Agency for International Development, M/OP/B/HNE, Room 1535, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1428

U -- DEVELOP AND CONDUCT A GRANTS MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE FOR THE AGENCY'S OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT POLICY (M/OP/E) SOL M/OP/B/HNE-96-003 DUE 021696 POC Contact: Benjamin C. Vogler (703) 875-1161; Contracting Officer: James A. Jeckell (703) 875-1017 The Agency for International Development (USAID) contemplates issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a five year fixed unit price contract whereby the awardee will be required to provide experienced personnel to design and conduct a pilot ''Grants Management for USAID'' course, covering 5 instructional days, and to present the course as ordered for a five year period for the Office of Procurement Policy (M/OP/E). The course is intended to provide USAID nominated training participants with an overall knowledge of the structure of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act and applicable Agency guidance and codified rules. The course is also intended to enable the training participants to function independently, at a limited level, in problem solving. The RFP will be subject to competition among small business firms only. All responsible small businesses may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the solicitation will be sent with each solicitation document. 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. Interested offerors may request a copy of RFP-M/OP/B/HNE-96-003 by submitting a written request along with three self-addressed self-stick mailing labels. 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. 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 Oportunities from the GOPHER menu. The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Look under the following directory: pub/OP/RFP/96HNE003/96hne003.rfp. USAID anticipates issuance of the solicitation electronically and in hard copy on or about 01/08/1996 (0339)

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