US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to India, Regional Contracting Officer, C/O American Embassy, New Delhi, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-9000

R -- GREEN HOUSE GAS POLLUTION PREVENTION PROJECT -- CLIMATE CHANGE SUPPLEMENT -- 386-0534 SOL 386-00-001 DUE 022900 POC John May, Regional Contracting Officer, john@usaid.gov and P. Sashidharan Menon, Contracting Specialist, pmenon@usaid.gov, Tel: 91-11-419-8774 of 8019, Fax: 91-11-419-8454 or 8612 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, john@usaid.gov or pmenon@usaid.gov. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention Project (GEP) Project was launched in 1995 with the purpose "to reduce the volume of emissions of greenhouse gases by increasing energy productivity and encouraging switching to biomass fuels in selected utilities." To date, the project has concentrated on two major components: increasing efficiency in coal fired power plants (the efficient coal conversion or ECC component) and year-round cogeneration of power using biomass as fuel in the sugar industry (the alternative bagasse co-generation or ABC Component). In 1998, climate change awareness and outreach activity was launched to generate greater awareness and outreach among various stakeholders of the successes of the GEP ECC and ABC components, issues associated with climate change and develop projects for investment from new and emerging funding mechanisms for climate change mitigation. A Project Agreement Amendment of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention Project (GEP) was signed between Government of India and USAID/India in September 1999 to launch the Climate Change Supplement. GEP-CCS will expand the ongoing current efficient coal conversion activities as the "Efficient Power Generation" component and add two new elements: fostering climate change initiatives for sustainable development, and linking urban development and climate change activities. This technical assistance and training contract will focus on fostering climate change initiatives for sustainable development and linking urban development and climate change. The purpose of this technical assistance contract is to build local capacity, develop a project pipeline for climate change mitigation projects that have Indian hosts and U.S. investors, and increase available information and create awareness among various stakeholders of issues and challenges related to GCC mitigation. The primary target sectors will be the power utility and the sugar cogeneration sectors with increasing focus on transportation and waste management. This activity should focus on developing operational approaches involving technology cooperation, and public-private partnerships to promote private sector investments in climate change mitigation technologies and projects. The ability to justify GHG mitigation projects on local environmental and economic development parameters should be important screening criteria for implementation. Posted 12/21/99 (W-SN410374). (0355)

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