U.S. Agency for International Development, American Embassy Moscow, Office of the Director -- Contracts, PSC 77 USAID, APO AE 09721

R -- PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES. PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NGO SECTOR SUPPORT II PROGRAM IN RUSSIA SOL RFP 118-98-003 DUE 041398 POC Contact Point: Orion Yeandel, Contracting Officer / 7-095-956-4121 The Procurement Office of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) solicits expressions of interest from sources who would like to receive a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NGO Sector Support II Program in Russia. USAID/Russia is seeking a contractor to implement a multi-year program of technical assistance, training and partnerships for NGOs. The partners or clients for this assistance will include selected Russian NGO resource centers, sector-specific NGOs, municipal associations and other private institutions that support the NGO sector. The objective of these activities is to assist in the growth of a vibrant civil society in Russia that is contributing to and promoting democratic reform. The focus is on developing an operationally and financially self-sustaining NGO sector capable of helping citizens solve community and social problems; lobbying government at all levels on behalf of citizens rights and concerns; promoting an awareness of those concerns among public decision-makers from the media, government and business; and pressing for transparency in government and business practices. The contractor will provide a full time staff, supplemented by short-term specialists, consistent with the requirements for achieving program objectives. It is expected that the contractor will access available expertise in Russia to provide needed technical services and limit the number of short and long-term foreign experts on the team. 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. Receipt of the RFP through INTERNET must beconfirmed by written (fax or mail) notification to the contract 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. If an interested party is not able to download the RFP via the Internet, it may request a paper copy of the RFP by submitting a written request via e-mail, citing RFP No. 118-98-003 to oyeandel@usaid.gov or via FAX 7-095-960-2140. Telephonic requests will not be honored. Requests for the RFP that are received one week or less before the RFP closing dated will be filled subject to the availability of copies. (0042)

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