SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Egypt - Supplementary Pump Station for the Nile - Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2010
- 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
- 2010-21010A
- Archive Date
- 7/9/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Nina Patel, 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: Dr. Tarek Ali Sharaf, Chairman Of Med Mechanical & Electrical Department 3 Taftesh El-Rai Street Shobra Elmezalat Cairo, Egypt 202 22 06 92 93 The 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 technical assistance for a supplementary pump station for the Nile. The TA is intended to address the critical need for water resources in the West Delta region of the Nile. The successful implementation of the project will promote pumping systems to supplement the water supply to ensure MWRI meets the critical water needs of the region. Most of the agriculture in the Arab Republic of Egypt occurs in approximately 3% of the country's land area primarily in the Nile Valley and the Delta Region. Agriculture is a vital part of Egypt's economy and provides employment for approximately 29% of the population, makes up 14% of the country's GDP and 35% of its exports. Accordingly, massive irrigation projects have been built to support the population and sustain the agriculture sector. The Ministry for Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) currently operates 1,650 pumping stations throughout Egypt to support the growing Egyptian population. In addition to the urban growth around the cities such as Cairo and Alexandria, the growth around the thousands of small villages in the Nile Valley and the Delta has resulted in the reduction of agricultural land. To compensate for this loss, the Government of Egypt (GOE) has supported commercial farmers by reclaiming desert lands. In particular, the GOE has identified an area of approximately 107,000 hectares in the West Delta of the Nile that has experienced significant agricultural growth and supports a population of some 500,000, many of whom are engaged in the agricultural sector. The West Delta Region is irrigated based on two main water sources: surface water from the Nile River through a series of water channels starting from diversion canals to the branch canals, and distributaries and ground water based in the aquifer in the West Delta. However, the rapid growth in the region has excessively depleted ground water resources while also deteriorating water quality (e.g., increased salinity). To address the water needs in the West Delta, the installation of a new pump station to transport water from the Nile to the West Delta region has been funded by the World Bank. This plan, to be implemented by MWRI is designed to offset the withdrawal of groundwater with surface water from the Nile. This project will not only increase the agricultural production, but will also provide additional employment opportunities and expand residential land for Egypt's rapidly expanding population. In addition to the World Bank project, a supplementary pump station is required to transport water from the Rosetta Branch of the Nile to replace the abstracted water from the World Bank pumping project. The supplementary pump station will not only help replace the diverted water, but will also be used to improve the irrigation situation in other areas in the West Delta. The TA involves a technical, financial, economic and environmental assessment of the supplementary pump station in the West Delta region of the Nile. The TA will involve the preparation of the preliminary design and equipment specifications as well as the bid package components to allow MWRI to launch an international tender. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $277,774 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 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 12:00pm NOON, JUNE 24, 2010 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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