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R -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE RURAL LAND MARKET UNIT (RLMU) OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SOL USAIDNicaragua 99-05 DUE 041499 POC Martin Napper, Contracting Officer, USAID/Nicaragua, Fax: (505) 278 3828, Tel: (505) 267 0502, E-mail: mnapper@usaid.gov. The USAID Mission to Nicaragua is requesting proposals from U.S. offerors to provide technical assistance to the Rural Land Market Unit (RLMU) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry (MAF). The RLMU is charged with supporting land titling and market development. This assistance is being provided as part of USAID/Nicaragua's Small Producers Results Package. The elements of this program were specified in the Program Grant Agreement signed between the USG and the Government of Nicaragua (GON) on February 10, 1998. The Small Producer Program is a five-year program to assist traditional and progressive small- and medium-scale farmers of Nicaragua. One of the two principal 'Results' or outcomes of this Program is: "Small farmers producing and marketing more and diverse products." This will be accomplished through: (1) expanding small farmer services; (2) providing assistance to agricultural-related and rural microenterprises; (3) support for a national program of seed improvement for basic grains and other crops; (4) support for agricultural policy formulation; and (5) support for land titling and land market development. This scope of work relates to the last of these approaches. The Mission anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed Price Contract for the purpose of working in the Technical Support Services to the RLMU program in Nicaragua. The period of performance of this Contract will be for 3 years. RFP NO. 99-05 for this requirement will be available on or about March 15, 1999. The closing date for receiving proposals should be April 14, 1999. Interested parties shall contact Maria Lourdes Baltodano, e- mail:mariabaltodano@usaid.gov, Acquisition 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 99-05. 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 ofUSAID 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. Posted 02/23/99 (I-SN301489). (0054)

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