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U -- EDUCATION, TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SOL M/OP-98-1763 DUE 101998 POC Contact Point: Millie Ellis, 202-712-5687, or James A. Jeckell, Contracting Officer: 202-712-0491 The Agency for International Development (USAID) contemplates issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a three year fixed unit price contract whereby the awardee will be required to provide experienced personnel with short-term Advisory and Technical Assistance in the area of education, training and human resource development for USAID Missions, to host country and /or non-presence country counterpart institutions and organizations. Tasks that may be assigned as task orders relate to the activities in AID/Washington, USAID Missions, and non-presence countries concerned with education, training, and human resource development. Such activities include needs assessments in LDCs, planning, design, implementation and evaluation of projects all within the context of USAID s education sector. The Government intends to make four awards as a result of this solicitation. The awards will be made on the basis of three (3) full and open and one (1) small business set aside whose technical and cost factors demonstrates the best value to the Government. Those interested in receiving the RFP should send a letter referencing Solicitation No. M/OP-98-1763. To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the solicitation will be sent with each solicitation document. By providing the list, USAID does not endorse the listed organizations as being capable of carrying out the activity, nor does USAID verify the claimed status of the organizations known prior to the issuance of the solicitation document. 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 web site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select USAID Procurement and Business 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 or faxed (202-216- 3132) 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. Interested offerors also may request a printed copy of the RFP by submitting a written request to the address listed above or by E-mail to: Miellis@usaid.gov. The RFP will be issued NO EARLIER than fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this notice. Telephone or facsimile requests for the RFP will not be honored. Closing date is anticpated to be thirty (30) days thereafter. The applicable SIC Code is 8999. Posted 09/09/98 (I-SN247359). (0252)

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