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R -- THIS NOTICE IS INTENDED TO PUBLICIZE USAID'S INTENTION TO ENTER INTO A SOLE SOURCE AMENDMENT WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES POC Contact Point: Jeffery D. Bell, Regional Contracting Officer, Tel: 809/221-1100 For Express Mail Leopoldo Navarro Coorner of Cesar Nicolas Penson 12, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. USAID entered into a contract with Technical Support Services (TSS)for a period of performance between April, 1994 until March 31, 1998 under the Development of Environmental Management Organization (DEMO) Project. At this time, USAID/Kingston is reviewing various options regarding a successor activity to the DEMO and does not anticipate completing its deliberations prior to the expiration of the existing contract. In order to ensure that essential DEMO activities are not interrupted prior to the authorization of a successor project, it is necessary for the Mission to extend the existing TSS contract for a 1 year period. The Mission has elected to pursue this amendment on a sole source basis due to the high costs associated with the mobilization of an in-country team, the need to ensure uninterrupted services and the extensive time required by the in-country team to develop effective working relationships with host country officials. No further extensions are anticipated. See Note 22. (0336)

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