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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 20, 2005 FBO #1182
MODIFICATION

R -- India: Evaluate Aviation Sector Projects Definitional Mission

Notice Date

2/18/2005
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA Contracts Office, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
 

ZIP Code

22209-3901
 

Solicitation Number

USTDA-05-Q-21-156
 

Response Due

3/7/2005
 

Archive Date

3/22/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

3.12 TERMS OF REFERENCE (1-5 Pages) The DM Contractor shall provide Terms of Reference (TOR) for the study(ies). The TOR, which must be endorsed by the project sponsor, shall include, at a minimum, the following: 3.12.1 Purpose and objective of the study. This section should contain a concise statement. 3.12.2 A technical assessment. This section should include relevant background information that is pertinent to the technology selection. 3.12.3 An economic analysis of the project. This section will usually include a cash flow analysis, attention to market conditions, raw material availability, supply agreements, off-take agreements, and competing alternative methods of achieving the same or similar project objectives. 3.12.4 A financial analysis of the project. This section should consider the availability of equity and debt financing as well as the views of potential public and private financing organizations, such as the World Bank, relevant regional multilateral development bank(s), Ex-Im and OPIC. 3.12.5 An appropriate environmental analysis of the project. A preliminary review of the project?s anticipated impact on the environment with reference to local requirements and those of multilateral lending agencies (such as the World Bank). This review would identify potential negative impacts, discuss the extent to which they can be mitigated, and develop plans for a full environmental impact assessment if and when the project moves forward to the implementation stage. This includes the identification of steps that will need to be undertaken by the project sponsor subsequent to the study?s completion and prior to project implementation. 3.12.6 A review of regulatory issues related to the project. This should include a discussion of any regulations that would impact the projects viability or prognosis to move forward. 3.12.7 An analysis of key host country development impacts. (Infrastructure, Human Capacity Building, Technology Transfer and Productivity Improvement and/or Market-Oriented Reform). These Development Impact factors are intended to provide the project?s decision-makers and interested parties with a broader view of the project?s potential effects on the Host Country. The analysis shall focus on what Development Impact is likely if the project is implemented according to the study recommendations. While specific focus shall be paid to the immediate impact of the project, analysis shall include any additional developmental benefits that may result from the project?s implementation, including spin-off and demonstration effects. Accordingly, the analysis shall be an assessment of each of the following categories with respect to the project?s potential Development Impact: (1) Infrastructure: Provide a statement on the infrastructure impact, giving a brief synopsis. For example, ?The project would result in the construction of a power plant that would provide 500MW of power. This plant would serve ___ [number] additional households in ____ [area].? (2) Market- Oriented Reform: Provide a description of any regulation, laws, or institutional changes that are recommended and the effect they would have if implemented. (3) Human Capacity Building: Assess the number and type of local positions that would be needed to construct and operate the proposed project, as well as the number of local people who would receive training; describe such potential training program. (4) Technology Transfer and Productivity Enhancement: Provide a description of any advanced technologies that would be utilized as a result of the project. A description of any efficiency that would be gained (e.g. ?By upgrading the power plant?s old boilers, efficiency will be increased from x% to y%?). (5) Other: Describe any other developmental impacts or benefits that would result from the project, for example, follow-on or replication projects, safer workplace, increased good governance or improved financial revenue flows to the Host Country. For specific information regarding USTDA?s Development Impact goals and measures, please contact the COTR at USTDA, or see the Guidance on USTDA Development Impact Measures at www.ustda.gov/resources. 3.12.8 U.S. sources of supply. While aiming at optimum specifications and characteristics for the project, there shall be an assessment of the availability of potential U.S. sources of supply. Business name, point of contact, address, telephone, e-mail, and fax numbers shall be included for each source. 3.12.9 An implementation plan (anticipated next steps necessary to implement the project), and 3.12.10 Final Report. The FS/TA Contractor shall prepare and provide to the Grantee and to USTDA a Final Report in accordance with Clause __ of Annex II of the Grant Agreement. Each of the above tasks in this Terms of Reference must be distinctly set forth in the Final Report in a substantive and comprehensive manner, and shall include all corresponding deliverables. The Final Report shall contain an executive summary. In addition to any other required deliverables in accordance with Clause ____ of Annex II of the Grant Agreement, the Contractor will provide both the Grantee and USTDA with 6 copies (each) of the final report on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM version of the final report will include: Adobe Acrobat readable copies of all documents; Source files for all drawings in AutoCAD or Visio format; and Source files for all documents in MS Office 2000 or later formats. The TOR must be designed to meet the requirements of the most likely source(s) of implementation financing. The requirements of some of the potential financing sources may be found at the following web sites: www.opic.gov/finance.home.html www.exim.gov/tools.index.html www.ifc.org/proserv www.adb.org/PrivateSector/finance/default.asp www.ebrd.com/applyindex.html www.iadb.org www.afdb.org/opportunities/business_generic_proc_notices_country.htm 3.13 STUDY BUDGET (2-3 PAGES) 3.13.1 Study Budget Format The DM Contractor shall provide a detailed budget that is divided into three parts: a line item budget and task breakdown(Annex III), a Task Completion Schedule (Annex IV), and a budget narrative (Annex V). All costs in the budget should be reasonable and allocable to the work being performed, and should support the study TOR. The budget should be supported with