Chemonics International, Inc., Environment and Infrastructure Group, 1133 20th Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036

66 -- LAB AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM VEHICLE AND ENGINE EMISSION TESTING SOL 263-C-00-97-00090 DUE 100198 POC Contact Point: Linda Bohannon, Chemonics International, Cairo, Egypt, 011-20-2-524-7230 x143, or Hezekiah White, Chemonics International, Washington, D.C. 20036, Tel: 202-955-3407 Chemonics International, Inc. (CI), under United States Agency for International Development (USAID) prime contract no. 263-C-00-97-00090-00 issued by USAID Mission in Egypt, is providing technical assistance to the Cairo Air Improvement Project (CAIP) in support of the Government of Egypt's efforts to reduce air pollution in Cairo. One of CAIP's main objectives is to reduce total suspended particulate emissions from diesel fueled buses through expanded use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public municipal bus fleets. As part of this mission the CAIP will establish an emission testing facility for heavy and medium duty vehicles. Under the prime contract, CI will award a Firm Fixed Price Contract(s) for the following equipment, CIF Cairo, Egypt: Heavy duty vehicle and engine emissions testing system including: Heavy duty chassis dynamometer system with inertia simulation. Heavy duty transient engine dynamomer system. Constant volume sampling (CVS) system for heavy duty engine and vehicle testing. Gaseous emissions sampling and sample conditioning system. Gas analyzers. Computerized control and data acquisition system. Light and medium duty vehicle and motorcycle emissions testing system, including: Chassis dynamometer system with inertia simulation for light and medium duty vehicles, Chassis dynamometer system with inertia simulation for two wheel motorcycles. CVS system for gasoline and CNG vehicles. CVS system with particulate sampling for diesel vehicles and two stroke motorcycles. Gaseous emissions sampling anhd sample conditioning system. Gas Analyzers. Computerized control and data acquisition system. General Support Equipment including: Flowmeters for diesel fuel natural gas, and engine intake air. Computerized gas blending system. Microgram balance and filter conditioning system. Training in the instalation, operation, maintenance, and repair, etc. of the equipment will also be requested. Hard copy of the RFP will be available 20 August 1998. Interested qualified U.S. manufacturers should send a written request to CI at the above address. Please include with your request a cashiers check or money order payable to Chemonics International, Inc. in the amount or $20.00 to cover postage and handling (company and/or personal checks will not be accepted). Contract award(s) is anticipated to be mid-October 1998. Posted 09/15/98 (I-SN250071). (0258)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0288 19980917\66-0003.SOL)