D -- METEOR BURST TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN CENTRAL ASIA

Notice Date

November 2, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of State, 7030 Almaty Place, Washington, DC 20521-7030, An action for the USAID Program

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

RFI#EW176-02-02

Response Due

November 19, 2001

Point of Contact

Contracting Officer, Marcus A. Johnson, Jr., USAID/CAR, Int. Tel. No. 7-3273-50-76-12, Ext. 319, E-mail: AlmatyCO@usaid.gov

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (AlmatyCO@usaid.gov)

Description

The USAID/CAR Regional Mission based in Almaty, Kazakhstan is seeking information (RFI) on firms in preparation to procure a Meteor Burst System for obtaining data collected from automatic hydrometric and meteorological stations located within the Aral Sea basin. The contract will include construction of the site by a local company. The pilot system will be installed in Kazakhstan and will be designed to provide coverage of the entire Aral Sea basin and be capable of transmitting data from the automatic water measurement and meteorological stations to all National Hydromet Stations in the region. The system should be capable of distributing the data both by downloading the information from the meteor burst base station (at an angle of 210 degrees) to a PC equipped with a meteor burst transceiver and via the internet and e-mail distribution. The more detailed description and preliminary list of equipment may be obtained from the contact person. Please submit the following information: Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number; NAICS code; applicability, if any, socioeconomic program under FAR Part 19 (i.e., small business concern); and corporate web site and other standard, publicly available information on your firm's capability to meet the above anticipated requirement. The preferred method of distribution of USAID Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) information is via the Internet. (By exception USAID can provide the solicitation on a 3.5 floppy disk (Microsoft 97 format), via e-mail or in hard copy. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The solicitation, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. You are encouraged to access the solicitation via the Internet as this eliminates possible delays associated with mailing, in general, and particularly from overseas Missions. The USAID Worldwide Web address is http://www.usaid.gov. Select "Business and Procurement" from the Home Page, then "USAID Procurements". On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations". Here you will see a list of all new solicitations. You must confirm in writing to the contact person noted above that, you have received this solicitation through the Internet. As the recipient of this solicitation document you are responsible for ensuring that you have received it from INTERNET in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same Internet site from which you downloaded the solicitation. Generally, the Contracting Officer will issue amendments to all those who have sent in written confirmation of solicitation receipt. However, USAID does not guarantee that an amendment will be issued to you directly based upon written confirmation that you have downloaded the solicitation from the Internet. You are therefore advised to regularly check the USAID Internet site for amendments. No phone requests will be accepted. Questions must be directed to email: AlmatyCO@usaid.gov or fax: 1(413) 771-5698.

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011106/DSOL018.HTM (W-306 SN5121J6)