MODIFICATION
B -- KAZAKHSTAN: MARITIME LEGAL AND REGULATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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
- 2009-81037A
- Archive Date
- 1/12/2010
- 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
- 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: Mr. Berik Z. Tolumbayev, Acting General Director KMG Transcaspian LLP, 6 Saryarka Ave. Business Center "Arnan", 7th Floor, Office 735 Astana 010000, Kazakhstan, +7 (7172) 793096 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 perform technical assistance to a) assist KMG Transcaspian LLP in defining the International Treaty Accessions, Maritime laws and Regulations that Kazakhstan has to implement and to, b) establish a definition of how these requirements should be implemented. Kazakh crude oil is currently shipped in limited amounts of approximately 150,000 barrels per day across the Caspian Sea from the Port of Aktau, currently the only major seaport in Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan. Over the next 10 years however, Kazakhstan is expected to dramatically increase oil production, from its current capacity of approximately 70 million tons per year to an estimated 120 million tons per year by 2019. Most of this oil will be exported, necessitating an expansion of Kazakhstan's oil export infrastructure. The Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) has prioritized the development of KCTS (Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System) and in particular the part of KCTS - Transcaspian project (TCP), to ensure that Kazakhstan's oil export infrastructure can accommodate rising production levels. Initially, the Trans Caspian System (TCS) is expected to allow Kazakhstan to deliver approximately 500,000 barrels of oil per day directly to Azerbaijan via surface shipments across the Caspian Sea for onward transmission through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, other pipelines are also allowed but beyond the frame of Agreement. This volume is expected to increase to approximately 750,000 to 1.2 million barrels per day when KCTS is fully operational. Improving the safety and environmental management of Caspian Sea ship traffic through improved maritime laws and regulations inspire confidence in TCP. In addition to Aktau, the RK plans to develop the Port of Kuryk as a marine oil loading and transport terminal. Eventually, the RK believes that the majority of oil exported from Kazakhstan via the Caspian will pass through Kuryk rather than Aktau. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $327,844 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 (GMT +6) will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM (GMT+6) 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 Russian directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM (GMT+6), DECEMBER 11, 2009 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Requests for clarification on any aspect of the RFP should be directed to POC John Kusnierek, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Any such request must be received no later than 4:00 PM (GMT+6), DECEMBER 11, 2009 in order to be honored. 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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