SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Romania - Aviation Surveillance Modernization Technical Assistance Project
- Notice Date
- 5/8/2012
- 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
- 2012-21014A
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2012
- Point of Contact
- Anthony O'Tapi, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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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. Bogdan Donciu Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration 10, Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blvd 013813, Bucharest Romania Tel: 40-21-208-3102 Fax: 40-21-230-2335 Email: bogdan.donciu@mt.ro 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 Romania Aviation Surveillance Modernization ("Project"). The Project will enable the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA) (the "Grantee") to establish an airspace modeling and simulation capability that specifically assesses airspace system performance, analyzes and identifies airspace-related performance issues, and provides analytical capabilities to assess future changes or procedures to the airspace system prior to deployment. The TA will develop high-level operational and technical recommendations regarding automation, surveillance, data communications, traffic flow management, and performance based navigation. ROMATSA is Romania's only air traffic operator and has oversight of air traffic management facilities throughout the country. The Romanian airspace plays a significant role in the European transportation network of the South-East Europe region, acting as a bridge between North, South, East and West Europe. While air traffic has been steadily increasing, forecasts predict further higher traffic demand driven by the economic growth in the region, by the emergence of new areas of cooperation and commitment within the European Union, as well as an increase in European tourism and business travelers. As part of the Single European Sky (SES) aviation program, Romania joined in 2004 with Bulgaria to create a Functional Airspace Block (FAB) called the Danube FAB, which will be established latest on 04th December 2012, when the implementation of the DANUBE FAB Project will start. This FAB is one of nine such entities that comprise the SES community. Each FAB will retain local autonomy as identified in the new European Single Sky Implementation strategy, but must nonetheless remain in line with the EUROCONTROL Air Traffic Management (ATM) Master Plan, which is the European equivalent of the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen program. As such, the Danube FAB must ensure that its surveillance, data communications, traffic flow management, and performance-based navigation systems conform to SES requirements. Beyond the Danube FAB, ROMATSA's 2012 National Performance Plan identifies a number of measures, changes and goals to be achieved for the organization to increase efficiency and to expand its leading role in the market. This plan strongly focuses on increasing the number of operations served by controllers and decreasing costs at 16 airports where ROMATSA provides services. Additional pressure to reach these goals is exerted by the airlines, as they have expressed a concern regarding operation cost. Accordingly, ROMATSA is in the process of working with stakeholders to assess potential charge modifications in the near future. This TA will support the implementation of modern airspace technologies to meet SES requirements, its recent entrance in the Danube FAB, and its 2012 National Performance Plan. Portions of a background Definitional Mission Romania: Aviation Projects is provided for reference in Annex 2. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $513,170 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 15, 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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