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B -- FEASIBILITY STUDY OF CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS FOR SECOND BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) PROJECT. DUE 080200 POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, 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 for the conceptual design and equipment specifications for the Second Bangkok International Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) project. The Grantee, New Bangkok International Airport Company (NBIA) is interested in updating the plans for the ARFF facilities for the Second Bangkok International Airport. NBIA is concerned that a previous conceptual design from 1993 would not be compliant with ICAO's class 10 standard, under which the Second Bangkok International Airport has recently been re-classified. With the target date for procurement fast approaching, senior NBIA executives believe that they need further definition of specifications for fire-fighting rolling stock and related components. The tasks that would be completed by the U.S. firm for the project would include: (1) reviewing existing documents and ARFF organization; (2) determining ICAO Class 10 Compliance Plan; (3) determining ARFF manpower requirements; (4) determining vehicle and communications equipment specifications through consultation with equipment manufacturers and suppliers; (5) preparing ARFF Vehicle Maintenance Plan; (6) providing layout and equipment for ARFF Training Facility; (7) preparing specifications for a Hose Drying Facility Design; (8) providing ARFF Building Floor Plan Analysis; (9) providing model designs; (10) evaluating site layout for facilities; (11) providing environmental overview and identifying potential concerns; and (12) providing final report for ARFF requirements. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $320,000 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 200, 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 yourcourier 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., August 2, 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. ***** Posted 06/21/00 (W-SN467187). (0173)

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