SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Kazakhstan: Caspian Transportation System Early Departure Procedure Technical Assistance Project - Russian Translation
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2010
- 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
- 2009-81036A-1
- Archive Date
- 5/8/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Here is the Russian translation of this announcement. POC Nina Patel, 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. Marat Kushkenbayevich Ormanov General Director JSC "National maritime shipping company "Kazmortransflot"" Mcrn 13, Business center 55 Aktau, 130000 Kazakhstan Tel:+7 (7292) 200 890 Fax: +7 (7292) 200 888 E-mail: info@kmtf.kz 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 to evaluate the technical, economic and financial feasibility of implementing the Electronic Documentation Procedure or Early Departure Procedure (EDP). These procedures may also be known as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or Advanced Notification systems. Kazakhstani crude oil is currently shipped in limited amounts of approximately 150,000 barrels per day across the Caspian Sea from the Port of Aktau, currently the only major seaport in Kazakhstan, to Azerbaijan. Over the next 10 years however, Kazakhstan is expected to dramatically increase oil production, from its current capacity of approximately 70 million tons per year to an estimated 120 million tons per year by 2019. Most of this oil will be exported, necessitating an expansion of Kazakhstan's oil export infrastructure. The Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) has prioritized the development of KCTS (Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System) and in particular the part of KCTS - Transcaspian project (TCP), to ensure that Kazakhstan's oil export infrastructure can accommodate rising production levels. The general overview and description of the Transcaspian project is stated in the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Azerbaijan on support of oil transportation from the Republic of Kazakhstan through the Caspian Sea and the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the international markets by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan system, signed on June, 16, 2006 (Agreement). This project includes loading and discharging oil terminals on Kazakh and Azeri coastal territories of the Caspian Sea, tankers and vessels (designed for oil transportation and providing other operations within the Project), and a connection to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline. Initially, the Trans Caspian System (TCS) is expected to allow Kazakhstan to deliver approximately 500,000 barrels of oil per day directly to Azerbaijan via surface shipments across the Caspian Sea for onward transmission through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, other pipelines are also allowed but beyond the frame of Agreement. This volume is expected to increase to approximately 750,000 to 1.2 million barrels per day when KCTS is fully operational. The development of EDP will increase the efficiency of Trans-Caspian shipping by reducing turnaround time for ship port calls, especially for the oil shipping trade, which represents a significant portion of KMTF's shipping volume. In addition to Aktau, the RK plans to develop the Port of Kuryk as a marine oil loading and transport terminal. Eventually, the RK believes that the majority of oil exported from Kazakhstan via the Caspian will pass through Kuryk rather than Aktau. The efficient utilization of tankers will have a significant impact on the overall cost of the KCTS export route. EDP, which can stand for Early Departure Procedure or Electronic Documentation Procedure, is an internationally proved and accepted procedure that facilitates and expedites the arrival and departure clearances for a vessel and its cargo. Specifically, it allows for the electronic submission of necessary vessel and cargo information so that clearance from customs, health, and other officials can be obtained prior to the vessel arriving at the port. These systems are also known as Electronic Data Interchange or Advanced Notification systems. Currently, ships must stay offshore while they bring the written documentation to the port and await approvals and/or inspections by the relevant officials. Implementation of this proposed procedure will reduce time spent on documentation processes, thereby increasing efficiency in the Port of Aktau. 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 and Russian directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM, APRIL 23, 2010 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Requests for clarification on any aspect of the RFP should be directed to POC Nina Patel, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Any such request must be received no later than 4:00 PM, APRIL 23, 2010 in order to be honored. 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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