USAID/Philippines APO San Francisco 96440 or USAID/Philippines, - 1680 Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines 1000

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO STRENGTHEN ITS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO MANAGE DATA FOR SENIOR DECISION MATTERS AND TO CONDUCT EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS SOL RFP 492-96-02 DUE 070896 POC Contact Person, Thea R. Pura (Acquisition Specialist)(Neil C. Edin is the Contracting Officer) USAID/Phillipines Tel No. (0632) 522-44-11 (ext. 3403) Fax No. (0632) 522-4337. Correction: This action which was originally publicized in the CBD dated May 14, 1996 deletes the following paragraph from the solicitation: ''Under the 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 75 person-months of professional services is anticipated.'' The closing date is also revised to July 8, 1996. All other information publicized in the original synopis is correct. (0149)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0082 19960529\R-0010.SOL)