EEPP Program Support Unit 

EPF Operating Manual   General Principles 

Preface 

Through competitive bidding, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a multi year 

contract to a team managed by International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG) to support the development and 

implementation of environmentally sound strategic planning, and strengthening of environmental policies and 

institutions, in countries where USAID is active. Under this contract, termed the Environmental Policy and 

Institutional Strengthening Indefinite Quantity Contract (EPIQ), IRG is assisting USAID/Egypt with 

implementing a large part of the Egyptian Environmental Policy Program (EEPP). 

This program was agreed to following negotiations between the Government of the United States, acting 

through USAID, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, acting through the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency 

(EEAA) of the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs, the Ministry of Petroleum's Organization for 

Energy Planning, and the Ministry of Tourism's Tourism Development Authority. These negotiations 

culminated with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in 1999, whereby the Government of Egypt 

would seek to implement a set of environmental policy measures, using technical support and other assistance 

provided by USAID. The Egyptian Environmental Policy Program is a multi year activity to support policy, 

institutional, and regulatory reforms in the environmental sector, focusing on economic and institutional 

constraints, cleaner and more efficient energy use, reduced air pollution, improved solid waste management, and 

natural resources managed for environmental sustainability. 

USAID has engaged the EPIQ contractor to provide Program Support Unit (PSU) services to EEPP. The PSU 

has key responsibilities of providing overall coordination of EEPP technical assistance, limited crosscutting 

expertise and technical assistance to the three Egyptian agencies, and most of the technical assistance that 

EEAA may seek when achieving its policy measures. 

The EPIQ team includes the following organizations: 

Prime Contractor: International Resources Group  

Partner Organization: 

Winrock International 

Core Group: 

Management Systems International, Inc. 

PADCO 

Development Alternatives, Inc.  

Collaborating Organizations: 

The Tellus Institute 

KBN Engineering & Applied Sciences, Inc. 

Keller Bliesner Engineering  

Conservation International 

Resource Management International, Inc. 

World Resources Institute's Center For International Development Management 

The Urban Institute 

The CNA Corporation. 

For additional information regarding EPIQ and the EEPP PSU, contact the following: 

United States of America: 

Egypt: 

EPIQ 

Prime 

Contractor 

   EEPP PSU 

International Resources Group, Ltd  

International Resources Group, Ltd 

1211 Connecticut Ave, NW 

21 Misr Helwan Agricultural Road 

Suite 

#700 

    Office 

62, 

6th 

Floor 

Washington, 

DC 

20036 

   Maadi, 

Cairo 

11431 

Telephone: 

(1 202) 

289 0100 

  Telephone: 

(20 2) 

380 5150 

Facsimile: 

(1 202) 

289 7601 

  Facsimile: 

(20 2) 

380 5180 

Contact: 

 Douglas 

Clark 

  Contact: 

 Harold 

van 

Kempen 

Vice President 

Chief of Party 

EEPP PSU 

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INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP