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A -- HUNGARY- MINISTRY OF INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PLAN DUE 030100 POC POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. The Hungarian Ministry of Interior (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 the Ministry's Communication System Plan. The Grantee requires a study to provide design support for the development of the information technology (IT) communications system. Specifically, design support should focus on the Ministry's most immediate priority, the development of a network to handle catastrophe prevention activities subject to its supervision. The Grantee has started a long-term IT program to design a modern IT infrastructure for its critical needs. This IT program consists largely of the computerization and networking of the Ministry. The TDA-sponsored study should assist the Ministry with this effort by providing expert support to specifically assist the Ministry with its development of a catastrophe prevention IT network. This network should meet their immediate objectives in terms of catastrophe prevention and should have a broad enough range of capability to serve as a basis for the expansion of the network into other arenas for which the Ministry has competency. The objectives of the TDA-sponsored feasibility study are twofold. The first objective is to design the network architecture and information systems necessary to meet the Ministry's goals based on the proposed plan. The second goal is to assist the Grantee in expanding its project management and planning skills. The feasibility study should address the planning process necessary to successfully design and implement the Ministry's catastrophe prevention IT network. Special emphasis will be placed on the transfer of project management expertise between the TDA-sponsored consultants and the Grantee's IT employees. The feasibility study shall consist of completing the following tasks: (1) Network Assessment; (2) Requirements Analysis; (3) Network Design; (4) Project Management Plan; (5) Tender Document Preparation and/or Procurement Negotiation Memorandum; and (6) Final Report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $184,450 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 4:00 p.m., March 1, 2000 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 01/14/00 (W-SN416127). (0014)

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