USAID Mission to Jordan, Regional Contracting Office, c/o American Embassy, USAID/Jordan, APO AE 09892-0206

R -- WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM IN THE USAID/WEST BANK SOL RFP 294-96-P-608 DUE 043096 POC John A. May, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Amman, Jordan, Telephone 962-6-820-101, Extension 2621, Fax 962-6-820-143. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is soliciting proposals from contractors interested in pursuing the West Bank Municipal Services Project. The Contractor will work in close collaboration with the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and the joint Water Committee (Israeli-Palestinian) to implement a Water Resources Program in the USAID/West Bank and Gaza strip. The objective of this contract will be to provide greater access to and more effective use of extremely limited water resources. The Contractor will provide the necessary Technical Assistance to include data collection, investigations, planning, design, training, institutional support, commodities procurement, and construction services procurement for a balanced water resources program with geographic focus on major population centers. Activities focus on the development of water systems in the Eastern Aquifer Basin of the West Bank: 1) a major water supply and transmission system to serve the Hebron-Bethlehem area and 2) a water supply and transmission system to serve the Jenin area are priority projects. It is anticipated that at least one other water supply and transmission system will be identified for consideration under the USAID-financed program. Also under consideration are the rehabilitation and expansion of a municipal water system for Jericho and institution building for Palestinian entities involved in the planning, administration, management, operation, and maintenance of water facilities. This CBD notice and the RFP text, when released can be viewed and downloaded via using the Agency Gopher. The gopher address is GOPHER.INFO.USAID.GOV. Select USAID PROCUREMENT AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES from the GOPHER menu. From there choose the heading USAID PROCUREMENTS and then DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE USAID SOLICITATIONS. The RFP, when released, can also be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification of ''anonymous'' and the password is your E-mail address. Look under the following directory for the rfp: pub/OP/RFP/96P608/96p608.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contract person noted above. 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. Please be aware that some attachments and/or forms referenced in the RFP may not be available through the INTERNET. It is the responsibility of the recipient of the solicitation to request and/or obtain any such additional documents. The request for proposals (RFP) may only be obtained by written, or fax, request from John A May, RCO, USAID/Jordan, Unit 70206, APO AE 09892-0206, Fax No. 962-6-820143. No telephone requests will be accepted. The issuance date of the RFP is anticipated to be March 5, 1996. The closing date for receipt of proposals in response to this solicitation is anticipated to be April 30, 1996. The RFP, when issued, will provide the final information on the closing date and time. (0043)

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