Agency for International Development, M/OP/A/AOT, Room 1516, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1425

R -- PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR RESEARCH IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA SOL OP/A/AOT-95-P-004 POC Procurement Technician. Jean Rice (703)875-1060; Contract Specialist, Audon Trujillo, Jr. (703)875-1848; Contracting Officer, F. Donovan(703)875-1102 The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Africa Bureau, Office of Sustainable Development, Division of Strategic Analysis (AFR/SD/SA) seeks the services of a disadvantaged enterprise to develop, implement, and conduct training for communications programs in support of research conducted through cooperative agreements competitively awarded under the Equity and Growth through Economic Research (EAGER) Project. This support is required to convey the significance of EAGER research and research results to professional audiences and the public in sub-Saharan Africa. These research results will largely be the product of efforts under two grants awarded by USAID in 1995. Required services include: organization and logistic support for conferences of over 100 professionals and smaller workshops and seminars in Africa; organization and conduct of author and expert study tours in Africa and Asia; editing, translation, publishing and dissemination of research reports; and training of researchers to produce information materials for public information and interaction with journalists. USAID anticipates the award of a four year requirements contract, the total value of which will be set aside for a disadvantaged enterprise (U.S. socially and economically disadvantaged, including women-owned businesses; historically black colleges and universities; U.S. colleges and universities with at least 40 percent Hispanic American students; and U.S. private voluntary organizations controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including women). A request for proposals will be issued O/A 15 days from the date of this publication. The closing date will be O/A 35 days from the issuing date. Interested offerors may request a copy of RFP No. OP/A/AOT-95-P-004 by submitting a written request with four (4) self-addressed, self-adhesive mailing labels to Jean Rice, Procurement Technician at address listed in item 7 above. This RFP is a new replacement RFP for previously issued RFP OP/A/AOT-94-P-006. Firms originally solicited who have previously requested RFP No. OP/A/AOT-94-P-006 (issued August 19, 1994) will automatically be included in the mailing list to receive the replacement RFP and need not make a formal written request. Firms who want to confirm that they are on the list should contact: Jean Rice @ (703)875-1060. All other interested offerors must make a written request as described above. 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 RFP text can be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon on using the user identification of ''anonymous'' and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the RFP: PUB/OP/RFP/AAOT504.RFP. 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.'' Telephone requests for copies of the RFP will not be honored. All RFPs requested in writing, will be mailed. No pickups will be permitted. All responsible sources may submit a proposal. (0116)

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