United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Economic Development Services Office for East and Southern Africa (REDSO/ESA), USAID/REDSO/ESA, UNIT 64102, APO AE 09831-4102

R -- UGANDA ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SOL UGANDA 1152-96-0002 POC Contact Point, Richard Webber, Internet Address:RWEBBER@USAID.GOV, TEL: 011-254-2-751613, EXT. 2297, Contracting Officer, Francis A. Donovan, REDSO/ESA, NAIROBI, KENYA, TELEPHONE: 011-254-2-751613, EXT. 2348, FAX NO. 254-2-743204 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Uganda Plans to issue an RFP which will lead to the award of a follow-on contract to assist the Government of Uganda to more effectively and sustainably manage the natural resource base policy reform and National Environmental Action Planning, and Rehabilitation and resource conservation. This requirement falls under USAID/Uganda's action plan for the environment (APE) program which emphasizes the process of natural resource planning, strengthening of institutions responsible for natural resource management and support for the work of organizations fostering rational, long-term uses of Uganda's Natural Resource Base. APE Activities are separated into two complementary Program components; The Policy component and the rehabilitation and resource conservation component. APE combines both project and Non-Project Assistance (NPA) in program implementation. Principal technical assistance, including four long-term advisors has been provided to date through institutional Contract No. 623-O124-C-00-2049-00 with Tropical Research and Development, Inc. (TR&D), currently in its fourth year and scheduled to conclude or/about April 30, 1996. Upon conclusion of the current institutional contract, a new institutional contract is required to provide continued technical assistance for about 32 months through the end of the APE program (December 31, 1998). The purpose of this follow-on contract will be to continue and build on activities carried out to date. The follow-on contract is expected to include two long-term advisor positions as well as short-term technical assistance. The contractor will also be responsible for ensuring overall program coordination. In addition to providing technical assistance, the contractor, through a Grants Management UNIT (GMU), would administer a number of grant activities implemented by PVOs/NGOs and other local institutions. Mission management support for APE is provided by a project Officer located within USAID/Uganda's Agriculture and Natural Resources office. Description of Level of effort (LOE): The LOE for the follow-on institutional contract is 44 person months of long-term technical assistance (with a possible additional 20 person months) and 17 person months of short-term technical assistance. Estimated starting/completion dates: May 1, 1996 through December 31, 1998 (32 months total). Types of specialties: The long-term advisers required under the follow-on institutional contract are as follows (Title/LOE/Brief description): 1. The planning advisor/chief of party (32 p.m.). advises on park and park system planning,including: protected areas system planning and policy development; management planning and workplanning activities; construction of physical facilities and other capital improvements; systems for collecting, managing and utilizing information; and formulation and evaluation of development assistance projects. The planning advisor also serves as Chief of Party (COP) for the contract. 2. Grants Management Unit (GMU) coordinator (12 p.m.with close up possible additional 20 p.m.). manages all aspects of GMU, local currency-funded project implementation unit responsible for administrative and technical aspects of APE-funded grant projects under the rehabilitation and resource conservation component. Short-term technical assistance (STTA) (17 p.m.) required under the contract will be as follows: 1). Community conservation advisor for the national environmental authority (NEMA) (5 p.m.). Works at district level to build capacity for decentralized environmental management. 2. Chief financial advisor, Uganda National Parks (UNP) (5 p.m.) provides technical assistance and training to accounting and financial staff at both headquarters and field levels. 3. Other STTA (7 p.m.) will be required in support of the activities of the 1ong-term advisors. In addition to the technical assistance noted above, the contractor will be responsible for promoting the interaction and coordination of all APE program elements including those outside of the institutional contract. Major activities include: technical assistance through other sources (volunteers in overseas cooperative assistance, department of the interior, others); Peace Corps/Uganda natural resources management project; Grant, Training and other assistance activities under the GMU; and local currency-funded activities. The contractor will also be required to facilitate the transition of the APE program into USAID's unfolding ''REENGINEERED'' Mode. USAID encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of small businesses in this activity as contractors or subcontractors. In addition prime contractors are required to set aside no less than ten (10) percent of the total value of the award for subcontracts with Gray Amendment entities (firms including women-owned, historically Black Colleges and universities, U.S. colleges and universities with forty (40) percent or more Hispanic American students, and minority private voluntary organizations) in accordance with Part 19 of the Far and Part 726 of the AIDAR. It is anticipated that the prime contractor will make maximum use of these concerns. All other selection criteria being found equal, the participation of such concerns may become a determining factor for selection. The RFP issuing date is expected to be no earlier than 15 days after publication of this notice. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Gopher. The gopher address is Gopher.Info.USAID.Gov. Select USAID procurement and business opportunities from the gopher menu. The RFP text, once issued, can be downloaded via anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). THE FTP ADDRESS IS FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification ''Anonymous'' and The password is your E-Mail address. Look under the following directory for the RFP: pub/OP/RFP/UGANDA962/uganda962.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through Internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person 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. The solicitation document will be sent to you on a 3.5 inch diskette using Wordperfect 5.2, unless you ask specifically for a hard copy. Requests for the solicitation document, may be sent to REDSO/ESA by mail, telex or facsmilie, or downloaded through Internet (But See Above). Requests must include a point of contact and the exact mailing address. We do not assume responsibility for verifying the requestor's address. (0023)

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