U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/B/HNE, Room 1509, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1424

R -- MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL AND ADVISORY ANALYSIS OF SELECTED MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS SOL OP/B/HNE/-95-005 DUE 081795 POC Contact: Sandy Strong, Phone (703)875-1024, Fax (703) 875- 1519; Contracting Officer: James A. Jeckell (703)875-1180 R--The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contemplates issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a three year Indefinite Quantity Contract for professional management consulting services to provide short-term technical and advisory services for the analysis of selected management issues and the implementation of management improvements. The services may be in the areas of organizational review, analysis and development, administrative management, information resources management, and program and project management. The services will include the identification and/or assessment of management issues and the development of detailed recommendations for their resolution. USAID contemplates making four awards from the solicitation, as follows: one award as a small business set-aside, and three awards based on full and open competition. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. 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 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 that they do not wish to be included on the list. By providing the list, USAID does not endorse the listed organizations 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. Proposals shall include plans reflecting no less than 10 percent subcontracting with the above-defined entities. Proposals not including such plans will be considered to be non-responsive. In addition to the above requirement, in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, a small business/small disadvantaged business subcontracting plan must be submitted unless the offeror is a small business or small disadvantaged business. All other selection criteria being found equal, the participation of such additional small business subcontracting may become a determining factor for selection. Interested offerors may request a copy of RFP OP/B/HNE-95-005 by submitting a written request along with three self-addressed self-stick mailing labels for the offeror's firm. Please do not send stamped letter sized envelopes. Walk-in and mail requestors must provide a written request for the RFP, along with three self- addressed self-stick mailing labels for the offeror's firm. Telephone requests will not be honored. This CBD notice and the RFP text can be viewed and downloaded via the notice and the Agency Internet Gopher and downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The Gopher address is GOPHER.INFO.USAID.GOV. Select USAID Procurement and Business Opportunities from the GOPHER menu. The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Look under the following directory: pub/op/RFP/HNE5005/hne5005.rfp. USAID anticipates issuance of the solicitation electronically and in hard copy on or about 07/20/1995. (0179)

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