SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country Indonesia Project Name Millenium Challenge Account – Indonesia II Procurement Title Individual Consultants for Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) / Bid Review Panel (BRP) Members Procurement Ref. Number IND2-2023-40017-IC Type of Procurement (goods, works or services as applicable) Consulting Services (Individual Consultants) Employer MCA-Indonesia II Publication Date 6 December 2023 Submission Deadline 17.00 pm Jakarta, Indonesia time (GMT+7) on 27 December 2023 1. The United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia ("Government") signed a Millennium Challenge Compact II on April 13, 2023 ("Compact II"). The Compact, which will include $649 million of grant funding from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and a $49 million contribution from the Government, aims to unlock financing flows in a way that will catalyze economic growth and leverage Indonesia’s own resources. The Millennium Challenge Account - Indonesia Compact (“MCA-Indonesia II”) aims to address key root causes of costly and underdeveloped financial intermediation by improving the financing of infrastructure, particularly transport and logistics infrastructure, and increasing access to finance for micro-, small and medium enterprises. The Compact will support three projects to address the binding constraint of costly and underdeveloped financial intermediation: the Advancing Transport and Logistics Accessibility Services (“ATLAS”) Project; the Financial Markets Development Project (“FMDP”); and the Access to Finance for Women-owned / Micro-, Small and Medium Enterprises Project (“MSME Finance Project”). 2. The Government, acting through the MCA-Indonesia II (the “MCA-Entity”), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Specific Procurement Notice (“SPN”) is issued. 3. Any payments made by the MCA Entity under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact Development Funding (CDF) Grant Agreement and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. No party other than the Government and the MCA Entity shall derive any rights from the proposed Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding. The proposed Compact and its related documents can be found on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov). 4. MCC requires that all beneficiaries of MCC Funding, including the MCA Entity and any applicants, Bidders, Suppliers, contractors, Subcontractors, consultants, and sub-consultants under any MCC-funded contracts, observe the highest standards of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts. MCC’s Policy on Preventing, Detecting and Remediating Fraud and Corruption in MCC Operations (“MCC’s AFC Policy”) is applicable to all procurements and contracts involving MCC Funding and can be found on the MCC website at: https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/policy-fraud-and-corruption. 5. MCA-Indonesia II now invites Applications from eligible Individual Consultants to provide Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) / Bid Review Panel (BRP) Members. More details on the qualifications required are provided in the Terms of Reference of the Request for Application (RFA). 6. Location: The assignment is expected to be conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia. 7. Anticipated Start Date: January 2024. 8. Individual Consultants will be selected under the Individual Consultants Selection (ICS) method in accordance with the procedures set out in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines which are provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to the contract award. 9. The Fees shall be competitive market rates as determined by a price reasonableness analysis. 10. Consultants interested in this RFA can register first by sending email to Procurement Agent at
[email protected] their contact details and the title of the procurement, then RFA will be provided. Consultants’ registration will ensure that the Consultants receive updates regarding this RFA. If you have any questions, please write to this email and the deadline for the clarification is until 14 December 2023. 11. The deadline for submission of Applications is 17.00pm Jakarta, Indonesia time (GMT+7), on 27 December 2023. 12. Contact Information: Attn: MCA-Indonesia II Procurement Agent Address & telephone Cyber Tower 2, Kuningan, Floor 18, office M31 Jakarta Indonesia +62 21 5799 8701 ext:251 Email:
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