SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Polmaz Financial Structuring Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 10/12/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, 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-0611040A
- Response Due
- 11/10/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/25/2006
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE; PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Mr. Temisanren R.K. Omatseye, Okoi Arikpo House, 2nd Floor, 5 Idowu Taylor Street, P.O. Box 72654, Victoria Island, Lagos, NIGERIA, Tel.: +234 (1) 262 6327/8, Fax: +234 (1) 262 6329 "Polmaz Financial Structuring Technical Assistance." The Grantee (Polmaz Limited) 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 create a model for a new trade finance product. Polmaz Limited requested U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) assistance to create a model for a new trade finance product that would allow an Export-Import Bank of the United States ("Ex-Im Bank") guarantee to be secured by a contract the borrower has with a major oil company, as described above. In order to create this model, the Contractor shall prepare one particular transaction that could later be replicated by future borrowers in Nigeria and elsewhere. Under this Technical Assistance, the Contractor shall assist and advise Polmaz Limited of Nigeria ("Polmaz" or "Borrower") with the project financing for the acquisition of one anchor handling tug boat from Otto Candies, LLC. This would be financed through the Ex-Im Bank on a loan from General Electric Capital Corporation. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Polmaz Financial Structuring Technical Assistance include: (1) Due Diligence Review (2) Document Preparation (3) Final Report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $470,000 grant to the Grantee from USTDA. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, and the TOR 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 4:00PM (Local Time), November 10, 2006 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
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