MODIFICATION
R -- Technical Assistance on the Contractor Selection Process for the Central Asia Regional CNS/ATM Feasibility Study Projects in Kazakhstan
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 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
- USTDA-04-Q-8-195
- Response Due
- 6/1/2004
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2004
- Point of Contact
- Della Glenn, Contracts Officer, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
contract@tda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- WORK STATEMENT ?Technical Assistance? for Advisory and Assistance Services by Non-Governmental Sources for Central Asia? Project Title: Central Asia Regional: Contractor Selection Assistance for Air Traffic Management/Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Services 1 Scope of Work The Contractor shall perform the following tasks: (1) Develop detailed selection procedures for the selection committee based on the criteria specified in the Request for Proposals for the Air Traffic Management/Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Services Project and the host country?s procedures for competitive selection; (2) travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan with the proposals submitted by U.S. companies for the study. The proposals will be delivered unopened to the Grantee in the sealed package provided by USTDA; (3) participate in the study selection process as an observer; and (4) prepare a final report to USTDA on the selection process. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to verify with the COTR that the report is considered acceptable and ready for the production of the appropriate number of copies. All reports must be paginated. All reports must be submitted on a 3.5 inch disk in Microsoft Word. In connection with travel, USTDA will advise the U.S. Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan of the Contractor?s proposed travel itinerary prior to departure. The Contractor should contact the U.S. Embassy upon arrival and prior to departure to brief and debrief them on the visit. USTDA will request that the Embassy provide the Contractor with names and addresses of appropriate host country officials with whom to meet. Logistics for handling the visit, including hotel accommodations, transportation and translation services are also the responsibility of the Contractor. 2 Delivery & Performance Requirements 2.1 Kick-Off Meeting with the USTDA Program Office Upon award, the Contractor shall contact USTDA?s Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR) (see G.2) to schedule a meeting to discuss details of the Contract assignment. Unless otherwise advised by the COTR, this meeting will be held at USTDA?s office in Arlington, Virginia. The COTR shall provide the Contractor with names and addresses of the project sponsor(s), other pertinent entities to contact in the United States and overseas, and any other relevant details that may impact upon the design and/or evaluation of the proposed project(s). 2.2 Pre-Visit Report Prior to departure to the host country, the Contractor shall provide the COTR a pre-visit written report of 3-5 pages containing the proposed schedule or itinerary, a list of contacts to be made during the visit and a pre-visit checklist of issues, information and questions to be utilized during the visit, and the proposed evaluation criteria for the selection committee. 2.3 USTDA Responsibility USTDA will advise the U.S. Embassy in the host country of the Contractor?s proposed travel itinerary prior to departure and request that the Commercial Section of the Embassy provide the Contractor with names and addresses of appropriate host country officials with whom to meet. 2.4 Contractor?s Host Country Travel The Contractor shall travel to the host country to meet with relevant project officials and with the U.S. Embassy. The Contractor should be available to travel to the host country within seven days of the award of the Contract. The Contractor shall contact the Commercial Section at the U.S. Embassy upon arrival and prior to departure for briefing and debriefing meetings. While the Embassy may be able to assist the Contractor in arranging some initial meetings with host country officials, the Contractor is responsible for arranging the meetings as well as logistics for the visit, i.e., hotel accommodations, transportation, and interpretation services. In some cases, the Contractor may need to Contract with a local entity to assist with these logistics. Local entities may not provide the technical work of substance for the creation of the DM report. 3 Contractor Interim Status Reporting and Deliverables The Contractor shall provide verbal updates to the COTR when necessary. The deliverables may also take the form of information, advice, opinions, alternatives, analyses, evaluations, recommendations, interim and final reports, or other oral or written work products needed for successful performance. 4.1 Report Draft -- COTR Approval The Contractor shall provide the report in draft form to USTDA for COTR review within ten (10) working days after completion of the overseas visit. The report should be clearly marked ?Draft? on the cover. 4.2 Revised Report Draft ? COTR Approval Within five (5) working days after receiving the COTR?s comments on the draft report, the Contractor shall submit a revised copy for COTR review. The Contractor shall revise the report as necessary until securing final COTR approval. 4.3 Final Report ? COTR Approval The final report shall incorporate all mutually agreed upon material and revisions. The report shall include any supporting documentation. It shall be grammatically and factually correct in all respects, internally consistent, and all statements and tables shall be clear and easily understood by a competent reader, and contain no typographical errors. Upon notification from the COTR that the report is considered acceptable, the Contractor shall submit twenty (20) copies, and one (1) unbound original to USTDA. All reports must be paginated and submitted in Microsoft Word on a 3.5-inch disk or on a CD-Rom. The Contractor shall also submit the report to the COTR as an e-mail attachment, and also in Microsoft Word format. 5 Project Descriptions and Profile In December 2003, USTDA provided funding of $540,015 grant for a feasibility study to assist Kazaeronavigatsiya, the agency in charge of air traffic control in Kazakhstan, with a study on modernizing the Central Asian regional CNS/ATM systems. Kazeronavigatsiya, acting on behalf of all the participating countries, is relatively inexperienced with administering a competitive selection, particularly among U.S. firms, and it is therefore necessary to provide technical assistance in undertaking this process. Because this is a regional project, it is important that the process is transparent. The RFP for the project is attached as an annex to this solicitation to provide further background.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USTDA's Office, Arlington, VA; at other locations in the U. S., and the designated host country.
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