MODIFICATION
R -- REQUEST FOR QUOTE FOR A DESK STUDY (DS) SERIES ON THE REGIONAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA Contracts Office, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-PO201611126
- Point of Contact
- Tyrone W Johnson, Phone: 703-875-4357, Garth A. Hibbert, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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tjohnson@ustda.gov, ghibbert@ustda.gov
(tjohnson@ustda.gov, ghibbert@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Amendment 001: THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO CLOSE ON TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016 AT 12:00NOON (ET) REFERENCE: DESK STUDY (DS) SERIES ON THE REGIONAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS/ PO201611126 Amendment 001 (A001) Questions (Q) and Answers (A) (Bold) 1Q) Please provide the renewable energy technology sources which are expected to be reviewed under the desk study evaluations (i.e. PV solar, wind, geothermal). 1A) It could include solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and/or hydropower. 2Q) The Scope of Work specifies that the DS Contractor is to develop the terms of reference and budgets for USTDA's consideration. However, Attachment I, Section L (Terms of Reference or ToR), specifies that the DS Contractor is to provide a review of the ToR. Please clarify who is to be responsible for developing the ToR and its associated information. In addition, please confirm that the Study Budget is to be developed based on the information provided by the project sponsor. 2A) While it is true that the TOR is to be developed based on the information provided by the project sponsor, this information will be in a variety of stages of completeness and my require significant original drafting by the Contractor to complete. 3Q) In Attachment I there are references to "Contractor" and "DS Contractor". Contractor is not defined, but it sometimes makes sense that the Contractor is the same as the project sponsor. Please confirm the definition of Contractor, provided under Attachment I, as clarification would help to determine who is performing the tasks specified. 3A) Contractor is used interchangeably with DS Contractor and means the same thing. In only one instance, copied below for reference, the text refers to the FS/TA Contractor, which is a different entity (i.e. the entity that would receive funding if USTDA funds the project under review). Final Report. The FS/TA Contractor shall prepare and provide to the Grantee and to USTDA a Final Report in accordance with Clause __ of Annex II of the Grant Agreement. Each of the above tasks in this Terms of Reference must be distinctly set forth in the Final Report in a substantive and comprehensive manner, and shall include all corresponding deliverables. The Final Report shall contain an executive summary. In addition to any other required deliverables in accordance with Clause ____ of Annex II of the Grant Agreement, the Contractor will provide both the Grantee and USTDA with 6 copies (each) of the final report on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM version of the final report will include: • Adobe Acrobat readable copies of all documents; • Source files for all drawings in AutoCAD or Visio format; and • Source files for all documents in MS Office 2000 or later formats. 4Q) In Section B of Attachment I it states that the project description (provided under the DS Contractor's report) is to include estimated capital cost, operating costs, etc. Please confirm that this information is to be provided by the project sponsor for the DS Contractor's evaluation under the DS Study. We note that the ToR specifies a cash flow analysis and financial analysis is to be provided. 4A) The TOR outline is describing the analysis that is to be recommended by the DS Contractor to be funded, not the analysis done by the DS Contractor under this SOW. The information required in Section B of Attachment I will be based on input from the project sponsor in addition to market information and verified by the DS Contractor's own technical analysis. 5Q) It appears that the DS Contractor is to provide the Climate Resilience Screening. Please provide clarification as to who is to be responsible for providing the Climate Resilience Screening, DS Contractor or project sponsor. 5A) The DS contractor 6Q) In referenced DS, can you inform me which countries are included in the DS? 6A) There is potential for projects examined under this contract to be located in any of the sub-Saharan Africa countries in which USTDA is open for business- which is most of the continent. *7) This solicitation has been Extended to Close on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 12Noon (ET). All else remain unchanged.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: This places of performance shall be at USTDA's Office, Arlington, VA and at the DS Contractor's Facility., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- Zip Code: 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Record
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