SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Romania: In-Line Blending System Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0370036A
- Response Due
- 10/17/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/31/2003
- Point of Contact
- Evangela Kunene, Procument Data Manager, Phone 703-875-4357, Fax 703-875-4009,
- E-Mail Address
-
ekunene@tda.gov
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, Data Procurement Manager, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. Email: ekunene@tda.gov. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Mr. Ion Ivanescu, Programs Development Director, Crude Oil and Gas Processing Department, Petrom S.A., 109 Calea Victoriei, 70176 Bucharest, Romania, Phone: (40) 21 212 98 74, Fax: (40) 21 315 98 49. 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 on an in-line blending system for Petrom?s Arpechim and Petrobrazi oil refineries in Romania. SNP Petrom, the National Oil Company owns both the Arpechim and Petrobrazi refineries. Petrom operates 34.5% of the total national oil and gas production- approximately 8 million metric tons per year. In 2002, the two refineries processed 6.4 million tons of crude oil, representing 55% of the total crude processed in Romania. Arpechim and Petrobrazi are sophisticated and complex refineries. They produce liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, light and heavy fuel oil, coke, bitumen, lubricating oils, and sulfur. Both refineries are located near domestic crude oil fields, as well as connected via pipeline to import crude at the Port of Constanta on the Black Sea. In terms of distribution, the two refineries are connected to pipelines that serve the domestic market as well as export terminals at the Black Sea Port of Constanta and the Danube terminal at Giurgu. In oil refineries, a special process known as in-line blending assists in the final composition of a crude oil product. The end product is obtained by mixing various oil qualities and additives continuously and in precisely defined quantities. Due to certain variables during this process, such as reaction times in the control loop, changed mechanism settings, contamination of control valves, or similar disturbances, deviations from the intended result can occur. These deviations can be detected by integrating the actual flow valves, thus enabling the set-valves to be corrected by a corresponding factor during the blending process. As a result, the final oil product that reaches the storage tank will have the exact required composition necessary for selling on an open market. The current technology used to blend gasoline at the Arpechim and Petrobrazi refineries is a manually operated batch system. The process by which blending agents are piped from holding tanks ultimately to a batch tank occurs entirely with valves that are hand controlled. In order to comply with the new EURO 3 standards, this system must be upgraded to an automated in-line blending operation. Petrom wants to convert its blending operations at the Arpechim and Petrobrazi facilities from a gasoline blending system to an in-line blending system in order to more efficiently utilize blending components, improve quality, reduce storage tank requirements and achieve cost-saving. To achieve these goals, a comprehensive feasibility study is needed to consider all options for conversion to an in-line blending operation. The feasibility study would review and analyze blending operations in detail and make recommendations for equipment and technological upgrades, changes in operational practice, and other important items to enhance the profitability of the refinery. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $216,240 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). 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 USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA 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 USTDA 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 USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA 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, USTDA 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 USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-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 USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA'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, OCTOBER 17, 2003 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.
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