United States Agency for International Development(USAID), Mission to West Bank & Gaza, Contracting Office, Unit #7228, Box 0036, APO AE 09830-0036

R -- PROMOTING INDUSTRAIL ZONES ANS INVESTMENT MOBILIZATION SOL 294-2000-12 POC POC: Hourig Khoury, Email: HKHOURY@USAID.GOV, Phone: 972-3-5114821, Fax: 972-3-5114892/Timothy T. Beans, Contracting Officer, USAID/West Bank & Gaza WEB: CURRENT CBD NOTICES, http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd /. E-MAIL: Hourig Khoury, hkhoury@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 three years (36 months), with an option period of two years (24 months), on the promotion of industrial zones and investment mobilization (prizim) as further described in section "c" of the pending RFP. These services will provide institutional support to the Palestinian industrial estate and free zone authority (piefza) to effectively monitor, regulate and promote industrial estate and free zone development in the West Bank and Gaza. These services will also provide targeted technical assistance in the development of specific industrial or technology estates and analytic support on trade related logistical issues impacting Palestinian commerce and will provide support to the Palestinian investment promotion agency (pipa) in implementing its broad investment promotion mandate for the West Bank and Gaza. It is anticipated that a cost reimbursement type contract will be awarded for the services specified therein. Interested organizations 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 294-2000-012; or from the internet site given below. The RFP will be issued 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 timbeans@usaid.gov Posted 06/21/00 (W-SN466873). (0173)

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