THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (“THE GLOBAL FUND”) has floated a tender for Local Fund Agent (“LFA”) Services. The project location is Switzerland and the tender is closing on 20 Jun 2019. The tender notice number is TGF-19-037, while the TOT Ref Number is 33305663. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Expired Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Switzerland

Summary : Local Fund Agent (“LFA”) Services

Deadline : 20 Jun 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 33305663

Document Ref. No. : TGF-19-037

Competition : ICB

Financier : Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFFATM)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA (“THE GLOBAL FUND”)
Global Health Campus Chemin du Pommier 40 1218 Grand-Saconnex Geneva Phone: +41 58 791 1700 Fax: +41 44 580 6820
Switzerland
URL :https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Local Fund Agent (“LFA”) Services in Angola .

Notes for bidders for LFA services
Before submitting a proposal in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Local Fund Agent (LFA) services, Offerors are requested to carefully read the instructions and requirements of the RFP.
Please pay particular attention to the following:
1. Team structure proposal:
RFP reference:
• Attachment C, Part I, section 3 - Team Structure Requirements
• Attachment J - Team Structure Overview

a) It is a mandatory requirement for Offerors to present the overview of the complete proposed team structure in the table provided in Attachment J of the RFP. In the table Offerors should clearly indicate the experts they propose to meet the Global Fund team structure requirements (Part I of Attachment J), as well as those experts they may propose in addition to the requirements (Part II of Attachment J). The Global Fund retains the right to reduce the overall technical score of Offerors who fail to provide complete and accurate information as required in Attachment J.

b) Required experts: Offerors should aim to propose the required roles and positions as reflected in the team structure requirements of the RFP and clearly list these experts in Part I of Attachment J. The experts proposed in response to the team structure requirements will be evaluated and scored individually. If Offerors choose to propose more experts as required team members in Part I of Attachment J than listed in the team structure requirements, the Global Fund will score these experts individually and average their scores. Meeting mandatory requirements is critical. If a proposed expert does not meet one or more mandatory requirements, this expert will receive zero points during the proposal evaluation process. If no expert is proposed for a position listed in the RFP team structure requirements table, it will be scored zero.

c) Additional experts: If Offerors propose additional roles or experts to the number of experts listed in the team structure requirements table, including additional junior professionals to support the team during peak workload times, they should clearly indicate these as additional experts in Part II of Attachment J. Offerors should provide a clear and succinct explanation of the role and expected added value of each proposed additional expert. Please note that additional experts are not scored individually but are rather evaluated collectively as part of scoring the Offerors- technical approach to providing quality services (technical evaluation criteria 2).

d) Positions that are identified as “International/National” relate to individuals who can demonstrate to have had a broad range of international/national professional engagements.

e) Where there is a shortage of the language skills required for certain technical experts, Offerors should explain what arrangements will be made to enable the proposed staff to work effectively within the country and to enable the proposed staff to submit the required deliverables. The suitability of such arrangements will be evaluated and scored under technical evaluation criteria 2.


2. Cost proposal & cost evaluation
RFP reference:
• Attachment C, Part II - Cost Proposal
• Attachment D - Evaluation Criteria

a) The costs proposed must include all elements, including applicable taxes. No additional charges will be accepted after the tender is concluded.

b) When completing the cost proposal template, Offerors should only cost the services that are listed in the template. Offerors should not add or remove any services.

c) For services for which the Global Fund provides Level of Effort (LoE) information, Offerors are expected not to deviate in their proposal from the indicated LoE. Offerors can provide any comments they may have on the service LoE in the section ‘Description of Services/Comments- in the cost proposal template.

d) Please note that in the cost evaluation equal weight will be placed on the total proposed cost and the weighted average daily rate (i.e. total proposed labour cost divided by total proposed LoE).




Attachment F
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION FORM

Conflict of Interest definition and provisions

All parties submitting a proposal in response to this Request for Proposal are obligated to disclose the existence of any perceived, potential or actual conflict of interest relating to every country included within their proposal in the attached Conflict of Interest Declaration Form.

Failure to fully disclose such information could lead the Global Fund to reject a proposal.

