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

59 -- TIME OF DAY ELECTRIC METERING FOR LOAD RESEARCH/ANALYSIS FOR EVENTUALLY DESIGNING TIME OF USW RATES. THE ELECTRIC METERS WILL BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT. POC Mr. Barry J. Valek, Project Manager, Aswan High Dam Controls Upgrade Project, PSSG, Pennsylvania Power and Light Inc., Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, Tel: No. (610) 774-4244, Fax No. (610) 774-5177, e-mail address Bjvalek@papl.com WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, bjvalek@papl.com. The Egyptian Electricity Authority (EEA), a public sector organization under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, is in the process of installing time of day electric metering for load research/analysis for eventually designing time of use rates. The electric meters will be installed throughout the Arab Republic of Egypt. PSSG invites bids from U.S. firms only who can qualify through experience with projects of similar magnitude. The project consists of the supply of three thousand (3000) IEC certified electric meters, an associated meter reading system infrastructure and the training to use and read these meters. The bid also requires the supply of load research analysis tools (software applications) and the training associated with its use. Firms must comply with the USAID source, origin and nationality requirements and USAID geographic code 000 as set forth in Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 228 (22 CFR Part 228). Firms must also demonstrate capabilities, experience and the ability to complete this procurement project as stipulated and explained in the invitation for bid. Participation of combinations of firms is acceptable provided that it is in the form of a single firm as a prime contractor with subcontractor(s). EEA will award a fixed price, host-country contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid conforms to the Invitation for Bids (IFB) requirements and provides the lowest total price. Payment will be in U.S. dollars. Financing of U.S. dollars will be under USAID Grant No. 263 -- 0224. It is anticipated that the IFB and additional information will be available by written request (facsimile requests are acceptable) from PSSG-PPL, Anthony Osmanski, 1 Scotch Pine Drive, Hazleton, Pa. USA 18201 fifteen days (15) after publication of this notice. The deadline for receipt of information will be thirty (30) days after the date of issuance of the IFB. Instructions for submittal of information, i.e., exact date of submission, time, and place will be provided in the IFB. Late submissions will not be considered. The government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the U.S. Agency for International Development encourage and welcome in the activity the participation, to the fullest extent possible, of minorities and women both as individuals and as members of contracting or sub-contracting firms. In this respect, it is anticipated that the prime contractor will make every practicable use of such personnel and firms. Posted 10/22/99 (W-SN394054). (0295)

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