Attention: Clement J. Bucher, Contracting Officer, USAID/Haiti, 17 Boulevard Harry Truman, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MANAGERIAL AND TRAINING OVERSIGHT FOR THE RULE OF LAW PROGRAM SOL RFP Haiti 521-99-007 POC Clement J. Bucher, Contracting Officer, Tel: 809-222-5500, Fax: 809-223-9603, E-mail: cbucher.usaid.gov WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov, http://www.info.usaid.gov//procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cb d. E-MAIL: http:/www.info.usaid.go, cbucher.usaid.gov. USAID/Haiti (hereinafter known as USAID)is seeking the services of an organization capable of accessing relevant expertise from the full range of organizations in the field, including professional associations, Federal and Stat judicial service agencies, non-profit and for-profit firms, academic institutions and other groups or individuals with administration of justice specialties to implement a series of activities to achieve our intermediate result: people increasingly treated according to the rule of law. Activities should be based on achieving measurable results. To assure coordination, however, this RFP calls for a single implementing organization or consortium to centralize oversight or activities. While bidders should propose a single lead implementing entity they are strongly urged to demonstrate ability to call on a variety of other expertise through sub-contracts joint ventures, consultancies, grants or other appropriate mechanisms. Lower level results being sought are:P 1) Legal profession better equipped to apply the law, which involve preparation and distributio of legal education materials including textbooks for law faculties, as well as case law digests, to be used both in law schools and by judical personnel; and judicial mentoring, to continue and expand present mentoring activities with juges de paix. 2) Cases move through the justice system in model jurisdictions more efficiently, which includes installation of case management techniques to begin in the existing seven model jurisdictions, and to spread throughout the country during the program period. 3) More actions taken to protect human rights, which include activities to strengthen the bar associations, grants to NGOS and to some bar assiciatios to provide legal assistance to the poor in both criminal and civil cases; activities to build an active constituency for legal and judicial reform; strengthening of human rights groups, with special attention to women's and children's groups, human rights education, and activities to improve community/police relations. In support of the above activities, the contractor will establish a project office in Port au Prince. The office will have the managerial and administrative authority and responsibility to assure the satisfactory functioning of the contractor in Haiti. 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 (WorfPerfect 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 Agency web site. The worldwide web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Sselect 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. USAID/Haiti anticipates issuing the solicitation for this procurement on/or shortly after March 19, 1999. Copies may be obtained only by written request to the Contracting Officer, USAID/Haiti (fax 809-223-9603). Requests should include complete mailing address, phone and fax numbers. Posted 03/09/99 (W-SN306334). (0068)

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