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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 24,1999 PSA#2289Ing. Yekutuel Grunfeld, New Ventures Manager, Avda Francisco de
Miranda, Ed Sucre, Apdo Postal 61373, Caracas 1070 -- A, Venezuela,
Tel.: (582) 208.64.62, Fax.: (582) 208.65.93 B -- NATURAL GAS TO LIQUIDS CONVERSION PROJECT IN VENEZUELA FOR PDVSA
GAS POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300,
Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (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
develop a feasibility study to determine the economic viability of
using modern gas-to-liquids (GTL) conversion technologies to produce
high quality environmentally acceptable petroleum products from
Venezuela's extensive natural gas reserves, and to develop a strategy
for PDVSA Gas for this core business area. The goals of the feasibility
study are to: (a) determine the market value of products resulting from
the available GTL processes; (b) analyze the various F-T technologies
and decide on the adoption versus development of a GTL technology; (c)
determine the country-specific considerations that will impact the
economic viability to GTL production; and (d) assess the risks/rewards
for adopting the various technologies for GTL production in Venezuela.
Specific tasks will include the following: (1) appraisal of potential
markets from a GTL facility in Venezuela, including the primary fuels
(gasoline and diesel) and specialty products such as specialty waxes
and lubricants co-produced from the F-T facility, and an evaluation of
any premiums that these products will command; (2) determination of
various options for the supply of natural gas for the project in
Venezuela, including assessment of availability and price; (3) analysis
of the potential options selected to determine the technical viability
and economics of these options under Venezuelan conditions using
state-of-the-art computer simulation models; (4) preparation of
strategy options open to PDVSA Gas leading to the commercialization of
GTL facilities in Venezuela; (5) preparation of a report of work
carried out and presentation of a recommended strategy for PDVSA Gas;
and (6) participation in a TDA-organized business briefing for U.S.
industry. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a
$309,000 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 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 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 an overnight delivery service should include the
name of the delivery service 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. 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 4:00pm local Caracas time, on, March 31, 1999 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 02/22/99
(I-SN300955). (0053) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0011 19990224\B-0002.SOL)
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