Attn: Mr. Kefyalew Mergiya
Manager of Procurement Office
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), Head Office
Meba Building, Behind Awash-International Bank Headquarters
Procurement Office, Ground Floor
Phone: +251-115-580781
E-mail: [email protected]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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 provide strategic, value-based procurement support to help the Grantee achieve value for money in publicly-funded energy projects. The Contractor will support the Grantee as it prepares tenders for complex, high-value infrastructure projects in the energy sector. The Contractor's support should help the Grantee establish sound, quality-based, transparent procurement practices that contribute to the sustainability of infrastructure investments, support economic growth, and foster greater international competition.

BRIEF BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF GRANTEE
USTDA is providing a grant to Ethiopian Electric Power ("the Grantee") as a third phase of the Procurement Assistance Program ("Program") for Ethiopia under USTDA's Global Procurement Initiative: Understanding Best Value ("GPI"). The GPI is designed to educate public procurement officials in emerging markets about life-cycle cost analysis and best-value determination in public procurement in order to improve the quality and sustainability of public investments in emerging markets and level the playing field for greater international competition. For more information on the GPI, visit: www.ustda.gov/gpi.

Ethiopian Electric Power, Ethiopia's national power generation and transmission company ("the Grantee"), is seeking procurement advisory services from a U.S. firm ("Contractor"). The Contractor will provide one senior procurement advisor who will provide strategic, value-based procurement support to help the Grantee achieve value for money in publicly-funded energy projects, as well as the support of a back office staff. The Contractor will support the Grantee as it prepares tenders for complex, high-value infrastructure projects in the energy sector.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TA COMPONENTS

The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $395,000 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 background on previous Ethiopia GPI activities are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. 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 P.M. local time, 11 April, 2016 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.