SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Colombia - 20 MW Hybrid Solar and Wind Park
- Notice Date
- 10/7/2011
- 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
- 2011-51026A-1
- Archive Date
- 11/22/2011
- Point of Contact
- Robin Yavuz, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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ryavuz@ustda.gov
(ryavuz@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Robin Yavuz, 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: Carlos Alberto Salazar Jimenez Director of Innovation Compañía Colombiana de Inversiones S.A. E.S.P. Carrera 43ª No. 1ª Sur 143 Piso 5 Medellín, Colombia Tel: +57 4 326 6600 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 prepare a feasibility study for a 20 MW grid-connected, hybrid solar and wind power plant in Colombia. The solicitation for this Study was originally posted on July 21, 2011 and cancelled on August 24, 2011. Please note that several modifications have been made to the original solicitation, as referenced in Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement. Compañía Colombiana de Inversiones, S.A. E.S.P. (Colombian Investment Company or "Colinversiones") requested a USTDA grant for a feasibility study to determine the technical, economic, environmental, regulatory and financial viability of a 20 MW hybrid solar and wind power plant in Colombia. Colinversiones is a publicly listed utility that currently owns and operates, directly and through two affiliates - Colinversiones ZF S.A. E.S.P. (f/ka Termoflores S.A. E.S.P.) and Empresa de Energía del Pacífico S.A. E.S.P. - a total of 1,898 MW of electrical generating capacity, making it Colombia's second largest thermal power producer and its fourth largest power producer overall. This hybrid solar and wind plant will be sized to deliver 20 MW of net power, with approximately 16 MW of wind turbines and 4 MW of solar modules. The Grantee will select the technologies that offer the best combination of energy production, capital cost, operating cost, and financing. The optimization of plant output requires that the size of the solar and wind components be balanced with their expected output under the site's meteorological conditions and in accordance with their relative pricing. The wind and solar resource assessments conducted under this Study will help determine this balance, providing estimates not just of the total wind generation and solar generation but also the degree to which wind and solar outputs are complementary such that their combined output corresponds to the demand peaks and payment schedules. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $592,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), through milestone payments made by USTDA to the Contractor based on the completion of established deliverables (as set forth in the USTDA Mandatory Contract Clauses in Annex 4). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report, is 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 5 pm on November 7, 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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