SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Brazil: PROAERO Small Airports Network Program Expansion Plan
- Notice Date
- 3/17/2009
- 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
- 200851019B
- Archive Date
- 5/19/2009
- 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
- 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 Submission Place: Warlei Agnelo de Oliveira - Gerente Adjunto do ProAcesso Subsecretaria de Transportes, Secretaria de Estado de Transportes e Obras Públicas, Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais Rua Manaus, No. 467 – Santa Efigênia Belo Horizonte, MG CEP 30150-350 Brazil Phone: 011 55 31 3239 0835 PROAERO SMALL AIRPORTS NETWORK PROGRAM EXPANSION PLAN. 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 technical assistance for the PROAERO Small Airports Network Program Expansion Plan project for the State of Minas Gerais Transport and Public Works Secretariat. In 2003, the Transport and Public Works Secretariat and the Economic Development Secretariat of the State of Minas Gerais instituted an airport program known as Programa Aeroportuário de Minas Gerais (PROAERO). PROAERO's objective is to promote safety standards and economic development through an integrated network of paved and unpaved airports in Minas Gerais. Projects implemented to-date through the PROAERO program have yielded benefits for the tourism, agriculture and health sectors (e.g., increased passenger and perishable cargo service, medivac services, donor organ shipment programs, forest fire safety and the establishment of new regional air carrier services). In order to carry this program to its next phase, the government of the State of Minas Gerais, under the leadership of Governor Aécio Neves da Cunha, has authorized a budget of $207 million to expand PROAERO until 2011. Through the expansion, PROAERO anticipates greater intra-state and inter-state civil aviation interconnection. The State government's ultimate goal is for all municipalities to be within 50 miles of an airport. The plan calls for developments and improvements at 162 airports and 24-hour service at approximately 70 of these airports by 2011. To help meet these objectives, the Transport and Public Works Secretariat has requested USTDA funding for a technical assistance consultancy that will help to implement the next phase of the PROAERO program. The technical assistance consultancy will provide the Secretariat with the basis for future capital expenditures, equipment procurement specifications, financing options, and program implementation. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $241,000 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 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/businessopps/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 Portuguese directly to the Grantee by 5:00pm (local time), May 4, 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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