USAID, West Bank & Gaza, C/O American Embassy, 71 Hayarkan Street, Tel Aviv, Israel

R -- SERVICES TO MANAGE THE EXPANDED HEALTH PROJECT FOR PALENSTINIAN FAMILIES SOL 294-2000-010 POC Hourig Khoury, E-mail: hkhoury@usaid.gov, Tel: 972-3-5114871, Fax: 972-3-5114893/Timothy T. Beans, Contracting Officer, USAID/West Bank & Gaza WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, hkhoury@usaid.gov or tbeans@usaid.gov. THE U.S AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT'S MISSION TO WEST BANK & GAZA INTENDS TO SEEK PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED U.S ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS (60 MONTHS), ON THE IMPROVED VILLAGE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES (IVCHS) AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN SECTION "C" OF THE PENDING RFP. THESE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND THE METHOD MIX OF CONTRACEPTION, IMPROVE ANTENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE, IMPROVE REFERRAL SERVICES AND ROUTINE DELIVERIES, IMPROVE WELL BABY CARE AND IMPROVE INFANT AND CHILD NUTRITION. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A COST REIMBURSEMENT TYPE CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE SERVICES SPECIFIED THEREIN. INTERESTED ORGANIZATONS MAY OBTAIN FULL TEXT OF THE RFP (ONCE ISSUED)BY NOTIFYING USAID/WEST BANK & GAZA OF THEIR INTEREST, PREFERABLY BY EMAIL OR IN WRITING TO MR. TIM BEANS AT THE ABOVE CONTACT POINTS, CITING RFP NUMBER 294-2000-010; OR FROM THE INTERNET SITE GIVEN BELOW. THE RFP WILL BE MAILED NOT LESS THAN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THE RFP SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE CONTACT PERSON AS NOTED ABOVE. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE REQUEST PER ORGANIZATION, ADDITIONAL REQUESTS MAY NOT BE HONORED. THE PREFERRED METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION OF USAID PROCUREMENT INFORMATION IS VIA THE INTERNET. 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 THE 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 THE INTERNET IN ITS ENTIRETY AND USAID BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DATA ERRORS RESULTING FROM TRANSMISSION OR CONVERSION PROCESSES. ALL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS MUST BE DIRECTED [IN WRITING] TO: Timothy T. Beans, Contracting Officer, at the address indicated above, by fax, or Internet at tbeans@USAID.gov. Posted 06/08/00 (W-SN462862). (0160)

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