SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Romania - LNG Import Terminal Project
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2008
- 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
- 0881029A
- Response Due
- 1/16/2009 4:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
jkusnierek@ustda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC John Kusnierek, 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: Mr. Francisc Toth, General Manager Romgaz S.A. 551130, C.I. Motas Nr. 4 Medias, Jud. Sibiu Tel: +40-269-201020 Fax: +40-269-846901 Romania - LNG Import Terminal 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 develop a Feasibility Study ("Study") that will assist Romgaz s.a. ("Grantee") in its planned implementation of a LNG import terminal at the Black Sea port of Constanta. The Grantee is Romania's state-owned gas exploration, production and storage company, and the largest gas producer in Europe. The goal of this FS is to assist the development a LNG import terminal on Romania's Black Sea coast. This terminal will augment the security and diversity of Romania's energy supply and increase the level of competition in the natural gas market. Romania's domestic gas production, although currently at approximately 12 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM) per year, is in decline and not expected to increase. Romania's current annual consumption is 17 BCM, with Gazprom supplying most of the imports, and Romanian dependence on Russian gas is expected to grow. As such, plans to diversify the country's sources of energy supply have broad political support. A site for the terminal has been identified at the Port of Constanta, the largest and deepest port in the Black Sea with a strategic location at the mouth of the Danube River. The Study is intended to help the Grantee determine the technical and financial feasibility of Project implementation at the Port of Constanta. Toward this end, the completed Study must: 1. assess the potential demand and markets for LNG in Romania and the region, as well as the future availability (volumes, pricing, timing and technology) of LNG supplies to the region, and to determine the size and type of the LNG import terminal to be built; 2. determine other relevant infrastructure development needs for the region, including the reconstruction and improvement of Romania's National Gas Transmission System; 3. conduct technical, economic and financial analyses in order to confirm Project feasibility, and to develop an implementation plan for the Project. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $1,061,975 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 4:00 PM, JANUARY 16, 2009 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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