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R -- PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, OFFICE OF NONPROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY, INITIATIVES FOR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION DUE 090399 POC Richard G. Lewis, Contracting Officer, 202-426-0066, e-mail: richard.lewis@pr.doe.gov U.S. Department of Energy: In the absence of applicable Government to Government Agreements, the Office of Nonproliferation and National Security (NN-41), Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) has an immediate need to acquire the services of a non-profit entity having confirmed tax free status in Russia and the Ukraine. The non-profit entity must clearly demonstrate that it is exempt from such taxation or any taxable incident thereof by Russian and Ukrainian decree, order, law or other concrete evidence clearly demonstrating the legality of such exemption from Russian or Ukrainian taxation. The non-profit entity must have ongoing and documented linkages to the many weapons Institutes within the cited countries and to the scientists, engineers and support staff employed in these institutes. The entity must demonstrate that it has experience in processing payments to such Institutes and its employees without having such disbursements taxed on federal, state, or local levels in the countries cited. The non-profit entity shall be tasked with verifying payments, without taxation, to such Institutes and to individual scientists, engineers and staff bank accounts and performing other directly-related administrative matters in support of IPP. This non-profit entity will not have policy making input to the IPP. The entity must have U.S. resources and capabilities to respond to NN-41 in support of IPP, as well as in-country resources and capabilities in Russia and the Ukraine. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, NOR DOES IT REPRESENT A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR ANY OTHER COSTS INCCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Interested parties having all the capabilities to perform the services described above are requested to send in its capability statements, limited to not more than 10 pages, to be received by September 3, 1999, to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Program Services (MA-542), 1000 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20585. The Contracting Officer is Richard G. Lewis (202) 426-0066, FAX: 202-426-0178, E-mail: richard.lewis@pr.doe.gov See Note(s): 22. Posted 08/19/99 (W-SN370059). (0231)

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