SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Conference planning, arranging and managing.
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Acquisition Management Branch, Recurring Requirements Section, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0568, Washington, DC, 20250-0568
- ZIP Code
- 20250-0568
- Solicitation Number
- RRS-ZZH-03-003
- Response Due
- 8/5/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/20/2003
- Point of Contact
- Zahra Hashmi, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-720-9462, Fax 202-690-0689, - Jerald Greenwood, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-690-1722, Fax 202-690-3320,
- E-Mail Address
-
zahra.hashmi@usda.gov, jerald_greenwood@wdc.usda.gov
- Description
- This solicitation is for "SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY." The US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) has a requirement for a source to coordinate and manage a two-day conference in support of the Caribean Basin Agriculture Trade Office to highlight trade obstacles and to propose solutions to increase the exportation of US retail food products to Guadeloupe and Martinique. The meeting will be held in Miami, Florida, December 2003 or early 2004. The requirement: 1) well experienced in the exportation of US retail food products to Guadeloupe and Martinique, 2) manage and recruit at least two-dozen key companies from mainland France, Guadeloupe and Martinique, 3) must have excellent background and understanding of US food retail product exports, including a knowledge base of Agribusiness entities involved in the retail market in Guadeloupe and Martinique, 4) expert on all aspects of arranging and managing conferences, 5) must have experience working in foreign market promotion activities and also working with US food trade associations through the USDA Market Access Program, 6) Fluency in English and French (read, write and speak) is mandatory. The awardee MUST be able to accept Electronic Fund Payments (EFT) or credit card payments. This solicitation is for information and planning purposes only. This announcement is a request for information only and is not a request for proposals (RFP) or a request for quotes (RFQ), nor does the Government intend to pay for information solicited. No contracts will be awarded as a result of this announcement. Responses should be faxed to (202) 690-3320 or emailed to Zahra_Hashmi@wdc.usda.gov. no later than 2pm local time August 05, 2003. All responses must provide company nume and business size, a return email address, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, name and title of responsible company official. Qualified responders will receive a more detaild description of requirements on which to base a preliminary estimate of cost and pricing.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Caribean Basin Agriculture, Trade Office, Miami, FL
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00382816-W 20030727/030726120144 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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