Procurement Notices

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE

IRQ10-IC071/17 – Individual Contractor – ICT Assistant for UNOCHA IRAQ

Date: 22 May 2017

Description of assignment: Project Coordinator for UNOCHA IRAQ

Type of Consultancy:                                      National Post

Duty Station:                                                  Erbil - Iraq

Period of assignment/services:                      6 months

Estimated Starting Date:                                 16 June 2017 to 15 December 2017

Proposals should be submitted to the following e-mail address no later than COB 6 June 2017 (Iraq local Time: +3 GMT):

ic1.undp.iq@undp.org. Please note the following:

• It is a MUST to indicate the Procurement Notice Number in the e-mail subject line).
• Any request for clarification must be sent to the following e-mail address: dler.mohamad@undp.org. The Procurement Unit will respond by e-mail, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to identified consultants who have notified UNDP of their interest to participate.  Kindly be informed that the UN P11 Form (“CV Form,” ref: Annex 2) must be completed. It is not permissible to submit a Curriculum Vitae in lieu of this form.
• Emails sent to the previously mentioned address shouldn’t exceed the limits of 8MB.

1.  ​Documents to be included when submitting the Proposal:

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications and interest.

A.  Technical Proposal: (which will include the following):

• Signed Template Confirmation of Interest and Submission of Financial Proposal –Annex 1 attached.
• A letter explaining why he/she considers him/herself the most suitable candidate for the work.
• Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.
• UN P11 Form (“CV Form”) – Annex 2 attached. UNDP-Iraq reserves the right to disqualify any submissions that have omitted this form.
• A language assessment will be conducted [if needed] for the purpose of verifying influence in English;
• Sample reports of previous work in English.
• A brief Methodology on how the candidate will approach and conduct the work.

(The expert is asked in his/her offer submission in the methodologies section to bring the description of the above mentioned points in 3. Scope of Work and Expected Outputs.)

B.      Financial proposal:

• The financial proposal will specify a total lump sum amount and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables. Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.
•  Financial Proposal Form, providing a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel, per diems) is to be provided by the offeror – Annex 3 attached

C.      Travel:

• All envisaged travel must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/ repatriation travel. In general, UNDP does not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class, he/she should do so using his or her own resources.
• Furthermore, Individual Consultant who is at the duty station at the time of hire is ineligible for travel to join, and who remain at the duty station after contract completion is ineligible for repatriation travel
• In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

2.  Selection Criteria:

The award of contract will be made to one individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as being:

1. Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
2. Achieving the highest combined score (financial and technical).

3.  Minimum requirements:

1. University Degree, preferably in Computer Technology or relevant field, and/or equivalent practical experience.
2. 3 years of relevant working experience, including network administration, support to management of hardware and software platforms, telecommunications facilities.
3. Familiar on Lotus Notes/outlook application is desirable Knowledge of Windows-based packages/applications.
4. Strong strategic and creative thinking. Personal interest, commitment, efficiency, flexibility and willingness to work in a highly motivated team of professionals.
5. Fluency in English and Kurdish is essential.

4.  Evaluation Criteria:

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 70 points will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.