAID/Iraq Mission. Additionally, IBTCI will launch a web-based performance reporting system that will assist USAID in meeting all progress, impact assessment and reporting needs to monitor, review, analyze and evaluate the performance of its implementing partners to meet the rapidly changing conditions in Iraq. DFID funded Nigeria Call Down Framework Contract for the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). IBTCI is currently providing and managing a pool of specialized short-term expert consultants in various sectors to assist the Nigerian Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in the privatization of state-owned enterprises on rapid-response basis. The overall purpose of the project is to contribute to the economic objectives of the Nigerian government and the BPE in its privatization and economic development activities. The objectives of the project are to harness the necessary local and international expertise to enable the BPE to access it on short-notice, as and when required, and to administer the supply side of the call down framework. GSA Schedule for Management Organizational & Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) with the following special item numbers (SIN): 874-1: Consulting Services 874-6: Privatization Support Services and Documentation (A-76) 865-7: Program Integration and Project Management Services