U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/A/HRN, Office of Procurement, Room 1529, SA-14, Washington, D.C. 20523-1417

65 -- MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VETERINARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES POC Contact Point: Mr. Marcus Johnson, Contract Specialist, Tel. (703) 875-1265, via the internet: "marcus@usaid.gov" or fax: (703) 875- 1107. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is requesting expressions of interest for the procurement of field medical kits for a Office of Population Central Contraceptive Procurement Project. Surgical supplies for four types of kits are sought: Minilaparotomy, IUD Removal and Insertion, No Scalpel Vasectomy and Norplant Removal and Insertion. A single award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract is anticipated. An initial award for a period of one year with four one-year option periods is stipulated. Those qualified organizations interested in receiving the Request for Proposals (RFP) must notify the point-of-contact by email or fax no later than 5 days after this notice is published. Telephone requests for RFPs will NOT be honored. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded from the Agency's website (using http://www.info.usaid.gov/business) select "Business and Procurement" then "USAID procurement" then CBD's". 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. (0021)

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