[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 19800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9437]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


Notice: Competition/Russian Leadership Program Alumni Activities

    Authority: Sec. 1(a)(2), Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-
119-120 (22 U.S.C. 2542a note, 2 U.S.C. 1151).

SUMMARY: The Russian Leadership Program (RLP) at the Library of 
Congress was authorized by Public Law 106-31; Public Law 106-113; 
Public Law 106-554 to foster a mutual exchange of ideas and opinions 
among political leaders and citizens of Russia and the United States. A 
description of RLP Program can be found at http:/www.loc.gov/rlp. The 
Russian Leadership Program (RLP) currently has over 3,600 alumni in 88 
of the 89 regions of Russia. In an effort to promote development of 
local and regional networks of RLP participants, the Program sponsored 
10 regional alumni conferences in 2000. The conferences were held in 
Moscow, St Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Ulan Ude, 
Rostov-on-the Don, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, and Vladivostok. The RLP is 
considering continuing and expanding alumni activities through the 
development of electronic communications and the identification of 
alumni training needs, sources of regional network building and 
discrete projects which benefit from partnerships with American 
organizations active in the region. The Library of Congress is seeking 
interested participants to identify these needs and relevant community-
building projects and develop network-building activities.

DATES: Responses must be received by May 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The Library of Congress, Contracts & Logistics Service, 
COTR: Morgan Day, C&L, 101 Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 
20540-9410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Nelson of Contracts and 
Logistics, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-9410. Email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondents should have broad experience in 
the Russian Federation, and be knowledgeable about its institutions, 
language, and culture. Respondents should have experience with programs 
in the regions of Russia and demonstrate a familiarity with existing 
American and internationally-sponsored regional activities. The funding 
made available by the Library would cover travel, per diem, support of 
regionally-based offices, and program materials. Respondents may be 
asked to work collaboratively with a third party in addition to the 
Library to fulfill RLP Alumni program. This Request for Information 
(RFI) shall close to response 14 days after publication. Interested 
parties should send written expressions of interest to Ruth Nelson at 
[email protected]. The written expression of interest should address 
capabilities, experience, and language expertise of current staff, etc. 
as outlined above. Submissions should be limited to 6 pages. The 
Library shall entertain expressions of interest reflecting individual 
or collaborative approaches. The intent of this sources sought synopsis 
is to determine if any sources exist, therefore, no solicitation is 
available. Consequently, any responses failing to provide the 
aforementioned data but instead is submitted as a routine letter 
requesting a copy of the solicitation will be ignored. Written 
responses must be submitted to the Contracting Officer by the deadline 
at the address shown above. Reference: RFI-011.

    Dated: April 4, 2001.
James H. Billington,
The Librarian of Congress.
[FR Doc. 01-9437 Filed 4-16-01; 8:45 am]
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