SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Nigeria - Loss Reduction Technologies
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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
- 2010-11027A
- Archive Date
- 12/4/2010
- 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
- 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: National Power Training Institute of Nigeria No 1124 Eldoret Close, off Aminu Kano Close Wuse 2 Abuja, Nigeria Phone: +2348058007538 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 provide technical assistance for three of Nigeria's newly formed power distribution companies in reducing their high rates of technical and commercial power losses. The TA will assess each company's grid monitoring and control systems, make recommendations on infrastructure improvements to enhance the companies' capacities to monitor and control power distribution, and provide training on loss reduction and smart-grid technologies. In 2005, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), the country's state-owned national power utility, was unbundled into 18 separate companies: 1 transmission company, 4 generation companies, and 13 distribution companies. The successor companies have identified the high rate of power loss, which occurs during transmission and distribution, as one of the greatest obstacles to becoming self-sustaining, commercial enterprises. Moreover, the new distribution companies do not have an accurate account of their infrastructure, assets, or customer bases, making solutions to their power loss problems very difficult to find. The distribution companies are thus seeking technical solutions to better manage their assets, improve reliability, and become more responsive to the needs of their customers. The Ministry of Power has identified three distribution companies which have the potential to rapidly generate revenue, evolve into commercial enterprises, and serve as development models for the Nigerian power distribution sector: Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Plc (Lagos); Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, Plc (Lagos); Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Plc (Abuja) This TA will review the three companies' distribution management systems, IT applications, and practices, as well as make technical and operational recommendations concerning new IT applications, systems, and practices to support the companies' goals of improving customer service, reliability, and revenue collection. The TA will also develop an implementation plan, prepare procurement documents, and provide information concerning qualified U.S. sources of supply for the identified technologies. To address the human capacity challenges faced by these companies, the TA will also deliver comprehensive training sessions to the three companies' senior engineers and technicians on the recommended grid management technologies and practice improvements, highlighting the benefits of smart-grid technologies in meeting the companies' customer service, revenue collection, and outage management goals, as well as providing the technical instruction on the implementation and use of these systems. The successful implementation of the Project is intended to have a demonstration effect on the ten distribution companies not included in this TA, thereby increasing the developmental and commercial benefits of USTDA's assistance The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $616,000 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/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 November 19, 2010, 4:00pm, local (Abuja) time, 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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