Malawi- Recruitment of Technical Evaluation Panel Members for the Evaluation of Proposals of MMD Procurements for the Accelerated Growth Corridors (AGC) Project

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country: Malawi City Locality: Lilongwe Project Name: AGC project Procurement Title: Recruitment of Technical Evaluation Panel Members for the Evaluation of Proposals of MMD Procurements for the Accelerated Growth Corridors (AGC) Project Procurement Ref. Number: MMD 3009 Type of Procurement: Consultant services (Individuals) Buyer: Malawi Millennium Development Trust (“MMD”) Publication Date: December 14, 2022 Submission deadline: 5.00 pm CAT (GMT+2), on January 06, 2023 1. The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of Malawi (the “Government”) have entered into a second Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Malawi (the “Compact”) in the amount of Three and hundred fifty million U.S. Dollars [US$350,000,000] (“MCC Funding”). The Government, acting through the Malawi Millennium Development Trust (the “MMD]”), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Request for Applications (“RFA”) is issued. 2. MMD hereby invites individual Consultants eligible to provide consultancy services as Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) Members for the below expertise to evaluate proposals that will be submitted in response to the various Request for Proposals (RFPs) to be issued for the procurements of the AGC Project. Multiple consultants with various areas of expertise are sought. # Area of Expertise 1. Design and Supervision Expert in Paved and Earth Roads 2. Environmental and Social Expert 3. Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Expert 4. Health and Safety Expert 5. Design and Supervision Expert in Main roads Periodic Maintenance 6. District Road Management Expert 7. Expert in Institutional Assessments and Reforms 8. Software Expert to assess proposals to Develop a Virtual Marketplace 9. Legal Expert in Development of Fertilizer Regulations 10. Legal Expert in Development of Seed Regulations 3. This RFA is open to qualified national or international individual consultants wishing to participate in the AGC Project activities. 4. Consultants will be selected under the Individual consultants Selection method, in accordance with “MCC Program Procurement Guidelines” (P1.B.3.10) which is provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). 5. Further details on consultant services, qualifications and eligibility criteria are provided in the RFA document available through the following link: https://ln5.sync.com/dl/12eadbc50/2ur9xiy5-cfugn9bb-f6ppp9iw-54kufvey . Consultants interested in applying should submit a completed registration form (available via the link above) by e-mail with the subject: « MMD3009-EOI-TEP » to the Interim Procurement Agent – Aissata Barry at [email protected] with copy to: MMD Interim Procurement Director - Thenford Mchenga at [email protected] .This will ensure that the Consultants receive any updates, clarifications and/or addendums regarding this RFA. 6. Consultants may request clarifications by e-mail not later than 5:00 pm CAT (GMT+2) on December 21, 2022. Responses shall be issued to all Consultants not later than 5:00 pm CAT (GMT+2) on December 27, 2022. Requests for clarification should be addressed to [email protected] with copy to the MCA Entity Interim Procurement Director, Thenford Mchenga - Email: [email protected] with subject “TEP_Request for clarifications” 7. Interested Consultants are invited to submit their Application /cover letter, CV and Financial Proposal in separate files by using the following File Request Link (FRL): https://ln5.sync.com/dl/76c0e6540/uw2fcpda-w5p6bqqw-way2txsg-vbmvyjec 8. The deadline for submission of Application is 5:00 pm CAT (GMT+2), on January 06, 2023. Contact Information: Attn: Aissata Barry Interim Procurement Agent – MMD E-mail: [email protected] and 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.