Agency for International Development, M/OP/A/AOT, Room 1516, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1425

S -- STOCKPILE AND VEHICLE STORAGE FOR OFDA DISASTER RELIEF IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA SOL OP/A/AOT-96-P-006 POC Contract Specialist, Patricia Stewart, (703) 875-1061. The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of U. S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) has a requirement to provide warehousing and vehicle maintenance and secure storage services for disaster relief commodities in the Washington, D.C. area. The warehouse must be located within a 100-mile radius of Washington,D.C. USAID intends to negotiate a Indefinite Quantity Contract. The request for proposals will be issued O/A 15 days from the date of this publication. The closing date will be on/about 45 days from the issuing date. Interested offerors may request a copy of RFP No. OP/A/AOT -P-96-006 by submitting a written request with three (3)self- addressed, self-adhesive mailing labels to the contact person named above. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5'' diskette (Wordperfect5.1/5.2 format). 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. From there, choose the heading USAID PROCUREMENTS and then DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE USAID SOLICITATIONS. The RFP can also be downloaded via anonymous file Transfer Protocol (FTP) . The FTP address is FTP. INFO.USAID.GOV. Log 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/AOT6P006/aot6p006.rfp. Receipt of the 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 the transmission or conversion processes. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by USAID. Michael F. Walsh, Contracting Officer, M/OP/A/AOT, Room 1519, SA-14, (AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT), Washington, D. C. 20523-1425. (0213)

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