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B -- ALGERIA: SCADA SYSTEM AND FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS DUE 070300 POC POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009 Mr. Mohamed Tayeb Maddi, Directeur des Telecommunications, Sonelgaz, Route Nationale No. 28, Gue de Constantine, Algiers, Algeria, Phone: (213-2) 83-94-91, Fax: (213-2) 67-16-69 B -- Algeria: SCADA System and Fiber Optic Telecommunications Feasibility Study POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Algeria: SCADA System and Fiber Optic Telecommunications Feasibility Study. 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 feasibility study for the establishment of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and a fiber optic telecommunications link in Algeria. Sonelgaz is the national supplier of electrical energy in Algeria and owns the electrical service lines and right-of-ways throughout the country. Its primary business is to generate electricity and distribute this electrical service to its business, commercial, and residential customers. Currently, Sonelgaz is using traditional methods of generating and distributing electrical power. One of the problems is that it must generate excess electrical capacity to provide service during peak demand periods. This process causes a great waste of energy, which the use of SCADA would rectify by providing more efficient grid and load management of resources and demand. Electric generation companies are increasingly investing in remote load management to solve the overlap peak load demand without the huge expense of bringing more power generation capability on-line. Remote load management systems use computers to send messages to controllers located at residential and business facilities. In simpler terms, these controllers cycle equipment and systems so non-essential devices such as water heaters are restricted from operating during peak overlap periods, which enables a power company to betterbalance and manage the load for service until the overlap demand disappears. When the peak load from businesses is reduced, a command can be sent to reactivate the device such as water heaters that were deactivated during this period. This method of remote load management has allowed power production facilities to use their power generation resources more efficiently so that additional electrical generation is not required. To implement SCADA, Sonelgaz must invest in computer load management systems that require the building of a very capable data network to control all of these remote controllers. This network is required to provide communication access to all of the power load control devices at both business, commercial, and even the residential user locations. To incorporate SCADA, Sonelgaz must also install communication circuits throughout their grid distribution network. These circuits are normally fiber optic transmission lines that are installed along with the high-tension line ground wire. Adding fiber optic circuits to the high-tension electrical distribution network would provide the communications circuits necessary to control the SCADA system. However, an additional benefit of adding fiber optic transmission lines is that Sonelgaz would be able to provide telecommunications services in Algeria as an alternate carrier. The fiber backbone cost is less than 1% of the cost of installing the high-tension electrical cable. Increasing the capacity from one fiber circuit to 24 is a very small incremental amount and can be justified because of the potential revenue that can be generated from these additional fiber circuits. This fiber optic link can be used to create a world-class digital long distance carrier that can provide advanced telecommunication services in Algeria. The establishment of this communication network would allow Sonelgaz to provide data services to outside clients. Voice and other advanced data features such as cable television and pay per view services are possible with such a link. When conducting the feasibility study tasks for this project, the selected consultant will keep in mind Sonelgaz's institutional environment that is now based on an open and competitive market and the existing SCADA network. The principal tasks for the SCADA and fiber optic telecommunications feasibility study include: 1) evaluation of Sonelgaz's present power generation capability and network grid design, 2) review of Sonelgaz's expansion plans and future network expansion plans, 3) analysis of electrical services exports to North African countries, 4) SCADA financial analysis, 5) fiber optic capacity analysis, 6) outline of equipment and services required for project implementation, 7) environmental impact assessment, 8) technical training sessions for technical and operational staff at Sonelgaz on the use of SCADA technology, and 9) submission of a final report to Sonelgaz and TDA. The study has been estimated by TDA to cost US$386,000. In addition to the TDA grant funding of US$290,000, the Contractor and/or its subcontractors must cover the remaining costs required to complete the full Terms of Reference. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report are available from TDA, at 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, 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 mailroom 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 and in French directly to the Grantee by 11:00 A.M., Monday, July 3, 2000 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. Posted 05/02/00 (W-SN450459). (0123)

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