Contracting Office, USAID/Nepal, G.P.O. Box 5653, Kalimati Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

R -- AGROENTERPRISES AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM PROJECT (ATSP) POC Contact Point: Khem R. Gurung, Contracting Office, USAID/Nepal, G.P.O. Boc 5653, Kalimati Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Fax: 977-1- 272357 e-mail:(kgurung@usaid.gov). The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nepal Mission intends to extend the existing Contract No. 367-0160-C-00-2005-00 with the present contractor Chemonics International Consulting Division (Chemonics) through July 31, 1997 from present contract performance period of November 13, 1991 to September 30, 1996 to continue providing services under the Agroenterprise and Technology Systems Project (ATSP) which has been extended to July 1997. The Contractor will be responsible to provide technical assistance to the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) of the Government of Nepal and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Agro enterprise Center (AEC) to respectively improve institutional systems in personnel management, financial management and agricultural research outreach and to strengthen marketing and agribusiness planning and policy agendas. The Contractor will be responsible for providing technical assistance from an Agricultural Research Institution Specialist to complete ongoing systems in personnel and financial management at both NARC's headquarters office and at selected field stations. In outreach the Specialist will be responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of the NARC outreach research system. The Contractor will also provide a Marketing and Agricultural Policy Specialist to work with the AEC to strengthen and expand current market systems, develop a sustainable income system and complete work on agricultural policy regarding private agribusiness. The Contractor will provide 22 man months of long-term expatriate advisory service for the extension period of 10 months; 9 man-month of short-term advisory services intermittently during the 10 months; 60 man months of local consultants; and 130 man months of local administrative support will continue to fund six M.Sc. participants. A cost reimbursement contract is expected under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1; Circumstances Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition unless the Contracting Officer determines that more than one source can meet the Government's needs, as a result of this notice. To respond to this notice and to be considered, offerors must see Numbered Notes 22 and 25 and must strictly comply with the submission instructions and requirements. All responsible sources may submit an expression of interest which must include capability statements. USAID/Nepal will not respond to requests nor consider proposals that do not comply with the submission requirements. It is the sole responsibility of offerors to ensure that their expression of interest and all necessary documents reach the Contracting Office, USAID/Nepal, G.P.O. Box 5653, Kalimati Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal not later than 45 days from the date of this notice in the CBD and before the USAID/Nepal close of business. (0162)

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