Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
Independent Financial Advisors Vendor Pool
Maritime Administration · DC 20590
Maritime Administration in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “Independent Financial Advisors Vendor Pool”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
A pool of independent financial advisors for US ship-financing loan reviews, for firms with federal lending experience
The US Maritime Administration is creating a pool of independent financial advisors to analyse the economic soundness of projects seeking government-guaranteed loans under the Federal Ship Financing Program. Advisors may be asked to review financial statements, build projections and repayment models, assess markets and management, and report to the agency. Work is assigned through later requests; contracts run at government cost or at no cost to the government, with fees paid by the loan applicant.
Who can win it
- Key staff generally hold a master's degree and 5-20 years of federal lending program advisory experience
- Demonstrated prior experience with Title XI advisory work or other federal lending programs
- No conflict of interest with the agency or parties involved in the matter
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- Contract period
- Up to five years in the pool, with possible continuation after review
- How bids are judged
- Initial proposals rated technically acceptable or unacceptable; quotations judged on past performance, price and other factors, with non-price factors more important than price
- Published
- 14 Jul 2026
- Reference
- 693JF726Q000009
Public data: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (U.S. General Services Administration). · Sources & licences