SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- South Africa - eThekwini Electricity Distribution Systems Integration Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2006
- 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-0611046A
- Response Due
- 10/5/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/20/2006
- 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. Jay Kalichuran, Manager, Construction Planning & Works, eThekwini Electricity, eThekwini Municipality, 1 Jelf Taylor Crescent, PO Box 147, Durban, South Africa 4001, Phone: +27 31 311 9107, Fax: +27 31 306 3196 Email: kalichuranj@elec.durban.gov.za eThekwini Electricity Distribution Systems Integration Technical Assistance. The Grantee (the eThekwini Municipality) 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 program to develop the planning and technical design aspects of a high-level distribution systems integration strategy for the eThekwini Municipality. eThekwini Electricity (TE), the licensed electricity distributor of the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal Province on South Africa?s eastern coast, requested U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) assistance to develop an integrated distribution system in order to further their goal of providing world-class service. The integrated system would allow TE to tie customer data with supply information in real time, resulting in more cost-effective service and quicker responses to network and system problems. As part of the integration implementation process, certain evaluation studies need to be carried out prior to selection of equipment, software, and service providers. For this Technical Assistance, The Contractor will provide: A strategic evaluation and assessment of the suitability of the current technology, software, and distribution management systems; A high level integration plan/strategy to help inter-link the numerous databases and information systems; and A detailed implementation plan and supporting requests for proposals, Terms of Reference (TOR), and budget estimates for all the major elements of the strategy The TOR for the TE Distribution Systems Integration Technical Assistance include: Review of Current Business Processes, Asset Management Practices and Systems, and Tools Integration Strategic Study Implementation Plan Preparation of All Procurement Related Documents and Specifications Report on the Potential Development Impact of the Project Final Report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $500,000 grant to the Grantee from 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 Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the Information Resource Center (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 4:00PM (Local Time), October 5, 2006 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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