SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Kenya Tea Development Agency Integrated Energy Management Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 8/11/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, 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-0511026A
- Response Due
- 9/22/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2005
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE. PLACE OF SUBMISSION: Mr. Lerionka Tiampati, Managing Director, Kenya Tea Development Agency, Ltd. (KTDA), KTDA Farmers Building, Moi Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, Phone: +254-20-3227000, Fax: +254-20-211240. Kenya Tea Development Agency Integrated Energy Management Feasibility Study. 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 Kenya Tea Development Agency Integrated Energy Management Project. The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), a private Kenyan organization, is the largest smallholder tea organization in the world. KTDA reports that energy costs represent between 25-40% of the cost of production in the tea production cycle, and is actively seeking ways to limit this cost to ensure the continued productivity of its clients. In order to help with these concerns, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is providing assistance to examine three aspects of KTDA?s energy requirements: developing mini-hydroelectric power stations at various factories, increasing the factories? energy efficiency, and securing the supply of biomass fuel for boilers. The study will identify six sites to conduct a feasibility analysis on the development of mini-hydroelectric power stations, three tea factories for a detailed energy audit, and one tea factory to evaluate forestry practices. The study is designed to allow other KTDA stakeholders to utilize the results. The following is the outline of study: Task 1: Small Hydropower Reconnaissance Sub-Task 1A: Selection of Potential Sites Sub-Task 1B: Preliminary Assessment Sub-Task 1C: Site Visit Task 2: Small Hydropower Development Sub-Task 2A: Pre-feasibility Level Layouts Sub-Task 2B: Pre-feasibility Assessment Sub-Task 2C: Economic and Financial Analysis Task 3: Energy Efficiency Sub-Task 3A: Energy Audit Sub-Task 3B: Energy Efficiency Analysis Task 4: Sustainable Forestry Development Sub-Task 4A: Existing Resource Evaluation Sub-Task 4B: Resource Development Task 5: Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment and Development Impact Assessment Task 6: Final Report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $341,670 grant to the Grantee from 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 4:00PM, September 22, 2005 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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