U.S. Agency for International Development, AMEMB, Managua, USAID, Unit #2712 Box #9, APO AA 34021

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO ASSIST IN THE CREATION OF NICARAGUA'S FIRST PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND THE STRENGTHENING OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SOL Nicaragua 98-11 DUE 081198 POC Contact Point: Mr. Martin Napper, Contracting Officer, Tel: (505)267-0502, Fax: (505)278-3828, E-mail: mnapper@usaid.gov The USAID Mission to Nicaragua is requesting proposals from offerors that have technical expertise and experience in judicial system reform in Latin America and the Caribbean or in developing countries in other regions of the world, including significant USAID project implementation experience in this sector. This Program has been designed to provide technical assistance and training to assist in the creation of Nicaragua's first Public Defender's Office and the strengthening of the Attorney General's Office. Program activities will be carried out under USAID/Nicaragua's Rule of Law (ROL) Agreement signed with the Government of Nicaragua (GON) on March 25, 1998. A project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be required under the proposed contract which will be for a five year period in Nicaragua beginning in 1998. Because the USAID contractor will have two counterparts (the Attorney General's Office and the Public Defender's Office), the PIU will be located in an office independent of both institutions. TheMission anticipates awarding a Cost-plus-Fixed Fee contract for the purpose of working in the Institutional Strengthening Program in Nicaragua. The period of performance of this Contract will be for approximately 5 years. RFP NO. 98-11 for this requirement will be available on or about June 22, 1998. The closing date for receiving proposals should be August 11, 1998. Interested parties shall contact Maria Lourdes Baltodano, e-mail: mariabaltodano@usaid.gov, Contract Specialist, at AMEMBASSY. Managua, USAID, Unit 2712, Box 9, APO AA 34021 in writing to request the RFP. Fax requests are acceptable. Please make reference to RFP 98-11. No request for the RFP will be honored 15 days after the opening day of same. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 8999. 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 CIB 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 Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." Receipt of this RFP 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. (0161)

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