SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Turkey - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Technology Center Consolidation Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2012
- 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
- 2012-21009A
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2012
- Point of Contact
- Anthony O'Tapi, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
aotapi@ustda.gov
(aotapi@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Anthony O'Tapi, 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: Mr. Hakki Tok Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye Baskanligi Kasim Sokak Merter, Gungoren, Istanbul/Turkey Tel [90] (212) 449-4000 Fax [90] (212) 449-4526 Hakki.Tok@Ibb.Gov.Tr 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 perform Technical Assistance ("TA") on the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Technology Center Consolidation ("Project"). The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) believes that both the delivery of municipal services and the general state of Istanbul's disaster preparedness could be greatly improved through extensive consolidation of its existing Operations Centers. At present, each municipal service (police, fire, transportation, electricity, gas, water/wastewater) runs its own Operations Center, and these employ a variety of often incompatible and non-interoperable hardware and software platforms. The lack of interoperability among these Operations Centers severely impairs the municipal authority's ability to effectively respond to emergency and disaster situations. Accordingly, IBB is planning to design, construct and operate a Consolidated Technology Center that would incorporate common platforms, systems and data sources for its Operations Centers to use, allowing for more coordinated approaches to service delivery. Planning for the Technology Center has been entrusted to Office of the Chief Information Officer of IBB. The Office has identified 41 Operations Centers to be consolidated, assembled baseline data regarding the scope of their operations, formulated a set of high-level objectives for the Project, and scoped a general framework for phasing and timing for the construction of the Technology Center. USTDA has awarded this TA to IBB in order to provide IBB with the expertise and support it requires to plan and execute this high-priority project for the Municipality. The Office of the Chief Information Officer for IBB has a staff of some 300 professionals, the majority of whom are professionally trained engineers. IBB has the requisite capability to operate and maintain the consolidated Technology Center and associated telecommunications infrastructure once the project has been completed. The project has already been approved by the local government, and land has been allocated for the construction of the Technology Center. The municipality requires that the additional planning assistance included in this TA be completed before the project can be implemented. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $595,743 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/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, on JUNE 1, 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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