WORLD METEORLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, Resource Mobilization Unit, Attn. Francisco Villalpando. 41, av. Giuseppe-Motta, CH-1211 Geneva 2, SWITZERLAND. Tel: (41 22) 730-8111; Fax: (41 22) 734-2326

B -- IBER0-AMERICAN CLIMATE PROJECT 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 carry out feasibility studies for the Ibero-American Climate Project. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) is providing funding through its Evergreen Trust Fund at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to permit the hiring of U.S. consultants to carry out components of the Feasibility Study for the Ibero-American Climate Project, which has been included in the IDB's operational programs for 1997-98. The IDB has asked the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to serve as the executing agency for the project. The Ibero-American Climate Project seeks to 1) afford a better protection against potentially harmful atmospheric phenomena, through improved weather and climate forecasts at very short range, medium range, and long range; 2) to afford social and economic benefits through improved understanding of climate and weather phenomena, through more rigorous and accurate characterization and the improvement of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of the 13 participating countries of Latin America region. The Feasibility Study will be managed by the WMO and will also include the participation of the National Meteorological Institute of Spain, Canadian consultants, and the 13 participating NMHSs. The scope of work for the U.S. consultants is as follows: 1. Coordination and Integration of Telecommunications Planning 2. Diagnosis of the existing capabilities of the NMHSs in participating countries and a description of all societal and economic user requirements of meteorological, hydrological, and climatological services. 3. Regional and National Operational Requirements Definition, which will document the specific operational requirements of the NMHSs. 4. Regional and National System Designs. 5. Implementation Plan 6. Integrated Logistics Support Plan 7. Financial Plan. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $500,000 grant to the Inter-American Development Bank from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA), through TDA's Evergreen Fund at the IDB. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Statement of Work, and background information 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/express mail delivery service should include the name of the courier company and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. 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 the participating Latin American countries. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the TDA grant amount. Details of TDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. TDA plans to hold a bidders' briefing in Rosslyn, VA on September 18, 1996. Additional information on the briefing will be included with the RFP package. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the WMO in Geneva by October 28, 1996. 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 WMO reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The WMO also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The WMO is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals. (0250)

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