Brokerage Account Services

This overall notice will be open for a twelve-month period from the date of posting, unless otherwise revised or superseded by a subsequent version of the notice. Submission may be made at any point while the notice is open. Multiple agreements are anticipated and subject to change, dependent upon the priorities and relevance to DFC brokerage needs. It is anticipated that the notice may receive a large volume of submissions. Agreements may be made in the form of any appropriate contract type applicable. All agreements and subsequent transactions will be contingent upon the current program office capital planning strategy, and on-going need of brokerage accounts. The costs of preparing submissions to this notice, meetings and interactions with DFC personnel, and time/effort required for SAM.gov registration, are not considered allowable costs on any resulting agreement or subsequent transaction.

SCOPE:

DFC may hold or receive publicly traded securities as a result of its investment activities and is seeking the services of brokerage firms licensed to operate in various markets around the world. DFC is looking for brokerage firms that can facilitate the sales and trading of publicly traded securities (e.g. equity) and help settle transactions at DFC’s discretion. DFC has strong preference for experienced brokerages licensed to operate in emerging markets of Latin America, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa.

See attachment one for the current status of each region pool.

REQUIREMENTS:

Presence in one or more emerging markets. Immediate need is currently in India, Brazil, and Mexico valued. Please reference where DFC works.
Licensed to operate in major stock exchanges or exchanges of interest to the DFC.
Provide brokerage services for publicly traded securities.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Entities that would like to be considered to provide brokerage accounts at DFC, may make a submission at any time for consideration. All submissions must answer the below...