Issuance Date: June 30, 2004

Coalition Provisional Authority Contracting Activity Baghdad, Iraq APO AE 09335 Issuance Date: June 30, 2004 Deadline for Questions: 1600 hrs (Baghdad time) on July 09, 2004 Closing Date: July 16, 2004 Closing Time: 12:00 PM (1200 hrs) Subject: Request for Applications (RFA) Number W914NS-04-R-0157 Small Business Lending Program - Iraq The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) is seeking applications from NGOs and other not-for-profit organizations to act as administrator (the “Administrator”) for a grant program to support small business lending in Iraq. CPA and its successor organization (collectively, the “Grantor”) intend to provide up to $7,000,000 (seven million dollars) to an account jointly controlled by the Grantor and the Administrator to administer grants to Iraqi financial institutions (“Grantees”). The Administrator will process grants to Grantees on the basis of specified criteria. The Grantees will be required to provide funds from their own resources in 1:1 proportion to the grants, and to use both the grant funds and the matching owned funds to make small business loans to businesses owned and operated by Iraqis. Please refer to Section II, Program Description, for a complete statement of goals and expected results. The Grantor intends to make available up to $7,000,000 (seven million dollars) in grant funds to be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator will process grants for individual loans in the range of $25,000 to $500,000 to be made by Grantees to Iraqi businesses. Grantees must make application to the Administrator for grants with respect to each small business loan to be made using grant funds. The funds disbursed by the Administrator to the Grantees will be grants, with no expectation of repayment by the Grantees. Subject to the availability of funds, the Grantor intends to award this grant on or before July 30, 2004. The Administrator must begin work immediately after signing the contract. The Grantor reserves the right not to award this contract in its sole discretion. For the purposes of this grant program, this RFA is being issued and consists of this cover letter and the following: Section I Background Information Section II Grant Program Description and Objectives Section III Selection Criteria Applications should be received by the closing date (July 16, 2004) and time indicated at the top of this cover letter (1200 hours, Baghdad time) at the place designated below for receipt of applications. Applications shall be submitted in English by email (electronic submissions) with the name and address of the applicant and RFA number (W914NS-04-R-0157) indicated above to: LTC Karen Maskew Contracting Officer Email address: HYPERLINK "mailto:karen.maskew@cpa-iq.org" karen.maskew@cpa-iq.org Award will be made to the responsible applicant that best responds to the selection criteria described in Section III. Issuance of this RFA does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Grantor, nor does it commit the Grantor to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of an application. Further, the Grantor reserves the right to reject any applications received. Applications are submitted at the risk of the applicants; should circumstances prevent award of this grant program, all preparation and submission costs are at the applicant’s expense. The method of distribution of this program opportunity is via the Internet. This RFA and any future amendments and answers to questions directed to this office can be downloaded from the CPA Web site ( HYPERLINK "http://www.cpa-iraq.org" www.cpa-iraq.org). It is the responsibility of the submitter of the application document to ensure that it has been received from the Internet in its entirety. The Grantor bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. In the event of an inconsistency between the documents comprising this RFA, it shall be resolved by the following criteria, in descending order of precedence: (a) Section III Selection Criteria (b) Section II Program Description and Objectives Any questions concerning this RFA should be submitted via email to at: HYPERLINK "mailto:karen.maskew@cpa-iq.org" karen.maskew@cpa-iq.org by 1600 hours (4:00 PM) July 09, 2004. No telephone calls please. Responses to questions will be answered expeditiously and be posted on the Web sites. Sincerely, Karen Maskew LTC, US Army Reserves Contracting Officer