Immigration & Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I St., NW, Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536

G -- ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURN PROGRAM PILOT SERVICES SOL HQ98AVRCONT DUE 020798 POC Lisa Diernisse, Contract Specialist (202) 305-4607 The Immigration and Naturalization Service intends to award a sole source contract to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Washington, DC. The contractor will continue services begun under INS purchase order COW-7-P-0986 for operation of a program for the Assisted Voluntary Return of unsuccessful asylum seekers and other aliens INS approves for the program. The projected period of performance will be from approximately April, 1998 through one year thereafter with two one-year options and one six-month option for continued services. The contract will also contain optional line items for expansion into approximately five other INS districts outside of the Washington, DC district. The contractor will operate in the Washington, DC and other continental U.S metropolitan areas and travel throughout the U.S. may be required. The contractor will implement standard operating procedures, conduct trainings, operate a database, disseminate publicity materials, and provide status reports among other things. The contractor's primary function will be to attract suitable program participants and then oversee the voluntary return of the aliens approved by INS for participation. The contractor is required to be an international intergovernmental organization with extensive experience in managing migration and assisting refugees. The contractor must be an agency with worldwide recognition which has successfully operated similar programs and has an established network of immigration contacts in other countries, in order to facilitate the orderly return/emigration of aliens. IOM is the only source known to possess the above capabilities that can perform the required services in the required timeframe and in a cost-effective manner. Interested sources should reply to this announcement by mail to: INS, Attn Lisa Diernisse, Rm. 2208, 425 Eye St., NW Washington, DC 20536. No telephone inquiries or replies will be accepted. NO SOLICITATION FOR THIS PROCUREMENT EXISTS AND REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF A SOLICITATION OR STATEMENT OF WORK WILL NOT BE RESPONDED TO. INTERESTED SOURCES MUST DESCRIBE IN DETAIL THEIR BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED SERVICES BASED ON THIS SYNOPSIS. See numbered Notes 22 and 26. (0356)

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