SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Turkey - Smart Grid Applications In Power Distribution Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2011
- 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
- 2011-21035A
- Archive Date
- 11/11/2011
- 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: Şahin Yildiran Research and Development Manager Enerjisa Başkent Electricity Distribution Company Başkent Plaza Ehlibeyt Mahallesi Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Cad. No: 106 06520 Balgat-Çankaya /Ankara Republic of Turkey Tel: 0312 573 56 02 Fax: 0312 573 50 30 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 to integrate supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems with its current and planned information technology (IT) systems, including its geographic information system (GIS), Workforce Management System, Customer Information System and Call Center. The study will include a gap analysis, strategy proposal, estimate of investment needed and system integration recommendations. Turkey is facing a potentially crippling electricity shortage due to rising demand in the midst of a bustling economic environment. In order to function more efficiently and avoid hindering economic growth, the Government of Turkey is encouraging distribution companies to implement strategies that reduce losses to the grid, which currently average 14.5% per year, or more than double the 5.9% losses that occur in the United States. Accordingly, distribution companies are seeking improved control systems, automation and other smart grid techniques to reduce losses and increase energy efficiency. The Grantee is highly motivated to introduce smart grid techniques that would modernize its distribution operations and allow the company to meet growing electric power needs in its service territory. The Grantee is one of twenty regional companies that were privatized last year, and the management intends to be the leader in the Turkish electricity market as an integrated utility. The company's service territory includes over 3 million customers, covering the capital city Ankara and six other regions: Kırıkkale, Zonguldak, Bartın, Karabük, Çankırı, and Kastamonu. The company has set an ambitious target to command a 10% market share providing 5,000 MW of power and serving 6 million customers by the year 2015. The Grantee has already made initial steps to incorporate elements of a smart grid system into its distribution network. The Grantee has assigned the highest priority to extend its SCADA system to cover its remaining distribution substations and to implement other smart-grid solutions, in order to improve operational performance of the electricity distribution network and to connect to the wider European system. This Study will assist the Grantee to expand upon its smart grid efforts by developing a detailed 5-year plan and budget based upon recommended upgrades in the study. Linking state-of-the-art ICT technology throughout the distribution network in Turkey promises tremendous enhancement of reliability, capacity and customer service in Turkey's electricity sector, and this study would significantly reduce the risk of unmet demand that threatens to hinder Turkey's economic development. The objective of the Study is to analyze how the Grantee can integrate its SCADA systems with their current and planned IT systems. The Study will allow the Grantee to incorporate IT tools with its control centers, distribution networks, and all of the interactions among these parts. The seamless capability of these systems to "talk" to each other is the foundational step necessary for a smart business approach to efficient utility business management. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $201,606 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 4:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, OCTOBER 27, 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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