USAID, REDSO/ESA/PRO, Unit 64102, APO AE 09831-4102

R -- GRANTS MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SOL RFP 623-98-P-014 DUE 061598 POC Contact Point: Francis Kavulu, Tel: 254-2-751-613, e-mail address: fkavulu@usaid.gov; Fax: 254-2-748-607, Contracting Officer: Beth S. Paige, Tel:254-2-751-613; Fax: 254-2-748-607; E-mail: bpaige@usaid.gov The United States Agency For International Development's Regional Economics Development Support Office For East & Southern Africa (REDSO/ESA) plans to solicit offers from qualified U.S. and African firms for a Grants Management/Institutional Strengthening Technical Assistance Contract under the Horn of Africa Support Project. Services will be required for five years. USAID intends to award a Cost Plus Award Fee type contract. The Contractor will be required to: (1) execute and manage grants on behalf of USAID and (2) provide institutional strengthening support to African NGOs. It is anticipated that the Contractor will include options for additional related activities such as conferences and special studies. The estimated issue date for the RFP is January 20, 1998. USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women-owned Small Business concerns in this activity as prime or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR.In this respect, it is anticipated that the prime contractor(s) will make every reasonable effort to identify and make maximum practicable use of such concerns. To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the solicitation will be included with each solicitation issued. By providing the list, USAID does not endorse the listed organizations as being capable of carrying out the activity, nor does AID verify the claimed status of the organizations. Necessarily, the list will contain the names of only those organizations known prior to the issuance of the solicitation. 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 RFP, 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." Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification of 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 conversation or conversion processes. (0363)

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