United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Jordan, Regional Contracting Office, c/o American Embassy, USAID/Jordan, APO AE 09892-0206

65 -- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES SOL IFB Jordan 278-96-B-602 DUE 112895 POC John A. May, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Amman, Jordan, Telephone 962-6-820-101, Extension 2621, Fax 962-6-820-143, Internet JOHN@USAID.GOV The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Jordan, requires the following medical equipment and supplies for a Health Care Project in Jordan: adult ightht scales,autoclaves, automatic pipette, baby scales, baby examining table/sides,centrifuge, diagonistic laparascopes, diagonistic sets, dopplers, double bowl solution stands,drums, emesis basins, examination side lamps, examination couch, falop rings, fetal monitors, Gynecological exam tables, Gynecological exam stools, hospital gowns, incubators, instrument cabinets, Instrument tables, Instrument catcher trays, IUD insertion kits, IUD back up kits, microscope (electronic), pelvic demonstration models, breast self examination (BSE) models, BSE shower cards and charts of human body, open water bath,, privacy sreens and curtains, refractometers, small refrigerators, spectrophotometer, speculums, sphygmomanometers, steel bowel sets, sterilizing ovens, stethoscopes, storage cupboards, thermometers, trash cans, ultrasound imaging systems. Multiple awards of firm fixed pricecontracts is anticipated. Local Technical and Maintenance support is a must for the Medical Equipment which must operate on local electricity voltage and cycle (50 cycles and 220 volts), all supplies and equipment must be of the manufacturer's latest models. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the agency gopher. The IFB, once issued, can be downloaded from the agency gopher. The gopher address is gopher.INFO.USAID.GOV. Select USAID procurement and business opportunities from the gopher menu. The IFB text can be downloaded via anonymous file transfer protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification of ''anonymous'' and the password is your email address. Look under the following directory for the IFB: pub/OP/IFB/96B602/96b602.ifb. Receipt of this IFB through internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contract person noted above. It is the responsibilit 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. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) may only be obtained by written, or fax, request from John A. May, RCO, USAID/Jordan, unit 70206, APO AE 09892-0206, Faxno. 962-6-820143. Internet may be utilized as directed above. No telephone requests will be accepted. The issuance date of the IFB is anticipated to be October 29, 1995. The closing date for receipt of proposals in response to this solicitation is anticipated to be November 28, 1995. The IFB, when issued, will provide the final information on the closing date andtime. (0290)

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