SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B - South Africa: Hot-Briquetted Iron Project
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, TDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA, 22209-2131
- ZIP Code
- 22209-2131
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0210067A
- Archive Date
- 12/14/2002
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- Proposal Submission Place: David Hatfield, Project Manager, Mintek, 200 Hans Strijdom Drive, Randburg 2125, South Africa, Phone: 27 (11) 709-4305, Fax: 27 (11) 793-2413. POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. South Africa: Hot-Briquetted Iron Project. The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a feasibility study for the development of a Hot-Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant in South Africa. Mintek, the Grantee, is a publicly owned South African technology firm. Mintek proposes the development of a new two million ton per annum HBI facility to manufacture HBI exclusively for export to supply worldwide mini-mill steel makers. The project site remains to be determined and will be considered as part of the study. Mintek is considering Saldanha Bay, 75 km north of Cape Town, or Sishen, 300 km southwest of Johannesburg. South Africa is uniquely positioned to competitively supply HBI, a key input for high-end steel production, to worldwide markets, given its natural resources and recent developments with natural gas projects. The supply of low cost, reliable HBI will enhance the competitiveness of the U.S. steel makers seeking to reduce their production costs. The feasibility study herewith commissioned would include: 1) Market Survey for HBI; 2) Technical Analysis; 3) Economic Analysis; 4) Financial Analysis; 5) Environmental Impact Analysis; 6) Regulatory Analysis; 7) Definition of Goods and Services Requirements; 8) Implementation Plan; and 9) Final Report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $364,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report, is available from TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want TDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to TDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to TDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, TDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling TDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this TDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under TDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the TDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the TDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the TDA grant amount. Details of TDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Responsive bidders might be invited to interview with Grantee before any final selection is made. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM, November 29, 2002 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
- Record
- SN00191387-W 20021023/021021213535 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |