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

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES POC Carol Ketrick, Tel: 202-712-1382, Fax: 202-216-3132, E-mail: cketrick@usaid.gov/Contracting Officer: 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. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to award the Institute for Internatianal Education (IIE) a sole source modification to existing Contract AEP-C-00-95-00020-00 for continued services. The contractor performs professional services to implement, manage, and administer the Environmental Exchange Program (EEP) of the U.S.- Asia Environmental Partnership Project (US-AEP). 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. Services being provided 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 proposed action is for services for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of AIDAR 706.302-70. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all written proposals received within fifteen (15) days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation document for the extension exists; requests for such document shall be considered invalid responses. Please direct questions to the contact person at the phone/e-mail address above. This CBD notice can be downloaded using the Agency homepage. The address is http://www.USAID.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities, then "USAID Procurements." It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from the INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. You can subscribe to the USAID CBD listserve by sending an e-mail to listproc@info.usaid.gov -- in the body of the e-mail include the message : subscribe USAID-CBD-L your name. If you are already subscribed to the listserve and want to unsubscribe, send an e-mail and type the message: unsubscribe USAID-CBD-L. Posted 08/16/00 (W-SN486760). (0229)

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