[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26796]
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY
Private Sector Development Organizations and Foreign Assistance
Programs
AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invites
comments regarding the expanded use of private sector development
organizations in the implementation of foreign assistance programs in
countries where USAID no longer has resident staff.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 1, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or requests for copies of the relevant
papers on this subject should be addressed to M/OP, Gary V. Kinney, SA-
14, Room 1504, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington,
D.C. 20523-1422; Tel: (703) 875-1204; Fax: (703) 875-1519; or Internet:
gkinney@usaid.gov. These papers also can be obtained directly from the
USAID Website at www.info.usaid.gov under the heading ``Franchising''
Documents. To access this submenu, select (from the top down) the
following: ``Business and Procurement'', ``USAID Procurements'',
``Procurement Reform'', ``Franchising Documents''. Documents can then
be downloaded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
M/OP, Gary V. Kinney, SA-14, Room 1504, U.S. Agency for International
Development, Washington, D.C. 20523-1422; Tel: (703) 875-1204; Fax:
(703) 875-1519; or Internet: gkinney@usaid.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency has prepared draft papers,
entitled ``Implementation of USAID Programs in Non-Presence Countries
by Non-Governmental Organizations'' and ``Public-Private Partnership in
Support of International Development Information-Service Centers''.
Non-presence countries are those countries where USAID does not have a
direct-hire resident staff. Non-Government Organizations are private
sector entities including for-profit firms, universities, private
voluntary organizations, and other nonprofit organizations. Comments
submitted in response to this request will be considered prior to
approval of the paper.
Dated: September 10, 1996.
Gary V. Kinney,
USAID Procurement Ombudsman.
[FR Doc. 96-26796 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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