USAID/Tbilisi, John Taber 98 99 67

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES SOL M/OP/98-043 DUE 022898 POC Contact Point: John Taber, USAID/Tbilisi, 98 99 67 or Internet: jtaber@usaid.gov The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contemplates issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) for a Cooperative Agreement(s) from U.S. registered Private and Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) for funding a program of Reconstruction and Remedial Activities for the victims of the conflict in the Abkhazia region of Georgia. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide approximately $5 million in USAID funding for an 18-month period. Multiple cooperative agreements may be awarded as a result of this RFA. In this case, the total amount of each award may vary. This program will be funded under USAID/Caucases Strategic Objective 3.1 -- Reduced Human Suffering and Crisis Impact. The two areas of focus are Health Facilities Reconstruction and Education Facilities Reconstruction. Only one program will be approved in each of these sectors, i.e., one for Health Facilities Reconstruction and one for Education Facilities Reconstruction. Initial activities in both sectors will be expected to include a comprehensive assessment of needs and baseline data, and, programs in each sector will need to be closely coordinated with UNHCR and ACH to avoid duplication of activities. All proposed agreement programs must be consistent with the Government of Georgia and USAID/Tbilisi development policies and priorities and demonstrate reasonable prospects for institutional sustainability of proposed benefits after completion of the assistance instrument. Other program requirements will be provided in the final RFA. As stated above, USAID may make multiple awards from this RFA to the responsible applicant(s) whose application(s) conforming to this RFA offers the greatest value to the Government. This CBD notice and the RFA and instructions may be viewed and downloaded at the Agency Internet website. ONLY if access to the Internet is not possible, an applicant may request the solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 format) from USAID/Tbilisi, contact: John Taber at (Tbilisi) 98 99 67. 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 Application." 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 application 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. USAID anticipates the issuance of the RFA on or about 2/11/1998. (0037)

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