Regional Contracting Office, USAID/Bolivia, Calle 9 No. 104 -- Obrajes, La Paz, Bolivia, P.O. Box 4530, APO AA 34032

F -- AWARD OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO US AND/OR BRAZILIAN ENTITY TO SUPPORT USAID/BRAZIL'S CLEAN EFFICIENT ENERGY PROGRAM SOL RFA 512-00-005 DUE 030700 POC Jose Zenteno, Acquisition Specialist, Regional Contracting Office, USAID/Bolivia Calle 9 No. 104 -- Obrajes, La Paz, Bolivia P.O. Box 4530; Fax: 591-2-785689; Tel: 591-2-786445 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, jzenteno@usaid.gov. The purpose of the activity is to support USAID/Brazil's Clean and Efficient Energy Strategic Objective. Through the agreement, USAID/Brazil seeks to continue and expand efforts to increase the adoption by key actors of concepts, methods, and technologies for clean and efficient energy production and use. In order to incorporate the desired clean and efficient energy approach into all aspects of the changing Brazilian energy sector, USAID has identified four foci for action: policy-making (IR1), local capacity-building (IR2), financing (IR3), and technology cooperation (IR4). In this way, USAID intends to have an affect on the regulatory, technological, and market aspects of energy sector restructuring, which will increase the probability of creating a sustainable clean and efficient energy program. Through this RFA, USAID is offering to support programs that address the following Intermediate Results: IR 2.1 To promote target policies that foster clean and efficient energy production and use; IR 2.2Increased access of key actors to information on market-based mechanisms for operating and financing clean and efficient energy production and use; IR 2.3 Increased availability and use of financing for clean and efficient energy production and use; IR 2.4 Increased technology cooperation between U.S. and Brazilian firms for clean and efficient energy production and use. Interested parties should submit via APO mail, fax or courier their expressions of interest to the Agreement Officer. Approximately two weeks after this notice USAID/Bolivia will release RFA-Bolivia 512-00-005. USAID/Bolivia expects to complete this competitive process as soon as possible but not later that September 15, 2000. Posted 02/25/00 (W-SN428514). (0056)

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