SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B. Technical Assistance for the Tibagi River Basin Program, Brazil
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0150057B
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, Tel: 703-875-4357, Fax: 703-875-4009, E-mail: ekunene@tda.gov : PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE : Proposal Submission Place: Diretor de Recursos Hidricos, Superintendencia de Desenvolvimento de Recursos Hidricos e Saneamento Ambiental (SUDERHSA)-Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hidricos, Governo do Estado do Parana, Rua Santo Antonio 239, CEP 80230 120 Curitiba, Parana, Brasil, Tel: 011-55-41-333-4774, Fax: 011-55-41-333-3621 : The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a Technical Assistance for the support of the implementation of the Tibagi River Basin Program in Brazil. The project sponsor is the Superintendency of Water Resources Development and Environmental Sanitation (SUDERHSA) of the State of Parana Secretariat of the Environment and Water Resources. SUDERHSA is in the process of establishing the Tibagi River Basin Committee, which will be responsible for a system of permits and fees for water use that is expected to result in new investments in process improvements and wastewater treatment. This Technical Assistance will characterize water withdrawals and pollutant loads in the Basin. This information will be used in the development of a system of charges affecting public water and sewer utilities and industries. The revenues generated will become a revolving fund that water users can apply towards water management and pollution control investments. The terms of reference for the Technical Assistance would include the following tasks: 1) identification/description of water withdrawals and uses, 2) field characterization of process wastewater and effluent, 3) development of a computerized database of water users, and 4) needs assessment and Technical Assistance. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $370,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). 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 USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Blvd. Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA 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 USTDA 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 USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA 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, USTDA 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 USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-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 USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English and Portuguese directly to the Grantee by 5:00PM local Parana time, March 24, 2003 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.
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- SN00258389-W 20030214/030212213933 (fbodaily.com)
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