SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- MCA-Liberia Compact Completion Report (CCR) Consultant
- Notice Date
- 2/7/2020 9:45:22 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 4A450-CA-016
- Response Due
- 2/24/2020 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/10/2020
- Point of Contact
- Procurement Agent, MCA-Liberia, Aaron K.D. Cholopray, Acting Procurement Director
- E-Mail Address
-
MCALiberiaPA@cardno.com, cholopraya@mca.gov.lr
(MCALiberiaPA@cardno.com, cholopraya@mca.gov.lr)
- Description
- The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (�MCC�) and the Government of Liberia (the �Government�) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Liberia (the �Compact�) in the amount of approximately Two Hundred Fifty Six Million Seven Hundred Twenty Six Thousand US Dollars (US $ 256,726,000) (�MCC Funding�). The Government, acting through the Millennium Challenge Account - Liberia (the �MCA - Entity�), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Letter of Invitation (�LOI�) is issued. 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. This Letter of Invitation, follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared on dgMarket on July 22, 2019, UNDB Online on July 23, 2019, the MCA Liberia�s website (www.mca.gov.lr) on July 22, 2019, and local newspapers: Frontpage on July 23, 2019, New Dawn on July 24, and Daily Observer on July 30, 2019. 1. Summary of Services: MCA-Liberia is seeking the assistance of an Individual Consultant (�Consultant�) to draft and develop the Compact Completion Report (CCR). The CCR is intended to provide MCA-Liberia�s perspective on: (a) the performance of the Compact relative to its stated objectives (as detailed in the Compact), (b) factors (positive and negative) that affected implementation and the achievement of outcomes, and (c) key lessons learned during the implementation period. For the avoidance of doubt, the CCR should cover all Projects included in the Program, including those for which LEC is the Accountable Entity. The CCR also offers recommendations that could guide consideration of similar projects in the future. Location and Duration. The location of the assignment is Monrovia, Liberia. The contract will span six months as of its effective date. The required qualifications for the Individual Consultant to be considered are indicated in the TOR. Please refer to the detailed TOR included in the Letter of Invitation (LOI) under Section 2 (Terms of Reference). 2. Application Procedure: a) Consultants should register their interest by sending an e-mail (with subject MCA-Liberia Compact Completion Report (CCR) Consultant) to the Procurement Agent at MCALiberiaPA@cardno.com, giving their full contact details. This will ensure that the Consultants receive a copy of the LOI and any updates. 3. Selection Procedure: a) A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures for selection of Individual Consultants set out in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (P1.B.3.10) which are provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov). The selection process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to contract award. The highest ranked Consultant will also be interviewed either in person or electronically via Skype or WebEx. b) The selection process comprises two stages: The Individual Consultant having the highest technical score will be invited to submit a financial proposal (e.g fees and reimbursable expenses). Contract award is subject to a price reasonableness analysis. Should negotiations fail with the highest ranked Individual Consultant, negotiations will be initiated with the other Consultant that submitted responsive application, in the descending order of their technical scores. 4. Interested Individual Consultants may request clarification regarding this requirement no later than February 10, 2020. The Client shall be obliged to respond by February 17, 2020. 5. Application with current CV shall be submitted to the address below no later than February 24, 2020 at 4:00 pm, Liberia local time. Applications should be submitted by email to: MCA-Liberia Procurement Agent Email: MCALiberiaPA@cardno.com 6. Bid Challenge: Individual Consultants may challenge the results of a procurement only according to the rules established in the Bid Challenge System developed by the MCA-Liberia and approved by MCC. The rules and provisions of the Bid Challenge System are as published on the MCA-Liberia�s website at www.mca.gov.lr. 7. MCA-Liberia is not bound to accept any of the applications submitted and may cancel the selection process at any time without providing any justification to the Consultants. For the Special Procurement Notice, please visit: https://mcc.dgmarket.com/tender/32056980 DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.� FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: LBR
- Country: LBR
- Country: LBR
- Record
- SN05554380-F 20200209/200210120626 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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