Obama to Exclude U.S. Companies from $300 Million Palestinian Project?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/08/20 11:30:30

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The Obama Administration today revealed it is embarking upon a $300 million Palestinian construction project; U.S. companies, however, need not apply.

Indeed, the stated goal of this U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project is to award program contracts solely to West Bank and Gaza-area vendors, according to presolicitation notice released today.

USAID said it expects to release a formal Request for Proposals around September 3, and will not accept bids until that time. The agency revealed few other details.

As U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor reported earlier this year, USAID began awarding contracts in a separate Palestinian project worth upwards of three-quarters of a billion dollars (see: USAID Contracts Start Flowing in $750 Million Palestinian Infrastructure Project; Monitor, Jan. 14, 2012).

JMCC 2012/08/20 11:33:40

I suspect that this is a blessing in disguise given the diplomatic hot spot that area of the middle east is concerned, apart from the security that would be needed for US contractors to operate in that area, it would prevent any possible diplomatic blowback.

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