SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Mexico - Green Locomotive Technologies Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2014
- 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
- 2014-51030A
- Archive Date
- 1/30/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Van Renterghem, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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RFPQuestions@ustda.gov
(RFPQuestions@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Proposal Submission Place: Dr. Iker de Luisa Plazas Director General Asociación Mexicana de Ferrocarriles, A.C. Alfonso Esparza Oteo 144, Oficina 702 Col. Guadalupe Inn, Deleg. Alvaro Obregón México, D.F. C.P. 01020 MEXICO Phone: + (52-55) 5661-0325 Solicitation Number: 2014-51030A The Grantee (the Asociación Mexicana de Ferrocarriles, A.C.) 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 Technical Assistance for the Green Locomotive Technologies Project in Mexico. The objective of the Technical Assistance is to promote the adoption of advanced motive power technologies throughout Mexico's freight locomotive fleet to reduce air emissions and increase fuel efficiency. The Technical Assistance will assist the Grantee and its member companies in their efforts to adopt modern motive power technologies to improve the efficiency of the country's freight locomotives, while at the same time lowering air emissions. The Technical Assistance will evaluate the technical, economic, financial, environmental, and regulatory aspects of locomotive upgrades in Mexico's freight rail transportation industry. The Technical Assistance will focus on the latest innovations in diesel locomotives, including freight locomotives that comply with stringent air emissions criteria, hybrid power locomotives, and generator set locomotives with advanced control systems that allow the locomotive to produce variable power. The Technical Assistance will also assess the use of advanced auxiliary power units to retrofit older freight locomotives, emissions control systems, idle reduction technologies, computerized remote monitoring systems, information systems and software for asset management, and voice/data communications systems. To spur investments in freight locomotive and motive power modernization, the Technical Assistance will examine the potential development of federal- and state-level government incentive programs in Mexico. In addition, the Technical Assistance will identify potential pilot programs in Mexico that could demonstrate the capabilities of advanced non-diesel motive power fuels, such as liquefied natural gas. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $590,358 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 portions of 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 Information Resource Center ("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 4:00 PM (local time in Mexico City, Mexico) on January 15, 2015, 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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