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MCC Solomon Islands Threshold Program: Community Engagement and Cross-Cutting Program Support Services Industry Day

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is launching a $23 million, four-year Threshold Program in partnership with the Solomon Islands Government to reduce poverty through economic growth. The program consists of two main projects: Accessing Land for Tourism Investment Facilitation (ALTIF) and Forest Value Enhancement Project (FoVEP). - MCC seeks partners for two major procurements: - Community Engagement Services under ALTIF: - Public outreach, advisory support, training, and facilitation for communities near registered land parcels - Support for social license agreements, benefit sharing, and customary land rights formalization - Inclusive governance, conflict resolution, and stakeholder engagement - Cross-Cutting Program Support Services: - Governance reform, program monitoring, strategic communications, and administrative/meeting support across both projects - Coordination with implementing partners and technical expertise - Vendors must demonstrate deep experience with Solomon Islands communities, gender and social inclusion, and coordination with government and local stakeholders - MCC encourages teaming and subcontracting; local partnerships are strongly promoted - The opportunity was introduced via a virtual Industry Day to inform and engage potential partners - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; the focus is on service providers and NGOs - The program involves engagement with multiple Solomon Islands ministries and local stakeholders - Place of performance is the Solomon Islands; contracting office is MCC in Washington, DC - Estimated contract value is $23 million over four years

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The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is launching a Threshold Program in the Solomon Islands with a $23 million grant to support a four-year initiative aimed at reducing poverty through economic growth. The program consists of two projects: the Accessing Land for Tourism Investment Facilitation (ALTIF) Project and the Forest Value Enhancement Project (FoVEP). MCC is seeking partners for two procurements: Community Engagement Services to support community acceptance and benefit sharing for tourism investments on registered land parcels, and Cross-Cutting Program Support Services to facilitate governance reform, program monitoring, strategic communications, and administrative support. A virtual Industry Day was held to provide information and answer questions about these procurements.

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