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R -- TO REQUEST A JUSTICE SECTOR/RULE OF LAW (ROL) SPECIALIST SOL M/OP-00-0660 DUE 072600 POC Contracting Officer: Natalie J. Thunberg, Tel: 202-712-5218; Fax: 202-216-3134 or 3132 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurment/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, nthunberg@usaid.gov. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking Request for a Justice Sector/Rule of Law (ROL) Specialist Democracy and Human Rights Team, Regional Sustainable Development Office Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC/RSD/DHR). The contractor shalls deliver three reports on: (a) the status of implementation of the Justice Studies Center (including discussion of the work-plan, selection of the Executive Director, relationship or synergy with the judicial training center based in Puerto Rico, and progress toward attracting other donor and private sector financing); (b) recommendations on interagency and donor coordination of justice sector activities in the LAC region and on integrating police activities into rule of law activities in LAC regional and bilateral programs; (c) the status of and prospects for a country specific ROL/AOJ (rule of law/administration of justice) activity in a non-presence country, Venezuela; and 2) To produce up a to maximum of three background papers on the LAC ROL programs for the transition team of the new administration after the November 2000 presidential election. A firm fixed price award will be made based on full-and-open competition. The request for proposals will be issued on or about 15 days from the date of this publication. The closing date for the RFQ will be on or about 7 days from the issuance date. Responsible offerors may request a copy of RFQ No. M/OP-00-0660 by submitting a written request addressed to Natalie J. Thunberg, Contracting Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, Ronald Reagan Building, M/OP/B/LA, Room 7.09-105, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20523-7100. All RFQs will be mailed not less than 15 days after publication of this notice. All RFQs 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 RFQ, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency Web Site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Please note that in early July, the domain name (web address) for the USAID web site will change to http://www.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." Look under the following directory for the RFQ: pub/OP/RFQ/MOP000660/mop000660.rfq. Receipt of this RFQ 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 07/03/00 (W-SN470993). (0185)

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