U.S. Agency for International Development, FAO Branch, Division A, Office of Procurement, RRB, Room 7.10-070, Washington, D.C. 20523-7101

R -- DEVELOP COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT TO OMB-CIR. A-133 FOR USAID-MANAGED P.L. 480 TITLE II PROGRAM SOL OP/A/FAO-98-tf2 DUE 030998 POC Contact Point: Tad Findeisen, (202) 712-1196 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks a contractor/individual consultant(s) to assist Agency in developing and drafting Compliance Supplement to OMB-Circular A-133 for USAID-managed P.L. 480 Title II Programs. P.L. 480 Title II, as established in 1954, is a USAID-managed food aid resource that is programmed through international organizations (IOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and private voluntary organizations (PVOs) -- traditionally Food for Peace's (FFP's) "cooperating sponsors" -- to address both development and humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and disaster preparedness objectives. In emergency situations, Title II may also be programmed Government-to-Government, although examples of this are not common. The Supplement must specifically address the audit issues which are unique to P.L. 480 Title II Programs. The implementation of a comprehensive P.L. 480 Title II Compliance Supplement will provide auditors performing single audits of USAID Grantees with a definitive framework for the review of P.L. 480 Title II programs. The Statement of Work will contain guidelines providing Contractor instruction on the review and processes necessary to develop and promulgate a comprehensive P.L. 480 Title II Compliance Supplement. This procurement is 100% set-aside to SIC code 8742 (Management Consulting Services, Small Business Size Standard $3.5 million) Small Business entities. Independent U.S. consultants are also eligible to bid. Bidders must bid on the entire work required to be performed. Full description of USAID requirements is found in the Solicitation. To obtain a hard copy of this Solicitation, please mail/fax a written request (citing the RFQ number) sufficiently in advance of the RFQ closing date to: U. S. Agency for International Development, Office of Procurement, Division A Attn: Tad Findeisen (RFQ: OP/A/FAO-98-tf2), RRB, Room 7.10-070 Washington, D.C. 20523-7101. Please include self-addressed mailing label. Alternatively, requests for a copy of the RFQ canbe faxed to Tad Findeisen at telefax: (202) 216-3052 (please call 202/712-1196 to confirm fax transmission). Phoned-in requests for a copy of the RFQ will NOT be honored. The preferred method of distribution of the RFQ text 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. This RFQ 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 RFQ through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above in order for an Organization to receive a subsequent amendment, in the event an amendment(s) to this Solicitation is/are issued. 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 Government reserves the right to cancel this Solicitation or not to award the contract. (0048)

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