Mr. Nail Ozhan, Deputy Head Data Processing Bilgi --lem Daire Baskan Yardimcisi Turk Telekom A.S.,Turgut Ozal Bulvari 06103 Aydinlikevler, Ankara, Turkey Tel: 90-312-313-1605, Fax: 90-312-313-1696

C -- TURK TELEKOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS BILLING SYSTEM POC Carol Stillwell, USTDA, Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1602, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax No.: (703) 875-4009 The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the ''Proposal'') from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to provide technical assistance for a telecommunications allotment, billing, collection, fault detection and customer care system. Turk Telecom is in the process of updating its telephone network to provide better service to its customers. This technical assistance will evaluate Turk Telecom's current billing system and determine technical specifications for a system that will meet the needs of Turk Telekom's network while also allowing accurate billing for more advanced services that will be introduced in the near future. It is estimated that the study will take approximately two months to complete, and that a five person project team will be needed. The scope of work will cover the following topics: A: Allocation, Billing, Collection and Customer Care Tasks. A1: Review of Existing System. A2: System Feature and Functionality Assessment. A3: Monetary and Regulatory Requirements. A4: Architecture and Platform Requirements. A5: System Conversion, Integration and Implementation Requirements. A6: Training, Documentation and System Maintenance Requirements. B: Fault Detection System Tasks. B1: System Feature and Functionality Assessment. B2: Architecture and Platform Requirements. B3: System Conversion, Integration and Implementation Requirements. C: Request for Proposal (RFP) Development. C1: Production of RFP, including potential vendor list, technical specifications and contractual guidelines. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $250,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission/desk study report are available from TDA, at Room 309, SA-16, Washington, D.C. 20523-1621. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA at 703-875-4009. 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 TDA to use a courier delivery service should include the name of the courier company and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to TDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to TDA before scheduling a pick-up. No telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this TDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under TDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the TDA financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the TDA 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 Turkey for up to 20 percent of the TDA grant amount. Turk Telecom will also evaluate the qualifications of the subcontractor. Details of TDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. The final report/technical specifications to be submitted to the Grantee will be in both Turkish and English languages. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee in Turkey. 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. (0191)

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