U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/A/HRN, Room 1569, SA- 14, Office of Procurement, Washington, D.C. 20523

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SOL OP/A/HRN-97-002 DUE 031897 POC Contact Point, Mr. Mike Atsalinos, matsalinos@usaid.gov, 703-875-1075, Fax 703-875-1107. USAID is issuing a draft program description for a new results package called PVO Networks, for comments from interested parties. PVO Networks is designed to increase use of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services through Private Voluntary Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations (PVO/NGO) networks and partnerships. The comments will be accepted through the close of business, March 18, 1997, addressed to the point of contact in this notice. The resulting RFA is anticipated to be issued in April 1997. The total program description is approximately 55 pages long. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The World Wide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select "Business and Procurement Opportunities" from the home page, then "USAID Procurements". On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations". The program description text can be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification of "anonymous" and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the program description: pub/OP/RFP/HRN97002/hrn97002.rfp. Please refer to the Agency Web Site in the interim. For those without INTERNET access, a diskette is available from the contact person identified above. Those requests must be in writing either by U.S. Mail or facsimile. Receipt of this program description through the INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this program description document to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. (0056)

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