U.S. Agency for International Development, American Embassy Moscow, Office of the Director -- Contracts, PSC 77 USAID, APO AE 09721

R -- PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES. PROVIDE SERVICES TO CONDUCT FINANCIAL REVIEWS IN THE NIS. SOL RFP 118-98-002 DUE 022898 POC Contact Point: Orion Yeandel, Contracting Officer, 7-095-956-4121 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) solicits expressions of interest from Sources who would like to receive a Request for Proposal (RFP) for professional services to conduct financial reviews and perform agreed-upon procedures at selected, USAID-funded grantees and contractors implementing project activities within the Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbajan, and Georgia. This will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract utilizing: Task orders to provide technical direction, a ceiling price in US dollars or Russian Roubles for the task and obligation of funds; Reimbursement of actual salaries for U.S. expatriates, locally-hired national professionals and other non-U.S. expatriates; A fixed multiplier for U.S. expatriates applied to the salaries of U.S. expatriates; A fixed multiplier for locally-hired national professionals and other non-U.S. expatriates applied to the salaries of locally-hired national professionals and other non-U.S. expatriates; Reimbursement of reasonable, allowable and allocable other direct costs not covered by the above; and modified time-and-material payment provisions. "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 (WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 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." Interested firms may request a copy of the RFP by submitting a written request, citing RFP No. 118-98-002, with one self-addressed mailing label to Orion Yeandel, USAID, American Embassy Moscow, PSC 77 USAID, APO AE 09721. Interested parties may also submit a request for the RFP via the telefax (7-095) 960-2140, the RFPs mailed via this type of request will be sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Parties may also obtain a copy of the RFP after its issuance, in person, by presenting a written request with their organization mailing address to Orion Yeandel, USAID, American Embassy Moscow, PSC 77 USAID, APO AE 09721. To expedite receipt of the RFP, organizations should provide a self-addressed envelope already prepared for mailing with either their Federal Express or Express Mail account number. If an envelope already prepared for mailing is not provided by the requestor, the RFP will be mailed through the regular U.S. Postal Service. Telephonic requests will not be honored. Requests for the RFP that are received one week or less before the RFP closing date will be filled subject to the availability of copies. The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Look under the following directory for the RFP: pub/OP/RFP/eee413.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written (fax or mail) notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of the RFP to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. (0358)

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