Ing. Peter Valent, Director General, Government of Slovakia, Slovenske Telekomunikacie (ST), Nam Slobody 6, 817 62 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; Tel (011)-42-7-492324; Fax (011)-42-7-492492

B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR PLANNING OF ATM IMPLEMENTATION IN SLOVAKIA DUE 052995 POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 The government of the Republic of Slovakia has received a grant of 523,000 USD from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) for technical support for the modernization of the national network within Slovakia. The purpose of the effort is to plan for the eventual conversion of network facilities to asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology. The TDA-sponsored technical support will consist of demand analysis and engineering solutions, as well as recommendations for supplier selection. The contractor's project team must include personnel with experience in telecom network design and operation, and working knowledge of the European technical standards and the market for advanced services in central Europe. The prime contractor will be a U.S. consulting firm and will be paid in U.S. dollars. Following completion of the study, the contractor will become a resource to U.S. industry, providing briefings on Slovakian investment opportunities. Slovenske Tekelomunikacie will select the U.S. consultant. Interested firms should submit a proposal in English to ST. Proposals must include (1) identification and qualifications of contractor personnel and any subcontractor personnel, (2) relevant experience of personnel, (3) schedule of work, (4) budget with supporting cost data, including any subcontractor cost data, (5) name, title, address and telephone and fax numbers of contractor representative. Proposals must be received in Bratislava by C.OB. May 29, 1995. Contractor selection criteria and relative importance: Contractor's experience with network planning and high-speed, packet-switched technologies (35%), contractor's experience on international projects of comparable magnitude (30%), qualifications of personnel nominated for this project (25%), work schedule and budget (10%). Slovenske Telekomunikacie reserves the right to reject all bids, and to contract with the selected consultant for all subsequent work related to this project. Firms agree by their response to this announcement to abide by the procedure for this procurement. A definitional mission (DM) report is available from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (''USTDA''), Room 309, SA-16, Washington, DC 20523-1602. Requests for the DM should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA (fax: (703) 875-4009). Please include: your name, company name, address, and telephone number. No telephone requests will be honored. If you would like the report sent to you via courier delivery service, include the name of the courier company and your firm's account number. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA-financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors, and individuals (including employees of such firms and subcontractors) 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 and its subcontractors must have their nationality, source, and origin in the United States or Slovakia. In no case shall goods or services having their nationality, source or origin in Slovakia exceed twenty percent of the amount of the grant provided by USTDA. (0102)

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