Zambia - Procurement of Consultant Services to conduct Pre-implementation Data Quality Review for the Roads and Access for Agriculture and Agro-processing Project

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country Zambia Project Name Roads and Access for Agriculture and Agro-processing Project Procurement Title Procurement of Consultant Services to conduct Pre-implementation Data Quality Review for the Roads and Access for Agriculture and Agro-processing Project Procurement Ref. Number MPCAZ-24-4002 Type of Procurement (goods, works or services as applicable) Consultant Services Accountable Entity Millennium Project Completion Agency Zambia Limited (MPCA-Z) Publication Date 23 April 2024 Submission Deadline 21 May 2024 The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) (the “Government”) have entered into a Compact Development Funding Agreement (“Agreement”) in the amount of approximately USD 12,000,000 (“MCC Funding”). The proposed Compact Program includes the following projects: (1) roads and access; (2) asset finance; and (3) agriculture policy and institutional strengthening to improve agriculture productivity and agro-processing. MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the Agreement up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. So when a contract is signed with an Accountable Entity, money is already available to the Accountable Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Offerors by the US Treasury. The Government, acting through the Millennium Project Completion Agency Zambia Limited (MPCA-Z), is hereby issuing a Request for Application, following the General Procurement Notice published on February 28, 2024 in UNDB and March 1st 2024 in DgMarket, among other sites. The Millennium Project Completion Agency Zambia Limited (MPCA-Z) now invites Applications from eligible Individual Consultants to conduct Pre-implementation Data Quality Review for the Roads and Access for Agriculture and Agro-processing Project. Bidding will be conducted through the Individual Consultant procedures as specified in the MCC Accountable Entity Procurement Policy and Guidelines (PPG) provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov) and is open to all eligible Individual Consultants as defined in the PPG. Applicants interested in receiving the Request for Applications (RFA) and submitting applications should register using the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/GJHUCYCh3P Please fill in the form to get access to the RFA document. Applicants should provide their correct email contact details. This will ensure that the Applicants receive updates regarding this RFA. Applications must be delivered by using the File Request Link (FRL) provided in the RFA on or before 21 May 2024 at 5.00pm Zambian time at the latest. Only electronic submission through the FRL is permitted. Submission by email is not allowed. Late applications will be rejected. Contact Information for request for clarification : Attn: Aina Rakotomanga MCC Interim Procurement Agent E-mail: [email protected] CC : [email protected] 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.