SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- India - HPCL Asset Integrity Management Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 0831018A
- Response Due
- 6/11/2008
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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ekunene@ustda.gov
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 Arlington, VA 22209-3901 Tel: (703) 875-4357 Fax: (703) 875-4009. ***Please do no contact contracts office*** Proposal Submission Place: Mr. S. C. Mehta, General Manager-Technical Mumbai Refinery, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. B.D. Patil Marg, Mahul, Mumbai 400-074, India Phone: 011-91-22-2554-3482, Fax: 011-91-22-2554-4584 HPCL Asset Integrity Management Project. 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 provide technical assistance for an Asset Integrity Management (AIM) project for its petroleum refineries and associated pipelines. The Grantee, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), is seeking to develop a comprehensive program of Asset Integrity Management (AIM) that it intends to apply at its refineries in India. This type of program involves world class standards of inspection and maintenance of refinery facilities and pipelines to ensure the uninterrupted, reliable and efficient operation. This program, which utilizes advanced technologies and methodologies, is vital to minimize the risks and vulnerabilities of large scale petroleum operations, protect the safety of the workforce and neighboring population, and to maximize energy security for India. The AIM program will draw largely on the experience and advanced technologies developed in the United States in conformity with standards and best practices as developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API), the National Petroleum Refiners Association (NPRA), the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI), and other organizations. This is a significant capacity building project that will serve as a template for potential implementation of the program throughout the Indian petroleum sector. It also will provide an opportunity for a number of advanced U.S. technologies to be demonstrated and is likely to result in significant U.S. inspection services, equipment, and technology exports to India’s refining sector. The intention of this work is to: (1) assess the prevailing inspection systems and techniques now undertaken by HPCL for asset integrity management; (2) recommend improvements with respect to systems and procedures; (3) recommend new inspection methodologies and technologies that will enhance the safety and the integrity of petroleum refining operations, and will better ensure the reliability of meeting its petroleum products supply obligations to the Indian market, and (4) demonstrate some of these advanced technologies. HPCL is a major public sector company under India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It is a petroleum refining and oil products marketing company which also has equity in upstream petroleum ventures. It is a Fortune 500 company (ranks 378) and accounts for roughly ten percent of India’s domestic petroleum refining capacity. The Government of India holds 51 percent equity, and the remainder is held by other companies, banks, mutual funds, and foreign investors. In addition, the Grantee operates two major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels & specialties, one in Mumbai (west coast) of 5.5 MMTPA capacity and the other in Vishakapatnam (east coast) with a capacity of 7.5 MMTPA. The Grantee holds an equity stake of 16.95% in Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited, a state-of-the-art refinery at Mangalore with a capacity of 9 MMTPA, and owns and operates the largest lube refinery in the country with a capacity of 335,000 metric tons and accounting for more than 40 percent of the country's total lube base oil production. The Terms of Reference for this Technical Assistance will include: Task 1: Initial project meeting and site surveys Task 2: Training program Task 3a: Pilot risk based inspection implementation Task 3b: Advanced technology field demonstrations Task 4:Conduct technical evaluation Task 5: Preliminary environmental impact assessment Task 6: Development impact assessment Task 7: Prepare cost estimates and economic assessment Task 8: Provide list of equipment and technology suppliers Task 9: Training program recommendations Task 10: Deliverables and reporting The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $628,926 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/businessopps/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 directly to the Grantee by 4:00PM, June 11, 2008 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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