U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/B/LA, Room 7.09-114, RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20523-7100

R -- CONTRACTOR: EXPERTISE IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND DECENTRALIZATION IN LATIN AMERICA SOL M/OP-00-1033 DUE 061500 POC Dana Doo-Soghoian, Tel: 202-712-5671; Fax: 202-216-3134 or 3132 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_opp_bus/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, ddoo-soghoiagn@usaid.gov. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking the services of a contractor with expertise in local governance and decentralization in Latin America to assist the Bureau's Office of Regional Sustainable Development (RSD) manage its Democratic Local Governance Results Package. This RP supports LAC/RSD's S.O. #5: Reinforcement of regional trends that deepen democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Activities fall under SO5 IR #2: Strengthened regional mechanisms to improve public sector legitimacy. In addition, the RP directly supports a recent Summit initiative on municipal development and regional administration, which was approved by the Presidents in the region at the April 1998 Santiago Summit. The contractor shall provide LAC/RSD/DHR with twenty-four (24) months of strategic, technical, and managerial assistance. A firm fixed price award will be made based on full-and-open competition. This procurement is set-aside for small businesses. The request for proposals will be issued on or about 15 days from the date of this publication. The closing date for the RFP will be on or about 30 days from the issuance date. The SIC code for the above award is 8999. Responsible offerors may request a copy of RFP No. M/OP-00-1033 by submitting a written request addressed to Dana P. Doo-Soghoian, Contracting Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, Ronald Reagan Building, M/OP/B/LA, Room 7.09-103, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20523-7100. All RFPs will be mailed not less than 15 days after publication of this notice. All RFPs will be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency 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." Receipt of this RFP 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 INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. All questions or concerns must be directed [in writing] to the contact person at the address indicated above or via fascimile at 202-216-3134 or 3132. Posted 05/23/00 (W-SN457909). (0144)

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