SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country General information: Country: SENEGAL City/Locality: Dakar Notice/Contract Number: MCA2/2022/COMPACT/QCBS/RE10_1A/F38 Issue Date: May 02, 2023 Closing date: June 13, 2023 Funding Agency: (MCC) Millennium Challenge Corporation Buyer: Millennium Challenge Account Sénégal II (MCA-Senegal II) Procurement name: Selection of a Consultant for the Study and Training for the implementation and extension to mobile applications of the Senelec computer-assisted maintenance and network asset management system (CMMS) Type of procurement: Request for proposals Eligibility of Bidders: Consultant firms eligible and meeting requirements set forth in the Request for proposals The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), and the Government of Senegal (the “GoS”) signed a Compact for a grant known as the Millennium Challenge Account. The Compact includes an investment of about USD 550 million from MCC (“MCC Funding”) and an additional contribution of USD 50 million from the Government for a global amount of USD 600 million to contribute to reducing poverty through economic growth in Senegal. The Compact program includes: The “Modernizing and Strengthening of Senelec Transmission Network” Project aims to provide quality electricity from the low-cost sources available for Senelec to meet the growing demand on the interconnected network in Senegal; The “Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural and Peri urban Areas” Project seeks to increase the quality electricity supply and demand in rural and peri urban areas in Senegal; The “Power Sector Enabling Environment and Capacity Development” Project has as objective to create an environment favorable to improving the financial viability and good governance of the sector for a quality and quantity electricity supply. All payments made by MCA-Senegal II under the expected contract are subject, in all regards, to terms and conditions of the compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and disbursement of MCC Funding. No party other than the Government and MCA-Senegal II shall have claims or rights from the Compact or the proceeds of MCC Funding. The Compact and related documents can be found on MCC website (www.mcc.gov) and MCA-Sénégal II website (www.mcasenegal.sn). This Specific Procurement Notice is a supplement to the general procurement Notice, issued on DgMarket on December 22, 2022, on UNDB Online on December 27, 2021 and, on MCA-Senegal II website and local media (le Soleil and le Quotidien) on December 23, 2022. MCA Senegal II hereby invites duly established firms to submit a proposal for the provision of the above-mentioned services (“Proposals”). More information regarding such Consultant Services are provided in the Terms of Reference. This Request for proposals is open to all eligible entities (“Consultant firms”) that want to submit proposals. Subject to restrictions set forth in the RFP, Consultants can join other consultants to optimize their ability to successfully implement the contract. A consultant will be selected through the QCBS (Quality and Cost-Based Selection) method: an evaluation procedure which is described in the RFP sections, in accordance with “MCC Program Procurement Guidelines”, which can be found on MCC Web site (www.mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, includes the review and assessment of the consultant qualifications and past performances, as well as a check of its references, before contract award. Note that prior to submission of proposals, a conference will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, as indicated in the Specific Data of the Request for Proposals, in Section II. The Consultants who want to submit Proposals are invited to register by email, mentioning their full contact details to the following address: MCA Senegal II Procurement Agency E-mail:
[email protected]; Copy to:
[email protected]; Once, you are registered, the PDF version of the Request for Proposals will be forwarded to you. The registration of interested Consultants will enable them to be directly informed of potential additional information and/or updates of the RFP. Proposals shall be submitted by email to the address and in the manner indicated at IC 17.3 of the Specific Data of the RFP, not later than June 13, 2023 at 3 pm (Dakar/Senegal time). Note that only proposals transferred by email, through the Dropbox link indicated in the specific data of the RFP, will be considered. Submissions for which financial proposals are not password-protected will be rejected. It is not necessary to password-protect technical proposals. However, if a bidder decides to submit a password-protected technical proposal, the password of the technical proposal should be sent to the Procurement Agent (
[email protected]) not earlier than June 12, 2023 and not later than 15 minutes before the submission date and time (Dakar time). Late proposals will not, in any case, be considered. Sincerely yours, MCA-Senegal II CEO Oumar DIOP 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 CONTRACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.