SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Indonesia: Airline Computer Reservation Systems Project
- Notice Date
- 9/24/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 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-0430047A
- Response Due
- 10/22/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/5/2004
- Description
- POC: Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. DO NOT CONTACT THE CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Mr. Cucuk Suryo Suprojo, Director General of Air Communications, 5th Floor, Karsa Building, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat No.8, Jakarta 10110, Indonesia, Phone: (62-21) 350-5133, 350-5137, Fax: (62-21) 350-5139, E-mail: cucuks@indo.net.id 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 Technical Assistance to identify and recommend regulations for airline industry use of Computer Reservation Systems (CRSs) in Indonesia. A CRS allows a subscriber, such as a travel agent, to find flight schedules, airfares, seat availability, and to order and issue tickets. The system also serves air carriers by providing them with an efficient way of communicating this information to the subscribers of that CRS. In the industry, different CRSs compete to provide the best services and most complete information to their fee-based users. Until just a few years ago, there were only two air carriers operating in Indonesia, Garuda and Merpati (both state-owned). The passage of the "Autonomy Law 22" in 1999 opened the market to the private sector, resulting in the registration of 19 new airlines. Although the airline industry is growing rapidly, some regulation will be needed to create a fair market environment until the industry matures. This USTDA-funded activity will assist the Grantee to implement market-oriented reforms to minimize anticompetitive practices. The establishment of appropriate regulations will help promote competition in Indonesia's airline industry, which first allowed private sector participation in 1999. In the short term, this project is expected to help generate exports of CRS services, computer software and hardware. This project will also contribute to the expansion of Indonesia's airline industry. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $117,000 grant to the Grantee from 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 5:00 P.M., OCTOBER 22, 2004 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
- SN00681768-W 20040926/040924212612 (fbodaily.com)
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