SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Morocco -Technical Assistance - ONE Reorganization in Morocco
- Notice Date
- 1/12/2007
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0521039B
- Response Due
- 3/14/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2007
- Description
- Morocco: Technical Assistance: ONE Reorganization 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: Office National de l?Electricite, Direction des Approvisionnement et Marches, 65, Rue Othman Ben Affan, 20000 Casablanca, Morocco. Phone : (212) 22-66-82 67, Fax: (212) 22- 43 31 12. Morocco ONE Reorganization Technical Assistance. The Grantee, the Moroccan Office National de l?Electricite (ONE) 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 on reorganizing ONE?s corporate structure with the perspective of liberalizing Morocco?s electricity sector. The Government of Morocco (GOM) has been moving towards restructuring the country?s electricity sector over the past few years. The most concrete step towards liberalization is occurring now as the final language of the electricity sector reform act is being reviewed by the Ministry of Energy for submission to the Parliament. ONE supports the liberalization and has been directly involved in developing the legislation, which is expected to be approved during 2006. As the largest actor in Morocco?s electricity sector, the electricity sector reform act?s liberalization legislation ("liberalization legislation") will significantly impact ONE through major revisions to the company?s mandate and the creation of an open and regulated electricity market. ONE is a publicly owned utility company and it is the principal actor in Morocco?s electricity sector, with a monopoly on electricity transmission and the largest distribution grid in-country. With regards to power production, ONE owns and operates power plants and since 1994 it has held long-term contracts with private producers. ONE currently fulfills the mission of single purchaser in Morocco; all Moroccan power plants sell all of their production to the company, which in turn sells it to the distribution companies, and industrial end users. ONE manages all high voltage transmission lines, and for customers not covered by distribution companies (which account for 50% of their sales) it manages all medium and low voltage transmission lines. In response to the GOM?s planned restructuring of the electricity sector and the upcoming liberalization legislation, ONE?s operations will change and it must reorganize itself to best meet its revised mandate. The reform consists of liberalizing the electricity sector in order to create increased competition to supply high and medium voltage customers (for eligible customers excluding distributors) and drive electricity prices more competitive. In addition, the reform would create a specific responsibility for ONE to deliver electricity to the remaining customers (including distributors) under a regulated market. In essence, the liberalization will create an Open Market and a Regulated Market. All customers on high and medium voltage will be progressively eligible customers for the Open Market. An exception is for the distribution companies, which will remain in the Regulated Market. The reform will cause the formation of a Regulator who will take on various functions of the Ministry of Energy and ONE, including setting regulated tariffs and rules for the Open Market. Any licensed operator or power exporter/importer will be able to contract directly with eligible customers. ONE will remain the transmission company in Morocco outside of the distribution companies. It will wheel power for Open Market suppliers and customers. ONE will also remain the single purchaser for the Regulated Market. All existing Moroccan power generation will be put to the Regulated Market. The clear goal of the liberalization legislation is to create more competitively priced power for industrial and commercial customers so that they can become more competitive in their production costs. An eligible customer may enter into a long term contract, or acquire electricity under short term supply conditions. Eventually the Regulated Market medium voltage customers will gradually become eligible customers for the Open Market. In anticipation of the GOM?s liberalization legislation, ONE has already implemented a partial reorganization with the advice of the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Among the changes it enacted, ONE created several divisions with individual profit and loss responsibility, allocating some functions into more suitable divisions. But under the liberalization legislation, ONE will need to "corporatize" itself further and convert certain divisions into subsidiaries as defined in the proposed legislation. ONE wishes to: remain an efficient organization post-reform, ensure it can continue to remain competitive in both the regulated and liberalized market, and continue to fulfill its mandate to deliver electricity (its own or third party) at suitable costs to the end-user. The liberalization legislation will require strict separation between the Open Market and Regulated Market businesses with which ONE will be directly involved, both as the main transmission company and as a power producer and importer. In addition to obtaining advice on the establishment of the main subsidiaries, ONE wishes to evaluate the need to create a support subsidiary (or more) to provide services that can be shared by the main subsidiaries. Finally, ONE seeks assistance in devising an implementation plan for the reorganization and support to initiate that plan. To address these various needs, ONE has requested USTDA funding for Technical Assistance ("Assistance") to help the company optimize its reorganization. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $820,000 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/desk study report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/USTDA/FedBizOpps/RFP/rfpform.asp. Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also 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 09:00 AM LOCAL TIME, March 14, 2007 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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