SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Argentina - Belgrano Railway Track Maintenance Program Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100, PO Box 12268, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-3901, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2018-51013A
- Archive Date
- 11/24/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Van Renterghem, Phone: 703-875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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RFPQuestions@ustda.gov
(RFPQuestions@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Proposal Submission Place: Guillermo Flores Sub-Gerente de Licitaciones y Contratos Belgrano Cargas y Logística S.A. Santa Fe 4636 C1425BHV Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires ARGENTINA Phone: +54 (11) 6091-8000 The Grantee (Belgrano Cargas y Logística S.A.) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop the Belgrano Railway Track Maintenance Program Technical Assistance. The Grantee is modernizing nearly 1,900 miles of track and enhancing connections to its neighbors, including Chile and Uruguay. This modernization program is expected to increase demand for the Grantee's freight rail services, and as the Grantee refurbishes its network of freight rail lines, it also plans to expand and upgrade its track maintenance capabilities to allow its trains to safely travel at higher speeds and carry more freight. This Technical Assistance will develop a comprehensive track maintenance program that would enable the Grantee to complement its infrastructure modernization projects, as well as improve its existing procedures and practices for track maintenance. In addition, the Technical Assistance will assess upgrades to the Grantee's track maintenance equipment, such as rail grinders, track geometry vehicles, tamping machines, track ballast maintenance machines, track inspection cars, track stabilizers, railroad tie exchangers, and vegetation control machines. The objective of the Belgrano Railway Track Maintenance Program Technical Assistance is to a develop a comprehensive railway track maintenance program for the Grantee's network of freight railroad lines in northern Argentina. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $574,979 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 portions of a background Definitional Mission report are available from USTDA, at 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: http://www.ustda.gov/business-opportunities/request-proposal-form Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also 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 2:00 PM (local time in Buenos Aires, Argentina) on November 9, 2018 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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