United States Agency for International Development, USAID/Egypt, Directorate of Procurement (D/PROC), Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902

R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN POPULATION/FAMILY PLANNING SOL RFP 263-98-P-005 POC Contact Point: Donella Russell, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, Tel: 011-20-2-357-3257/58, Fax 011-20-2-356-2932, E-mail address: drussell@usaid.gov The U.S. Agency for International Development intends to issue an RFP for a 41-month performance-based cost reimbursement completion type contract for the implementation of Phase I of USAID/Egypt's Population/Family Planning Strategic Objective. The government estimate for the proposed work is $48.8 million. The successful offeror will be responsible for assisting the Egyptian national family planning program in enhancing the supply of family planning services and in increasing the demand for family planning services in Egypt. To achieve results, the successful offeror will be required to successfully complete a number of tasks, ranging from designing mass media campaigns to improving the quality of services delivered in both the public and private sectors. The successful offeror will be required to work with various institutions including, inter alia, the Egyptian ministries of Health and Population and Information, medical schools, non-governmental organizations, and a range of private sector entities. U.S. organizations only interested in submitting offers for this solicitation may request a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 263-98-P-005 by submitting a written request. Do not send self-addressed envelopes. 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 accepted. 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 60 days after the date of the issuance of 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 (Wordperfect5.1/5.2 format). This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then USAID Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above s 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." 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. (0336)

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