U.S. Agency for International Development, M/OP/B/AEP, Room 7.09-075, Washington, DC 20523-7100

R -- US AEP ENVIRONMENTAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM SOL M/OP-00-1170 DUE 072500 POC Carol Ketrick, Tel: 202-712-1382, Fax: 202-216-3134, E-mail: cketrick@usaid.gov/Michael Gushue, Tel: 202-712-5831 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, cketrick@usaid.gov. Professional services to implement, manage, and administer the Environmental Exchange Program (EEP) of the U.S.- Asia Environmental Partnership Project (US-AEP) for a period of three years with an option to extend for an additional two-year period. The Exchange Program for Sustainable Growth (EPSG) supports US-AEP objectives by establishing a network of Asian and U.S. environmental institutions and activating it through a broad range of exchanges. Exchanges are to allow individuals in Asian governments, businesses and non-governmental organizations to interact directly with counterparts and experts from the U.S., Asia, and other regions to obtain information and training to influence improvement of environmental performance and efficiency on their home organization or government. Key outputs for the anticipated contract are: a) the expansion of a network of environmental institutions in the U.S. and Asia that will be shared with other US-AEP partners, and; b) the completion of exchanges of all kinds, to be implemented on a cost-share basis. Services to be provided will include: identification and development of a network of environmental organizations, agencies and businesses committed to environmental improvement willing to host exchange fellows, accepting individuals or groups into their own training programs, sponsoring conferences and environmental events; publication of informational materials to advertise the program; arranging placement of exchange fellows, monitoring all exchanges, preparation of reports on exchanges, identification of environmental conferences and workshops. The SIC code for this procurement is 8741. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The closing date for the RFP will be on or about 45 days from date of issuance. Responsible offerors may request a copy of RFP M/OP-00-1170 by submitting a written request addressed to Carol Ketrick, U. S. Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, Ronald Reagan Building, M/OP/B/AEP, Room 7.09-074, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20523-7100, or via e-mail to the same above. All RFPs will be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service on or about July 25, 2000. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet. This RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency Web Site. The Worldwide Web address is 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." 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. Please direct questions to the contact person at the phone/e-mail address above. Posted 07/12/00 (W-SN473873). (0194)

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