Contact: Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroglu, General Manager, Istanbul Water and Sewer Authority (ISKI), Inkilap Cad. 34410, Aksaray/34150, Istanbul, Turkey Phone: 011-90-212-588-3893, Fax: 011-90-212-588-3892

D -- FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) FOR THE ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 Feasibility Study for the Implementation of an Integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. 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 conduct a feasibility study for implementation of an integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. An annual migration of more than 400,000 people a year to Istanbul creates problems in transportation, water and wastewater treatment, heating, housing development and city planning. To find effective solutions to these problems, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has decided to set up a GIS to collect and store data related to Istanbul that will be used as a backbone database for the proper urban planning and management of the city. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality consists of several divisions including the Planning Department which is responsible for transportation issues as well as other city planning activities. In addition, there are several semi-independent entities that handle specific tasks. These include: ISKI, the water and wastewater administration; IETT, the municipal agency responsible for bus and tram service; and IGDAS, which handles natural gas distribution in Istanbul. ISKI, the water and sewer authority of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, currently has a basic GIS system in place that covers water and sewer lines in limited detail. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality would like to expand this system to include all municipal functions, including gas and electricity distribution lines, telephone lines, and transportation infrastructure. The system would be set up to serve all city agencies involved in infrastructure and planning. ISKI will be the lead agency for implementing this feasibility study for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The objective of the study is to anlayze the needs, prepare procurement specifications, prepare an implementation plan with schedule, and analyze the financing and funding of the project. The scope of work will cover the following tasks: Task 1 -- Needs Assessment, Task 2 -- Data and Applications Identification, Task 3 -- Database Map Definition, Task 4 -- Technological Assessment, Task 5 -- Organizational Assessment, Task 6 Implementation Strategy, Task 7 -- Select GIS Software, Hardware and Communications, Task 8 -- Schedule, Task 9 -- Financial Analysis, Task 10 -- Develop a Pilot Project, Task 11 -- Terms of Reference for Project Implementation, Task 12 -- Prepare the Feasibility Study Report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $295,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). 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 TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, TDA 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 TDA 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 TDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to TDA 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, TDA 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 TDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this TDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under TDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the TDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the TDA-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 TDA grant amount. Details of TDA'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 pm local time, December 19, 1997, 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. (0293)

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