Regional Contracts Office, USAID/Dakar, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20521-2130.

S -- ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SENEGAL RELATING TO THE PRIVATIZATION OF A PARA-STATAL ORGANIZATION. DUE 010697 POC Carlton M. Bennett, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Dakar, Dakar, Senegal. International Telephone No. (221)23-58-80, International Fax (221)23-29-65. The United States Agency for International Development, USAID/Dakar, announces its intent to award a sole-source, follow-on contract to Price Waterhouse LLP of Arlington, VA. Under the proposed contract Price Waterhouse shall provide advisory services to the Government of Senegal in their efforts to privatize SONACOS, the peanut oil para-statal. Price Waterhouse provided similar services to the Government of Senegal under a USAID-financed Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). The expiration of the IQC prior to the successful completion of the privatization of SONACOS necessitates the award of this contract. The justification for this sole-source award is Section 706.302-70 of the USAID Acquisition Regulations or AIDAR, which provides authority to waive full and open competition when it would impair or otherwise have an adverse effect on programs conducted for the purpose of foreign aid, relief, and rehabilitation. The involvement of Price Waterhouse in the early stages of the privatization effort has been a key factor in the success that the Government of Senegal has obtained thus far. Successful completion of the privatization process requires continued involvement by Price Waterhouse. Estimated Cost of the Contract is $270,000. Price Waterhouse LLP, 1616 Fort Myer Drive Arlington, Va. 22209. International Address: USAID/Dakar Residence Mbacke 2, Avenue Abdoulaye Fadiga Dakar, Senegal. See Note 22. (0351)

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