SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Ghana: Feasibility Study on the Expansion of Meteorological Services
- Notice Date
- 5/14/2009
- 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
- 2009-11014A
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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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: Director General Ghana Meteorological Agency P.O. Box L87; Legon, Accra; Ghana Phone +233 243 658 291 Fax +233 217 012 519 The Grantee, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), 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 the Expansion of Meteorological Services in Ghana. Forecasting services in Ghana are provided by GMet in conjunction with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The weather radar located at Kotoka International Airport is operated by GCAA and is functioning, but the ground stations reporting from outside the airport are limited in number, and their reports are prepared and disseminated manually. This creates a safety issue for aviation users that do not have access to state of the art meteorological services to warn of approaching storms, which can be severe, or to detect the wind shear conditions at the airports that are common during severe storms. The Grantee seeks to enhance its ability to produce timely forecasts and to disseminate either short or long term weather forecasts in an efficient manner. The expansion of the Grantee's meteorological services will: (a) equip all airports with automated weather observation stations (AWOS) or radar surveillance; (b) input data collected into an automated meteorology database based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology; and (c) communicate meteorological information and weather forecasts efficiently to aviation, agricultural, energy producing, water resource and industrial users. The Project will also establish a central Weather Forecast Office and enhance forecasting by the use of satellite and ground receiving and imaging systems. This Feasibility Study is intended to (a) assess the hardware, software, and facilities requirements needed by the Grantee over the next 15 years to enable it to provide state-of-the-art weather forecasts and other meteorological services and (b) recommend changes to its organizational structure to optimize the analysis and dissemination of meteorological information. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $235,000 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/desk study 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 p.m. local time, July 17, 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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