Contact: The Director, Southern Africa Transport & Communications Commission, Technical Unit, Predio Marconi, Av. Martires de Inhaminga 170, Caixa Postal 2677, Maputo, Mozambique. Phone: 011-258-1-420214, Fax: 011-258-1-420213

B -- SADC REGIONAL SATELLITE BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STUDY POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. SADC Regional Satellite Based Air Traffic Control Study. 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 develop a feasibility study for satellite-based air traffic control systems for countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The transition to satellite-based systems for future air traffic control operations is rapidly becoming a reality. SADC has realized the need to transition to a satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) environment and has developed a plan to do so. However, it lacks a thorough review of the ground infrastructure requirements. SADC wants a study to compare the costs and benefits of the two proposed SBAS's, the U.S.-originated Wide Area Augmentation System and the European Ground Navigational Overlay System. Secondly, the study will determine requirements for Local Area Augmentation Systems to improve precision approach and landing capabilities at airports. The sub-group within SADC responsible for transportation-related issues, including air traffic control, is the Southern Africa Transport and Communications Commission (SATCC), which has been made the Grantee for this Study. The principal components of the study will involve the development of a detailed study methodology, determination of regional requirements, performance of a cost-benefit analysis on the competing systems, and developing a final report and briefing. The detailed approach to the study must describe the functional performance of both concepts, the status of each system and the differences that can be expected in implementation. This initial phase will involve the SADC, SATCC, and its air traffic control working group to ensure that the final product will satisfy the requirements of all parties involved. The survey of regional requirements will determine the number and type of ground monitors needed, ground communications requirements, and possible multi-use applications for the various system components. The cost-benefits study will focus directly on the relative merits of each system under different sets of likely future conditions. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $327,000 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 desk study report are available from TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firms 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 an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firmsthat 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. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, TDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling TDA. 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 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. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, 1998, at the above address. 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. Posted 07/20/98 (I-SN225695). (0201)

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