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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 19, 2009 FBO #2642
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B -- ONEP Geographic Information System (GIS) Technical Assistance - Responses to Questions

Notice Date

2/17/2009
 

Notice Type

Responses to Questions
 

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

200821025A
 

Response Due

3/27/2009 4:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

4/11/2009
 

Point of Contact

John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
 

E-Mail Address

jkusnierek@ustda.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

ONEP Geographic Information System (GIS) Technical Assistance POC John Kusnierek, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. ONEP Geographic Information System (GIS) Technical Assistance. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE; PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Bureau des Marches, Direction Approvisionnement et Marches, Office National de l’Eau Potable, 6 BIS, Rue Patrice Lumumba, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: (212) 37 70 22 59, Fax: (212) 37 72 10 30, email : nhimmi@onep.org.ma. 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 technical assistance for ONEP Geographic Information System (GIS) Founded in 1972, ONEP is the main producer of drinking water, producing 80% of the national production. ONEP is a public company and is responsible for the country’s potable water supply, as well as for wastewater treatment and recycling. Subsequently, ONEP is charged with the management of drinking water and wastewater networks as well as watershed protection zones. Until recently, ONEP has tended to manage the areas of urban water supply, rural water supply, and wastewater treatment as separate and unrelated areas. As water/wastewater management becomes increasingly more important in Morocco, the need on ONEP’s part for an integrated, “enterprise-wide” approach is becoming increasingly evident. Effective water resource management requires an in-depth understanding of the location, timing and amount of water used, and GIS technology can provide an essential platform in which to analyze and display this type of information, to make better-informed decisions about management and allocation, and to improve long-range planning. ONEP’s core operations would substantially benefit from a new, GIS-supported, unified approach to its activities, particularly in the following areas: •Land usage as it applies to ONEP land (for example: land associated with treatment plants, ONEP pipeline rights-of-way) •Water resources (technical and administrative data, quality, etc.) •Watershed protection zones (both physical and environmental aspects) •Drinking-water networks (production; rural drinking-water supply; urban distribution) Wastewater networks (including drinking-water purification plants) •Commercial aspects (customer management, billing, etc.) Full implementation of an integrated, enterprise-wide GIS solution would yield for ONEP better data processing and management, a reduced cost of data generation and utilization as well as improved decision making and communication. The technologies are similar to those in widespread use throughout the international water industry, and such a system would modernize and integrate data management to improve ONEP’s activities. The implementation of modern GIS-based information for water management in Morocco is essential in order for ONEP to achieve its corporate objectives in a competitive 21st century environment. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $385,876 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 directly to the Grantee by 12:00 p.m. NOON, March 27, 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.
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=fb0f8833f8e8896261f34b06c68aef09&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Document(s)

Responses to Questions
 

File Name: Re: ONEP Questions from Bidders (ONEP RFP Questions for Bidders 3.doc)

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Record

SN01751516-W 20090219/090217215753-fb0f8833f8e8896261f34b06c68aef09 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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