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U -- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (EE&C) INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) SOL RFP No. M/OP-00-1134 DUE 072400 POC Suzanne H. Partridge, Tel: 202-712-1606, Fax: 202-216-3134, Contracting Officer: Mark Walther WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_opp_bus/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, spartridge@usaid.gov. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is contracting for technical assistance and advisory services to develop and disseminate strategies, methods and tools to establish programs for the effective use of environmental education and communication (EE&C) within USAID activities. Specifically, the Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) will contribute directly to the Center's core areas of natural resources, urbanization, energy, environmental policy, and global climate change. The Center for Environment of the Global Bureau (G/ENV) seeks to increase the outreach and impact of USAID environmental programs worldwide. To achieve this objective, USAID intends to award an indefinite quantity contract (IQC) that will play a leadership role in the Agency's application of EE&C and conduct a diverse array of environmental activities across sectors and geographic regions. There will be one (1) Task Order-based, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) award made based on full-and-open competition. There is no set-aside for this procurement. The SIC Code for the above awards is 8742. The estimated issuance date of the solicitation is June 23, 2000 and the estimated closing date is July 24, 2000. The subcontracting goal with small business is twenty-five percent (25%). Subcontracting with small business concerns and socially and economically disadvantaged entities: USAID encourages maximum participation by small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. It is anticipated that the prime contractor will make maximum practicable use of such entities. Small business and small disadvantaged business subcontracting plans, pursuant to FAR 52.219-9, are required for the (overall) resultant IQC contract. To help identify potential subcontractors, a list of all organizations requesting a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be included as an attachment to the solicitation. By providing the list, USAID does not endorse the listed organizations as being capable of carrying out the activity, nor does USAID verify the claimed status of the organizations. Necessarily, the list will contain the names of only those organizations known prior to the issuance of the solicitation document. Interested parties may request a copy of RFP No. M/OP-00-1134 by submitting a written request addressed to: Mark Walther, Contracting Officer, Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, Ronald Reagan Building, M/OP/B/LA, Room 7.09-115A, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20523-7100, Attn: Suzanne H. Partridge. The RFP will be mailed not less than 15 days after publication of this notice. Requests for copies of the RFP should be made in writing to the contact person. RFPs requested will be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service. Please do not submit more than one request per organization, additional requests may not be honored. 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 (Microsoft Word 6.0 format). 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 Suzanne H. Partridge, Contracting Specialist, at the address indicated above, by fax, or internet at spartridge@usaid.gov. Posted 05/30/00 (W-SN459741). (0151)

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