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R -- CHILD HEALTH FLAGSHIP ACTIVITY (PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL M/OP-99-208 DUE 121498 POC Contact Point: Aman Djahanbani, Tel: 202-712-1055, Fax 202-216-3052, E-mail: adjahanbani@usaid.gov The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support and Research, Center for Population, Health and Nutrition, Office of Health and Nutrition (G/PHN/HN) seeks to competitively award a five-year cost plus award fee (CPAF) contract to contribute to the impact of USAID's global child health and nutrition programming by developing innovative and improved policies and program approaches, providing technical leadership within the Agency and the international Child Survival program community, and entering into technical partnerships with field missions and other bureaus to increase the technical quality and effectiveness of programming in USAID-assisted countries. This activity shall be organized around four key technical focus areas: (1) increased effectiveness and sustainability of child immunization, (2) integrated approaches to child health, (3) incorporating nutrition into Child Survival activities, and (4) neonatal survival and health. In addition to these technical focus areas, special attention will also be given to HIV/AIDS as it impacts on child health. This activity will fully support USAID's strategic objective of "increased use of effective, improved and sustainable child health interventions" through technical leadership, regional and global initiatives and long-term country programs. These functions will be supported by capabilities in operations and evaluation research, performance and results monitoring, strategic documentation and transfer of Flagship experience. The issuance date of the RFP is expected to be the week of December 14, 1998. The closing date for submission of proposals will be approximately forty-five (45) days from the actual issuance date, and will be specified in the RFP. The SIC for the above requirement is 8742. Subcontracting with small business concerns and socially and economically disadvantaged entities: While no "set-aside" award for small and disadvantaged businesses will be made under this RFP, small business and small disadvantaged business subcontracting plans, pursuant to FAR 52.219-9, are required to be included in submitted proposals. All offerors' Plans must address subcontracting with small business concerns, with small disadvantaged business concerns and with women-owned small business concerns. The Plans must include a percentage goal of at least 10% of total planned subcontracting to small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business concerns. Accordingly, USAID encourages all offerors to include the participation through subcontracting agreements, to the maximum extent possible, of U.S. entities that are qualified as "small business" concerns, small disadvantaged business" concerns and with "women-owned small business" concerns. 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 (Wordperfcet 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 worlwide 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 has been received from the INTERNET on its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion process. Posted 11/25/98 (I-SN274861). (0329)

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