MODIFICATION
B -- Brazil - CEMIG Telecommunications Infrastructure Investment Plan
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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
- 2016-51023A
- Archive Date
- 11/22/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Van Renterghem, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
RFPQuestions@ustda.gov
(RFPQuestions@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Please note the following questions have been answered Question 1: Sub-Contractor Brazil Tax Obligations - Section 2.5 of the RFP states grant funds may not be used to pay taxes to foreign countries. To perform the activities specified in the Grant Agreement TOR up to 20% of the Grant Award may be used to retain local Brazilian Interpreters and Technical Consultants (Section 2.11). Will CEMIG be responsible for paying the Brazilian taxes on payments to these Sub-Contractors or will the Prime Contractor to the Grantee be responsible for paying these taxes? And if Sub-Contractor taxes are payable by the Grantee Prime Contractor can the Grant Award be used to pay these taxes or must the Prime Contractor pay these tax amounts from non-Grant Funds? Question 1 response: In accordance with the USTDA Mandatory Contract Clauses, USTDA grant funds shall not be used to pay any taxes, tariffs, duties, fees or other levies imposed under laws in effect in the Host Country. The local subcontractor would be expected to pay any applicable local taxes from non-Grant funds. Cemig will not be responsible for the payment of these taxes. Question 2: Task 4: Software Selection states, "The U.S. Firm shall prepare specifications for the major IT and OT systems and recommend them for implementation as part of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Investment Plan." [The Offeror] assumes that a minimum, the Operational Technology systems requiring specifications development include the software systems for the Telecommunication Network Management systems and the Telecommunications Network Operations Centers (NOC) but excludes all other utility operational technologies such as SCADA/EMS, ADMS, AMI/MDM, Asset Management, etc.. Please confirm this assumption is correct. If not, please list the Operational Technology (OT) systems envisioned to be included in the specification development tasks, and elaborate on the exact scope of such effort. Question 2 response: The assumption is correct. However, it is important to notice that integration with SCADA/EMS, ADMS, AMI/MDM, Asset Management, ERP, etc. must be addressed. Question 3: Contractor Follow up work Prohibited - It has been the general practice of the USTDA to prohibit Contractors selected by Grantees to perform work pursuant to a USTDA Grant from working on subsequent work related to the TOR specified in the Grantee Grant Agreement. Will the selected Contractor to develop the CEMIG Telecommunications Infrastructure Investment Plan be prohibited from follow on participation in CEMIG related Telecommunications related work in the future? The RFP documents are silent to this issue. Question 3 Response: Cemig's bidding processes are subject to specific Brazilian Law LEI Nº 8.666, DE 21 DE JUNHO DE 1993 (http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/L8666cons.htm). It is Contractor's responsibility to check the law statements and its future plans. More information about Cemig's bidding processes is provided on http://www.cemig.com.br/pt-br/fornecedores/Paginas/default.aspx
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