Not long ago, I got a call from one of my clients asking if it would be OK for him to send my resume to a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Europe that is bidding on a USAID RFA. This NGO, my client said, had never done such a bid and needed some help. My client's organization here in the US is a subcontractor on the bid, but doesn't have the time to assist the NGO in putting the proposal together.
After receiving my resume, the European NGO called and asked if I could come out there for a couple of weeks to help them out. Not really wanting another 2-week overseas trip, I suggested going there for a week and working here for a week. That got them to thinking that maybe they should come to Washington, DC instead. So long story short, they are arriving here tomorrow and I don't have to go back overseas. Fine with me.
They have sent me the first draft of the proposal, and I'll be reading that today along with the RFA. Then tomorrow, I will truck down to DC and meet with them to get more info on what they want me to do. On the phone they mentioned things like checking for compliance with RFA requirements, checking for consistency with USAID terminology, editing, formatting, and the like. So, we'll see.
More details to come.
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