SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- LATVIA: AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – ADVANCED MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 11/26/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 0881032A
- Archive Date
- 1/30/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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jkusnierek@ustda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- LATVIA: AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – ADVANCED MODERNIZATION PROGRAM POC John Kusnierek, 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 SUBMSSION PLACE: Tender Committee; SJSC Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme; Riga International Airport; Riga, LV-1053, Latvia; TEL.: +371-67-300-950; FAX: +371-67-300-970. Latvia: Air Traffic Management System – Advanced Modernization Program. Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme (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 perform Technical Assistance in the planning and preparation phases of a comprehensive advanced modernization of Latvian Air Traffic Management System. Since 2003 the air traffic volume at Riga International Airport (RIX) has increased at unprecedented annual rates. More recently, two carriers have expressed interest in offering direct intercontinental flights out of RIX, and in establishing the airport as a regional maintenance hub. While positive from an economic standpoint, these developments have begun to place strains on RIX’s current technology and infrastructure, and have made security concerns more acute. Considerable upgrades and expansion of the airport’s navigation and air traffic control (ATC) facilities are needed to accommodate the continuing growth. The Grantee therefore intends to begin a complex modernization of the Latvian ATM systems’ infrastructure. The Grantee plans to do this via a comprehensive ATC upgrade, which entails introduction of a new area control center in Riga and a new ATC tower equipped with modern ATM system. In addition, The Grantee proposes to launch a program of ongoing modernizations that will maintain or replace outdated equipment on a regular basis. The USTDA-funded Technical Assistance in question will shape the Grantee’s implementation plan that is to proceed over the next ten years, refurbishing and accumulating facilities and equipment according to technological appropriateness and the availability of financing. The Grantee envisions total project costs of up to $130 million. The Grantee is Latvia’s air traffic administrator – a state-administered joint-stock company that reports to the Latvian Ministry of Transport. It is responsible for all of Latvia’s air traffic navigation services. It coordinates search and rescue activities, performs aviation-related meteorological services, oversees ATM planning and flow, provides aeronautical aviation services, and contracts out for various technical and training services. Its organizational objectives are to ensure the safety and optimal use of Latvian airspace for all users, and to operate with financial self-sufficiency. The U.S. firm selected to perform this Technical Assistance activity will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $690,170 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 directly to the Grantee by 4:00 pm on January 15, 2009 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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