Allen Eisenberg, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Ecuador, Unit 5330, APO AA 34039 or USAID/Peru, Unit 3760, APO AA 34031

23 -- 4WD VEHICLES - ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SOL 527-96-I-001 (PERU) DUE 112395 POC Contact: Cecilia Yaez, USAID/Peru, Internatinal Phone 51- 14-333-200 Ext. 746 or Fax No. 51-14-337034, Lima, Peru. Contracting Officer: Allen Eisenberg, Regional Contracting Officer, USAID/Ecuador, International Phone 593-2-521-100 Ext. 451 or Fax No. 593-2-500-502, Quito, Ecuador USAID/Peru intends to award a contract to the lowest overall priced responsive and responsible bidder of twelve (12) 1995 4WD Rural vehicles; 4 doors; full-size spare tire and spare parts; manual transmission, AISIN 5 speed full SYNCHROMESH, floor shift, LHD; engine: diesel, 2.5 litter, 4 cylinders; suspension: front and rear heavy duty; electrical system: heavy duty, 12 volts battery with starter and alternator; fuel tank: capacity 20 Gal. Bids from prospective bidders will be due thirty (30) days after the issuance day. All requests for IFBs must annotate the IFB number. IFBs may be requested via APO at the above mentioned USAID/Peru APO address or via Fax at 51-14-337034. 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 ins GOPHER.INFOR.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 on using the user identification of ''anonymous'' and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the IFB: pub/OP/IFB/PERU9601/peru9601. Receipt of this IFB through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the bidder of this bid 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. (0292)

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