MODIFICATION
B -- Colombia - Port of Buenaventura Operational and Security Enhancement Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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
- 2009-51005A
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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jkusnierek@ustda.gov
(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. Domingo S. Chinea Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura Avenida Portuaria, Edificio Administración Buenaventura, Colombia Tel: (57-2) 241-0710 Fax (57-2) 242-2700 Port of Buenaventura Operational and Security Enhancement Feasibility Study, Colombia. The Grantee (Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a Feasibility Study to evaluate existing conditions at the Port of Buenaventura; review current procedures and equipment at the port; determine and recommend improvements; prepare technical background material, and address the implementation of a container scanning facility. The objective of the Port of Buenaventura Operational and Security Enhancement feasibility study in Colombia is to improve the monitoring and security of cargo transit at the Port of Buenaventura, the main terminal on Colombia’s Pacific coast. The selected feasibility study contractor will evaluate existing conditions at the Port of Buenaventura; review current procedures and equipment at the port; determine and recommend improvements; prepare technical background material, and address the implementation of a container scanning facility. Implementation measures would include the installation of advanced security technologies such as a Vessel Traffic System (VTS) to monitor the safe transit of vessels near Buenaventura’s coastline; Optical Character Recognition (OCR) equipment to record truck designations and container markings within the port; integration of container scanning equipment, and radiation detection and computerized integration of the existing closed circuit television network. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Feasibility Study include the following tasks: 1) Data collection and review of existing conditions; 2) develop a vessel tracking system; 3) develop an optical character recognition system; 4) develop a computer monitoring system; 5) review of cargo inspection; 6) interim presentation; 7) development and environmental impacts; and 8) final report and presentation. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $400,000 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 TOR, and a background Definitional Mission report is 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 RFP's 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 mailroom 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 Spanish directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM (local time in Buenaventura, Colombia), July 21, 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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