SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B: Southern African Development Community (SADC) CNS/ATM Transition Plan
- Notice Date
- 1/21/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0210023B
- Response Due
- 3/9/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/24/2005
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009; PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: 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 conducting a Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Lower Airspace Feasibility Study and Implementation Plan. The study will determine the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region's airspace requirements with an emphasis on lower airspace with some upper airspace elements. The Terms of Reference (TOR) will include the following tasks, summarized as follows: Part I: 5. Organize Kick-off Meeting with the Upper Airspace Control Center (UACC) Steering Committee; 6. Collect and evaluate existing studies, surveys and policies; 7. Assess current infrastructure and institutional environment through information provided by site visits, SADC member nations, the UACC Steering Committee, and/or other existing studies; 8. Analyze and project optimal future traffic flows, routes, and loads in the SADC region; 5. Project future lower airspace functional requirements over 10-year period; 17. Review and validate or estimate as appropriate revenue and costs for the lower airspace, including the cost of supporting services based on traffic volumes demand scenarios; 18. Determine the viability of suitable CNS/ATM systems for the lower airspace requirements for the SADC member States that harmonize with the proposed UACC concept implementation. Carry out a preliminary environmental analysis of project; 19. In light of the findings of Tasks 1-7 above, review the feasibility study completed by Sofreavia for the establishment of a SADC UACC and make recommendations regarding the best interface between the lower and upper airspace in SADC; and 20. Provide a detailed report of Part I tasks ? This task includes preparation of a final deliverable for Part I of the Study. The task also includes the incorporation of Committee comments for the Part I deliverable. Part II: 21. Develop a new regulatory/legislative framework for implementing new CNS/ATM Systems for lower airspace; 22. Evaluate the organizational/institutional framework requirements for the sustainable operation of the lower airspace; 23. Create a detailed implementation & transition plan for lower airspace; 24. Develop a Financial Plan supporting the implementation of lower airspace; 25. Establish a Marketing Plan for the UACC; 26. Provide a detailed paper of Phase II tasks; and 27. Provide final report according to the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) mandatory clauses. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $808,359 grant to the Grantee from USTDA, correspondingly divided into US$476,080 for Part I and, prospectively, US$332,279 for Part II. In addition, the U.S. firm selected is expected to contribute at least $8,061 toward the cost of the study to cover work in those countries where USTDA grant funds cannot be used. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the TOR, and an excerpt of a desk study report (the recommended budget) are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, 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 directly to the Grantee by 4:00 pm (local time), March 9, 2005, 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. A N N E X 2 A N N E X 3 U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Arlington, VA 22209-2131 NATIONALITY, SOURCE, AND ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS The purpose of USTDA's nationality, source, and origin requirements is to assure the maximum practicable participation of American contractors, technology, equipment and materials in the prefeasibility, feasibility, and implementation stages of a project. USTDA STANDARD RULE (GRANT AGREEMENT STANDARD LANGUAGE): Except as USTDA may otherwise agree, each of the following provisions shall apply to the delivery of goods and services funded by USTDA under this Grant Agreement: (a) for professional services, the Contractor must be either a U.S. firm or U.S. individual; (b) the Contractor may use U.S. subcontractors without limitation, but the use of subcontractors from host country may not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the USTDA Grant amount and may only be used for specific services from the Terms of Reference identified in the subcontract; (c) employees of U.S. Contractor or U.S. subcontractor firms responsible for professional services shall be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.; (d) goods purchased for implementation of the Study and associated delivery services (e.g., international transportation and insurance) must have their nationality, source and origin in the United States; and (e) goods and services incidental to Study support (e.g., local lodging, food, and transportation) in host country are not subject to the above restrictions. USTDA will make available further details concerning these standards of eligibility upon request. NATIONALITY: 1) Rule Except as USTDA may otherwise agree, the Contractor for USTDA funded activities must be either a U.S. firm or a U.S. individual. Prime contractors may utilize U.S. subcontractors without limitation, but the use of host country subcontractors is limited to 20% of the USTDA grant amount. 2) Application Accordingly, only a U.S. firm or U.S. individual may submit proposals on USTDA funded activities. Although those proposals may include subcontracting arrangements with host country firms or individuals for up to 20% of the USTDA grant amount, they may not include subcontracts with third country entities. U.S. firms submitting proposals must ensure that the professional services funded by the USTDA grant, to the extent not subcontracted to host country entities, are supplied by employees of the firm or employees of U.S. subcontractor firms who are U.S. individuals. Interested U.S. firms and consultants who submit proposals must meet USTDA nationality requirements as of the due date for the submission of proposals and, if selected, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. These nationality provisions apply to whatever portion of the Terms of Reference is funded with the USTDA grant. 3) Definitions A "U.S. individual" is (a) a U.S. citizen, or (b) a non-U.S. citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S. (a green card holder). A "U.S. firm" is a privately owned firm which is incorporated in the U.S., with its principal place of business in the U.S., and which is either (a) more than 50% owned by U.S. individuals, or (b) has been incorporated in the U.S. for more than three (3) years prior to the issuance date of the request for proposals; has performed similar services in the U.S. for that three (3) year period; employs U.S. citizens in more than half of its permanent full-time positions in the U.S.; and has the existing capability in the U.S. to perform the work in question. A partnership, organized in the U.S. with its principal place of business in the U.S., may also qualify as a ?U.S. firm? as would a joint venture organized or incorporated in the United States consisting entirely of U.S. firms and/or U.S. individuals. A nonprofit organization, such as an educational institution, foundation, or association may also qualify as a ?U.S. firm? if it is incorporated in the United States and managed by a governing body, a majority of whose members are U.S. individuals. SOURCE AND ORIGIN: 1) Rule In addition to the nationality requirement stated above, any goods (e.g., equipment and materials) and services related to their shipment (e.g., international transportation and insurance) funded under the USTDA Grant Agreement must have their source and origin in the United States, unless USTDA otherwise agrees. However, necessary purchases of goods and project support services which are unavailable from a U.S. source (e.g., local food, housing and transportation) are eligible without specific USTDA approval. 2) Application Accordingly, the prime contractor must be able to demonstrate that all goods and services purchased in the host country to carry out the Terms of Reference for a USTDA Grant Agreement that were not of U.S. source and origin were unavailable in the United States. 3) Definitions ?Source? means the country from which shipment is made. "Origin? means the place of production, through manufacturing, assembly or otherwise. Questions regarding these nationality, source and origin requirements may be addressed to the USTDA Office of General Counsel.
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