SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Feasibility Study for the Telecommunications System for Elektroprivreda BiH, Phase-II Pilot Project
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-9970075A
- Response Due
- 10/27/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/11/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
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ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, US Trade and Development Agency, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209. Tel: 703-875-4357, Fax: 703-875-4009, email: ekunene@tda.gov. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Boro Bjelbork, Manager of Direction for Transmission and Operation, Elektropriveda BiH, Vilsonovo sealiste 15, 7100 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ph: +387-33-751-301, Fax: +387-33-751-302. 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 pilot project for demonstrating how internal communication services can be multiplexed with other services to support telecommunication offerings such as telephony, data services and bulk bandwidth to outside businesses. Public Enterprise Elektroprivreda of Bosnia and Herzegovina (EP BiH) is one of three electric companies that provide electrical services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). During the war their power generation, transmission and distribution systems were cut and partly destroyed. EPBiH has restored and stabilized their generation, transmission and distribution systems due to loans and grants provided by donor countries and by various banks. Since the transmission network was heavily damaged during the war, the lines are being repaired to restore stable electric service. The World Bank has contributed $9 million towards the purchase and installation of fiber optic cables (Optical Ground Wire Cable ? OPGW) along EPBiH?s transmission lines. EPBiH is also working with the World Bank to install a SCADA system (?SCADA project?), which will allow remote control of generation and transmission systems and will reduce manpower and operational costs. Through this project more than 1300 km of OPGW cable, as well as SDH backbone network and PDH access network will be provided for all three power companies in BiH. Since August 2003, EPBiH had installed around 550 km of OPGW cable all over the country. These cables will provide high quality communications system needed for power system management and additionally will enable EPBiH to provide telecommunications services to other companies in BiH. EPBiH did not wait for the SCADA project to start modernizing its telecommunications system. EPBiH has installed SDH and flexible multiplexes network in Sarajevo, Zenica and Tuzla regions, realized data communication network using Cisco routing technology and public and private telecommunications resources and modernized private telephone network using ISDN switching systems and common channel signaling. A Pilot project should be the next step in building a modern telecommunications system of EP BiH. During this project EPBiH expects to build the multiservice IP network, which should integrate some of the existing telecommunications services, provide some new services and give EPBiH?s telecommunications personnel opportunity to learn how to use and manage a network built with the emerging technologies. EPBiH?s personnel are expecting to gain valuable experience, which would be very useful in case that EPBiH forms a separate company, with telecommunications as a primary business. Pilot Project will have a budget of $1,008,000. USTDA will contribute $504,000, while US equipment vendor (Phase II Contractor) is expected to provide up to $504,000 in cost-sharing. If a vendor cannot be found that is willing to cost share the Pilot project cost at $504,000, then Pilot project design must be changed to provide an alternative pilot project that reflects USTDA?s contribution and the vendor?s level of cost-sharing. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission/desk study report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA 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 USTDA 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 USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA 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, USTDA 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 USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-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 USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 P.M., October 27, 2003 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.
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