United States Agency for International Development, USAID/Egypt, Office of Procurement, USAID -- Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND EMERGING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS SOL RFP No. 263-00-P-011 DUE 031700 POC Lisa M. Bilder, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, Tel: 011-20-2-516-5505, Fax: 011-20-2-516-4739, E-mail: lisabilder@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, lisabilder@usaid.gov. The U.S.Agency for International Development intends to issue an RFP for a cost reimbursement plus fixed fee contract for technical assistance services to selected small and microenterprise development organizations operating in Egypt with USAID support. Only U.S. firms are eligible for this requirement. Firms interested in submitting offers for this solicitation may request a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 263-00-P-011 by submitting a written request. Do not send self-addressed envelopes. Requests for the RFP should be sent to Lisa M. Bilder, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902. Courier service requests should be sent to: Lisa M. Bilder, Contracting Officer, USAID, Zahraa El Maadi, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt. Walk-in requestors must provide a written request for the RFP. Fax requests will be accepted; telephone requests will not be accepted. The RFP will be issued on or after fifteen days from the date of publication of this notice. The deadline for receipt of proposals will be 30 days after the date of the issuance of the RFP. 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 (Word 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". Receipt of this RFP through Internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. 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 transmission or conversion processes. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in this activity as prime contractors or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In this respect, it is anticipated that the prime contractor will make every reasonable effort to identify and make maximum practicable use of such concerns. All other evaluation criteria being found equal, the participation of such concerns may become a determining factor for selection. USAID is not obligated to award a contract. Posted 01/24/00 (W-SN417675). (0024)

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