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R -- BILATERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SOL RFP L/A 00-25 POC Angel Perez, Contracting Officer, (202) 219-6445 The United States Department of Labor,in support of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs has a requirement for Bilateral Technical Assistance. This requirement requires a contractor to furnish, to the U.S. Department of Labor, highly qualified personnel, facilities and materials to provide international technical assistance. The Bureau anticipates that technical assistance activities will be requied in countries of Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the New Independent States (NIS) of Russia, the Carribbean Region, Central America and South America during the life of the contract. The areas of work required for carrying out technical assistance on these DOL/ILAB projects involves program design, implementation and analysis to include: policy and programs analysis, project proposal writing, implementation plan design, execution and update, training design and delivery, advisory and consultation services, monitoring and reporting. The assistance required is targeted to assist with five elements: (1)upgrading worker skills; (2) improving labor-management relations; (3) increasing productivity and reducing costs; (4) improving human resource utilization and (5) creating inter-enterprise cooperation among regional businesses. Offerors must submit written requests for the solicitation. All requests for the solicitation must reference (RFP L/A 00-25). Requests may be faxed on Area Code (202) 219-6853. All requests must be postmarked within 15 days of the publication date of this synopsis. Do not send a duplicate request through the mail. The Government anticipates making multiple contract awards. The requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-aside. Posted 05/04/00 (W-SN451725). (0125)

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