USAID, REDSO/WCA/OP, Abidjan (ID), Department of State, Washinton, D.C. 20521-2010

S -- ELECTRIC SERVICES SOL RFP NO. 624-96-P-002 DUE 061496 POC John R. Taber, Regional Contracting Officer, REDSO/WCA/OP (Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Tel: (225) 41-45-28; FAX Nos: (225) 41-35-44 or (225) 41-34-60; Internet address: jtaber@usaid.gov. USAID requests proposals from licensed electrical firms or individuals to perform the upgrade of the general electrical system in its office buildings in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Following a fire and life safety inspection, it was recommended that USAID/Cote d'Ivoire evaluate electrical installations in its office buildings. USAID/Cote d'Ivoire contracted a local consultant to undertake a comprehensive study and evaluation of the electrical installations of its office buildings. The consultant presented his report with several recommendations which involve major electrical improvements to the facilities. This Request For Proposals (RFP) is therefore being issued for procurement of the upgrading of the electrical installations in accordance with the recommendations of the consultant which are included in the RFP document. This is a performance-based, results oriented activity, in which proposals will be reviewed, award made, and implementation monitored and rewarded based upon the Contractor's success at planning for and providing the needed services (as detailed in the RFP.) A firm fixed-price contract is expected to be awarded based upon the criteria set forth in the RFP, which shall include an evaluation of the Offeror's past performance. All questions related to this notice and requests for a copy of the RFP must be addressed in writing or by fax to the contracting officer at the address stated above. Specify the RFP requested, and include your complete firm name, street address, phone and fax no. No telephone requests will be honored. The issuance date of the RFP is expected to be approximately fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this notice. The closing date for submission of proposals will be approximately thirty (30) days from the actual issuance date, and will be specified in the RFP. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5'' floppy disk (Wordperfect 5.1/5.2 format). In accord with current USAID policy, USAID plans to issue this RFP only by diskette in word perfect 5.1/5.2 format, except for those attachments which cannot be so formatted, unless a hard copy of the RFP is specifically requested. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency GOPHER. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from 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 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/ELEC/elec.rfp. Receipt of this RFP through internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from the internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. The publication of this notice and/or the issuance of an RFP do not obligate the U.S. Government to award a contract. (0143)

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