prepared by the MCA Entity for the selection of the Consultant. “SCC” means the Special Conditions of Contract. “Services” the tasks to be performed by the Consultant pursuant to the Contract. “Sub-Consultant” any person or legal entity with whom the Consultant subcontracts any part of the Services. “Taxes” has the meaning given the term in the Compact. “TEP” means the Technical Evaluation Panel, selected for the purpose of evaluating the Proposals received, that submits a report with recommendation for award of the Contract for which this RFP is being issued. "Technical Proposal" has the meaning the term in ITC Sub-Clause 12.3. “Terms of Reference” or “TOR” means the document included in this RFP as Section V which explains the objectives, scope of work, activities, tasks to be performed, respective responsibilities of the MCA Entity and the Consultant, and expected results and deliverables of the assignment. “Trafficking in Persons” or “TIP” has the meaning given to the term in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines. “UC-PMC” means the “Unité de Coordination des Programmes du Millennium Challenge” chargée du Compact-Niger, a Niger Program Implementation Unit, acting on behalf of the Government of Niger. UC-PMC may execute the Contract on behalf of the Government if is not established at the time of Contract award. For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in this RFP to “MCA-Niger will be deemed a reference to the UC-PMC, until such time as MCA-Niger is established and designated to implement the Government’s responsibilities under the Compact. Scope of RFP The MCA Entity will select a Consultant in accordance with the selection method specified in the PDS. Throughout this RFP except where the context requires
Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Trafficking in Persons Statutes and Other Restrictions) of Annex B (Additional Provisions) of the Contract. The MCA Entity will reject a Proposal (and MCC will deny approval of a proposed Contract award) if it determines that the Consultant recommended for award has, directly or through an agent, engaged in coercive, collusive, corrupt, fraudulent, obstructive or prohibited practices in competing for the Contract. MCC and the MCA Entity have the right to sanction a Consultant, including declaring the Consultant ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, to be awarded an MCC-funded contract if at any time either MCC or the MCA Entity determines that the Consultant has, directly or through an agent, engaged in coercive, collusive, corrupt, fraudulent, obstructive or prohibited practices in competing for, or in executing, such a contract. MCC and the MCA Entity have the right to require that a provision be included in the Contract requiring the selected Consultant to permit the MCA Entity, MCC, or any designee of MCC, to inspect the Consultant’s, or any of the Consultant’s suppliers or Sub-Consultants on the Contract, accounts, records and other documents relating to the submission of its Proposal or performance of the Contract and to have such accounts, records and other documents audited by auditors appointed by MCC or by the MCA Entity with the approval of MCC. In addition, MCC has the right to cancel any portion of the MCC Funding allocated to the Contract if it determines at any time that any representative of a beneficiary of MCC Funding engaged in coercive, collusive, corrupt, fraudulent, obstructive or prohibited practices during the selection process or the execution of any MCC-funded Contract, without the MCA Entity having taken timely and appropriate action satisfactory to MCC to remedy the situation. Trafficking in Persons MCC has a zero tolerance policy with regard to Trafficking in Persons. Trafficking in Persons (“TIP”) is the of using force, fraud, and/or coercion to exploit another person. Trafficking in Persons can take the form of domestic servitude, peonage, forced labor, sexual
procedures; the Grants Manager should simply account for training in the LOE (about ~10-15 hours of training per staff member). Contents of the RFP ITC 8.1 Clarifications may be requested by e-mail not later than 15 days before the deadline for submission of the Proposals, so that responses can be issued to all Consultants not later than 10 days prior to the deadline for submission of Proposals. The address for requesting clarifications is: de Coordination des Programmes du Millennium Challenge Avenue du Monio Issa Beri / Commune II, BP:738 Niamey-Niger, Telephone: (+227) 20 35 08 15/16, Fax: (+227) 20 35 08 18 - Email: and must be copied to s.gourouza@ucpmc.ne Preparation of Proposals ITC 10.1 NONE ITC 11.1 Full Technical and Financial Proposals shall be submitted in English. In addition, the following sections of the Technical Proposal must be submitted in French:  Form TECH-3: Organization of the Consultant  Form TECH-4: Experience of