Deadline- May 23, 2012
Countries/Region- Bangkok, Thailand
The purpose of the Resettlement Support Center (RSC) is to assist the Bureau in preparing the necessary casework for persons in East Asia eligible for interview by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and, for those approved, to provide assistance in completing the additional requirements for refugee admission under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In addition, the RSC forwards the necessary data on all DHS-approved cases to the Refugee Processing Center (RPC) for distribution to Reception and Placement agencies according to procedures established by the Bureau.
While it is impossible to predict what the precise number of refugee applicants processed by RSC Thailand will be, as the FY 2013 regional refugee admissions ceilings have not yet been established, proposals and budgets should be prepared based on a projection of 17, 000 departures from the countries covered by Regional RSC Thailand. If before or during the agreement period the projected number of individuals to be processed either dramatically falls short of or exceeds the level anticipated in this announcement and the approved proposal, the Bureau will negotiate an amended budget for the RSC.
The Bureau intends to make a single award to a single qualified organization to provide the required services in the countries in East Asia, from a base located in Bangkok. The organization to which the Bureau makes an award for this RSC will be funded for all approved costs associated with providing the required processing services according to a budget submitted as part of this proposal (see Attachment B for budget preparation instructions) and based on the proposal submitted in response to this request. This financial support may be renewable for up to two additional fiscal years based upon budget submissions on an annual basis, as long as there remains a need for the RSC and the organization operating the RSC provides satisfactory service, and subject to the availability of funds.
Eligibility-
- Organizations eligible to submit proposals include entities that have demonstrated satisfactory performance working as a U.S. Department of State-funded organization with the United States Refugee Admissions Program, domestically or overseas, within the last five years.
- Organizations must also meet the following requirements in order to be considered as candidates to operate the RSC:
- Be authorized by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to conduct activities relating to the welfare, protection, or maintenance of refugees in Thailand. This should be understood, when required by Thai law, to include registration with or receipt of project approval from any relevant RTG ministry, agency or other official organ with jurisdiction over any activity to be conducted by the RSC.
- Have evidence of effective coordination with U.S. Government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and International Organizations involved with the refugee admissions program.
- Possess management capacity at the agency’s headquarters sufficient to oversee the operation of the RSC.
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