The United States Government, represented by the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Vietnam, intends to issue a solicitation on a three-year (plus a two year option period) Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion type, cost reimbursement contract for USAID/Vietnam Evaluation and Survey Services. The solicitation will be available on or about October 15, 2013. The purpose of this anticipated solicitation shall be to solicit qualified organizations to design and carry out various evaluations, monitoring surveys, performance management studies, and targeted monitoring and evaluation training for partners and Mission staff in support of USAID/Vietnam programs over the course of the next three years, with a possible two-year option period. Organizations eligible to submit proposals to the forthcoming solicitation include U.S.-based institutions as well as local organizations (i.e., having its principal place of business in Vietnam, and not controlled by organizations outside of Vietnam). This is a pre-solicitation notice. USAID will not respond to any questions regarding this announcement until after the full solicitation has been issued. SECONDARY POINT OF CONTACT (CONT.): 2. Ms. Martha L. Aponte, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/ RDMA, Bangkok, Thailand at
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