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R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE SOL OP/B/AEP-95-006 DUE 070195 POC The Point of Contact for this solicitation is Anne Quinlan, Contracting Officer, (703) 875-1059 The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) Center for Democracy and Governance has the goal of promoting sustainable development by providing technical and intellectual leadership services in democracy and governance. The purpose of the activities that constitute the Democracy Center's program is to enhance the Agency's capacity to support the growth and sustainability of (1) legal and judicial systems which promote a rule of law consistent with respect for human rights and democratic principles; (2) civil societies capable of participating in governance decision making and implementation at the national and local levels; (3) improved public sector governance performance and particularly its ability to manage public affairs accountably, transparently, responsively, and efficiently; and (4) electoral and political process development in transition and sustainable development countries, and non- presence countries. To assist in achieving these objectives, the Democracy Center anticipates awarding several Indefinite Quantity contracts in each of the four program areas mentioned above as well as general democracy and governance analytical services. One contract will be reserved for a small business under the Governance activities; and one contract will be reserved for a Gray Amendment entity under the Rule of Law activity. SUBCONTRACTING WITH DISADVANTAGED ENTERPRISES: Unless the offeror is a disadvantaged enterprise (Gray Amendment entity), no less than 10 percent of the total value of the contract will have to be subcontracted to Gray Amendment entities (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). To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the solicitation will be sent with each solicitation document. Organizations are encouraged to indicate whether they are Gray Amendment entities when requesting the solicitation and may indicate if they do not wish to be included on the list. By providing the list, USAID does not endorse the listed organization 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 document. SUBCONTRACTING WITH SMALL AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS: In addition to the above requirement, in accordance with FAR 52.219, a small business/small disadvantaged business subcontracting plan must be submitted unless the offeror is a small business or small disadvantaged business. 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 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/BAEP506/baep506.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through Internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. This will ensure that you will receive amendments to the solicitation. 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. The RFP will be issued no less than 15 days after publication of this synopsis and will close 45 days after issuance. Those interested in receiving a Request for Proposal should send a letter referencing solicitation OP/B/AEP 95-006 along with 3 self-addressed mailing labels. Telephone or fax requests for the solicitation will NOT be honored. All RFP's will be mailed through the U.S. postal service. RFP's will not be expressed mailed. Address requests to United States Agency for International Development, M/OP/B/AEP, Ms. Anne Quinlan, SA-14, Room 1543, Washington D.C. 20523-1429. (0144)

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