SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- South Africa - Feasibility Study for the Airside Capacity Enhancements Project
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2011
- 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
- 2012-11001A
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2012
- Point of Contact
- Robin Yavuz, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
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: Carel Gersbach Senior Manager: CNS Planning, R&D Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Limited of South Africa (ATNS) Eastgate Office Park, Block C, South Boulevard Road Bruma, South Africa Telephone: +27 11 607 1120 Fax: +27 11 607 1418 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 that will evaluate the technical, financial, environmental, and other critical aspects of utilizing advanced technologies and procedural improvements to reduce delays and increase the efficiency and safety of air traffic movements at the Cape Town, King Shaka (Durban), and O.R. Tambo (Johannesburg) international airports in South Africa. Over the past several years, demand for air traffic services in South Africa has continued to increase alongside increased levels of international trade and sustained economic growth. As demand for air traffic services in South Africa continues to grow, the Grantee and the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) will need to find ways to increase the efficiency of air traffic services at airports with limited terrain while continuing to maintain world-class safety standards. As a result, the Grantee and ACSA are working together to explore the feasibility of using advanced technologies, such as state-of-the-art radar, communications, and navigation systems, and procedural improvements to increase airside capacity in South Africa. Initially, they would like to deploy these airside capacity enhancements at the Cape Town, King Shaka, and O.R. Tambo international airports. Once the airside capacity enhancements have been successfully deployed at South Africa's three main airports, the Grantee and ACSA expect to roll them out at other airports throughout the country. The Feasibility Study will: determine the current (baseline) airside capacity at each airport; recommend technologies and procedural improvements to maximize the airside capacity of each airport; evaluate the technical, financial, environmental, and other critical aspects of the proposed airside capacity enhancements; review the existing procurement practices at the Grantee and ACSA, recommend improvements that would help to attract more bids from potential suppliers, and define performance specifications for the recommended airside capacity enhancements; and provide an implementation plan for the recommended airside capacity enhancements. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $758,000 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 portions of 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 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 5:00 PM local (South Africa) time, on January 30, 2012, 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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