SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Romania - Electronic Election Management System Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 9/29/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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
- 2010-81026A
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Nina Patel, 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: Dr. Octavian OPRIŞ Permanent Electoral Authority 6, Stavropoleos Street, 3rd District 030084 Bucharest, Romania 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 an Electronic Election Management System. The PEA must address several deficiencies in the current Romanian electoral process. In particular, allegations of fraudulent or suspicious voting cases have been reported by the media and watchdog organizations, and have become a major political issue. Key issues include paper-based voting lists that do not permit the PEA to prevent multiple or illegitimate votes from being cast, paper-based vote counting processes that are not transparent or timely, and ad-hoc election planning that results in inefficient resource utilization. Areas the PEA is currently examining to improve the electoral administrative process include: - developing an electronic electoral register (database) of citizens with the right to vote and a means to effectively guard against multiple voting and other types of illegal voting (such a database is mandated by the European Union); - improving the vote casting/counting process by means of electronic voting, to make vote counting faster and more reliable, while improving transparency; - developing a call center for technical and administrative support of the electoral process; - improving training and communication among the personnel involved in the electoral process, possibly by means of e-learning and portal functionalities; and - developing a remote voting functionality for citizens living abroad. The overall objective of the proposed FS is to develop a roadmap for the systematic deployment of a fully operational Electronic Election Management System (EEMS). The study will develop a high-level assessment and implementation plan combining technical, managerial, and institutional recommendations. At a technical level, the FS will help the PEA determine its national-level EEMS needs, including hardware, software, GIS, a Relational Database Management System, network management tools, security solutions, and communications equipment. The EEMS project will improve the technical and institutional capability of the PEA, leading to significant efficiency and effectiveness gains to the electoral process. It will decrease fraudulent and other illegal voting, create a faster and more reliable tabulation process, improve administrative and technical capacities, and will also allow for real time monitoring of the election process. In addition, successful implementation of the EEMS will considerably improve the experience of Romanian citizens with the voting process, and build a higher level of trust in election results. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $344,422 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/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 directly to the Grantee by 4PM, December 1, 2010 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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