SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Mongolia: Air Traffic Management Project
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- 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, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0531020A
- Response Due
- 9/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2005
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, 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: Mr. M. Dagva, Director General, Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority Buyant-Ukhaa Airport, Ulaanbaatar ? 34, Mongolia, Phone:(976-11) 313-151, 982-001, Fax: (976-11) 313-151, 379-640. 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 develop a Technical Assistance on the implementation of needed improvements in Mongolia?s air traffic management. In Mongolia, rising levels of air traffic and underdeveloped aviation infrastructure are creating an urgent need for the aviation sector to upgrade communications, navigation, and surveillance systems, and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) capabilities. Mongolia?s air traffic is growing at 5 percent to 10 percent per year and has now reached up to 110 flights per day during peak periods. More specifically, the international traffic over the skies of Mongolia en route to destinations in China and Russia has increased significantly, with China now representing 59 percent of its over-flight volume. Monitoring air traffic volume effectively is both a safety issue, in ensuring adequate airspace capacity to minimize the risk of accidents, and a financial issue, as international over-flights produce revenue through fees and charges to international air carriers. The Monglian Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA), operating under the Ministry of Roads, Transport, and Tourism, is the agency responsible for providing air traffic services, operating airports, setting safety standards and their oversight, and regulating the sector overall. The MCAA?s existing CNS/ATM system, the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract system, requires aircraft to be fitted with expensive avionics equipment in order to interface with the system, and has proven to be neither cost-effective nor appealing to the aviation sector. In the MCAA?s 2003 Civil Aviation Master Plan funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the current system was identified as insufficient to cope with the anticipated future traffic growth over Mongolian airspace. As a result, MCAA is currently considering alternative solutions based on Autonomic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technologies for upgrading its existing aviation system. The advantages of an ADS-B Mode S based system include lower costs associated with avionics installation, easier interface, more accurate surveillance data providing increased air traffic capacity, broader scope of data transmission, and greater support for new application add-ons. Currently there are three types of datalink standards associated with ADS-B systems: (i) Mode S ?extended squitter?, (ii) VDL Mode 4, and (iii) Universal Access Transceiver. The Mongolians have made some trial tests of VDL Mode 4, which is more widely promoted in Europe, and are considering utilization of this datalink standard for its domestic flight traffic control. However, for its more important international routes, the MCAA is interested in learning more about the Mode S standard, which is endorsed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency. In order to support the ADS-B Mode S system, MCAA is requesting expert technical assistance to assist it in planning and procuring a pilot system to test the system?s functionality and effectiveness for international air traffic. The Definitional Mission review of this project proposes that U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) fund a Technical Assistance contractor to work with MCAA in developing an implementation plan, preparing specifications and the tender package for procurement of a pilot system of two ground stations and related equipment, and assisting in tender implementation and evaluation. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $100,051grant 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 report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, 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 English directly to the Grantee by 10:00, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 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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