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B -- IMPROVED PUBLIC INFORMATION AND DIALOGUE IN MADAGASCAR SOL Madagascar 687-99-P-025 DUE 111999 POC Kenneth Luephang, Agreements Officer and Jackie Ramanitreara, Negotiator, TeL: 261-20-22-25489, Fax: 261-20-22-34883, E-mail: kluephang@usaid.gov or jramanitrera@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, kluephang@usaid.gov or jramanitrera@usaid.gov. USAID/Madagascar invites qualified U.S. Organizations and Institutions including registered private voluntary organizations (PVO's) and public international organizations with the requisite capability and experience to submit applications to conduct a program in support of improved public information and dialogue in Madagascar. For-profit organizations may also submit applications but they will not be entitled to receive a fee or profit. In order to achieve the objective of the public information and dialogue (PID) program, USAID intends to award a cooperative agreement (CA) according to the process described in the request for applications (RFA). Together with the program in support of improved economic analysis for decision making, the pid program is aimed at promoting more informed public participation in economic and legal issues in Madagascar. Subject to the availability of funds, the public information and dialogue program is intended to be a $2.6 million, three-year, incrementally funded activity. USAID intends to award the CA in December 1999. Applicants are encouraged to review the RFA associated with the improved economic analysis for decision-making program and to consider submitting a joint proposal for both programs. The RFA for this notice is expected to be available on or about October 20, 1999. The preferred method of distribution of usaid assistance information is via the internet or by request of a request for applications on 3.5" floppy disk (microsoft word format). This cbd notice can be viewed and downloaded using the agency's web site. The RFA, once issued, can be downloaded from the agency's web site. the worldwide address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Receipt of this RFA through internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from the internet in its entirety and usaid bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from the transmission or conversion processes. Posted 10/05/99 (W-SN388893). (0278)

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