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The Alexandria Petroleum Company (“APC” or the “Grantee”) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the “Proposal”) from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to execute a feasibility study (the “Feasibility Study”) to assist the APC in its efforts to improve the health, safety, and environmental protocols of its El Max refinery (the “Refinery”) in Alexandria, Egypt. The Proposal submission deadline has been extended to 12:00 p.m., Egypt Local Time/ 5 a.m. EDT, October 15, 2024. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $885,630 grant to APC from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

About the Grantee
The Grantee is a subsidiary of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (“EGPC”), which is a parastatal organization under the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (“MoP”). EGPC has several affiliated companies through which it engages in exploration, development, production, refining, processing, transportation, distribution, drilling, engineering, construction, fabrication, maintenance, and training. EGPC typically establishes a specific company to manage each of its projects; EGPC operates nine refineries across Egypt and APC is the EGPC subsidiary that manages the Refinery.

Project Background
This Feasibility Study would support the Grantee with a series of assessments that define the safety, explosion, and fire protection issues to be addressed at the Refinery and will identify needs for new equipment, modification of existing facilities, the addition of surveillance and communications systems, and updated protocols and training. Established in 1962, the Refinery has an operating capacity of five million metric tons per year (“MMTY”) and since the Refinery commenced operations, there have been few, if any, upgrades to safety, fire, and emergency response systems. The Refinery’s aging equipment, combined with outdated or insufficient installed safety measures, pose a serious risk to the safe continued operation of the Refinery and, in the event of an accident, may cause harm to workers, the environment, and the local population.

About the Study
The objective of the Feasibility Study is to support implementation of an improved health, safety, and environment system; the activity has no impact on the Refinery’s refining capacity or operations. On the contrary, the Project’s focus is to improve the health, safety, and environmental standards of the Refinery, so that in the event of a fire or process spill, damage to the environment or GHG emissions caused by any such incident would be limited. The Feasibility Study will consist of a series of process safety studies including a Hazard and Operability Assessment (“HAZOP”), Fire and Explosive Risk Analysis (“FERA”), Safety Integrity Level Assessment (“SIL”), Quantitative Risk Assessment (“QRA”) and overall gap analysis for process safety, including firefighting systems, gas detection systems, and an emergency response assessment.

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King Hussein Cancer Center (“KHCC” or the “Grantee”) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the “Proposal”) from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to execute technical assistance (the “Technical Assistance”) to develop a detailed strategic plan and implementation plan for deployment of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and support three (3) AI pilot projects. The Proposal submission deadline is November 6, 2024 at 5 p.m. Local Time in Amman, Jordan (10 a.m. EST). The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $826,252 grant to KHCC from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

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KHCC is Jordan’s national cancer institute. KHCC provides comprehensive treatment for approximately 60% of cancer cases diagnosed in Jordan, is the national residency and fellowship training leader in all oncology medical disciplines and subspecialties and has become a preferred destination for international pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials within the Middle East and North Africa region. KHCC is administered by the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (“KHCF”), an independent, non-governmental, non-profit national foundation established in 2001 by decree of the Jordanian government. KHCC conducts research and care services while KHCF handles fundraising, advocacy, and development.

Project Background

KHCC has undertaken some initial AI projects and is now interested in expanding the use of AI to reduce administrative burdens for cancer management, support clinical decision- making capabilities, provide personalized medicine and improved experiences for patients, and enhance KHCC’s research capabilities. In order to meet these objectives and expand its AI capabilities, KHCC will need to make additional investments in the hospital’s data infrastructure and computing capabilities. The Technical Assistance will assist KHCC with development of its strategic plan and develop an implementation plan to include investments in AI-capable computing hardware and software, cloud-based data management and storage capabilities, and technology services for relevant, rapidly changing, AI technology access.

About the Technical Assistance

The Technical Assistance would support KHCC in developing its AI and big data strategy and developing the associated implementation plan for investment in the necessary infrastructure. The Technical Assistance would specifically support three AI pilot projects: (1) breast cancer mammographic diagnostics, (2) proof of concept for business intelligence dashboards, and (3) initial definition of data algorithms and data extraction options for the development of clinical trial screening applications. These three pilots would evaluate three areas of growth in AI healthcare, namely enhanced diagnostics capabilities in radiological examinations, greater implementation of virtual assistants in patient monitoring and care, and faster and more accurate clinical trials.

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Electronic Health Solutions (“EHS” or the “Grantee”) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the “Proposal”) from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to execute technical assistance (the “Technical Assistance”) in developing the second stage of the Hakeem system (“Hakeem”), the national electronic health records system of Jordan, by supporting upgrades to two primary and two disaster recovery data centers. The Proposal submission deadline is noon Jordan Local Time (4:00 a.m. EST), November 15, 2024. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $937,390 grant to EHS from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

About the Grantee EHS, founded in 2008, is a private shareholding company registered as a non-profit under the Companies Law of Jordan No. (22) for the year 1997 with a mission to advance the healthcare sector in Jordan by providing innovative and automated solutions to enhance the quality and efficiency of the Kingdom’s public healthcare services. Its owners include the Government Investment Management Company, the Jordanian Royal Medical Services, the King Hussein Cancer Foundation, the Royal Health Awareness Society, the Private Hospitals Association, and the King Abdullah II Fund for Development.

Project Background Jordan benefits from a stable political climate and long-standing prioritization of public health in its development plans. Although only 55% of Jordan’s population of approximately 11 million people are insured, Jordan’s government has committed to providing universal healthcare coverage by 2030. However, Jordan’s healthcare sector has come under increased strain in recent years as population growth, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an influx of approximately 700,000 Syrian refugees have increased challenges on the country’s public healthcare system. These pressures have brought renewed attention to modernizing Jordan’s healthcare infrastructure through digitization. Jordan has already taken significant steps towards digitizing healthcare through the national roll-out of Hakeem, an electronic health records platform deployed by EHS following a USTDA-funded feasibility study. Hakeem replaced the paper record-keeping system in public healthcare facilities with an electronic system and currently manages almost 7 million registered electronic patient records at more than 250 healthcare institutions across Jordan’s public health sector.

About the Technical Assistance The proposed TA would provide the Grantee with the technical specifications to upgrade its data center capacity, including a system assessment, an information technology (“IT”) upgrade plan, and preparation of requests for proposals to support upgrades of the data centers’ hardware, software, and facilities. The TA would also include a financial analysis of the upgrades’ cost, a development impact assessment, and an environmental impact assessment. Finally, the TA would provide the Grantee with an implementation plan with specific and detailed procedures and a schedule for the upgrades.

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