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R -- PROCUREMENT AND MONITORING SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE RETURN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN CROATIA POC Contract Specialist: Rachel Ballen, Tel: 202-712-1055, Fax: 202-216-3052, E-mail: rballen@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, rballen@usaid.gov. USAID intends to modify contract no. AOT-C-00-96-90067-00 with RONCO Consulting Corporation to provide immediate support to the Return Assistance Program for refugees and displaced persons in Croatia through September 30, 2000, or until a proposed contract is competed and awarded to support these activities on a longer-term basis. Under this modification, RONCO will procure equipment and services to undertake the repair/replacement of small-scale municipal infrastructure problems to facilitate the return of refugees and displaced persons. Award of this modification is intended to avoid unacceptable delays in the initiation of this program, relying on RONCO's current presence and similar work under the existing contract. Note that an RFP will be issued soon for a contract that will be awarded before September 30, 2000, at which point it will replace the activities of RONCO under this modification. A justification and approval for other than full and open competition has been prepared based on AID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) 706.302-70(b)(5), in which the award is for specialized services which would otherwise result in substantial additional costs to the Government or would result in unacceptable delays. USAID believes that RONCO Consulting Corporation is uniquely situated for this award modification given the fact that they are currently mobilized in the field with procurement and monitoring systems already in place. Further, they have been performing similar work in support of USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (BHR/OTI) throughout the region. No solicitation document exists. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all submissions received before March 3, 2000 will be considered by the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 02/22/00 (W-SN427265). (0053)

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