B -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND PROCUREMENT FOR BASIC EDUCATION STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE II

Notice Date

November 13, 2001

Contracting Office

USAID/Ethopia, Department of State, 2030 Addis Ababa Place, Washington, DC 20521-2030

ZIP Code

20521-2030

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

January 15, 2002

Point of Contact

Teame Gebretsadik, Tel: 251-1-510088, Fax: 251-1-531901, E-mail: ttsadik@usaid.gov

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (ttsadik@usaid.gov)

Description

The prospective contractor shall provide technical services to help the USAID/Ethiopia Mission and the Government of Ethiopia meet defined performance measures necessary to the achievement of Basic Education Strategic Objective ( BESO-II) , quality and equity in primary education enhanced. Specific activities include capacity building for pre-service and in-service teacher training, supplementary media development and training, socially relevant curriculum development and training, women teacher support, instructional materials distribution, monitoring and evaluation systems etc. The RFP shall be available for down load on/about November 16, 2001. The preferred method of distribution of USAID Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) information is via the Internet. (By exception, USAID can provide the solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (Microsoft 97 format), via e-mail, or in hard copy.) This CBD Notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The solicitation, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. You are encouraged to access the solicitation via the Internet as this eliminates possible delays associated with mailing, in general, and particularly from overseas Missions. The USAID Worldwide Web address is http://www.usaid.gov. Select "Business and Procurement" from the home page, then "USAID Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations". Here you will see a list of all new solicitations. You must confirm in writing to the contact person noted above that, you have received this solicitation through the Internet. As the recipient of this solicitation document, you are responsible for ensuring that you have received it from INTERNET in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same Internet site from which you downloaded the solicitation. Generally, the Contracting Officer will issue amendments to all those who have sent in the written confirmation of solicitation receipt. However, USAID does not guarantee that an amendment will be issued to you directly based upon written confirmation that you have downloaded the solicitation from the Internet. You are therefore advised to regularly check the USAID Internet site for amendments."

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

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