B -- KEDZIERZYN METHANOL FACILITY

Notice Date

October 12, 2001

Contracting Office

USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131

ZIP Code

22209-2131

Response Due

November 27, 2001

Point of Contact

POC -- Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209-2131, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009

Description

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 a proposed Methanol Facility in Kedzierzyn. Kedzierzyn is a joint stock company that will soon be privatized. Its main products include: nitrogen fertilizers resins, phylates, Oxo alcohols, and maleic anhydride. Kedzierzyn uses 75,000 t/yr of methanol for its own production, which it currently imports. There is no methanol production in Poland, with imports reaching 300,000 t/yr, costing $60 million per year plus transportation costs. Kedzierszyn's objective is to replace the 75,000 t/yr if imported methanol with its own production by adding a 150,000 t/yr methanol loop to the existing syngas/ammonia plant. Kedzierzyn has already conducted technical feasibility studies to analyze potential technical options for methanol production. Kedzierzyn would like a study that analyzes the technical and financial parameters of installing a methanol production loop using the existing natural gas based syngas plant. This effort would develop a business strategy for the company. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for this Feasibility Study is attached as Annex 5. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $177,000 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA). Kedzierzyn will be responsible for contributing an additional $35,400 towards the cost of the Feasibility Study through in-kind labor contributions. 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 directly to the Grantee by November 27, 2001 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.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011016/BSOL002.HTM (W-285 SN510597)