Consultancy Services for Communications and Public Tender - 27215395

Procurement Summary

Country: Liberia

Summary: Consultancy Services for Communications and Public Relations

Deadline: 07 Oct 2018

Posting Date: 01 Oct 2018

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 27215395

Document Ref. No.: 4A1508/CA/008

Competition: ICB

Financier: Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

79416000 - Public relations services

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultancy Services for Communications and Public Relations.
September 26, 2018

Country: Liberia

Project Name: Program Management and Administration

City/Locality: Monrovia Funding Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation

Ref# Number: 4A1508/CA/008

Buyer: Millennium Challenge Account – Liberia (MCA-Liberia)
1. The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of Liberia (the “Government” or “GOL”) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact dated October 2, 2015 to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Liberia (the “Compact”) in the amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty-Six Million Seven Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand United States Dollars (US$256, 726, 000) (“MCC Funding”). Liberia’s Compact entered into force on January 20, 2016.
The goal of the Compact is to reduce poverty through economic growth. Specifically, the Compact seeks to address two binding constraints to economic growth currently existing in Liberia:

a) lack of access to reliable and affordable electricity, and

b) inadequate road infrastructure.
Under the Energy Project, the Compact includes funding for the rehabilitation of the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant, development of a training center at the Liberia Electricity Corporation (“LEC”) to fulfill the enterprise-level training needs of the company, support for the creation of an independent energy sector regulator, rehabilitation of a raw water pipeline, funding to support a management services contract (“MSC”) to operate LEC for three years. The Energy Project will be implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account Liberia (“MCA-L”) and LEC for a period of five (5) years from the date of entry into force of the Compact.

The Roads Project consists of the National Roads Maintenance Activity, to fund periodic road maintenance works through an incentive-matching fund; and the Roads Sector Reform Activity, to build capacity and provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) and the National Road Fund at the national level, as well as to regional levels.

The Compact can be accessed at http://www.mca.gov.lr/images/PDF/libcompact.pdf
2. Summary Scope of Services
MCA-L seeks Communications & Public Relations Consulting Firm (“Consultant”) to perform a set of strategic communication and outreach tasks to support the MCA-Liberia Compact. The objectives of the MCA-Liberia communications plan are as follows:

1) Develop, implement, maintain, and execute a strategic communications plan.

2) Ensure MCA-Liberia complies with MCC’s branding and outreach guidelines

3) Present MCA-Liberia’s work and processes to various stakeholders using cost-effective and appropriate methods and using Liberia-specific tools.

4) Effectively promote and publicize MCA-Liberia projects & activities including providing inputs towards keeping MCA-Liberia website up-to-date.
The desired outcome of this effort is that MCA-Liberia’s stakeholders are well-informed about the Compact, progress of the Energy Project and the Roads Project, and related activities and goals, and that MCA-Liberia responds quickly and appropriately to all requests for information and press inquiries.
3. Indicative Tasks
The tasks to be performed by the Consultant shall include, but not limited to the, following:

1) Develop and Implement a Strategic Communications Plan

2) Press Relations - develop and maintain relationships with appropriate media houses and journalists.

3) Produce Outreach Collateral for MCA-Liberia

4) Social Media Strategy and Implementation

5) Organization of Outreach Events

6) Lead and support the Government & Political Stakeholders Group and Meetings

7) Evaluation and Update the contents on the MCA-L website

8) One Stop Interface - act as the conduit for all of MCA Liberia’s interactions with the media.

9) Organize Branding and Materials

10) Coordinate with the MCA-Liberia Staff

11) Records and Document Management
4. IMPORTANT!
This is not a request for offers. MCA-Liberia is not hereby requesting the submission of offers in response to this pre-solicitation notice. This is also not intended to be a shortlisting process. The purpose of this pre-solicitation notice is for interested and qualified consulting firms to express interest in being placed on MCA-Liberia’s mailing list to receive the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) when it becomes available. MCA-Liberia intends to publish a Specific Procurement Notice and release the RFQ with Terms of Reference within the next eight weeks.

This pre-solicitation notice does not obligate MCA-Liberia to release a RFQ or award a contract, nor does it commit MCA-Liberia to pay for costs incurred in response to this pre-solicitation notice.
Consultants interested in receiving the RFQ should register their interest by sending an e-mail, giving full contact details of the Consultant to the following address. This will ensure that the Consultants receive a copy of the RFQ and updates regarding the RFQ.
MCA-Liberia Procurement Agent

F & F Building, 2nd Floor

63 UN Drive, Mamba Point

Monrovia, Liberia

Email: [email protected]

with a copy to: [email protected]

Documents

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