Contact: Artur Wieczynski, PIAP, Al. Jerozolimskie 202, 02-486 Warszawa, Poland, Tel: 4822-863-7002, Fax: 4822-863-8864, email: awieczynski@sg.piap.waw.pl

N -- PILOT PROJECT FOR A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRACKING SYSTEM IN POLAND POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 Pilot Project for a Hazardous Materials Tracking System in Poland. 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 develop a pilot project for a hazardous materials tracking system in Poland. The project sponsor, Poland's Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements (PIAP), is interested in developing a tracking system that will provide a reliable communications system for mobile users and allow municipalities to track the movement of hazardous materials for both security and safety purposes. At present, the monitoring and management of hazardous goods traffic through Poland is expensive and labor intensive. The Polish government is using an INMARSAT satellite telex channel for communication between the central "hub" site and each moving truck. This method has operational problems and is costly. A pilot truck tracking system to track traveling truck locations would provide a lower cost alternative and is required for complete geographic coverage of Poland. The proposed pilot project will help develop a hazardous materials tracking system which is cost effective, efficient, and seamless with the rest of Europe. The project will be completed in three phases: 1. Develop operational plan, network design and procurement specifications; 2. Procure, install and pre-test the equipment and system; and 3. Operate and evaluate the technical and operational performance of the system. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $388,425 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 4:00 PM, June 29, 1998 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. (0135)

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