the Consultant  Form TECH-6: Description of Approach, Methodology and Work Plan for Performing the Assignment Form TECH-11: CVs for Proposed Key Professional Personnel In the event of a discrepancy between any sections submitted in French and those submitted in English, the English language version will prevail. ITC 12.2(b) Consultant may associate with other Consultants. ITC 12.2(c) The estimated total number of person-months for Key Professional Personnel required for the assignment by labor category is: 312.2 For Inception Period : 35 person-months (for the key-staff) Core Team and Technical Specialist Key-Staff: 20 person-months 1 Team Leader/Program Manager : 7 person-months 1 Agriculture Expert/Deputy Team Lead : 3 1 Grants Administration Specialist : 2 person-months 1 M&E and Economics Specialist : 2 person-months months months
2.1.3 Task 2 - Development of Facility Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Plan Draft & Final CSE Plan, including staffing plan to execute 10 Final 12 2.1.9 Task 3 – Grants Management Staff Technical Training Plan & Final Grants Manager Staff Training Plan Draft 10 Final 12 2.1.2 Task 4 - Development of the Facility Operations Plan/Manual Draft Operations Manual with all annexes and templates (building on existing draft) 20 Final 26 Final Operations Manual and update of other key pre-existing documents 2.1.4 Task 5 - Finalization of the Facility ESMS & Land Tenure Strategy Draft & Final Facility ESMS Land Tenure Strategy/Framework 18 Final 22 2.1.5 Task 6 - Development of a Strategy to Provide BDS to Applicants Draft and Final Phase 2 and 3 (Implementation) BDS Strategy including identification of additional BDS providers Draft 24 Final 28 2.1.6 Task 7 - Support Finalization of an Economic Analysis Plan Incorporation of ERR data collection & calculation templates into application and proposal development materials Draft 18 Final 24 A list of all primary and secondary data to be used in the ERR calculations 2.1.7 Task 8 - Support Finalization of an M&E and Data Collection Plan Draft & Final Facility M&E Plan Updated Facility M&E Plans, as necessary Draft 18 Final 24 2.1.8 Task 9 - Support Finalization of an Facility GSI Plan Draft & Final GSI Plan Draft 18 Final 24 2.1.10 Task 10 – Technical & Administrative Support to the Project Selection Panel (TEP) Plan for managing the TEP including identifying, constituting and convening members. Week 24 Protocol/operating procedures for TEP, should be annexed to the Operations Manual TEP established, including administrative, technical and logistical support & both core and supplementary roster of experts Week 28 2.1.11 Task 11 – General Management, Oversight, Monitoring & Reports Ongoing meetings, monthly inception progress reports and documentation. Week 0-28, monthly Plan for grants administration & disbursement management, including disbursement management system Draft 18 Final 24
Draft & Final Facility Database Draft 18 24 2.1.12 Task 12 – Implementation of 1 BDS Support (Marketing, Due Diligence, and Demand Building) & Final Phase 1 BDS Report & Budget Estimations 22 Draft 26 Final Draft & Final Market Intelligence Report including Summary of Procurement Needs 22 Draft 26 Final 2.2 Option 1 Period (Selection & – Week 29 – 60) 2.2.1 Task 13 – Launch of RFIA Draft & Final RFIA* Launch of the RFIA *Should begin drafting at end of Inception period 26 Draft 29 Launch Summary Reports of Information Sessions held and documentation of questions received and responses sent to applicants Package of all proposals received, and notification letters sent. Documentation of all proposals in database. 34 2.2.2 Task 14 – Initial Screening/Shortlisting of Applications, Proposal Development Assistance, and Preparation of Proposal Packages for TEP Shortlist of applicants to advance to Full Proposal Development. 37 Initial & Full Proposal Packages to MCA for review) Round 1 Portfolio Report (Draft to MCA for review) 44 Final Initial & Full Proposal Packages (sent to TEP) Round 1 Portfolio Report (sent to TEP) Final Task Report Information entered into Final Facility Database 46 2.2.3 Task 15 – Convene and Administer TEP Summary Report of training delivered to TEP 45 Draft & Final TEP Report based on the TEP’s deliberation and recommendations (1st Grant Round) 50
1 Communications and Outreach Specialist (may be combined with another “key personnel” role if candidate as the appropriate expertise for both roles) Business Development Services Team Key Personnel 3 Lead Enterprise Development Specialists Indicative LOE for Key Personnel Role Inception Period LOE (7 mths) Option 1 – Phase LOE (8 mths) Option 1 – LOE (24 mths, 17 Option 2 LOE (30 months total, 13 without overlap) Team Manger 85-100% for 7 m (6 to 7 100% for 8 m (8 100% for 7 m 90% for 17 m (~22 10% for 17 m 50% for 11 m (~7 Small-Scale Ag 50% for 6 m 100% for 8 m 100% for 7 m 100% for 17 m 100% for 13 m (13