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R -- STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS (SDI) PROJECT 497-0385 SOL Indonesia-99-006 DUE 072799 POC Thomas M. Stephens, Contracting Officer, USAID/Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 3442211 Ext. 2490, Fax: (62-21) 3806694, Ee-mail: WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov, http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, tstephens@usaid.gov. The United States Agency for International Development Mission to Indonesia (USAID/I) is seeking proposals from qualified U.S. firms/organizations interested in implementing the Civic Society Support and Strengthening Program (CSSP). The CSSP Solicitation will be available in hard copy and on the internet not earlier than 15 days from the date of this notice in the CBD. The proposed CSSP contract will form an essential part of USAID/I's Democracy and Governance program for the next three to five years. The contract will consist of two parts: a technical assistance component and a grant component. The goal of the CSSP is to help Indonesia during this historic period by assisting emerging, reform-minded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) address key issues associated with increased openness, transparency and reform. USAID will support long and short-term advisors in specific technical fields, such as rule of law, ethnic reconciliation, civil-military relations, and policy implementation. The goal is to provide support for improved governance through quality technical assistance, training and financial assistance. Under the grant component of CSSP, the contractor will solicit new grant applications, review and recommend grant applications, negotiate and execute approved grants, and administer the grants. The estimated value of the grant program (not including administration costs) is $6 million. All grants will be to Indonesian organizations. The contract will be in effect for a three-year period. USAID, at its option, may subsequently extend the contract for an additional two one-year periods, up to a maximum of five years, subject to satisfactory execution of the overall program by the Contractor and availability of funds. USAID intends to award a Performance Based Cost Reimbursement (Completion Form) contract which will be incrementally funded. USAID, under a class deviation to AIDAR, Appendix A, Section 2(a), hereby provides the estimate for performance of the work required hereunder, which is not expected to exceed $30 million (including the $10 million grant program). While this procurement has not yet received formal approval, we expect that it will be approved. In the event that approval is not received, this RFP will not go forward. USAID/Indonesia encourages the participation of small business concerns and disadvantaged enterprises in this activity in accordance with FAR Part 19 (48 CFR Chapter 1) and AIDAR Part 726 (48 CFR Chapter 7). In this respect, it is anticipated that the prime contractor will make every reasonable effort to identify and make maximum practicable use of such concerns. All selection criteria being found equal, the participation of such concerns may become a determining factor for selection. To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the solicitation will be published with the solicitation document. Organizations are encouraged to indicate whether they are Small or Small Disadvantaged entities when requesting the solicitation and may indicate that they do not wish to be included on the list. 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. Necessarily, the list will contain the names of only those organizations known prior to the issuance of the solicitation document. Proposals shall include Small Business Plans reflecting, to the maximum extent possible, subcontracting with the above-defined entities. To obtain the RFP, send your request to the Contracting Office, USAID/Indonesia, Box 4, Unit 8135, APO AP 96520, FAX (62-21) 3806694, Attention: Hanako Tanaka. 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). (B) This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency WebSite. It is anticipated that the CSSP Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available approximately 15 days fromthe date of this CBD announcement and 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 process". Posted 05/25/99 (W-SN335286). (0145)

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