IFES Request for Applications, RFA No.13-161-Omnibus Law Initiative

INTERNATIONAL
FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS (IFES)

Request for
Applications
Omnibus Law
Initiative


RFA No.
13-161


1.1. Purpose
IFES  is
 currently  engaged  in  implementing  the
 Elections  2014  Administration  Program  (EAP)
 funded  by  theUnited
 States  Agency  for International  Development
 (USAID).  The purpose  of  this  Request
 for  Applications(RFA)
  is   to   invite   prospective   applicants 
to   submit   an   application   to   lead   and
  conduct   the   initiative   ofcreating  a  consolidated
 and  comprehensive  electoral  legal  framework
 in  the  form  of  an omnibus  modelelection  law  for  Indonesia.

IFES  is  planning
 to  award  a  six  months  sub-­‐grant,  with  a  total  estimated
 cost  not  to  exceed  USD  98,000  or IDR  957,967,000.

An  award  will
 be  made  only  after  IFES  makes  a
 positive  determination  that  the  applicant
 possesses,  or  has the ability
  to   obtain,   the   necessary   management 
competence   to   carry   out   the   grant 
activity,   and   will practice
 mutually  agreed  upon  methods  of
 accountability  for funds  and  other  assets
 funded  by  the  United States
 Agency  for  International  Development.  IFES
 must  be  fully  satisfied  that  the  applicant
 has the  capacity to  adequately
 perform  in  accordance  with  the  principles
 established  by  the  Department  of  State
 and  22  CFR 145.

1.2. Coverage & Participation
Issuance  of  this
 RFA  does  not  constitute  a  commitment
 on  the  part  of  IFES  to  make  an
 award  nor  does  it commit
 IFES  to  pay  for  costs incurred  in
 the  preparation  and  submission  of  any
 application  in  response  to this  RFA. 
 Further,  IFES  reserves  the  right  to
 reject  any  or  all applications  received.

2. General  Information
2.1. Background
The   International   Foundation
  for   Electoral   Systems (IFES)
  is   an   independent,   non-governmentalorganization providing  professional
support  to  electoral  democracy.  IFES
 promotes  democratic  stability  by providing   technical   assistance 
and   applying   field-based   research   to the
  electoral   cycle   worldwide   to enhance  citizen
 participation  and  strengthen  civil  societies,
 governance  and  transparency.    In recognition
 of this  commitment,  USAID  has  awarded  IFES
 with  the  Election  Administration  Program
 (EAP).

Under  the  EAP,
 the  goals  of  IFES’  electoral  law
 analysis  are:  promoting  a  public
 involvement  through  an active
  dialogue   among   a   wide   range   of 
stakeholders   for   early   identification   of 
legal   issues   likely   to negatively
 impact  the  implementation  of  election  and
 its  areas for improvement  of  the
 current  election laws;   and
  support   the   development  of   draft 
omnibus   election   law   and   advocate   for 
new   reforms   and consolidation
 of  5  election  laws  into  one  pioneer
 omnibus  election  law  for  future  national
 elections  post 2014.

2.2. RFA Schedule
The  following
 is  a  tentative  schedule  that  will
 apply  to  this  RFA,  but  may  change
 in  accordance  with  IFES’needs  or  unforeseen  circumstances.
 Changes will  be  communicated  by  e-mail  to
 all  parties.

Issuance of
 RFA                                                             29  July  2013
Technical
 Questions/Inquiries  due                           19  August  2013,  9:00  AM
 EDT
Answers/Addenda from
IFES                                       21  August  2013
RFA Closes                                                                       27  August  2013,  6:00  PM
 EDT
For RFA
details (program description, responsibilities and requirement), please
download the documents at
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qbpo64ptkmtb5fs/IFES-ID%20RFA%20Omnibus%20Law%20Inititative%202013-07-29.pdf

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hla62pe239b46eg/IFES-ID%20RFA%2013-161-%20Attachment%20A%20Pre-award%20Survey.pdf

Applicant Inquiries.
Inquiries,
 questions,  and  requests  for  clarification
 related  to  this  RFA  should  be submitted
 in  writing,  no  later  than  19  August 2013
and  be  directed  to:

IFES  Indonesia
Intiland  Tower,  19th
 Floor
Jl.  Jend.  Sudirman  32
Jakarta  10220  ·∙  Indonesia
Attention:              Salima Wiggins,  Administrator,  C&G
 /  Zulkarnain  Lubis,  Program  Officer
Telephone:            +62
 21  5795  6795
Fax:                        +62  21  5795  6807
E-­‐mail:                swiggins@ifes.org   AND  zulkarnain@ifesindonesia.org

Application
 Submission
Applicants
 must  send  applications  in  electronic  copy
 via  e-­‐mail,  on  or  prior
 to  27  August  2013,  6:00  PM  EDT to  Salima  Wiggins,  Administrator,
 Contracts  and  Grants,  Asia  and  Europe
 Team  at  swiggins@ifes.org AND Zulkarnain
 Lubis,  Program  Officer  at  zulkarnain@ifesindonesia.org