If a party has no conflict to declare for any of the countries covered in their proposal, they may submit one form, listing all of the countries covered.

“Conflict of interest” means a situation in which an offeror, or an affiliate (as defined below), or a sub-contractor (if any) of an offeror, has interests (financial, organizational, personal, reputational or otherwise) that would or may appear to make it difficult for an offeror to fulfill its obligations to the Global Fund in its role as Local Fund Agent in an objective, independent and professional manner, or a situation in which it is reasonable to foresee that such an interest would arise.

A conflict of interest may arise in the following circumstances, which are not exhaustive:
i. an offeror has been, or is involved in the design of a proposal or request for funding that has been, or will be submitted to the Global Fund;
ii. an offeror has been, or is involved in the provision of advice to an entity that is a Principal Recipient, Sub-recipient or another key implementer of Global Fund grants;
iii. an offeror has been, or is involved in, or has provided advice in relation to the procurement of goods and/or services by a Principal Recipient, Sub-recipient or another key implementer of Global Fund grants;
iv. an offeror has been, or is involved in the provision of auditing services to a Principal Recipient, Sub-recipient or another key implementer of Global Fund grants;
v. an offeror is, or has been, a recipient of Global Fund resources, including, without limitation, as a Principal Recipient or Sub-Recipient, in a country in which it is proposed to provide LFA Services;
vi. an offeror has submitted an expression of interest, tender, bid or otherwise indicated interest in providing services of any nature to a Principal Recipient, Sub-recipient or another key implementer of Global Fund grants that remains valid at the time of, and for the duration of the term of this Contract;
vii. an offeror has a financial/professional relationship with a key grant implementer or a provider of goods/services to a recipient of Global Fund grant funds;
viii. an offeror has a financial stake or controlling interest in a key grant implementer or a provider of goods/services to a recipient of Global Fund grant funds;
ix. an offeror is or has been involved in a legal dispute with the Global Fund or its grant recipients or any other legal dispute that could have an actual or perceived effect on their Global Fund related duties.


“Affiliate” means a business concern, individual or other entity that, directly or indirectly: (i) controls or can control an Offeror; (ii) is controlled by, or can foreseeably be controlled by, an offeror; or (iii) along with an offeror, is controlled by, or can foreseeably be controlled by, the same third party.
For more information on LFA Conflicts of Interest, please consult the LFA Conflict of Interest Procedures on the Global Fund website: https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/lfa/guidelines-tools/





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Conflict of Interest Declaration Form

Name of Portfolio: Angola

Please check one box below, as appropriate:
Note: in the event that the offeror-s proposal includes multiple countries, and the offeror has no disclosure to make for any of those countries (i.e., for all countries, the first box below would be checked), the offeror may submit one form with the first box checked, listing all such countries.

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The offeror hereby declares that it has read, understood and complies with the conflict of interest rules set forth in the Request for Proposals and the Local Fund Agent Conflict of Interest Procedures (www.theglobalfund.org/en/lfa/documents) .


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The offeror warrants that no conflict of interest (actual, potential or perceived) exists on the part of the offeror or an affiliate of the offeror, with regard to the services to be performed under the Request for Proposals.
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The offeror wishes to disclose an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest situation(s) and propose mitigating action(s). Note: if this box is checked, please describe, in detail, the situation and present a proposed mitigation plan/arrangement for consideration by the Global Fund.

Requested information for the disclosure of an actual/potential/perceived conflict of interest:
1. The offeror has a responsibility to fully disclose all relevant details relating to perceived, potential and/or actual conflict of interest situations that may incur in case the offeror was awarded a contract to provide Local Fund Agent services for the Global Fund in the above-named country.
2. If conflicting work was performed in the past, please provide all relevant information pertaining to such work performed over the last five years (please also describe any significant work performed prior to that period if it was of an ongoing nature which could present a potential or actual conflict of interest in the present day).
3. For the purpose of disclosing any conflicts of interest, please answer the below questions and add any relevant information, as required, and attach this written analysis as an appendix to the signed and completed form.
4. As part of disclosing a conflict of interest situation, and based on the facts of the situation, the offeror m

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