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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 10, 2003 FBO #0619
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- SOLICITATION NUMBER: TDA03-Q-150 DEFINITIONAL MISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION SECTOR MATERIALS IN AFGHANISTAN

Notice Date

8/8/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA Contracts Office, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
 

ZIP Code

22209-3901
 

Solicitation Number

TDA03-Q-150
 

Response Due

9/15/2003
 

Archive Date

9/30/2003
 

Point of Contact

Della Glenn, Contract Officer, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009, - Forestine Winters, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
 

E-Mail Address

dglenn@tda.gov, fwinters@tda.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Request for Proposal (RFP) for this synopsis opening date is AUGUST 25, 2003 and the closing date is SEPTEMBER 15, 2003. The RFP may be downloaded from the FedBizOpps? website at www.fedbizopps.gov on AUGUST 25, 2003. If there are any technical difficulties downloading the RFP, contact FedBizOpps? Customer Support (see the FedBizOpps? website for the toll free number). Contractors must have ?internet? capabilities to download the RFP. Contractors that DO NOT have ?internet? capabilities may request the RFP by sending a letter by U.S. Mail to U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Contracts Office, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901 or sending a fax request to (703) 875-4009. To receive the RFP via Federal Express include a street address (Note: Federal Express does not deliver to P.O. Boxes), city, state, zip code, and telephone number, and Contractor?s Federal Express account number. If the Contractor?s account number is not included, the RFP will be sent by regular U.S. mail. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. USTDA is considering the provision of grant funds for feasibility studies or technical assistance in the construction materials sector in Afghanistan. USTDA seeks to contract with a U.S. firm (Contractor) to conduct a Definitional Mission (DM) to analyze the proposed projects. As with other sectors of Afghan society, the domestic capacity to produce construction supplies has been decimated. The reconstruction of Afghanistan would benefit greatly from the development of local production of construction materials that could supply both large reconstruction projects and the demands of the local population. The supply of cement on the Afghan market provides an example of the scale and need and lack of information regarding this sector of the economy. According to the information available, Afghanistan currently produces about 36,000 tons of cement per year at a plant neat the village of Pul-I-Komri. Estimates of annual demand for cement range from 3-8 million tons. Thus most cement is now imported at great expense from neighboring countries, including Pakistan and Iran. The projects to be reviewed include: Upgrades and/or Construction of Cement Production Facilities Upgrades and/or Construction of Stone Crushing Plants An Orientation Visit for Construction Sector Officials Capacity Building Program for Construction Sector Others identified during the DM The Contractor will be required to travel to Afghanistan to review the proposed projects. The Contractor must be qualified to evaluate the economic, financial and technical viability of the proposed projects. Specifically, the Contractor shall provide expert analysis on: potential risks of the proposed projects; the finance ability of the projects and likely sources of financing; potential exports of U.S. equipment and services that could be utilized in project implementation; and priority of the proposed projects to the host country. The Contractor shall provide a report to USTDA that includes a thorough analysis of the foregoing issues and a recommendation on whether USTDA should fund a feasibility study or other activity. If the recommendation is to provide funding for the activity, the Contractor shall also develop a sound budget and Terms of Reference (TOR) for the activity. This contract calls for the Contractor to provide important evaluation services in connection with the proposed projects. It is essential that such evaluation be conducted with complete impartiality and objectivity and that the Contractor and its Subcontractors not obtain an unfair competitive advantage in USTDA-funded activities resulting from this contract. In accordance with the principles of FAR Subpart 9.5 and USTDA policy, the Contractor and its Subcontractors, if any, for this contract shall be ineligible to compete for, as a prime or subcontractor or otherwise, USTDA-funded activities that result from this contract, unless USTDA through its Contracts Office, shall have granted a waiver, based upon FAR 9.503, that preclusion of the Contractor or its Subcontractors from the follow-on activity would not be in the Government?s interest. This restriction shall remain in effect for three (3) years from the termination of this contract. The Contractor is responsible for including this restriction in all subcontracts. The Government's estimate for this procurement does not exceed $35,000.00.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1000 Wilson Boulevard - Suite 1600, Arlington, VA

Zip Code: 22209

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00396553-W 20030810/030808214145 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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