SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Senegal - Matam Phosphate Transportation
- Notice Date
- 9/28/2006
- 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-0611003B
- Response Due
- 11/10/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/25/2006
- 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; PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Dr. Moussa Sylla, Directeur, Direction des Mines et de la Geologie, 104, Rue Carnot, Dakar, SENEGAL, Phone: +221 822 04 19, Fax: +221 822 04 19 Matam Phosphate Transportation Feasibility Study. The Grantee (the Government of the Republic of Senegal, acting through the Ministere de l'Energie et des Mines) 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 to explore transportation options for phosphate. The Ministere de l'Energie et des Mines requested U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) assistance to explore transportation options from its phosphate mines to one of its ports. The exploitation of the Matam deposit is predicated on finding an efficient mode of transportation to modern export ships, hence the focus of the proposed Feasibility Study. There are a number of transportation options that would be considered in the Feasibility Study. These options include, but are not limited to: (I)Rail: Transportation of phosphate by rail requires the construction of a new line connecting to the existing rail network, and then upgrade of the existing network to heavy haul standards. There are four individual rail alternatives. (II)River: Transportation of phosphate by barge down the Senegal River to St. Louis (III)By Road or partial Road/Rail: Transport by road to a port or transformation plant, or to rail transshipment stations at Goudiry, Tambacounda, Louga ou Kebemer. (IV)By slurry pipeline to port or intermediate point. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Matam Phosphate Transportation Feasibility Study include: (I)Review of existing material, operations and stakeholder interviews (II)Phosphate movement forecast (III)Transportation model (IV)Regulatory review (V)Develop financing alternatives (VI)Preliminary environmental impact assessment (VII)Developmental impact assessment (VIII)Sources of supply (IX)Implementation plan (X)Final report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $313,840 grant to the Grantee from USTDA. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the TOR, 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 and French directly to the Grantee by 4:00PM (Local Time), November 10, 2006 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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