Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Environment and Forests
Agency : Forest Department
Procuring Entity Name : Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Consulting Services for Development of database for beneficiary/community profiling and AIGAs, and real time survey and monitoring for community tracking
EOI Ref. No. : FD/SUFAL/Procurement/SD 51A/14/2021/ 1720
Date : 07/10/2021

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : International Development Association (IDA)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
EOI Closing Date and Time : 31/10/2021 3:00 PM
Publication Date : 07/10/2021

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The consulting services (“the Services”) include development of database for beneficiary/community profiling and AIGAs, and real time survey and monitoring for community tracking.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The qualification and experience requirement of the consultant are: • A registered consulting firm with 10 years of working experience in information and communication technology (ICT); • Specific experience of minimum 03 years in development and management of web-based platform; • Experience in development of web-platform for Micro Finance Institutions will be treated as added advantage; • Experience of working under donor funded projects will be an added advantage; • The consulting firm will have sufficient and relevant managerial, financial and organizational capabilities and logistics for the assignment;
Other Details (if applicable) : The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment and soft copy of Prescribed Format for Submission of Expression of Interest can be found at the following website: www.bforest.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address given below. Please note that Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. Attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (Revised on November 2017 & August 2018) (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. It is preferable to limit the maximum number of joint venture partners in 03 (three) including the Lead partner. Although the lead firm in the joint venture will provide the core expertise, each partner of the JV has to be reasonably qualified to take over the responsibilities and role of any of the partners that may fail to perform or withdraws. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 9:00 to 17:00 hours.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
FD/SUFAL/Procurement/SD 51A/14/2021/ 1720 Not phased Dhaka March 2022 February 2023

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Gobinda Roy
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Project Director, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) Ban Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +880-2-55006786, Fax : , Email : sufal.pmu@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders