The
Regional Economic Development Service Office for East
and Southern Africa (REDSO), located in Nairobi (Kenya),
is the USAID office with primary responsibility for
the MAC IQC. Two other regional offices-the West Africa
Regional Program (WARP), located in Bamako (Mali), and
the Regional Center for Southern Africa (RCSA), located
in Gaborone (Botswana)-are other principal MAC clients.
The three regional offices and USAID Missions and non-presence
country (NPC) offices throughout Africa can use the
MAC IQC as a convenient mechanism to implement conflict,
prevention, mitigation, and resolution (CPMR) activities.
PADCO can both implement a long-term program and respond
to smaller, shorter-term initiatives on short notice.
Missions
and Regional Bureaus seeking to set up MAC task orders
should consult with the MAC Cognizant Technical Officer
(CTO) in Nairobi when developing Scopes of Work (SOW).
All task orders are directly processed and negotiated
by the respective Bureau, Mission, or Regional Contracting
Officer. The Contracting Officer of the originating
office will distribute task order requests and receive
task order proposals. The MAC CTO will coordinate
and track all activities under the IQC and will provide
technical assistance to Missions and Bureaus on MAC-related
activities.
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