SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- BULGARIA: UNITED MEDICAL EAD EXPANSION PROJECT
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2009
- 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
- 2009-81028A
- Archive Date
- 12/3/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
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. ANDREY MARKOV; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; UNITED MEDICAL EAD; 22, ZLATEN ROG STR., FL. 10; LOZENETS; 1407 SOFIA; BULGARIA; TEL.: +359 2 917 49 70; FAX: +359 2 917 49 73. Bulgaria: United Medical EAD Expansion Project. The United Medical EAD ("Grantee") 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 ("Study") on the expansion of the Grantee's private medical facilities and health insurance network in Bulgaria. The Grantee seeks to expand its network of medical facilities, and therefore is considering the development of two new hospitals and additional clinics in Bulgaria. A lack of adequate high quality public healthcare services in Bulgaria has led to heightened demand for improved access to all types of medical services. The continued development of private sector medical facilities and services is an essential component of an expanded and improved nationwide healthcare system. The Grantee has developed a successful model for clinical services, and seeks to expand its clinic base and add hospital services. The Grantee is the first integrated private healthcare and insurance company in Bulgaria, and is the fastest-growing health insurance company in the country, public or private. It is active in the following four principal lines of business: 1) preventive and occupational medicine, 2) medical diagnostics, 3) medical treatment and 4) health insurance. The Grantee currently owns four medical facilities in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna. The Study will provide technical, economic and financial feasibility data leading to the development of the Grantee's next growth phase. It will develop organizational and marketing plans, facility standards and equipment specifications for each class of medical facility planned by the Grantee, and will provide the basis for continued expansion of the Grantee's services throughout Bulgaria. Additionally the Study will plan for ongoing procurements of medical disposables, sterile packs and pharmaceuticals, and will develop a business plan to grow the Grantee's health insurance business and better integrate it with the Grantee's medical services business. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $268,823 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/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 4:30 pm on November 18, 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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