Trade Facilitation West Africa Communications and Awareness Tender, USA - 41714963

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Trade Facilitation West Africa Communications and Awareness

Deadline : 01 Apr 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 41714963

Document Ref. No. : 1267579

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : WORLD BANK GROUP
1818 H St. NW Washington, D.C. 20433
USA
URL :https://www.worldbank.org/en/

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Trade Facilitation West Africa Communications and Awareness.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1267579

Selection Information

Assignment Title

Trade Facilitation West Africa Communications and Awareness

Publication Date

18-Mar-2020

Expression of Interest Deadline

01-Apr-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)

Language of Notice

English

Selection Notice

Assignment Country

· BF - Burkina Faso

· BJ - Benin

· CV - Cape Verde

· CI - Cote d`Ivoire

· GM - Gambia, The

· GH - Ghana

· GW - Guinea-Bissau

· GN - Guinea

· LR - Liberia

· ML - Mali

· NE - Niger

· NG - Nigeria

· SN - Senegal

· SL - Sierra Leone

· TG - Togo

Funding Sources

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:

· TF0A8354 - West Africa Trade Faciliation Project

· BB - BANK BUDGET

Individual/Firm

The consultant will be a firm.

Assignment Description

International Finance Corporation (IFC)a sister organization of the World Bank and a member of the World Bank Group invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing communications services for the Trade Facilitation West Africa (TFWA) Program.

These services include communications strategy development, off and online communications, media outreach, community outreach, communications capacity building, and awareness raising, among other activities.

Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. One or more firms will be selected under Framework Agreements (FA) and retained for TFWA Program communications projects over five-year implementation.

Assignment Countries:
- Burkina Faso
- Benin
- Cape Verde
- Cote d`Ivoire
- Gambia, The
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo

Communications tasks will be broken down into smaller task orders and separately bid between FA holders. Each task order will cover a distinct piece of the communications work and will run for a specified period generally between three months and one year. Each task orders will have a set goal, in a specific location.

ELIGIBILITY

The consulting firms should have
i) a minimum of 10 years work experience in public relations, communications, media outreach, advertising, and/or stakeholder engagement.
ii) have a network of relevant local media, and/or communications contacts, including private media outlets.
iii) should have demonstrated experience organizing public communications campaigns and/or events, including overseeing event logistics, content development, and outreach/execution.
iv) have the capacity, in the form of resources and technology (in-house or sub-contracted), to deliver communications activities within agreed timeframes and budgets.
v) should have demonstrated experience mapping/targeting audiences and running successful market research (surveys and focus groups) in-house or through a reputable survey firm.
vi) Ability to work in two or more of the following languages: English, French, and/or Portuguese.
The specific requirements for each task order will be defined on task order stage.

Only shortlisted firms will be invited to submit proposals and requested provide a Business Continuity Plan and a Security plan as the project includes work in countries deemed by the World Bank Group to be high threat locations.

Women-owned firms are strongly encouraged to apply.


INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE
The consultant will be a firm.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.) Please specifically describe in which countries the consultant will carry out activities, languages, years in operation, relevant work, network/contacts, resources/technology, awards/accomplishments, and trade facilitation experience (if any). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB and 30 pages or less. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

Qualification Criteria

· 1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment. *

· 2. Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm. *

· 3. Provide information on their core business and years in business. *

· 4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff. *

· 5. Provide information on the country experience and capacity in two or more countries from the list *

· 6. Provide information on ability to work in two or more of the following languages: English, French, Portuguese. *

· 7. Provide information on business continuity plan and security plan *

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