SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- China - Shandong Environmental Emergency Response System
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2011
- 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
- 2011-61020A
- Archive Date
- 10/13/2011
- 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: Shandong Environmental Protection Bureau International Cooperation Division, No. 12 Zhijinshi Street Jinan, China 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 the development of a plans to improve the environmental safety and monitoring mechanisms for provincial, municipal, and county-level EPA. China's 12th Five Year Plan has placed special emphasis on reducing environmental pollution and hazardous emissions. Environmental protection efforts are being stepped up to prevent and better handle environmental incidents. In Shandong, the economy continues to grow at a spectacular pace. The risks related to environmental degradation and contamination have increased as a result. Key hazards include emissions of heavy metals and toxic substances that are byproducts from the metal mining and smelting industries; spills from lead battery factories; waste from leather production facilities; chemicals produced by various industries leaked into waterways, among other toxic substances. Airborne pollutants also pass into Shandong from neighboring provinces and cities. The problems associated with of contamination of air and water resources continue to grow unabated. The Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) of Shandong Province is the provincial entity responsible for implementing national policy, laws, and regulations relating to environmental protection. The EPB also formulates municipal environmental protection policy. The Environmental Safety & Emergency Management Division of the Environmental Protection Bureau of Shandong Province has put forward a proposal for a feasibility study on erecting a real-time province-wide environmental safety monitoring network and emergency response command center. The project is designed to strengthen response to environmental hazards, coordinate recovery and reconstruction efforts, ensure environmental safety, protect public health, maintain social stability, and promote economic development and social harmony. The feasibility study will address the challenges of establishing: • Real-time environmental safety and emergency management monitoring and detection network and system • Emergency early warning network and system for environmental safety • Emergency command and control center The feasibility study is expected to achieve the following results: • Prepare the environmental safety emergency management mechanisms for provincial, municipal and county level EPA • Define a plan to deploy an improved environmental monitoring network and environmental information network by 2015 • Design a provincial unified command center and emergency management system that is well structured, responsive, and efficient in handling environmental emergency situations. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $346,634 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 and Chinese respectively. Two versions of the proposal, one in English and the other in Chinese, should be submitted in two separated documents directly to the Grantee by 16:00, September 28, 2011 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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