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R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL M/OP-98-1114 DUE 072498 POC Contact Point: Mr. Mike Atsalinos, 202-712-1039, Fax: 202-216-3052, Contracting Officer, Sharon Zavestoski The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is contemplating the award of a five (5) year contract. This procurement has been set-aside for the 8(a) program (Competitive) For more than 20 years, the Office of Population has been relying on POPTECH and similar predecessor projects to provide short-term technical assistance (TA) for projects designs, monitoring and evaluation of program activities, and for special studies and/or initiatives. Special activities/initiatives undertaken by consultants of the POPTECH project have included: conducting workshops and seminars on a variety of subjects; providing technical input and/or options for development of program strategies for special subjects such as Female Genital Mutilation, Male Involvement in Reproductive Health Services, and developing new analytic tools. The link to another PHN Center project, EVALUATION (now MEASURE), has given the Office access to new methodoligies and technical advances to facilitate the evaluation process. The objective of this requirement is to provide the Office of Population, Global Bureau, and Agency Field missions, with flexible access to the technical expertise needed to develop and evaluate program activities in pursuit of G/PHN/POP's strategic objectives. All questions related to this notice and requests for a copy of the RFP must be addressed in writing, by fax (202-216-3052) or by internet, to the Contracting Officer at the address stated above. Specify the RFP requested, and include your complete firm name, street address, phone and fax number and the method of distribution which you prefer (internet, disk or paper copy). No telephone requests will be honored. The issuance date of the RFP is expected to be approximately June 24, 1998. The closing date for submission of the proposals, to be specified in the RFP, will be approximately thirty (30) days thereafter. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is primarily via the internet or secondarily by request of a solicitation on a 3.5"floppy disk (Wordperfect 5.1/5.2 format, disk to be provided by the requestor). Only in instances where internet access or utilization of diskettes are not possible will a hard copy of the RFP be distributed upon request. This CBD notice and the RFP once issued, can be viewed and downloaded from the USAID external 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 RFP through the 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 is has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process. (0154)

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