SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Technical Assistance for the Development of a Tourism Strategy in Azerbaijan
- Notice Date
- 5/24/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 721199
— All Other Traveler Accommodation
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism of Azerbaijan, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Attention: Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism - Azerbaijan, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0480011A
- Response Due
- 6/25/2004
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2004
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, Tel: 703-875-4357, Fax: 703-875-4009, E-mail: ekunene@ustda.gov : PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE : Proposal Submission Place: Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism of Azerbaijan, c/o U.S. Trade and Development Agency, 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209, Attention: Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism- Azerbaijan : The Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism (Ministry) of Azerbaijan invites submission of Proposals from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to conduct technical assistance on developing a tourism strategy. The technical assistance will include assistance with policy, regulatory, and budgetary planning, revising the current tourism master plan, institutional capacity building, development of research and data collection capabilities, developing a marketing plan, and an economic impact analysis. The Government of Azerbaijan has identified tourism as a priority sector as it attempts to diversify its economy and address the challenges of poverty reduction. Azerbaijan is attracting many foreign oil and gas companies and seeing revenues from that aspect of the economy, and would like to develop its potential to become a regional tourist hub to attract oil and gas workers, and Western Europeans on extended weekends. Azerbaijan has an enviable seaside location, as well as mountains and lakes, and possesses numerous cultural attractions, including medieval architecture, castles, and caravanserais. Despite its recent economic growth, Azerbaijan?s infrastructure remains underdeveloped. Beyond Baku, tourism infrastructure has yet to be properly capitalized. The Government of Azerbaijan has begun to address the many challenges of tourism development, for example, by joining the World Tourism Organization (a United Nations agency dedicated to assisting countries with maximizing the economic benefits of tourism) and gave the tourism sector ministry-level attention by creating the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism in 2002. The World Tourism Organization visited Azerbaijan in 2002 to conduct a detailed technical assistance mission that focused on tourism marketing, and a broad master plan was proposed. However, before any marketing or other plans can be implemented, it is necessary for Azerbaijan to create a detailed tourism strategy. In 2003, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) funded a Definitional Mission to identify projects in the tourism sector. The aim of this technical assistance project is to allow the Government of Azerbaijan to prioritize its tourism infrastructure development projects, study the market to match existing and prospective tourism destination products with existing and potential demand, analyze the economic impact of market targets, and determine if a plan for establishing a tourism development fund or other revenue base is necessary. The U.S. firm selected to conduct this technical assistance will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $308,050 grant to the Ministry from USTDA. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) is available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209. 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 mailroom 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 Azerbaijan. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host countries 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 to the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism of Azerbaijan c/o USTDA by 4:00 P.M. June 25, 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 Ministry reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Ministry also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Ministry is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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