SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Egypt - Positive Train Control System Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2009
- 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
- 2009-21021A
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- John Kusnierek, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
jkusnierek@ustda.gov
(jkusnierek@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC John Kusnierek, 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. Mohamed Nabil, Minister's Advisor Ministry of Transport, Government of Egypt El Nasr Road, Nasr City Cairo, Egypt Phone 202 2400-8223 Fax 202 2400-8723 Egypt - Positive Train Control System Feasibility Study. The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a feasibility study for a Positive Train Control System. The Egyptian railway sector plays a significant role in the economy. It is a critical mode of transport for lower income Egyptians and consists of 5,085 km of track, concentrated in the Nile Delta and Nile Valley. Egyptian National Railways (ENR) is the government entity within the Ministry of Transport charged with providing rail services and managing railway infrastructure in Egypt. ENR is predominantly a passenger railway conducting large scale operations in excess of 68 billion traffic units in 2007. In 2006, a series of mass casualty rail accidents in Egypt caused significant public criticism of the government. In response, the government has provided ENR with increased funds to perform essential investments to remedy critical safety problems. Improving safety, increasing capacity on high density lines, increasing freight traffic and reducing capital investment and maintenance expenditures are strategic challenges faced by ENR. The proposed PTC feasibility study will improve the capacity and safety of the rail system in Egypt. ENR is faced with aging and obsolete infrastructure and equipment and current operations are conducted largely by mechanical and manual procedures, which have proven unsafe, costly and inefficient. The proposed study will serve to introduce the capabilities and functionality of PTC to a wide audience of ENR and Ministry of Transport officials and technical experts. PTC is a critical safety system and a major investment, and a successful study will enable ENR to implement a full PTC system in Egypt. The study will evaluate the capability of PTC technologies and systems to improve safety of operations on the Egyptian railways; improve capacity of the ENR network to operate more traffic over existing infrastructure, and; optimize ENR's operations including management of trains and adaptation to contingencies in real-time. The study will also develop preliminary performance requirements and specification for a pilot project and a full implementation of PTC technologies and systems in Egypt. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $658,323 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/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/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 12:00pm noon, September 10, 2009 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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