NEPAL- Consultant to Support MCA-Nepal and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in operationalizing JV Company formed between NEA and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country Nepal Project Name Electricity Transmission Project Procurement Title Consultant to Support MCA-Nepal and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in operationalizing JV Company formed between NEA and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) Procurement Ref. Number MCA-N/ETP/ICS/048 Type of Procurement (goods, works or services as applicable) Individual Consultants Employer Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) Publication Date 18 August 2023 Submission Deadline 15 September 2023 The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal has received financing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation toward the cost of the Electricity Transmission Line Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for “Consultant to Support MCA-Nepal and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in operationalizing JV Company formed between NEA and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)”. MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the Compact up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. So, when a contract is signed with an MCA-Nepal, funds are already available to the MCA-Nepal and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Contractors/Consultants/Suppliers by the US Treasury. MCA-Nepal now invites applications from eligible Individual Consultants for this position. Procurement Process will be conducted through the Individual Consultants Selection (ICS) procedures as specified in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (PPG), and is open to all eligible consultants as defined in the PPG. A complete set of Request for Application (RFA) documents may be obtained by interested eligible consultants upon the submission of a written application at the following address [email protected] with cc to [email protected] with subject “Request for RFA document ref MCA-N/ETP/ICS/048”. Applications must be uploaded to the File Request Link (FRL) provided below on or before 15:00 hours (Nepal Standard Time, +5:45) on 15 September 2023. Only Electronic applications via FRL will be permitted. Late Applications will be rejected. Contact Information: The File Request Link referred to above is: The File Request Link (Dropbox link) for submission of Application is as follows: https://www.dropbox.com/request/G8kJG3jkqG08zBPPiYes Address: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) 2nd & 3rd Floor, East Wing, Lal Durbar Convention Centre, Yak & Yeti Complex, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal. Attn: Procurement Agent Email: [email protected] with cc to [email protected] Website: https://mcanp.org/en/procurement/procurement-notices/ 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.