SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Brazil: Acre Statewide Broadband Project
- Notice Date
- 11/12/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 08-51024B
- Archive Date
- 1/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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jkusnierek@ustda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Brazil: Acre Statewide Broadband Project POC John Kusinerek, 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: Sergio Francalino, Assessor Técnico da Diretoria de Modernização Administrativa Secretaria de Estado da Gestão Administrativa, Governo do Estado do Acre, Palácio das Secretarias,Av. Getúlio Vargas, 232 – Centro, Rio Branco, Acre CEP 69900-160, Brazil, Phone: +55 68 3212-7600, Fax: +55 68 3213-2150, Email: sergio.francalino@ac.gov.br. ACRE STATEWIDE BROADBAND 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 develop a feasibility study for an Acre Statewide Broadband Project for the State of Acre’s Secretariat of Administrative Management. The Feasibility Study will evaluate a statewide broadband project that will provide broadband internet services to the Acre region of Brazil. The Study would assist the Acre Government in defining several aspects of the Project, such as optimal ownership structure, size, limitations, and security of the bandwidth. In addition, the Study would serve as a basis for developing bidding documents to select private sector partners for the construction and management of the Project. The Project has four objectives. The foremost objective for the Grantee is to build a network linking all government offices via high-speed internet starting with the municipalities of Rio Branco and Cruzeiro do Sul. This would eliminate redundancies and reduce overall operating costs for government communications. The second objective is to provide high speed connections to public internet access points, such as schools and health posts. The third objective is to provide medium-band connections to the general public as a public service. An optional fourth objective is to provide commercial high-speed internet access for businesses and homes seeking higher bandwidth than that available for free access. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $573,853 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 desk study 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/USTDA/FedBizOpps/RFP/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 and Portuguese directly to the Grantee by 1:00pm (local time), December 29, 2008 at the above address. In addition to the submission of hard copies, the offeror may also wish to email the proposal to the Grantee. 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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