U.S. Agency for International Development, AOT Branch, Division A, Office of Procurement, RRB, Rm. 7.10-010, Washington, D.C. 20523-7101

U -- COMPLEX HEALTH EMERGENCIES TRAINING PROGRAM SOL M/OP-98-716 DUE 050898 POC Contact Point: Bruce Gelband, (202) 712-0461 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Humanitarian Response (BHR),Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) invites eligible organizations whose applications meet BHR/OFDA objectives stated in the Request For Application (RFA) to respond to this Solicitation. Qualified Applicants must be eligible to receive USAID financial assistance. USAID intends to award a single Cooperative Agreement as a result of the RFA. OFDA is seeking applications for a single three to five year Cooperative Agreement from an organization for funding a program to take a successful training course developed and piloted under a previous USAID/OFDA Cooperative Agreement to manage, market, refine and replicate the course into an ongoing field-oriented complex health emergencies training program. This new activity furthers the program as the awardee is expected to develop a cost-recovery system which ensures that the course becomes self-sustaining by the end of the Agreement term. Pursuant to 22 CFR 226.81, it is USAID policy not to award profit or fee under assistance instruments. However, all reasonable, allocable, and allowable expenses, both direct and indirect, which are related to the Grant (the term "grant" when used in the RFA shall be taken to mean Cooperative Agreement) program and are in accordance with applicable cost standards (22 CFR 226, OMB Circular A-122 for non-profit organization, OMB Circular A-21 for universities, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 31 for-profit organizations), may be paid under the award. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide $750,000 in total USAID funding to be allocated over a three to five year period. The RFA text (Solicitation) contains all essential and relevant information (e.g., the USAID Program goals and evaluation criteria to be used in the application review process). To obtain a hard copy of this Solicitation, please mail/fax a written request (citing the above RFA number) in advance of the RFA closing date to U. S. Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, Division A, Attn: Bruce Gelband (RFA: M/OP-98-716) RRB, Room 7.10-070, Washington, D.C. 20523-7101. The preferred method of distribution of this Solicitation is via the Internet. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. This RFA 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 this RFA through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above in order for an Organization to receive a subsequent amendment, in the event an amendment(s) to this Solicitation is/are issued. 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. Alternatively, requests for a copy of the RFA can be faxed to Bruce Gelband at telefax: (202) 216-3052 (please call 202/712-0461 to confirm fax transmission). The Government reserves the right to cancel this Solicitation or not to award a Grant/Cooperative Agreement. The RFA was issued on March 25, 1998 and closes on May 8, 1998 at 2:00 P.M. Washington D.C. local time. (0085)

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