SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Vessel Traffic Service and Integrated Port Community Information System
- Notice Date
- 10/23/2009
- 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
- 2009-21027A
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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jkusnierek@ustda.gov
(jkusnierek@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Vessel Traffic Service and Integrated Port Community Information System POC: John Kusnierek, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Vessel Traffic Service and Integrated Port Community Information System. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE; PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Contact: Imad Fakhoury Aqaba Development Corporation, 5th Residential area, King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussien Street, Aqaba Chamber of Commerce Building, Aqaba, 77110 Jordan, Tel: +962 3 201 9933, Fax: +962 3 2017735 The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a feasibility study for a Vessel Traffic Service and Integrated Port Community Information System. This Study will include a comprehensive evaluation of the Port of Aqaba to identify the specific needs for a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) and an Integrated Port Community Information System (IPCIS) for the Port of Aqaba in Jordan for the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), the FS "Grantee." This will include an assessment of the existing conditions of the port as well as identification of the most appropriate technologies and the development of technical specifications for the port. Additionally, the Study will cover financial matters, contractual and bidding requirements, and the construction and operation of the port system. ADC owns the port, airport and strategic parcels of land in and around Aqaba as well as the development / management rights for these assets. ADC is mandated to develop the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ); build new infrastructure or expand existing infrastructure; create necessary business enablers for ASEZ; and manage/operate its key facilities; all through maximizing attraction of private sector developers and operators through the establishment of public private partnerships (PPPs). This Study will include a comprehensive evaluation of the Port of Aqaba to identify the specific needs for a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) and an Integrated Port Community Information System (IPCIS) for the Port of Aqaba in Jordan for the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), the FS "Grantee." This will include an assessment of the existing conditions of the port as well as identification of the most appropriate technologies and the development of technical specifications for the port. Additionally, the Study will cover financial matters, contractual and bidding requirements, and the construction and operation of the port system. The overall objective of this proposed USTDA funded activity is to determine the technical requirement of a Port Community System (PCS) concept as an overall technology solution where VTS system is one of the components; a VTS and IPCIS that are interlinked in Aqaba; to develop the technical specifications and architecture of the IPCIS and assisting the Grantee in the preparation of tender documents to solicit offers from entities that are capable of implementing the described systems and in evaluation of such offers. The VTS would use radar, closed circuit television, very high frequency radiotelephony and automatic identification systems to keep track of vessel movements and provide navigational safety in the Gulf of Aqaba. A modern VTS would help Jordan integrate all information into a single-operator working environment for ease of use and in order to allow for effective traffic organization and communication. The VTS would include a comprehensive traffic image, which will allow developing traffic situations to be easily evaluated and responded to. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $ 418,010 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and $46,445 directly from the Grantee for the full completion of the Terms of Reference. 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 local Jordanian time on December 1, 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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