SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Romania - Next Generation Network Infrastructure for Emergency Management Project
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2008
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0881002A
- Response Due
- 5/14/2008
- Archive Date
- 5/29/2008
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procurement Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009
- E-Mail Address
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ekunene@ustda.gov
- 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: Eng. Marcel Opris, Director Special Telecommunications Service 323A, Splaiul Independentei, Sector 6, 060044 Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 202 21 41 Fax: +40 21 311 20 39 Romania: Next Generation Network Infrastructure for Emergency Management Project ("Project"). 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 ("TA") with the development of a Next Generation Network ("NGN"), which will upgrade existing telecommunications infrastructure and improve the Romanian government's capacity to manage possible as well as actual emergencies. The Grantee is a public institution of the Host Country, organized and functioning under the Law no. 92/1996, that oversees and coordinates information and communications technology activities for public authorities and others as specified by law. The Grantee is responsible for providing communications network services for emergency management (including multiple emergency management agencies within government as well as first responder organizations). In the first phase of a World Bank Hazard Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project being implemented in Romania, plans were made for an Emergency Management Information System (EMIS). Though EMIS is not yet officially underway, realization of the Project will ensure the proper functioning and capacity for the EMIS system and its various software applications (many of which use image data and other high-data volume files). More generally, existing telecommunications infrastructure in Romania is limited in its functionality, bandwidth capacity, geographical reach and transmission/storage security. The Romanian government, through the Grantee, intends to develop an NGN that will address these shortcomings via a comprehensive ICT system upgrade. In addition to its explicit objective ? enabling considerable, sweeping improvements in emergency management and response capabilities across the nation ? the Project will provide a functional blueprint for future ICT upgrades in a number of other areas, which ultimately will result in the Romanian government's total reliance on a faster, more dependable and entirely interconnected telecommunications infrastructure in and among ministries and other facilities. The Grantee requires the services of a Contractor to complete the following Tasks for this Technical Assistance: TASK 1: Network Infrastructure Assessment TASK 2: Satisfying EMIS Performance Requirements TASK 3: Blueprint for Next-Generation Emergency Management Network TASK 4: Enhanced Network Functionality and Capacity to Support Geospatial Information Systems and Critical Incident Management Systems TASK 5: Planning and Advisory Services TASK 6: Implementation and Financing Plan TASK 7: Development Impact Analysis TASK 8: Regulatory Review and Preliminary Environmental Analysis TASK 9: Final Report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $700,000 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 Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also 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 4:00pm local time on May 14, 2008 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. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (31-MAR-2008); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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