USAID/Kyiv, 19 Nyzhniy Val St., 254071 Kiev, Ukraine

G -- UKRAINE SOCIAL SECTOR RESTRUCTURING:PENSION REFORM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT SOL USAID/Kyiv RFP 00-08 DUE 062300 POC Winifred J. Mulligan, wmulligan@usaid.gov, Tel 380-44-462-5678, Fax 380-44-462-5834, Contracting Officer Catherine A. Mallay, cmallay@usaid.gov WEB: CURRENT CBD NOTICES, http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd /. E-MAIL: Winifred J. Mulligan, wmulligan@usaid.gov. The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to award a contract for a period of three years with and optional two year extension to assist the Government of Ukraine in continuing the reform of its pension system by supporting the introduction and implementation of a private pension system in Ukraine as summarized below. This pre-solicitation notice will be followed by a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), containing additional detail. USAID expects to issue the RFP via the USAID website (information below) o/a May 19,2000. If you or your organization would like to be listed in the RFP as having expressed interest in this competition, please notify the USAID/Kiev contact person via email or fax within two weeks of this notice. The contractor will establish a legal/regulatory framework, create the regulatory and supervisory bodies, and improve public confidence through education and training in the nascent Ukrainian private pension system and relevant institutions. While promoting the establishment of a private pension system in Ukraine, the Contractor will also assist the Government of Ukraine to build up its current national "pay-as-you-go" pension system by increasing its collection of contributions and by strengthening its enforcement activities. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the USAID 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." It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Any interested party requesting a hard copy or diskette of the solicitation must submit a written request (fax or email is acceptable) to the contact person noted above and must make its own arrangements to get the solicitation (mail, courier, etc.); USAID/Kyiv will not bear the cost for this purpose of courier service or other special pickup or delivery services. Posted 04/14/00 (W-SN445187). (0105)

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