U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, M/OP/A/HRN, Room 1569, Washington, D.C. 20523-1409

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL M/OP-97-1569 DUE 082997 POC Contact Point: Kathleen Hunt, (703) 875-1148, Contracting Officer, Sharon Zavestoski, (703) 875-1150. The U.S. Agency for International development (USAID) is seeking proposals for the provision of technical assistance in support of the Technical Advisors in AIDS, Child Survival, HIV/AIDS, Population, and Education (TAACS) Program. Any eventual contractor shall be responsible for the recruitment, orientation, and provision of necessary backstop services for approximately 25 experts in Child Survival, HIV/AIDs, Population and Education to serve in USAID/Washington and field missions. The authority to use contracts to obtain these services from institutions of higher learning and U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations has been provided for in the U.S. Foreign Assistance Appropriations Bill since FY87. PURSUANT TO THE TAACS LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE NOT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OR PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR TAACS ADVISORS. The TAACS advisors, mid-to-senior level technical officers, will remain employees of the host organization while providing technical advice and management capabilities to the USAID offices or Missions on various issues related to the priority areas of Child Survival, HIV/AIDs, Population and Education. The TAACS will supplement USAID's own technical staff in these areas. Although the tasks and issues will vary according to the specific circumstances under which the individual is employed they may include program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, technical consultation, donor coordination, liaison with Private Voluntary Organizations and other non-governmental organizations, and coordination with other USAID Mission or office personnel. In collaboration with USAID, the contractor will be responsible for recruitment, backstopping, technical support, and evaluation. Backstopping may include procurement of computer equipment, logistics support of overseas advisors, and administrative oversight, technical support and evaluation. USAID expects qualifying organizations to show superior technical competence in the subject areas as well as the ability to effectively recruit and support overseas personnel. A single five year contract for the provision of approximately 25 TAACS advisors is anticipated. Any follow-on contract will be dependent on continuation of legislative authorization, funding, and USAID assessment of need. Organizations interested in providing the above services should be aware that the Agency's organizational conflict of interest restrictions may prevent the organization from bidding on, or participating in, subsequent activities in which TAACS from the organization have participated in a significant way. 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 RFP 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 RFP: pub/OP/RFP/MOP971569/mop971569.rfp The RFP will be issued on or about July 28, 1997. 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. (0190)

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