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EAST AFRICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
INVITATION TO EXPRESS INTEREST
TO ASSESS, IDENTIFY AND CATALOGUE INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGIES IN EAST AFRICA
- EASTECO is an institution of the EAC, based in Kigali, Rwanda. The Commission invites competent and eligible Individual Consultants from the all EAC partner states to submit their applications for services above. The principle of equity at according procurement opportunities among Partner States will be applied in this consultancy. The Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for these services are attached as Annex 1 to this Request for Expression of Interest.
- Only Individual Consultants are eligible for this assignment provided that they fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
a) They are not being bankrupt or wound up, are having their affairs administered by the courts, have entered into arrangements with creditors, have suspended business activities, are being subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or are being in any similar situations arising from a similar procedure provided for in the national legislation or regulations of EAC Partner States;
b) They have not been convicted of offences concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which haves the force of res judicata; (i.e. against which no appeal is possible);
c) They have not been declared guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which EAC Secretariat can justify;
d) They have not fulfilled obligations related to the payments of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which they are established or with those countries where the contract is to be performed;
e) They have not been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the EAC’s financial interests; or
f) They are not being currently subject to a penalty resulting from an Administrative Review.
3. Your Expression of Interest must be presented in English as per the Standard Expression of Interest Forms attached as Annex 2 to this REOI in English language and be accompanied by copies of all the indicated supporting documents.
4. The submission MUST contain: Filled & signed application/cover letter; Curriculum Vitae (CV), Technical and Financial Proposals; copies of academic and other testimonials; copies of Contracts/Orders/Appointment letters and the Official Referee letters and/or Completion certificates.
Interested candidates may submit their bids:
- Through the e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and NOT to any other. The application should have a PASSWORD, until the opening date and time: Thursday 2ND May 2024 at 3 PM East African Time, or 2 PM Rwanda Time, when the Consultant shall IMMEDIATELY send the said password to the same email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to officially open their application.
- ALTERNATIVELY, submit your application via registered mail, courier service or hand delivered in a plain SEALED envelope with consultancy’s subject and reference provided above and addressed to:
The Secretary,
Procurement Committee,
East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO),
Queensland House, 4TH Floor, Kigali-Rwanda.
Tel: +250 789 44 77 81
DOWNLOAD: Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) to Assess, identify and catalogue Indigenous Knowledge and Technologies in East Africa
So as to be received not later than the same deadline given above: Thursday 2ND May 2024 at 3 PM East African Time, or 2 PM Rwanda Time. Opening of the applications shall follow immediately after this time. The EASTECO is an equal opportunity employer. Female and Youth candidates are encouraged to apply.
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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
Request for Expression of Interest (REOI)
Country: Tanzania
Project: East African Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP)
Title of assignment: Consultancy Services to Support the Implementation of One Network Area (Ona) In EAC.
Client: East African Community (EAC) Secretariat
Project ID: P176181
Duration of assignment: 6 months
Ref No: TZ-EAC-385059-CS
- The East African Community (EAC), with the support of the World Bank, is preparing to implement the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EA-RDIP) (2023 – 2028), which aims to advance digital market integration in the Eastern Africa region by increasing affordable access to regional broadband connectivity and strengthening the enabling environment for cross-border digital services. Phase I of the EA-RDIP Series of Projects covers two Regional Economic Communities: EAC and IGAD, and also includes country projects in Somalia and South Sudan.
- The East African Community has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for the Provision of Consulting Services for Consultancy Services to Support the Implementation of One Network Area (Ona) In EAC.
- The specific objectives of the assignment are as follows;
i. Conduct baseline survey on the ONA utilization in the East African Community
ii. Evaluate different regional roaming models and recommend the optimum model
iii. Conduct National and Regional stakeholder engagement.
iv. Develop a Legal Framework to support the ONA Implementation for Voice, Data and SMS
v. Provide dissemination workshops
- The East African Community now invites eligible firms (“Consultant”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The criteria are as follows:
- A minimum of 15 years’ experience in the ICT sector
- Proof that the firm has been in existence and practice for at least five (5) years prior to the closing date of this request for the proposals;
- Valid Tax Clearance Certificate of the firm;
- Proof of having undertaken at least two similar consultancies
- Regional Experience in similar assignments in EAC Partner States and or Sub-Saharan Africa
- The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Project Financing - Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services,November 2020 (Fourth Edition), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
- Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualification but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
- Consulting firms will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
- Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 09:00 to 17:00 hours. Interested and qualified Individuals are requested to access the detailed TOR from the EAC website from the following link: https://www.eac.int / opportunities/ consultancies
- Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 6th May 2024 at or before 11:00 hours (East African Standard Time) and mention “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services to Support the Implementation of One Network Area (Ona) In EAC.
- for the East African Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP)” and submitted to the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Address:
The Secretary General
East African Community
P. o Box 1096
Arusha - Tanzania.
Tel: +255 27 2162100
Fax: +255 27 2162190
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: www.eac.int
DOWNLOAD: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE NETWORK AREA (ONA) IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY