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P -- DEMINING SERVICES IN RWANDA DUE 121498 POC Contact Point: Michael F. Walsh, Contracting Officer, 202-712-1205, Fax: 202-216-3052, E-mail: mwalsh@usaid.gov The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)intends to award to RONCO Consulting Corporation a sole source modification to existing contract no. AOT-C-00-96-90080-00 for continued services to complete a demining program in Rwanda. The additional services include advanced training in demining techniques, transfer of specialized urban bomb disposal skills, and operational support to the National Demining Office. USAID estimates completion of this program will take 18 months. Further extensions of the contract to complete the program may be possible. USAID intends to award this modification on a sole source basis, under authority of AIDAR 706.302-70(5), to ensure the continued provision of highly specialized services when award to another contractor would result in substantial additional costs to the government and would result in unacceptable delays. All interested parties are invited to respond to this requirement by submitting plans to satisfy this requirement. All submissions must include documentation indicating how the services are equal to that identified above. It is the vendor's responsibility to provide the sufficient technical detail to allow USAID to discern the capability of the vendor. USAID will consider documentation provided by responsible sources. If no affirmative written response or responses advantageous to USAID are received within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice, the contract with RONCO Consulting Corporation, Inc. will be modified to permit the additional services. Please note, nno contract award will be made on the basis of offers/proposals received in response to this notice. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the contracting officer may determine that a solicitation will be issued. This synopsis is merely a notice of intent to award a modification against a contract and should not be considered a request for offers. Further, USAID will not pay for any such information provided. Any responses should be sent to the attention of Mr. Michael Walsh, Fax No. 202-216-3052. Posted 12/02/98 (I-SN276372). (0336)

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