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R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. SOL RFP 492-96-02 DUE 070196 POC Contact Person, Thea R. Pura (Acquisition Specialist). The 32-month (approximately 159 person months) technical assistance consists of two major components: 1. DOF information system: this component seeks to improve the ability of the Office of the Secretary to monitor fiscal and economic performance by increasing access to more comprehensive and accurate fiscal data and improving the office's ability to use the data in decision policy making. Activities include: assessment of current DOF, its system ability and needs, then design an improved system, determination of overall computer requirements and provide sufficient computing capacity and associated equipment to initiate the new system. 2. Fiscal policy analysis capability improvement. This component will design and develop an empirically based analysis approach to support fiscal policy formulation. Activities include: creation of a revenue data base within DOF, development of quantitative models including a microsimulation model for individual income and one for business income tax, training of technical staff in the DOF to run and maintain the models and information systems, and select and adapt computer software, and acquisition of computer and associated equipment. Under this contract, the consultant will be assisting the NCC to identify and facilitate the adoption of a set of more rational and effective microfinance policies. A two-year contract involving approximately 159 person-months of professional services is anticipated. Detailed information about this solicitation is contained in the RFP document which will be available on or about May 20, 1996. To obtain the RFP, send your request to the Office of Regional Procurement, USAID/Philippines, APO AP 96440, or Office of Regional Procurement, USAID/Philippines, RMC Building, 1680 Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines 1000. Our telephone and fax numbers are (632) 5224411 (ext. 3403) and (632) 522-4337, respectively. The estimated deadline for submission of proposal is July 1, 1996. 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 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/4929602/4929602.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. (0131)

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