SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Brazil Braskem Occupational Health and Hygiene Program
- Notice Date
- 2/2/2007
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0651004B
- Response Due
- 3/19/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2007
- 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: Ester Bergsten, Health and Safety Coordinator (Coordenadora SSMA Corporativo), Braskem S.A., Rua Eteno 1561 ? Insumos B?sicos, P?lo Petroqu?mico de Cama?ari, 42810 000 Cama?ari ? BA ? Brazil, Phone: 011-55-71-3632-5969; Fax: 011-55-71-3632-5170. Braskem Occupational Health and Hygiene Program. Braskem, S.A., 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 technical assistance for an occupational health and hygiene program. Founded in 2002, Braskem, S.A. is majority owned by the Odebrecht Group, a major Brazilian engineering and construction company. It has its corporate headquarters in S?o Paulo and production facilities located in Cama?ari, Bahia; Macei?, Alagoas; S?o Paulo; and Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul. In 2005, Braskem produced 6.4 million tons of primary base, secondary and intermediate petrochemicals. Braskem?s stated strategic objective is to become a ?world class petrochemical company? by 2010, giving special emphasis to the health, safety and environment of its 3,000 direct and 5,000 indirect employees and the community at large. The company is now focusing these efforts to occupational health and hygiene and is committed to making additional upgrades in process control, monitoring equipment, and instrumentation to address workplace hazards which may impair the health and safety of its employees and the communities located near their plants. To accomplish this goal, Braskem has requested technical assistance to assess the occupational health conditions at Braskem?s facilities; evaluate existing occupational health and hygiene standards and benchmark these with international best practices; recommend new standards and remedial actions at facilities and training programs needed to meet the new standards; and to develop an implementation plan. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $423,415 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 Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/USTDA/FedBizOpps/RFP/rfpform.asp. Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also 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 5:00 PM local time on March 19, 2007 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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