U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP, SA-14, Room 1564, Washington, D.C. 20523-1425

99 -- MISCELLANEOUS SOL M/OP-97-717 POC Contact Point: Bruce Gelband, Contract Negotiator, 703-875-1095, bgelband@usaid.gov, Contracting Officer, Dennis Dorsey, 703-875-1030, ddorsey@usaid.gov. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has a requirement for plastic sheeting constructed from woven ribbon of high density polyethylene. USAID intends to award a two year indefinite quantity contract under a competitive 100% small business set-aside. The minimum number of rolls of plastic sheeting is 1000. The SIC Code is 3089 and the size standard is 500 employees. An Invitation for Bids (IFB) will be issued o/a 15 days from the date of this publication. The closing date will be o/a 30 days from the issuing date. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 format). This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. The Worldwide 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 IFB can also 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 IFB: pub/OP/IFB/MOP97717/mop97717.ifb. Receipt of this 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 transmission or conversion processes. Interested offerors may request a copy of IFB# M/OP- 97-717 by submitting a request and two (2) self-addressed, self- adhesive mailing labels to the contact person listed above. Telephonic requests will not be honored. All IFBs requested in writing will be honored. (0105)

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