Attention: Anne L. Terio, Contracting Officer, USAID/Haiti, 17 Boulevard Harry Truman, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO USAID/HAITI PROJECT FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENT TRANSFORMATION (ASSET) POC Anne L. Terio, Contracting Officer, Tel: (509) 22-5500, Fax: (509) 23-9603, Port AU Prince, Haiti WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, aterio@usaid.gov. Subject TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, AND PURSUANT TO AIDAR 706.302-70, THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID/HAITI) INTENDS TO AWARD A NON-COMPETITIVE MODIFICATION TO CONTRACT NO. 521-C-00-95-00031-00 WITH SOUTH-EAST CONSORTIUM FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SECID), 1634 EYE STREET, NW SUITE 702, WASHINGTON, DC 20036, TO CONTINUE WITH SECID FOR A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS (I.E. FEBRUARY 28, 2001) OF SERVICES UNDER THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT SCOPE OF WORK, TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATION OF CAFEIERES NATIVES (FACN). THE CURRENT SECID LONG-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED IN JUNE 1995 TO PROVIDE MARKETING AND MONITORING SUPPORT TO TWO USAID GRANTEES (CARE AND PADF) WORKING IN THE USAID HILLSIDE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS CONTRACT MODIFICATION IS TO PRESERVE AND CONSOLIDATE THE HAITIAN BLEU COFFEE MARKETING PROGRAM. Posted 02/02/00 (W-SN421061). (0033)

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