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R -- USAID/ARMENIA SOCIAL TRANSITION PROGRAM SOL 112-00-01 DUE 042100 POC Armen Yeghiazzarian, Contracts Specialist, USAID/Armenia, Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20521-7060. International Address: 20 Telavi Street Sheration Metechi Palace Hotel 5th Floor Tbilisi 380003 Georgia WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, ayeghiazarian@usaid.gov. Description -- USAID/Armenia (hereinafter referred to as USAID) is seeking the technical expertise of an organization, a consortium or a partnership to implement key components under the Mission's Social Transition Program. The work to be performed by the contractor shall contribute to the achievement of the Mission's Strategic Objective (SO) No. 3.2 -- Mitigation of Adverse Social Impacts of the Transition. USAID's five year Social Transition Program, of which the proposed contract forms a part, focuses on establishing, in the longer term, the foundation for sustainable and effective social insurance systems, while meeting the immediate social assistance and primary health care needs of the most vulnerable. Health will be a major area of focus in terms of meeting immediate social assistance needs, as well as in establishing the longer term systems for addressing the needs of the most vulnerable. USAID has identified illustrative tasks and deliverables to be completed over the life of the contract. Offerors are free to propose alternative tasks and deliverables that will contribute to the achievement of the expected results identified under the SO. USAID contemplates the award of a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract with a five-year period of performance (three-year base period and two-year option period). The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the internet. The resulting RFP shall be provided on 3.5" diskette or a hard copy only upon special request. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded USAID website. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the USAID website. 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" and find the number of this solicitation. Receipt of this RFP through the internet must be confirmed by e-mail notification to the Contracts Specialist in Yerevan at ayeghiazarian@usaid.gov if you wish to be notified of any amendments to the solicitation. The subject line should read "Notice of Interest", and the body should address physical address, as well as e-mail return address. It is the responsibility of the recipient of the 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. RCO/USAID/Caucasus anticipates issuing the solicitation on or about March 1, 2000. A pre-proposal conference will be held in Yerevan on or about March 23, 2000. Posted 02/14/00 (W-SN425113). (0045)

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