SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Turkey - Istanbul Smarter City Initiative Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2015
- 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
- 2015-21008A
- Archive Date
- 9/29/2015
- 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: Hakki Tok Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediye Baskanligi Kasim Sokak Merter, Gungoren, Istanbul Phone: [90] (212) 449-4520 Fax: [90] (212) 449-4526 Email: hakki.tok@ibb.gov.tr Istanbul Smarter City Initiative TA (USTDA Activity No. 2015-21008A) 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 Technical Assistance (TA) that will help improve city operations, enhance crisis and disaster management, and provide efficient and reliable public services for the citizens of Istanbul. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) is the administrative organization of Istanbul, responsible for the general management of the city. Its area of responsibility encompasses the entire provincial territory, which spans a total area of 5,343 km² with an estimated population of 14.2 million. The IBB maintains Istanbul's critical infrastructure, including emergency management services, energy and environmental resources, information and technology interfaces, and municipal transportation. Under the IBB umbrella, there are 53,000 employees, twenty-eight municipal enterprises, and two public utility corporations. IBB has implemented several "Smart" projects, such as the implementation of intelligent transportation systems and interactive construction management. IBB seeks to further their Smart City investments and enlist USTDA technical support to assist in developing a Big Data Initiative, which would aggregate data from all municipal domains to provide a comprehensive solution for IT management of the municipality, but also improve their capabilities in disaster management and citizen engagement services. The TA will assess the existing infrastructure and provide technical specifications and implementation plans for the following project areas: 1) Definition of Big Data Infrastructure Requirements: IBB seeks to integrate the data that currently exists in a number of unconnected systems and databases to improve municipal planning. The TA Contractor would provide an implementation plan for a Big Data initiative that would require the implementation of communications, technology and applications infrastructure necessary to support a cloud based environment capable of aggregating data from across the municipality into a central depository. 2) Geographic Information System (GIS) Geospatial Analytics: IBB seeks to better utilize existing and planned GIS technology to reduce costs, improve city services, and support disaster and crisis awareness, management and mitigation. The TA would include an assessment of existing GIS uses and develop recommendations for additional capabilities, with a focus on utilizing GIS to improve citizen services. 3) Browse, Search and Discovery Portal System: IBB seeks to develop an online portal to provide government and citizen access to the comprehensive data stored in the planned cloud based environment. The TA Contractor would review the existing online browse, search and discovery capabilities and develop requirements for procuring sophisticated infrastructure and applications. 4) Disaster Management: IBB seeks to implement data collection and analysis tools that would enable first responders to efficiently communicate and respond to crisis situations that may arise in Istanbul. The TA would assess current disaster management practices that exist for the Municipality of Istanbul and provide recommendations for new capabilities. 5) Citizen 360: Due to increased citizen engagement, IBB seeks to develop improved systems for understanding citizen needs and, in turn, developing additional citizen IT services. The TA would develop a recommendation for a Citizen 360 Initiative to enhance citizen digital interaction with municipal services. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $673,055 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 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 Turkish directly to the Grantee by 4:00 p.m. / 16:00 local time, September 14, 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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