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B -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SEDEX LEAD-ZINC PROJECT IN BRAZIL DUE 092500 POC POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 The Cia. Mineradora de Minas Gerais ("the Grantee") 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 perform technical assistance to determine the lead-zinc potential of COMIG's mineral deposits in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The state mining company, Companhia Mineradora de Minas Gerais (COMIG), plans to concession mineral deposits under their control, including lead-zinc deposits in Paracatu region in northwestern Minas Gerais. The technical assistance will result in geophysical surveys that will be used by COMIG to attract private investment in the mines. The objective of the technical assistance is to conduct geophysical surveys in the Paracatu region of the state of Minas Gerais to identify anomalies that may indicate lead-zinc deposits that have commercial potential. The contractor will perform the following tasks: Data Acquisition and Logistical Planning, Planning and Scheduling of Geophysical Work, Implementation of Geophysical Surveys (Airborne magnetic & radiomagnetic surveys), Processing and Interpretation of Survey Data, Generation of Maps and Final Report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $300,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). The total estimated budget for the technical assistance is $315,000. The Contractor and/or its subcontractors must cover whatever cost is necessary to complete the full Terms of Reference. 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 TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA 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. maildo not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want TDA 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 TDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to TDA 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, TDA 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 TDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this TDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under TDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the TDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the TDA-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 TDA grant amount. Details of TDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in Portuguese and English directly to the Grantee by 5:00pm on September 25, 2000 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. Posted 08/22/00 (W-SN488592). (0235)

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