U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/A/FAO, Office of Procurement, Room 7.10-050, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523-7101

T -- OFFSET PRINTING, BINDERY, AND COMPOSITION SERVICES SOL M/OP/00-557 POC Ms. Loretta King, Tel: 202-712-5559, Fax: 202-216-3132, E-mail: lking@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, lking@usaid.gov. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks to award up to two indefinite quantity contracts for offset printing, bindery, and composition services. USAID contemplates that its printing needs for the next 24 months will total approximately $400,000 and may award one contract for $400,000 or two contracts at $200,000 each with a minimum contact amount of $10,000. The contractor must have sufficient storage facilities and equipment including layout, composition, and make-ready facilities, offset photographic equipment, offset presses, and bindery equipment. The contract will cover full services. Delivery orders may be issued for the printing of forms, pamphlets, booklets, and many miscellaneous documents. The contractor will be required to pick up all copy from USAID facility located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. The contractor must have a printing facility within a 50 mile radius of the USAID's facility. It is estimated that an IFB will be issued on or about March 30, 2000. 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). If you require a copy of the solicitation in paper form, you must specifically ask for it, but you will not receive both a copy in paper form and a floppy disk. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency web site. The IFB, 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 IFB 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. USAID is not obligated to award a contract under this solicitation. Prospective bidders requesting hard copies of should supply three self-addressed mailing labels for the solicitation and any amendments that may be issued. The SIC Code is 2752 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Telephone requests will not be honored. See Note No.1. This request is issued per the authority of Section 636(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.2396(b). Posted 02/16/00 (W-SN425965). (0047)

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