US Agency for International Development, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, M/OP/PS/SUP, Room 7.8/85, Washington, DC 20523

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES!! SOL M/OP-00-000!! DUE 091100 POC Bettie F. Bowles, 202-712-0595, Contracting Officer, Michael Gushue, 202-712-5831!! WEB: http://www.usaid.gov, http://www.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: bbowles@usaid.gov, bbowles@usaid.gov. . The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to solicit proposals for a five-year, Performance Based Cost Plus Fixed Fee Term contract to provide Development Information Services (DIS). We anticipate that the solicitation will be released on or about July 14, 2000. It is the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Center for Development Information and Evaluation, Development Information and Outreach Division (CDIE/DIO), DIS program to: disseminate and promote knowledge of performance and experiences in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of development programs and activities around the world; provide library, research, communications and technical support services to the development community; promote the use of development information resources in lesser developed countries (LDCs); and, strengthen USAID's programs through the use and analysis of internal and external information and data on development experience and social and economicconditions in developing countries. The development community, which CDIE/DIO's DIS program is designed to reach, includes: USAID's field missions and their LDC counterparts; USAID/Washington decision-makers, technical specialists, researchers, development activity designers, evaluators, and implementers; USAID contractors and grantees; USAID-funded private and voluntary organizations (PVOs); institutions and individuals in developing countries; international and national organizations and institutions active in development and development research; firms and businesses interested in private sector opportunities in developing countries; and the general public with interests in development. USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. small businesses, U.S. small disadvantaged businesses, U.S. women-owned small businesses, and U.S. HUBZone small businesses in this activity as prime or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR. In this respect, it is anticipated that theprime contractor 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 USAID 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. Telephone requests for the RFP will not be honored. 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. If you require a copy of the solicitation in paper form, you must specifically ask for it by sending an e-mail to bbowles@usaid.gov but you will not receive both a copy in paper form and a floppy disk. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded usingthe Agency Web Site. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency Web Site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the Home Page, then "USAID Procurements". On the following screen, select "Download available USAID Solicitations" and find the number of this solicitation. Receipt of this RFP through the Internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above if you wish to be notified of any amendments to the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it is been received from the internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. USAID is not obligated to award a contract. Posted 06/20/00 (W-SN466727). (0172)

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