Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC 20523-8602. An action for the USAID program

R -- PRODUCE A REPORT ON "OPERATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT IN VIOLENT ENVIRONMENT" IN BOTH ENGLISH AND FRENCH. DUE 020100 POC Anita Menghetti, Tel: 202-712-4946/Contracting Officer, Carol Chan, Tel: 202-712-0841 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, amenghetti@usaid.gov or cchan@usaid.gov. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Humanitarian Response (BHR), Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 with Overseas Development Institute (ODI). ODI will research, write, review, produce and disseminate a report on "Operational Security Management in Violent Environment". The report shall be written in both English and French. Since 1998, USAID/BHR/OFDA has taken advantage of, and participated in the learning environment of the ODI consortium. The membership is composed of donor, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and United Nations (UN) agency personnel committed to improving performance and accountability through enhanced evaluation and information dissemination. Active Learning Network on Accountability and Performance (ALNAP) regularly produces thought pieces and evaluation techniques that are widely disseminated and utilized within OFDA and holds twice yearly meetings wherein evaluators and policy makers representing all facets of the humanitarian relief community are represented. Only One Responsible Source and Vendor will satisfy Agency Requirements as ODI provides both "think tank" research and has an active membership that is able to utilize ODI as a networking base which makes it uniquely qualified to do the work described herein. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No formal solicitation package is available. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred in responding to this notice. Award is anticipated within fifteen (15) days. Posted 01/18/00 (W-SN416725). (0018)

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