United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Jordan, Regional Contracting Office, c/o American Embassy, USAID/Jordan, APO AE 09892-0206

R -- JORDAN COMPREHENSIVE POST PARTUM (CPP) PROJECT, -JORDAN, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INCLUDE TRAINING, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF IEC MATERIALS SOL RFP Jordan 278-95-P-511 DUE 112895 POC Kimberley M. Kester, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Amman, Jordan,Telephone 962-6-820-101, Extension 2654, Fax 962-6-820-143, Internet KKESTER@USAID.GOV The United States Agency For International Development (USAID) Mission to Jordan is seeking a U.S. Private Sector or Non-Governmental Organization(s) in the field(s) of Health Services and Family Planning to provide services in the area of Comprehensive Post Partum Service Delivery, to include Postnatal Care, Family Planning and Infant Health Care/Health Services, Training in Service Delivery Methods, Counselling, etc. and development of related IEC materials. This techincal assistance will include management support, training, information systems design, and development of IEC materials. Joint ventures consortia, and other forms of legal association are encouraged. Participation of Gray Amendment entities is encouraged to the fullest extent. USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of U.S. entities that are small, socially and economically disadvantaged bsuiness concerns, including women-owned concerns, historically Black colleges and universities, colleges and universities having a student body in which more than 40 percent of the students are Hispanic American, and private voluntary organizations which are controlled by individuals who are socially and economically disadvantaged in accordance with part 19 of the FAR and part 726 of the AIDAR. A minumum of 10% of the total contract value must be subcontracted to a gray amemdment entity(ies), unless the offeror selected for awrad qualifies as a Gray Amendment entity. The objective of the CPP Project is to reduce the prevailing high rate of fertility in Jordan and to increase the number of women initiating and sustaining use of effective contraceptive methods during and after the post partum period. The selected contractor will provide long term advisory services as well as short term consultancies. Award of a performanced based cost, plus fixed-fee cntract for a period of three years is anticipated, with the possibility of extension up to one additional year. A demonstrated capability in working with health providers and governmental support agencies in health care and family planning is perferred, as is an established record of performance in the overseas context, particularly the developing world. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the agency gopher. The RFP, once issued, 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 used identification of''anonymous'' and the password is your email address. Look under the following directory for the RFP: pub/OP/RFP/95P511/95p511.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. Please be aware that some attachennts and/or forms referenced in the RFP may not be available through the INTERNET. It is the responsibility of the recipient of the solicitation to request and/or obtain any such additional documents. The request for proposals (RFP) may only be obtained by written, or fax, request from Kimberley M. Kester, RCO, USAID/Jordan, Unit 70206, APO AE 09892-0206, Fax No. 962-6-820143. INTERNET may be utilized as directed above. No telephone requests will be accepted. The issuance date of the RFP is anticipated to be October 2, 1995. The closing date for receipt of proposals in response to this solicitation is anticipated to be November 28, 1995. The RFP, when issued, will provide the final information on the closing date and time. (0258)

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