SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Serbia & Montenegro: Telekom Srbija Telecom Law Conformity Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 10/3/2003
- 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-0370030A
- Response Due
- 11/18/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/3/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Email: ekunene@tda.gov. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Mr. Drasko Petrovic, Director General, Telekom Srbija, ul. Takovska 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Phone: +381-11-303-20-30, Fax: +381-11-334-16-35. 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 provide technical assistance for on achieving conformity with the telecommunications law project in Serbia & Montenegro. As the monopoly provider of fixed-line services, Telekom Srbija provides local, national long-distance and international voice services; Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); leased lines; data transmission services; fixed satellite services; and various value-added and telematic services. Its mobile division, Telekom Srbija Mobile, covers more than 65% of the national territory and has some 1.5 million subscribers, or around 50% of the mobile market. Telekom Srbija is also the main provider of Internet access and of bandwidth to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and has plans to become an ISP in its own right. Despite the fact that Telekom Srbija has achieved a basic teledensity of 27%, which is on a par with its neighbors, and is beginning to deploy some advanced infrastructure and services, a number of challenges remain. The overall digitalization of the network is lacking, there is a waiting list of over 300,000 for basic telephone line installation, and call completion rates are below regional and European standards. A Telecommunications Law, based on existing legislation, domestic and international practice and standards, and on the relevant European Union (EU) Directives, has been adopted by the Serbian Parliament. The Law allocates the various competencies and responsibilities in the sector among the Government of Serbia, the Ministry of Transport & Telecommunications and the newly established Telecommunications Agency of Serbia, which is the telecommunications regulator. The new law leaves unchanged the current timetable for the elimination of Telekom Srbija?s monopoly. This technical assistance would allow Telekom Srbija to come into compliance with the new Telecommunications Law. The new law imposes requirements on Telekom Srbija, as monopoly provider, to create the conditions for the liberalization of telecommunications services already scheduled for June 2005. Telekom Srbija will be required to move to cost-based tariffs, provide cost-based interconnection fees, separate accounting, and calculate the cost of providing universal service. The technical assistance will further the liberalization of telecommunications in Serbia by bringing Telekom Srbija into conformity with this law. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $293,814 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. 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 pm, November 18, 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.
- Record
- SN00447629-W 20031005/031003213231 (fbodaily.com)
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