SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Pakistan - Biomass Cogeneration at Bulleh Shah Paper Mill
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2010
- 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
- 2010-31049A
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
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: Aslam Mehdi Director and General Manager Packages Limited Shahrah-E-Roomi P.O. Amer Sidhu Lahore - 54760 Pakistan Phone: +92 425920478 Fax: +92 5811978 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 feasibility study for Packages Limited to determine the best option to utilize various paper and agricultural wastes from a recently built paper mill for purposes of biomass cogeneration. BACKGROUND SUMMARY Packages Limited, the proposed Grantee, is a publicly traded company based in Pakistan, produces paper and cardboard at its own paper mills, including the Bulleh Shah paper mill at Kasur, 40 kilometers southeast of Lahore, in Punjab. The mill has its own process steam plant and can supply its own electrical demand; however Packages wishes to use the waste generated by the plant to build and operate a biomass cogeneration facility to generate additional electricity for their paper mills and business operations. The waste generated by Bulleh Sah, includes paper pulp sludge, cardboard and paper scrap, as well as aluminum foil and polyethylene sheet trimming wastes. In addition, Packages uses locally sourced wheat straw as a paper component, giving it access to an existing source of agricultural waste. Packages has commissioned several internal and external studies over the last couple of years on the quantities and composition of their waste stream, on preliminary designs for a biomass cogeneration system, and on performance analyses to determine pressures, efficiencies, output in tons of steam and in megawatt. At this point, Packages seeks expert advice from a U.S. company to determine the applicability, size, financial scope and technical requirements of implementing a biomass cogeneration facility. The study will begin with a technical assessment and review of existing options and documentation, followed by a complete project analysis of two options for utilizing waste from the Bulleh Shah paper mill itself and other sources. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $289,125 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 PM local time in Pakistan, September 15, 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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