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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 3,1997 PSA#1984USAID/Philippines, FPO AP 96515 or USAID/Philippines, 1680 Roxas
Boulevard, Manila, Philippines, 1000 R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MUNICIPAL
COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE (MCEI) SOL RFP 492-98-001 DUE 031698
POC Contact Point: Ma. Rosario M. Arenas, (Acquisition Specialist) Mary
Reynolds, Contracting Officer, Tel: (0632) 522-44-11, Ext. 3460, Fax:
(0632) 522-4337 The Municipal Coastal Environmental Initiative (MCEI)
is 15.3 million Activity (of which approximately $10.5 million has been
set aside for an institutional contract) under USAID/Philippines
Strategic Objective (SO) #4, Enhanced Management of Renewable Natural
Resources. Although the Strategic Objective currently ends in the year
2002, USAID/Philippines plans to continue the Activity under a new
strategy so that will be five years of MCEI implementation. This is a
cost-reimbursement completion contract, using performance-based
contracting methods. The objective of MCEI is to promote the spread of
cleaner production/environmental management (CP/EM), which is closely
related to pollution prevention, in coastal industries. To promote
spread, MCEI partners will assist local and national institutions to
develop and enhance integrated environmental management in the coastal
zones. Through MCEI s efforts, targeted local communities and their
officials will be in a position to prevent the pollution of their
coastal resources using market-based incentives for business. National
business organizations will be trained to become the CP/EM agents in
promoting the strategy. Likewise, MCEI will assist government agencies,
such as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the Philippine Coast
Guard (PCG), to become effective promoters of CP/EM. The MCEI Activity
will coordinate with other donors and U.S. programs in order to (1)
promote the spread of CP/EM, and (2) complement USAID's other efforts.
Finally, MCEI s institutional contractor will leave behind trained
private sector companies capable of providing industries with cleaner
technology, production efficiency, and reduction of energy consumption.
The result to be achieved by the end of the contract is: a minimum of
400 industries within selected sectors located in 8 coastal areas will
have a 20% average reduction in current levels of industrial
pollution. The sub-results of the activity are: (1) at least five
national business and trade organizations and DTI have integrated CP/EM
in their promotion of business investments; (2) DENR local officials
regularly inspect industrial facilities and regularly publish results;
(3) PCG promotes CP/EM to prevent maritime pollution; (4) at least 25%
of participating provincial/city/ local governments have incorporated
CP/EM strategy into local business requirements and regulations; (5) at
least 25% reduction in production cost of businesses is attributed to
CP/EM; and, (6) a minimum of four private sector companies have the
capability of providing CP/EM technologies to industries. Detailed
information about this solicitation is contained in RFP documents which
will be available on or about January 7, 1998. To obtain the RFP, send
your written request to the Office of Regional Procurement,
USAID/Philippines, FPO AP 96515, or Office of Regional Procurement,
USAID/Philippines, RMC Building, 1680 Roxas Boulevard, Manila,
Philippines 1000. Our telephone and fax numbers are (632) 5224411 (ext.
3403) And (632) 522-4337, respectively. The deadline for submission of
proposals is March 16, 1998. 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). This
CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the USAID's web site. The
worldwide web address is http://www.Info.USAID.Gov. Select business and
procurement opportunities from the home page, then quote usaid
procurement unquote. 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 internet in its entirety and
USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from
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