U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to West Bank & Gaza, Regional Contracting Officer, C/O American Embassy, Unit # 7228, APO AE 09830-0026

R -- PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE PALESTINIAN INDUSTRIAL AND FREE ZONE AUTHORITY (PIFZA) SOL RFP 294-98-012 POC Contact Point: Amira Basel, Regional Contracting Office, abasel@usaid.gov, Tel: 972-3-511-4848, Fax: 972-3-511-4888 The USAID Mission for the West Bank and Gaza is soliciting proposals for the provision of technical assistance, training and limited commodities for the Palestinian Industrial and Free Zone Authority (PIFZA). PIFZA is an autonomous, statutory institution with the responsibility to regulate, monitor and promote industrial estates in the Palestinian Territories. USAID assistance will consist of one long-term resident advisor, twenty-four person/months of short term technical assistance, training for PIFZA staff and counterparts, technical and feasibility studies related to the development of future industrial estates and a limited amount of computer and office equipment. The duration of the proposed contract is two years. The primary venue for contract activities will be Gaza City. To request a copy of the RFP please send an E-mail request to abasel@usaid.gov or request that a copy be mailed by sending your fax request to the RCO at 972-3-5114888. We also request that you include an updated telephone number and/or a fax number or an e-mail address where you can be contacted 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). If you require a copy in paper form of the solicitation, you must specifically ask for it, but you will not receive both a copy in paper form and a floppy disk. 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 quote usaid procurement unquote. On the following screen, select quote Download Available USAID Solicitaitons 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 transmission or conversion processes. (0174)

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