U.S. Agency for International Development, Regional Center for Southern Africa/Gaborone, Botswana, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2170

R -- REGIONAL ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION THROUGH DIALOGUE AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION (RAPID) SOL 690-99-009 DUE 082399 POC Jay M. Bergman; Regional Contracting Officer; USAID/RCSA-Gaborone, Department of State; Washington, DC 20521-2170; Telephone: 011-267-324449; Fax: 011-267-324486; E-Mail: jbergman@usaid.gov WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov, http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurements_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cb d. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, jbergman@usaid.gov. RAPID is a cross-cutting activity which supports the policy-related (policy analysis, policy dialogue, support for implementation of policy changes) intermediate results of USAID/RCSA's Strategic Objective No. 2 (Regional Market Integration), Strategic Objective No. 3 (Agriculture/Natural Resources Management), Special Objective "A" (Transboundary Natural Resources Management), and the analytical agenda under Special Objective "B" (More Informed Regional Decision-Making). The RFP is designed to award one five-year Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) under which the contractor shall provide long-term in-country management/administrative services; short-term technical assistance to study issues, develop options, recommend processes, determine phasing, and provide implementation assistance for specific policy issues; short-term, limited, and focused training; facilitation of national and regional conferences and workshops to discuss issues and build consensus; information and database development and dissemination; network development (including electronic or physical, i.e., forums, meetings, etc.); short-term technnical assistance to develop policy dialogue, particularly between the private and public sectors; and reports and other deliverables, including limited commodity procurement. The RFP will be issued o/a 15 days from the date of this notice and proposals will be due approximately 60 days thereafter. The RFP is available by written request from the address set forth above, or by downloading from USAID's web site. 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 USAID Web Site. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the USAID Web Site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select "BUSINESS AND PROCUREMENT" from the home page, then "USAID PROCUREMENTS." On the following screen, select "DOWNLOAD USAID SOLICITATIONS." The RFP will be under "REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS." 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 Internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes Posted 06/02/99 (W-SN338219). (0153)

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