U.S. Agency for International Development, AMEMB, Managua USAID, Unit #2712 Box #9, APO AA 34021

R -- MUNICIPAL AUTONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SOL Nicaragua 98-13 DUE 081998 POC Contact Point: Mr. Martin F. Napper, Contracting Officer, USAID/Nicaragua, Fax No. (505)278-3828, Tel: (505)267-0502, E-mail: mnapper@usaid.gov The USAID Mission to Nicaragua is requesting proposals from offerors that have technical expertise and experience in municipal development and autonomy in Latin America and the Caribbean or in developing countries in other regions of the world, including significant USAID project implementation experience. The project will also provide technical assistance to the Association of Majors (AMUNIC) and their efforts to increase municipal autonomy. The Municipal Autonomy and Development (MAD) Project will build on an existing project which is providing direct assistance to 14 municipalities to improve their operations and citizen participation in local-decision making. The current project is also helping AMUNIC to effectively address central government policies and tax legislation that support municipal autonomy and development. The Mission anticipates awarding a Cost-plus-Fixed Fee contract for the purpose of working in the Municipal Autonomy and Development Project in Nicaragua. The period of performance of this Contract will be for approximately four years, with options for extending into year 5 and 6. RFP NO. 98-13 for this requirement will be available on or about July 6, 1998. The closing date for receiving proposals should be August 19, 1998. Interested parties shall contact Vanessa Morales, e-mail:vmorales@usaid.gov, Contract Specialist, at AMEMBASSY. Managua, USAID, Unit 2712, Box 9, APO AA 34021 in writing to request the RFP. Fax requests are acceptable. Please make reference to RFP 98-13. No request for the RFP will be honored 15 days after the opening day of same. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this procurement is 8999. 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 CIB 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 this RFP through 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 has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. (0170)

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