Basic Infrastructure Support Mechanism (BISM)

The purpose of the Basic Infrastructure Support Mechanism (BISM) is to obtain the services of a qualified local construction contractor to address the infrastructure needs of USAID-funded programs in health, democracy and governance, education, youth, water, and economic growth sectors in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. Activities must comply with the Taylor Force Act (TFA), which prohibits USAID/West Bank and Gaza from providing assistance that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority (PA), including providing infrastructure that a PA ministry or other PA body is responsible for operating and/or maintaining and directly increasing tax revenue going to the PA