U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID/Egypt, Directorate of Procurement (D/PROC), Unit 64902, APO AE 090839-4902

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE SOL RFP NO. 263-97-P-028 POC Contact Point: Donella Russell, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, Tel: 011-20-2-357-3257/58, Fax: 011-20-2-356-2932. The U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID/Egypt, intends to issue an RFP for a four-year performance-based cost reimbursement completion type contract for the implementation of USAID/Egypt's Healthy Mother Healthy Child activity. The successful offeror will work in concert with other players, including the Egyptian ministries of Health and Population and Information, the Egyptian Health Insurance Organization, UNICEF, other U.S. contractors and U.S. and Egyptian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), to provide an integrated package of child and women's reproductive health services and to mobilize public and private community resources in support of such services at the district level in four governorates in Upper Egypt. Major tasks include development of district strategies for 30 districts, implementation of essential services package in 30 districts, establishment of an improved information and monitoring system for 65 districts, capacity building in the four target governorates, and support at the national level to the Ministry of Health and Population. In addition, the successful offeror will also manage a small grants program and a large commodity procurement program. U.S. organizations interested in submitting offers for this solicitation may request a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) No. op/PUB/RFP/26397P028/26397p028.rfp by submitting a written request. Requests for the RFP should be sent to Donella Russell, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902. Courier service requests should be sent to: Donella Russell, Contracting Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development, 106 Kasr El Aini Street, Cairo Center Building, 6th Floor, Cairo, Egypt. Walk-in requestors must provide a written request for the RFP. Fax requests will be accepted. Telephone requests will not be considered. The RFP will be issued on or after fifteen days from the date of publication of this notice. The deadline for receipt of proposals will be 50 days after the date of the issuance of the RFP. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) encourages the participation to the maximum extent possible of small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in this activity as prime contractors or subcontractors in accordance with Part 19 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In this respect, it is anticipated that the prime contractor will make every reasonable effort to identify and make maximum practicable use of such concerns. All other evaluation criteria being found equal, the participation of such concerns may become a determining factor for selection. (0037)

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