Q -- MEDICAL SERVICES!!

Notice Date

May 30, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

09830-0036

Solicitation Number

USAID/West Bank|Gaza 294-2001-010

Response Due

June 14, 2001

Point of Contact

Sandy Sakran Telephone: 972-3-511-4848, extension 871, Fax: 972-3-511-4893 or Erin E. McKee

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (ssakran@usaid.gov)

Description

The United States Agency for International Development Mission to the West Bank and Gaza (USAID/WB&G) is seeking applications from U.S. private voluntary organizations (U.S. PVOs) and U.S. non-governmental organizations (U.S. NGOs) to implement a two-year emergency medical and public health assistance program in the West Bank and Gaza, subject to the availability of funds. The Cooperative Agreement, when awarded will mobilize immediate and medium-term assistance in the medical and public health sectors to help alleviate the results of the recent violence. The objective of the Emergency Medical Assistance Program is to provide a rapid response to meet the greatly increased medical needs caused by the violence and the economic downturn which is putting great strains on families as well as health care providers. With the addition of some 20,000 Palestinians wounded as a result of the Intifada, the strain on the Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities and NGOs is enormous. While NGOs were, in the recent past, able to charge at least a small fee, very few patients can now afford even minimal charges; thus, resulting in the provision of services free of charge. Without this revenue NGOs are finding it difficult to pay salaries and other operational expenses. At times, this leads to a complete closure of medical facilities. USAID intends for this new activity to address the problems outlined above by providing needed emergency medicine training, equipment, supplies, monitoring, and limited budgetary support to Palestinian NGOs providing medical care to the population. No funds will go directly to the Palestinian Authority for this assistance package. The applicant that is selected will manage a series of sub-grants under a Grants-Under-Agreement arrangement to local NGOs that will submit proposals, which address emergency health problems in the West Bank and Gaza. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 format). This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The RFA, 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 RFA through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above including your complete first name, street address, phone and fax numbers and the method of distribution which you prefer (internet, or disk). No telephone requested will be honored. 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. All responsible sources may submit an application, which will be considered.*****

Web Link

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

Record

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