SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- El Salvador National Energy Policy Development Project Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 3/15/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0350025B
- Response Due
- 4/20/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/5/2004
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
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ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Blvd. Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Email: ekunene@tda.gov. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Ing. Jorge Rovira, Director, Dirección de Energía Eléctrica, Ministerio de Economia, Alameda Juan Pablo II y Calle Guadalupe, Plan Maestro, Centro de Gobierno Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A., Phone: (503) 231-5615, 281-1122 ext.1306, Fax: (503) 281-1157, e-mail: jrovira@minec.gob.sv. 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 provide Technical Assistance to the El Salvadoran Ministerio de Economía (MINEC), in the assessment and design of a new national energy policy. On March 3, 2003, El Salvador’s Minister of Economy Miguel Lacayo wrote to U.S. Ambassador Likins requesting USTDA assistance to help the Government of El Salvador structure a comprehensive energy policy. The objective of this effort was to prepare El Salvador for the increasing energy demand anticipated by the economic and trade development that would result from the entry into force of the Central American Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated by the U.S. Trade Representative on behalf of the United States. The development of a market-oriented energy policy was expected to prepare the climate for an expansion of the energy sector that would in turn attract new international trade and investment, since large capital-project investors would be able to rely on a stable and market-driven competitive framework. There has been considerable progress in El Salvador’s move from complete government domination in the energy market to a market-oriented private sector industry. In a country that has no oil or gas production of its own, all of the oil and oil-product import, refining, marketing and sales operations are in private hands, as are all thermal power generation and electricity distribution activities. U.S. companies dominate in both the oil and electricity markets. In the electric sector, the Government of El Salvador has introduced a market-oriented marginal pricing methodology that selects low-cost generators first in the market-clearing and dispatching process. This is a procedure that has not worked to perfection, and subsequent attempts to adjust the market mechanism have sown confusion among investors. The re-orientation of the electric sector along free-market lines satisfactory to all players is a major objective of the study described here. This project has the Government of El Salvador’s highest priority, and it is supported by the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, as well as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. U.S. Government support rests in part on the idea that the establishment of a well-functioning energy market in its own right will improve living conditions throughout El Salvador but, more importantly, the successful implementation of a market-oriented energy sector in El Salvador will go a long way toward regional integration and will be compatible with the Central American Free Trade Agreement now under discussion. The general objective of this Technical Assistance is to support the GOES in the consolidation of recent electric market reforms in El Salvador. This will entail guaranteed price stability in the short run, and assured supplies in the long run, as well as general incentives for the long-term development of the electric sector, including distribution and commercialization activities. The project requires that these reforms be consolidated by means of a new (wholesale and retail) market model, which is to be based on generating costs. These generating costs will have to be the primary basis for bilateral contracts, along with requisite financial provisions that will guarantee the long-term supply of electricity and the identification and implementation of changes pertaining to the current regulatory environment of the distribution and commercialization sectors. This means that recent changes in the (electric) sector that are already pointed in that direction will have to be retained, but in such a way as to assure an orderly and efficient transition to the implementation of the new model that is to be developed by this consulting project. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Technical Assistance include the following: Task 1: Long-term Projection of Energy Demands Task 2: Assess the Development of Energy Sources Over Time Task 3: Assessment of Energy Efficiency Programs Task 4: Develop Environmental Protection Plan Task 5: Develop Plan for Attracting Private Investment Task 6: Report on Energy Policy Harmonization among Central American Countries Task 7: Assess Options for Importing Natural Gas from Mexico Task 8: Final Report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $337,235 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 are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Blvd. Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should 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 Spanish and English directly to the Grantee by 12:00pm local San Salvador, El Salvador time, April 20, 2004 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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