Sharon L. Zavestoski, Contracting Officer, Agency for International Development, OP/ENI/EPE, Room 1402, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1415, Attn: Richard Mann

R -- SERVICES TO THE RUSSIA HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (HSRP II) BEING FUNDED UNDER HOUSING SECTOR REFORM PROJECT (110-0008) SOL OP/ENI/EPE-95-05 POC Contract Specialist, Richard Mann, 703/812-0026 HSRP II is to assist Russian municipalities and enterprises in developing construction & infrastructure financing methods, and in privatizing housing assets, thereby assisting the government of the Russian Federation in achieving its goal of privatizing new housing construction and developing a prosperous, market-based housing sector. As the Housing Sector Reform Program matures from the development of demonstration projects to dessemination of results and replicating successful activities, institutionalizing the reforms has become a central focus of the project. Subcontracting with small business concerns and socially and economically disadvantaged entities: USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. entities that are small business concerns; small disadvantaged business concerns, including women-owned concerns, historically Black colleges and universities; colleges and universities whose student body is at least 40% Hispanic American; and private voluntary organizations controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including women in accordance with Part 19 of the FAR and Part 726 of the AIDAR. It is anticipated that the prime contractor will make maximum practicable use of such entities; subcontracting plans should be included in proposals submitted. All requests for RFP No. OP/ENI/EPE-95-05 must be made in writing addressed to: Agency for International Development, M/OP/ENI/EPE, Room 1402, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1415, Attn: Richard Mann. All requests must include four self-addressed mailing labels. The RFP will be mailed via U.S. Postal Service on or about May 7, 1995. Limited copies of the RFP shall be made available for pick up/walk-in no earlier than 3 days after the issuance date. Requests for receipt of the RFP via courier will not be honored. Only one request for the RFP per organization will be honored. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Gopher. The RFP can be downloaded from the Agency Gopher. The Gopher address is GOPHER.INFO.USAID.GOV. Select USAID Procurement and Business Opportunities from the Gopher menu. The CBD notice and the RFP text can be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Look under the following directory for the RFP: pub/OP/RFP/EPE9505. Receipt of this RFP through internet must be confirmed by written (fax or mail) notification to the contact person noted above. This RFP is anticipated to be issued not less than 15 days after this notice. 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. (0107)

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