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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
MCABEPQCBS263009
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
5416
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-07
Response deadline
Sep 18, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
pabelize@charleskendall.com
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SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country: Belize Project Name: Energy Project Procurement Title: Consultancy to Develop Dispatch Regulations Procurement Ref. Number: MCA-B/EP/QCBS/26/3009 Type of Procurement: Consultant Services Accountable Entity: Millennium Challenge Account - Belize (MCA-Belize) Publication Date: 30 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 18 September 2026 The Accountable Entity, MCA-Belize, has received financing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation toward the cost of the Energy Project, to achieve its objective of lowering the wholesale cost of electricity in real terms by modernizing the grid and improving system efficiency and reliability, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for a Consultancy to Develop Dispatch Regulations. MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the compact up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. So, when a contract is signed with an Accountable Entity, money is already available to the Accountable Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Offerors by the US Treasury. MCA-Belize now invites offers from eligible offerors for Consultancy to Develop Dispatch Regulations. Bidding will be conducted through the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procedures as specified in the Accountable Entity MCC Procurement and Policy Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible offerors as defined in the PPG. A complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested eligible offerors upon registration through the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/B8h24JadBc?origin=lprLink A virtual Pre-Offer Conference will be held on 11 August 2026 at 09:30 hours (local time in Belize) through the Microsoft Teams platform. Link to the conference: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b9111b77-74dc-41ad-96d4-bc45ffeba982@0ce725e5-cffb-45ab-8416-f0be87658559 Attendance is strongly advised by all prospective Offerors or their representatives but is not mandatory. Offers must be submitted through the File Request Link (FRL) provided below no later than 14:00 hours (Local time in Belize) on 18 September 2026. https://www.dropbox.com/request/pfy7zamaffrfow8gygwg Only electronic submission will be permitted. Late offers will be rejected. Technical offers will be publicly opened virtually in the presence of the offerors’ designated representatives and any other interested parties on 18 September 2026 at 14:30 hours (Local time in Belize) via the following link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3bb335f1-04cb-4599-b337-0bb29db86efa@0ce725e5-cffb-45ab-8416-f0be87658559 Contact Information: The address(es) referred to above is (are): Millennium Challenge Account - Belize 5th Floor, Atlantic Insurance Tower 2 ½ Miles Philip Goldson Highway Belize City, Belize E-mail: pabelize@charleskendall.com Website: https://mcabelize.bz/ DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT PLEASE CONTRACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Contact
Point of contact
Procurement Agent
Role
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Email
pabelize@charleskendall.com
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