C -- USAID/EGYPT TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR SUPPORT PROJECT, CONTRACT MODIFICATION

Notice Date

December 28, 2000

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

N/A

Point of Contact

Ms. Mona Kamel, Acquistion Specialist, Office of Procurement, USAID/Egypt, Tel: 011-20-2-516-5505, Ext. 3532, Fax: 011-20-2-516-4739, E-mail: mkamel@usaid.gov

E-Mail Address

http://www.info.usaid.gov (mkamel@usaid.gov)

Description

This is a Notice of Intent for USAID/Egypt to modify Contract No. 263-C-00-99-00044-00 (A & E services under the Telecommunication Sector Support project), with General Dynamics Government Systems (GD) of Chantilly, VA. This is a level of effort contract and it is anticipated to be extended for approximately 16 months with a one-year option. Among other services, GD, under its current 2 year $11 million contract, is primarily providing Telecom Egypt with engineering and construction management services for three major Design/Build (D/B) host country contracts (HCC). The three HCCs are for 1) D/B of the Telecom Egypt Network Operation Center (NOC); 2) Construction of the Outside Plan; and 3) D/B for Digital Switching Systems. For this procurement, the USAID/Egypt intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(5). The purpose of this extension is to allow for the procurement and engineering construction management services to be provided to Telecom Egypt for the 3 following host country contracts: 1) Customer Care Center for the NOC; 2) Installation of a Digital Cross-Connect System and 3) Installation of a Dense Wave Division Multiplexing System. There will be no solicitation documents issued for this proposed action. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the government will consider all proposals received within forty five days after date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 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 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 "Commerce Business Daily". It is the responsibility of the recipient of this notice to ensure that the information has been received from the internet in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes."

Web Link

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

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010102/CSOL002.HTM (W-363 SN5097Q2)