POC Della Glenn, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE -- AVIATION/AEROSPACE SECTOR EXPERT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE SYMPOSIUM SOL SOLICITATION NO. TDA 99-Q-064 POC POC Della Glenn, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) wishes to announce an opportunity for small business to bid on a Competitive Total Set-Aside to provide technical assistance to assemble a briefing book that will serve as the topic of discussion for a Safer Skies Symposium for Central and Eastern European Officials. The sector expert will be expected to travel to the region for no more than 10 days to meet with relevant officials in an effort to compile a very concise background book for a roundtable, provide input during the development process of the symposium and attend and participate in the symposium. Further, as this event is envisioned as a symposium or roundtable, the sector expert will provide his/her knowledge to our organizational/logistical contractor to ensure that the limited number of U.S. commercial participants in the symposium are representative of the population of potential suppliers and developers for upcoming projects across the aviation sector. TDA will require an individual with experience in the region and an understanding of the cadre of issues affecting modernization of the aviation sector in Central and Eastern Europe. This will be firm fixed price contract not expected to exceed $35,000. The work is expected to be completed within five months of ratification of the contract. TDA, located in Arlington, VA, assists in the creation of jobs for Americans by helping U.S. companies pursue overseas business opportunities. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, conferences, and various forms of technical assistance, TDA helps American businesses compete for infrastructure and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries. The Small Business Act, at 15, U.S.C. 644, authorizes procuring agencies to aside procurements or portions of procurements for the exclusive participation of Small Businesses Concerns. The Sic Code for this procurement is 8999. Definition: "Small business concerns" for purposes of TDA award of this total set aside contract means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operating for which it is bidding. In determining whether dominance exists for TDA's purpose for this contract, consideration is given to annual gross receipts. Any concern that is annual gross receipts above $6 million dollars, averaged over a three year period, is not considered small and is therefore, NOT eligible for award under this contract. All participating organizations involved with supplying professional services must be incorporated or chartered in the United States. Consultants planning teaming arrangements must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens. In accordance with FAR 19.301, offerors will be required to submit self certification relating to business size. The competitive proposals method of solicitation as set forth in Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) shall be utilized for this procurement. This solicitation in no way obligates TDA to award a contract, nor does it commit TDA to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the proposal. Any explanation desired by an offeror regarding the meaning or interpretation of this solicitation must be requested in writing and with sufficient time allowed for reply to reach the offerors before submission of their offerors. All oral explanations or instruction, given before award of this contract will not be binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning the solicitation will be furnished promptly to all prospective offerors as an amendment of the solicitation, if such information is necessary to offerors submitting proposals or if lack of such information would be prejudicial to uninformed offerors. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on/about (15) fifteen days after the publication date of this synopsis. Because of the urgency of this request, the closing date for receipt of proposals will be fifteen (15) days thereafter. Onlywritten requests for the RFP that indicate the company's size will be honored. U.S. eligible small businesses interested in receiving the RFP should send a fax requesting it to Della Glenn at (703) 875-4009 or a letter addressed to Ms. Glenn at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Rosslyn, VA 22209-2131. Posted 09/29/99 (I-SN386061). (0272)

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