Procurement Summary
Country : Cote d'Ivoire
Summary : Selection of a Communication and Public Relations Consulting Agency
Deadline : 29 Apr 2020
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 41919784
Document Ref. No. : MCA-CI/CONSULT/QCBS/072
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT (MCA)
Procurement Agent
Résidence Tropique 3, Angle Rue 148 Jesse Owens et Blvd de la République (Hôtel Tiama) -
8ième Etage, Apt.D32
Abidjan Plateau
Tel: +225 20 21 57 24
Cote d'Ivoire
Email :mcacotedivoirepa@cardno.com
URL :http://www.mcacotedivoire.ci
Tender Details
Tenders are invited for Selection of a Communication and Public Relations Consulting Agency.
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)
Country Côte d’Ivoire
City Locality Abidjan
Project Name Program Administration and Control
Procurement Title Selection of a Communication and Public Relations Consulting Agency
Procurement Ref. MCA-CI/CONSULT/QCBS/072
Type of Procurement Consulting firm
Buyer Millennium Challenge Account-Côte d’Ivoire
Publication Date March 26th, 2020
Notice Deadline April 29th, 2020 at 3.00pm Abidjan - Côte d’Ivoire Time.
1. The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire (the “Government” or “GoCI”) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Côte d`Ivoire (the “Compact”) in the amount of approximately US$ 524.7 million (“MCC Funding”). The Government, acting through MCA-Côte d’Ivoire (the “MCA Entity”), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is issued. Any payments made by the MCA-Côte d’Ivoire under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. The Compact and its related documents can be found on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov) and on the CNPC website (www.mcacotedivoire.ci).
2. The MCA-Côte d’Ivoire now invites proposals from legally constituted Consulting firms to provide the services referenced above (“Proposals”). More details on these services are provided in the Terms of Reference.
3. This RFP is open to all eligible entities (“Consultants”) who wish to respond. Subject to restrictions noted in the RFP, consultants may associate with other consultants to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the assignment.
4. A Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) shall be awarded for an initial period of twelve (12) months and may be extended for three (03) optional periods of twelve (12) months each. The last optional period will be adjusted according to the effective date of the BPA taking into account the closing phase of the Compact.
5. A Consultant-will be selected under the Quality Cost Based Selection “QCBS”, the evaluation procedure described in this RFP is in accordance with the “MCC Program Procurement Guidelines” which are provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg).
The selection process, as described, includes a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including reference checks, prior to the contract award.
6. A Pre-Proposal conference will be held on April 8th, 2020 at 3.00 pm Abidjan time. The Conference will be held via the platform zoom http://www.zoom.us/. The access link will be provided to the Consultant registered with the Procurement Agent.
7. The complete RFP can be downloaded through the following link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dqxyfo4ajcz0fu2/AABJzxQUv20nqSWVGzQaDW-3a?dl=0. Consultants interested in submitting a Proposal, should submit a completed registration form (available via the link provided above) by e-mail with the reference and subject of the RFP to the Procurement Agent at MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com. This will ensure that the Consultants receive updates, clarifications and/or addendums regarding this RFP as well as the link for the electronic submission of the Proposals.
8. Proposals must be delivered in the manner specified in the RFP, no later than April 29th, 2020at 3.00 pm Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire Time. Late proposals will be rejected
Contact Information:
The address(es) referred to above is: Address Immeuble Tropique III, Angle Rue 148 Jesse Owens, et Blvd de la République (Face Hôtel Tiama), 3ième étage, Apt. D32, Abidjan-Plateau, Côte d’Ivoire
Attn: Procurement Agent, MCA-Cote d’Ivoire
Tel: +225 20 21 57 24
E-mail: MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com
MCC Website www.mcc.gov
MCA Website: www.mcacotedivoire.ci
Documents
Tender Notice