sufficient detail to enable USTDA staff or others reviewing the material to understand completely, not only the budgeted amounts, but also the methodology that justifies the budget amounts. The budget should be provided in accordance with the format in Annex III and should include: 1. Labor, budgeted by position title and task for each of the positions on the study team. Positions should be identifiable, with descriptions of the positions and proposed team members included in the proposal. Person-Days should reflect the proposed number of days of work effort proposed for each position for each task. The labor cost shall be derived as set forth in Annex III. The proposed budget may not include fee or profit. Itemization for per diem, transportation, communications, purchased services/contracts, translation of Final Report, and other direct costs. Per diem must be based on U.S. Government rates, which are available on the State Department web site The Contractor shall provide recommendations as to: 3.13.1.1 whether or not the project meets USTDA?s basic funding criteria; 3.13.1.2 the appropriate TOR for the proposed study; 3.13.1.3 the appropriate budget for the proposed study. 3.13.1.4 if the recommendation is that USTDA should fund the study, but in a phased approach or only if certain outstanding issues are resolved or conditions met, those phases or conditions should be delineated clearly in the recommendation. 3.14 CONTACTS The Contractor shall submit a list of individuals contacted during the DM, with their addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. 4 CONTRACTOR INTERIM STATUS REPORTING AND DELIVERABLES The Contractor shall provide verbal updates to the COTR when necessary. The deliverables may also take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, interim and final reports, or other oral or written work products needed for successful performance. 5 CONTRACTOR -- DEFINITIONAL MISSION REPORTS The Contractor shall prepare a report to USTDA that addresses all the issues in the Definitional Mission requirements as outlined in Section 3.1 through 3.15. Since this report will be available for public distribution, any sensitive or business proprietary information shall be included in a separate confidential attachment to the report. 5.1 REPORT DRAFT -- COTR APPROVAL The Contractor shall provide the report in draft form to USTDA for COTR review within ten (10) working days after completion of the overseas visit. The report should be clearly marked ?Draft? on the cover. 5.2 REVISED REPORT DRAFT ? COTR APPROVAL Within five (5) working days after receiving the COTR?s comments on the draft report, the Contractor shall submit a revised copy for COTR review. The Contractor shall revise the report as necessary until securing final COTR approval. 5.3 FINAL REPORT ? COTR APPROVAL The final report shall incorporate all mutually agreed upon material and revisions. The report shall include any supporting documentation. It shall be grammatically and factually correct in all respects, internally consistent, and all statements and tables shall be clear and easily understood by a competent reader, and contain no typographical errors. Upon notification from the COTR that the report is considered acceptable, the Contractor shall submit twenty (20) copies, and one (1) unbound original to USTDA. All reports must be paginated and submitted in Microsoft Word on a 3.5-inch disk or on a CD-Rom. The Contractor shall also submit the report to the COTR as an e-mail attachment, and also in Microsoft Word format. 6 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND PROFILE India is one of Asia?s largest economies as well as one of the fastest growing. India?s aviation sector is expected to expand nearly 9% per year for the next two decades. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is the state-owned umbrella body that operates the country?s 125 airports. Mumbai and New Delhi are their biggest airports, and they are generally recognized to be operating below global standards. In mid-2004, the Indian Government announced plans to complete the sale of these two major airports by March 2005. Privatization of these two profitable airports is currently in the midst of bidding, where both local and international conglomerates are preparing proposals for the Ministry of Civil Aviation. According to the Ministry, the modernization of the two airports includes upgrades, the building of a new international terminal in New Delhi, and a domestic terminal in Mumbai, with an estimated cost of more than $777 million. In addition to these major airports, the Ministry has issued plans to allow the Airports Authority of India to raise $1.1 billion in tranches, to fund the modernization of about 30 airports by 2007-2008. Modernization includes basic infrastructure, information systems, communications linkages, services upgrades and airport security. In December 2004, India?s Cabinet also approved a plan to build a new international airport in the southern city of Hyderabad, worth an estimated $313 million. India is experiencing strong economic growth, which is greatly impacting its current and projected air traffic management and aviation infrastructure needs. The Government of India (GOI) is working to increase funding and attract private investment in order to upgrade its airport infrastructure and improve airport security. In January 2005, the United States and India announced an Open Skies Agreement, which will enhance aviation cooperation between the two countries and is expected to lead to opportunities related to both commercial and cargo air operations. This is the first Open Skies Agreement for India. USTDA has had an active program in this sector in India. A satellite navigation project is expected to move ahead shortly with a large contract for U.S. technology and services. Other earlier studies and training related to air traffic management, as well as Civil Aviation and Aviation Security OVs, have demonstrated that Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other GOI agencies in this sector are credible partners that are open to U.S. technologies and expertise. Based on the growth in India, economically, and in the sector of aviation, USTDA wishes to hire a Contractor to recommend potential projects for USTDA funding in the areas of airports construction and modernization, airport security, air traffic control, and other aviation related areas. The recommendation will be based upon sector developments, government initiatives and priorities, and previous USTDA work.
 

Place of Performance

Address: USTDA, Headquarters, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA

Zip Code: 22209-3901

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00755292-W 20050220/050218213438 (fbodaily.com)
 

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