SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Brazil - Passenger Rail Real Time Video Monitoring Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2015
- 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
- 2015-51022A
- Archive Date
- 11/13/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Van Renterghem, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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RFPQuestions@ustda.gov
(RFPQuestions@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Proposal Submission Place: Roberta Marchesi Superintendant Associação Nacional dos Transportadores de Passageiros sobre Trilhos - ANPTrilhos Setor de Autarquias Sul - Quadra 1 - Bloco J - Ed. CNT Torre A - 5º andar - Sala 510 - CEP 70.070-010 Brasília DF, Brazil Phone: +55 (61) 3322-3158 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 provide Technical Assistance for the development of a roadmap and implementation plan for a real time video monitoring project for passenger rail operators in Brazil. The Associação Nacional dos Transportadores de Passageiros sobre Trilhos ("ANPTrilhos") is a national association representing passenger rail operators and industry leaders in Brazil, with the primary objective of furthering passenger rail transportation development within the country. Since 2013, ANPTrilhos has taken the lead and worked alongside operators, the passenger rail industry, and transportation and communications regulatory agencies to identify solutions and establish standards and protocols, so that video monitoring solutions can be implemented with common communication frequencies and protocols, real time capabilities and in an interoperable and coordinated fashion. ANPTrilhos now seeks to build on these initiatives and its past successes by identifying cost effective technologies, defining standards and protocols, and developing a roadmap and implementation procedures for the effective deployment of real time video monitoring solutions for passenger rail operators in Brazil. This Technical Assistance will also produce a practical plan for the acquisition and implementation of core and complementary systems to increase security and overall operational efficiency for the control and management of the various passenger rail trains throughout Brazil. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $675,000 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/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 one copy of the Proposal in English and Portuguese, as well as an electronic copy of each proposal on a flash drive, directly to the Grantee by 4:00pm, October 29, 2015 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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