U.S. Agency for International Development, Directorate of Procurement, USAID-Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FAMILY PLANNING/POPULATION III CONTRACT NO. 263-0227-C-00-4016-00: INFORMATIONAL CBD REGARDING A NON- COMPETITIVE EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT POC Contact Point: Donella J. Russell, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, Tel: 011-20-2-3573257, Fax: 011-20-2-356-2932. This is a Notice of Intent to modify Contract No. 263-0227-C- 4016-00 with Pathfinder International for one year of additional level of effort. This procurement is for the provision of technical, management, procurement and participant training- related services under USAID/Egypt's Family Planning/Population III Project for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of AIDAR 706.302-70 and 40 USC 474. The purpose of this extension is to continue project activities for one additional year to avoid substantial duplication of costs and the possibility of unacceptable project delays while a new follow on project is being designed under which a new contract will be competed using full and open competition. There will be no solicitation documents issued for this proposed action. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within thirty days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract extension based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. "This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using 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 Procurement." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." The RFP can also be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTaP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification of "anonymous" and the password is your e-mail address. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. (0133)

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