USAID/El Salvador, Office of Contracts and Grants, APO AA 34023

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL El Salvador 99-012 DUE 101199 POC Maritza Sarmiento, Tel: (503) 298-1666, Fax: (503) 298-2155, E-mail: msarmiento@usaid.gov WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, msarmiento@usaid.gov. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to El Salvador is seeking proposals from qualified U.S. and Panamanians organizations interested in providing services to manage and administer a set of monitoring and assessment activities for the Panama Canal Watershed during the calendar year 2000. Those activities constitute part of a broader monitoring and evaluation effort by the multiple organizations of the Comision Interinstitucional de la Cuenca del Canal (CICH). The objective of Watershed Assessment 2000 is to contribute to assessing the condition of the Panama Canal Watershed, through tracking of relevant indicators, in a manner that can inform decision-making by the CICH. The content of the program will, therefore, be responsive to management concerns of the CICH. The program is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather will complement the monitoring activities of the PCC, ANAM, and other members of the CICH to form an integrated, comprehensive monitoring and assessmentprogram that feeds the CICH Information Center. USAID encourages the participation of small business, small disadvantaged business, and women owned small business in this activity to the maximum extent possible, as prime contractor or subcontractor in accordance with Part 19 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 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 may become a determining factor for selection. Proposals shall include small business plans reflecting, to the maximum extent possible, subcontracting with the above-defined entities. RFP El Sal 99-012 will be available on or after September 7, 1999. Interested organizations may receive a copy by written request only; i.e., fax (503)298-2155 or letter to the Contracting Officer, USAID/ES/OCG, AMEMBASSY-USAID, Unit 3110, APO AA 34023. Although it will not take the place of the hard copy distribution, the preferred method of distributing USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by written request of the solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (Microsoft Word 97). The CBD notice can be downloaded using 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 Procurement". 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 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 08/18/99 (W-SN369377). (0230)

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