FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001165 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 3310/USFCS/EPS SECSTATE FOR EB/CLP/AWHITE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BTIO PA SUBJECT: FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER ¶1. 353/01/T0019 ¶2. 091405 ¶3. P.O'Reilly ¶4. 353 ¶5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Area de Contrataciones, UCP 6C. MEC--Ministerio de Educacion y Culto Calle Gral. Diaz 521, Edif. Faro, P.4 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21) 448214 ¶7. Refer To: (see comments) ¶8. Bid Deadline: 100605 09:30 AM ¶9. 201 10A. 8471 Computers, 213 ea; Printers, 155 ea; HUB, 24 ea; Pen Drives, 68 ea; Notebooks, 52 ea. 10B. 850440 UPS, 210 ea. 10C. 9008 Projectors: Multimedia, 15 ea; Overhead, 15 ea. 10D. 9009 Photocopyers, 50 ea. ¶11. Comments. Refer to: Licitacion Publica Internacional No.05/05. MEC--Ministerio de Educacion is the government Department of Education. Tender will be financed with funds from the World Bank Loan No.7190-PA. Articles must be from World Bank member countries. Foreign bidders must participate only thru their duly registered local agents/representatives. Specifications, on sale thru 092105, cost Guaranies 480,000, deposited in account No.490/Otros Recursos, Banco Central del Paraguay. Specs can be viewed at the website http://www.contratacionesparaguay.gov.py/app/ q_lla.j sp. The present free floating exchange rate is approx. Guaranies 6,080 per U.S. Dollar. Interested parties must purchase specifications from the MEC-- Ministerio de Educacion address only, thru a note on company letterhead, including copy of the bank deposit slip. ¶12. Prep: FSN/BSchaerer - Appr: FSO/PO'Reilly. KEANE