POC Della Glenn, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, DC 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009

C -- MEXICO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION AND BRIEFING BOOK DUE 053196 POC POC Della Glenn, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, DC 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) wishes to announce a Competitive Total Set-Aside for a Small Business to provide project identification services and a briefing book regarding Mexican projects. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency seeks to identify not less than 50 major public and private sector infrastructure projects in Mexico in the energy, environment, telecommunications, transportation and industrial sectors. The project identification process will target projects which are expected to offer significant business opportunities for U.S. exporters and investors and which are expected to be implemented over the next 1-2 years. The result will be a briefing book containing detailed project profiles for each of the projects identified; a business and economic overview of Mexico; and sectoral analyses of the energy, environment, telecommunications, transportation, and industrial markets in Mexico. The briefing book will be presented at a TDA-sponsored conference in September 1996. The conference will include the sponsors or representatives of these projects, whose participation in the conference will be confirmed during the process of project identification. TDA is seeking to meet this objective by contracting the services of a specialized consulting team. TDAs specialized consulting team would be required to identify not less than 50 infrastructure projects in the energy, environment, telecommunications, transportation and industrial sectors; develop detailed profiles of these projects which together with a business & economic overview and sectoral analyses will be compiled into a briefing book for distribution to U.S. firms at a TDA-sponsored business conference. In order to produce this document, the consultant would be required to perform the following tasks: (1) Contact relevant Mexican government officials, private sector leaders, chambers of commerce/industrial associations, banks and other sources of project information to assist with identifying and ranking infrastructure and industrial projects that may be implemented within the next 1-2 years and that offer significant potential for U.S. exporters and investors; (2) Contact relevant international financial institutions in Mexico and the U.S. to help identify and rank major infrastructure projects in Mexico; (3) Travel to Mexico to meet with prospective project officials; (4) Prepare a list of proposed projects for TDA's review and approval and agree on target projects to be fully evaluated and profiled in briefing book; (5) Confirm participation of sponsors or representatives of the projects at the TDA business conference. After developing this list of projects, the consultant will prepare a briefing book which will consist of an economic and business overview of Mexico; sectoral analyses of the energy, environmental, transportation, telecommunications, and industrial markets in Mexico; and detailed project profiles organized according to sector. As a minimum, project profiles will consist of a technical description of each project and information on timing, site, U.S. export potential, financing, specific needs or requirements to enable project to move forward to implementation, and the identification of key decisionmakers for each project. The consulting team will provide 400 copies of the briefing book and deliver them to the site of the TDA business conference in the United States. Contractor selection will be based on: (1) Presentation of work plan that clearly and concisely demonstrates an understanding of TDA's requirements and that presents a methodology and schedule for project identification and preparation of the briefing book. (2) Competence and Availability of Proposed Personnel--proposed personnel will be evaluated on the breadth and depth of their experience in performing work similar or relevant to the scope of work and ability to complete the assignment in a timely manner. (3) Demonstration of entrepreneurial achievements in project identification, development, financing, and closing; (4) Demonstration of experience in Mexico, including contacts and direct or correspondent offices in Mexico; (5) Demonstration of written and oral command of Spanish sufficient to correspond and conduct technical/business meetings with potential project sponsors and other Mexican officials. TDA, located in the Washington, D.C. area, is a commercially-oriented U.S. Government export promotion agency that helps U.S. companies pursue overseas business opportunities. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, training grants, and various forms of technical assistance, TDA enables American businesses to become involved in the planning stage of infrastructure and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries. The Small Business Act, at 15 U.S.C. 644, authorizes procuring agencies to set aside procurements or portions of procurements for the exclusive participation of Small Business Concerns. The Sic Code for this procurement is 8721 - Services, N.E.C. This procurement may exceed the small purchase dollar limitation of $100,000. Definition: ''Small business concerns'' for purposes of TDA award of this total set aside contract means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation for which it is bidding. In determining whether dominance exists for TDA's purpose for this contract, consideration is given to annual gross receipts. Any concern that has annual gross receipts above $5 million dollars, averaged over a three year period, is not considered small and is therefore, NOT eligible for award under this contract. All participating organizations involved with supplying professional services must be incorporated or chartered in the United States. Consultants planning teaming arrangements must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens. In accordance with FAR 19.301, offerors will be required to submit self certification relating to business size. The competitive proposals method of solicitation as set forth in Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR Chapter 1) shall be utilized for this procurement. This solicitation in no way obligates TDA to award a contract, nor does it commit TDA to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of the proposal. Any explanation desired by an offeror regarding the meaning or interpretation of this solicitation must be requested in writing and with sufficient time allowed for reply to reach the offerors before submission of their offers. All oral explanations or instruction, given before award of this contract will not be binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning the solicitation will be furnished promptly to all prospective offerors as an amendment of the solicitation, if such information is necessary to offerors submitting proposals or if lack of such information would be prejudicial to uninformed offerors. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on/about (15) fifteen days after the publication date of this synopsis. Closing date will be twenty-one (21) days thereafter. Only written requests for the RFP that indicate the businesses size will be honored. U.S. eligible small businesses interested in receiving the RFP should send a fax requesting it to Della Glenn at (703)875-4009 or a letter by U.S. mail to Ms. Glenn at U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA), Contracts Unit, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602. Delivery by any other means must be addressed to Ms. Glenn at 1621 N. Kent Street, Room 309, Rosslyn, VA 22209. Telephonic requests, other than fax will not be accepted. (0115)

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