SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- India - Rural Micro-Grid Solar Power Project
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2012
- 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
- 2012-31007A
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2012
- Point of Contact
- Anthony O'Tapi, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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aotapi@ustda.gov
(aotapi@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Anthony O'Tapi, 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 Inderpreet S. Wadhwa CEO, Azure Power No. 8 Ground Floor, LSC Madangir Pushp Vihar - 110062 India Phone: +91-1149409800 Fax: +911149409807 Email: inderpreet@azurepower.com 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 to assess and provide planning assistance for two 500 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic (PV) pilot projects in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. The study will not include the construction of a pilot project, but will instead assist in the assessment and planning of two pilot project sites. The analysis of these micro-grid sites will provide the necessary scale to attract equity investors for project implementation and for specialized U.S. solar exporters to establish a foothold in the growing Indian market. India's increasing population and rapid economic expansion are placing a growing strain on the country's energy infrastructure. Approximately 400 million people in 80,000 to 90,000 villages do not have grid connectivity while many households in electrified villages do not have access to grid supply due to difficulties with establishing "last mile" connectivity. In light of this significant shortfall in India's existing network, off-grid electricity generation via solar power is a logical solution that would enable access to clean energy for millions of Indian citizens. Solar energy is a carbon-free alternative to current diesel generators that are the main suppliers of off-grid electricity. Given that many India locations receive an average of 1,500-2,000 sunshine hours per year, the Indian government and state governments, and many Indian and U.S. companies, have set in motion policies and plans to use this power source to help diversify the country's energy mix and contribute to environmental sustainability. Azure Power aims to set up over 100 micro-grid solar systems with an average system size of 500 kW covering approximately 2-3 acres of land in rural areas that currently have little or no connectivity to existing electrical grids. Through an initial pilot project of two sites, Azure plans to demonstrate the possibility of meeting rural electricity demands via a micro-grid. The main advantage of a micro-grid is that it is treated as a controlled entity within a power system and can be operated as a single aggregated load of electricity. This type of system offers easy controllability and compliance with grid regulations without hampering the reliability and security of the power utility. For electricity customers in rural areas, micro-grids are beneficial for their ability to generate electricity closer to the site of consumption, alleviate transmission and distribution (T&D) losses, supply an uninterrupted source of power, reduce feeder losses and provide electrical voltage support. The objective of the proposed FS is to optimize the design of Azure's planned micro-grid solar projects and to provide a business model that can be deployed in remote non-electrified villages throughout the country. The Contractor will provide no equipment for the feasibility study other than solar measurement equipment necessary to complete Task 5, the solar irradiation study. That equipment will be leased to the Contractor or subcontractor and will not be property of the Grantee. The specific districts of Raipur in the state of Chhattisgarh and Sabarkantha in the state of Gujarat have been chosen as suitable sites for these pilot initiatives. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $476,670 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Azure has agreed to commit US$100,000 towards this project, which together with USTDA funding, will amount to a total project cost of US$576,670. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and portions of 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 12pm NOON local time India, May 18, 2012 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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