U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID),Office of Procurement, M/OP/B/AEP, Room 1577, SA-14, Washington, DC 20523-1429

R -- RESEARCH, DESIGN, BUILD, AND INSTALL A PUBLIC EXHIBIT AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIAL SOL OP/B/97-001 DUE 081597 POC Contact Point: Mary L. Shaw-Bracey, 703- 875-1215, Internet address mshaw-bracey@usaid.gov. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks a Contractor who can research, design, build, and install a public exhibit and provide accompanying written materials to be distributed to the general public. The materials shall detail the history of foreign assistance, USAID's current programmatic emphasis, the inter-relationship between the U.S. private and U.S. Government assistance overseas, the importance of USAID's programs in carrying out foreign policy, and the benefits of a strong foreign assistance program to the economic and national security of the United States. 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 Request for Quotation (RFQ), 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 RFQ 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 RFQ: pub/OP/RFQ/AEP97001/aep97001.RFQ. Receipt of this RFQ 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. Telephone or facsimile requests for the solicitation will not be honored. Issuance date will be at least fifteen (15) days after publication of this synopsis. Closing date is anticipated to be thirty (30) days thereafter. This procurementwill be conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government reserves the right not to award a contract under this RFQ. (0202)

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