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SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Freetown, Sierra Leone 16 July 2026 Fiscal Agent Services for MCA-Sierra Leone Ref: MCA- SL-26-3014 The United States of America and Sierra Leone, acting through the Ministry of Finance (the “Government”), signed a Millennium Challenge Compact on 27th September 2024, through which the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) is providing approximately US$ 480 million USD of funding (“MCC Funding”) to support a program designed to reduce poverty through economic growth in Sierra Leone (the “Compact”). Through the Compact, the Government also agreed to provide a contribution of approximately US$ 14.2 million USD (the “Government Contribution”). MCC and the Government also entered into a Compact Development Funding Agreement, dated March 3, 2022 (as amended, the “CDF Agreement”) through which MCC provided approximately US$ 11.9 million USD to facilitate the development and implementation of the Compact. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Compact and the CDF Agreement, related agreements, and the availability of funds, the Government intends to use a portion of the funds provided by MCC to finance professional fiscal agent services from a legally constituted firm (“Fiscal Agent” or “Offeror”) to assist the Government with the implementation of the proposed Compact program in a transparent and sound manner. The Fiscal Agent will provide such support in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in an agreement (the “Fiscal Agent Agreement”), a form of which is attached to this Request for Offers (“RFO”) in Section VI. In issuing this RFO, the Government is represented by the Millennium Challenge Account Sierra Leone (“MCA-Sierra Leone”) to serve as the accountable entity responsible for implementation of the Compact. MCC is a U.S. government agency focused on assisting countries dedicated to good governance, economic freedom, and investments in people. The Compact will include an investment from MCC of approximately US$ 480 million to be approved and a corresponding contribution of approximately US $ 14.2 million from the Government. The Fiscal Agent will be required to manage a partial amount, or all, of the funding contributed by MCC and the Government's contribution. Compact project descriptions and other details are set forth in the Compact which is available at https://assets.mcc.gov/content/uploads/compact-sierra-leone.pdf. MCA-Sierra Leone requires the services of the Fiscal Agent (“FA”) for a base period of twelve (12) months at a fixed price. Thereafter, MCA-Sierra Leone will require six (6) 12-month option periods at a fixed price. However, the final option period (Option Period 6) may be more or less than 12 months and will include a 120-day period after the expiration of the Compact. For purposes of preparing Offers, Offerors should assume that the final option period (Option Period 6) will be for a full 12 months from the time of option effectiveness plus 120 days of closure. At least one year p…