R -- PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE EGYPTIAN BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH INCREASED TECHNOLOGY

Notice Date

March 22, 2001

Contracting Office

United States Agency for International Development, USAID/Egypt, Office of Procurement, USAID -- Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902

ZIP Code

09839-4902

Solicitation Number

RFP No. 263-01-P-010

Point of Contact

Hani Takla, Contract Specialist or Roy Plucknett, Contracting Officer, USAID/Egypt, E-mail htakla@usaid.gov and rplucknett@usaid.gov, Tel: 011-20-2-522-6912, Fax: 011-20-2-522-7039

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (htakla@usaid.gov or rplucknett@usaid.gov)

Description

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), acting through the USAID Mission to Egypt (USAID/Egypt), is seeking proposals from qualified U.S. firms for a four year cost-plus-fixed fee contract with one year option period. The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be a performance based, results oriented contract with a task budget. This activity seeks to expand information and Communication Technology (ICT) within Egypt to achieve greater productivity and global competitiveness. This activity will require the services of a long-term team of expatriate advisors, and local Egyptians to work in ICT related issues in four areas: Legal and Regulatory Reform, increased e-Government and e-Business, expanded usage of ICT throughout Egypt, and administration of Grants to U.S. and Egyptians Non-Government Organizations (NGOs.) The team will be expected to carry out a number of tasks within these four areas. The team's composition is envisioned to include, but is not limited to the following expatriates: a Chief of Party, a regulatory advisor, an e-Government expert a Marketing and Business Development expert, and experts in automation, public awareness and project administration. The team will be expected to work with the Government of Egypt and other designated organizations as well as with the Egyptian private sector. Prospective offerors may request RFP No. 263-01-P-010 "Provide Technical Aassistance in Information and Communication Technology" in writing. Requests for the RFP should be sent to Roy Plucknett, Contracting Oficer, USAID/Egypt, Unit 64902, APO AE 09839-4902. Courier services requests should be sent to: Roy Plucknett, Contracting Officer, USAID, Plot 1/A off El Laselki Street, Mew Maadi, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt. Walk-in requestors must provide a written request for the RFP. Fax requests will be accepted, telephone reqests will not be accepted. Do not send self-addressed envelopes. The RFP will be issued on or after fifteen days from the date of publication of this notice. The deadline for receipt of proposals will be 45 days after the date of the issuance of the RFP. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by requests of a solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (Word format). 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.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 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 Internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes.

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010326/RSOL005.HTM (W-081 SN50H022)