U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID), REDSO/WCA/OP, Abidjan (ID), Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20521-2010

R -- GUINEA FAMILY PLANNING AND HEALTH ACTIVITY SOL RFA NO. 624-97-004 DUE 071597 POC Contact Point: Carey N. Gordon, Regional Grant Officer, REDSO/WCA/OP, (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), Tel: (225) 41-45-28; Fax Nos: (225) 41-35- 44 or (225) 41-34-60. USAID invites U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) and U.S. not-for-profit organizations to submit applications for a grant under the Family Planning and Health Activity (FPH) to be implemented in the Republic of Guinea (Conakry), subject to the terms of a request for applications (RFA) to be issued as described below. For-profit organizations may also submit applications, however they will not be entitled to receive a fee for this activity. It is anticipated that one or more grants will be awarded for an initial period of up to five years with possible extensions of the completion date for up to three additional years. It is estimated that the total amount available for the 5-year base period will be US $21.5 million. As this will be a results- oriented activity, it is expected that annual funding will be made based upon the availability of funds and the achievement of planned results. The goal addressed by the FPH activity for which a grant or grants are expected to be awarded is "improved health and reduced fertility of Guinean families." The objective of the program is increased use of essential family planning/maternal child health and STI/AIDS-prevention services, products and practices to be achieved under four intermediate results, namely: 1) increased access to FP/MCH and STI/AIDS-prevention services and products, 2) improved quality of FP/MCH and STI/AIDS-prevention services and products, 3) increased demand and behavior favoring use of FP/MCH and STI/AIDS-prevention services, products, and practices, and 4) more effective response among donors, government, community organizations, NGOs, and the private sector in addressing critical health constraints. All questions related to this notice and requests for a copy of the RFA must be addressed in writing, by letter, fax or e-mail to the Grant Officer at the address stated above. Specify the RFA requested, and include your complete firm name, street address, telephone and fax no. and internet address, if one is available. No telephone requestswill be honored. The issuance date of the RFA is expected to be approximately fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this notice. The closing date for submission of proposals will be approximately forty five (45) days from the actual issuance date, and will be specified in the RFA. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (Wordperfect 5.1/5.2 format). This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The RFA, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency Web Site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurement." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." The RFA can also be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification of "anonymous" and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the RFA: pub/OP/RFA/62497004/62497004.rfa. Receipt of this RFA through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. The publication of this notice and/or the issuance of an RFA do not obligate the U.S. Government to make an award. (0136)

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