SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Lebanon Concentrated Solar Power Plant
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2010-21035A
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
-
npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Nina Patel, 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: Salim Zeenni Zeenni's Trading Agency 370, Gouraud Str. Gemmayzeh Area Beirut, Lebanon Tel: 961-3-331-222 or 961-6-930-130 The Grantee 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 a feasibility study for a Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Lebanon. Increasing renewable energy sources is a policy priority for the Government of Lebanon, as the country lacks indigenous sources of energy and imports nearly 99 percent of its energy. High costs and insufficient supplies have lead to frequent electricity outages, resulting in significant damage to the economy and the tourism industry. In the electricity sector, the main electricity company, EDL (Electricité du Liban), imports around $500 million worth of fuel each year to meet its basic energy needs. Government loans of $200‐500 million are annually passed in an effort to prevent EDL from going bankrupt due to inefficiencies and transmission losses. Despite large government investments in the power sector, demand still exceeds supply, and blackouts are common in peak demand times. Renewable energy currently plays a minor role in the energy mix in Lebanon. Lebanon experiences over 300 days of sunshine a year, making solar energy one of the better alternatives for a renewable energy source. While solar energy has rarely been used to generate electricity, energy savings from the use of solar thermal collectors are widespread in Lebanon. This feasibility study (FS) would follow the success of the solar thermal industry and develop a plan for effectively implementing Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology in the Byblos region with good potential to replicate this technology in other areas. The FS will assess CSP technology and analyze the construction of a 50 MW CSP power plant in the Byblos area of Lebanon. The lack of sufficient service in this area of Lebanon has prompted many businesses to implement self-generation techniques for electricity usage. Such techniques are costly and continue to fall short of meeting energy needs. Except for some small company concessions to generate electricity, EDL monopolizes the generation and distribution market, and the law prohibits electricity generation for sale to the grid. Therefore, the project will generate electricity to sell it directly to industrial estates in the vicinity of the proposed site. The study will include an analysis determining the best CSP technology to use; a techno-economic assessment; engineering, procurement and construction cost estimates; and a project implementation plan for a 50 MW CSP power plant. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $338,270 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. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp 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 4:00 PM Local Time, July 27, 2010 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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