Contracting and Participant Training Unit, USAID/Mozambique, Washington, DC 20521-2330

R -- HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY SOL RFP 99-004 DUE 012100 POC Gail Warshaw; Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Mozambique, Department of State; Washington, D.C. 20521-2330; Tel: (258-1) 491689; Fax:: (285-1) 492098; E-mail: gwarshaw@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, gwarshaw@usaid.gov. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Mozambique plans to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to increase the use of essential child survival, reproductive health and family planning services. The purpose is to improve utilization of essential health services in Gaza, Manica, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, and Zambezia provinces of Mozambique by increasing demand and supply. The activity is scheduled to begin on/about June 2000 and end in September, 2002. A Request for Proposals will be issued no earlier than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The deadline for receipt of proposals will be approximately 60 days after the date of issue of the RFP. All responsible sources may submit a proposal for consideration by USAID/Mozambique. 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 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. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." The RFP can also be unloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification of "anonymous" and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the RFP: pub/OP/RFP/HSD99-004/hsd99-004.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the offeror 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. Interested offerors may also request a copy of the RFP by submitting a written requestalong with three (3) self-addressed, self-sticking mailing labels or by fax to the number mentioned above. Telephone requests will not be honored and Walk-In requests only if accompanied by a written request.***** Posted 09/24/99 (W-SN384163). (0267)

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