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: Ms. Marika Priske, Secretary General, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Harju 11, 15072 Tallinn, Estonia, Phone: (372) 625-6307, Fax: (372) 625-6435 AND Mr. Allan Kiil, Member of Management Board, Port of Tallinn, 25, Sadama Str,15051 Tallinn, Estonia, Phone: (372) 631 8100, Fax: (372) 631 8110 Tallinn Port Security Technical Assistance Project. 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 provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to devise a strategy and implementation plan for the Port of Tallinn to become a "secure link" in international trade. The objective of this Technical Assistance is to establish a framework for developing the "secure link" at Muuga Harbor in the Port of Tallinn that can be subsequently applied to non-containerized cargo at the other constituent ports. This Technical Assistance will include the following tasks: Planning and analysis; Review of security assessments, security plans, security training, IT support and security infrastructure; Evaluate the overall security conditions of the Port; Build an operational definition of a "secure link"; Develop a "secure link" implementation plan; Financing Assessment; Environmental and Developmental Impact Assessments; and Final Report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $160,130 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. 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 4:00 PM, January 20, 2007 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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