IC LTA Telecommunication Expert
Procurement Process
IC - Individual contractor
Office
UNDP Pacific - FIJI
Deadline
07-Jul-22
Published on
22-Jun-22
Reference Number
92666
Overview
Terms of Reference
Ref: PN/FJI/JPN/001/2022
Consultancy Title Telecommunication Expert |
Project Name Enhancing Disaster and Climate Resilience through improved Disaster Preparedness and Infrastructure (EDCR) |
Duty Station Based in Fiji |
Type of Contract- Individual Consultant Long Term Agreement (IC - LTA) |
Duration of the Contract
Consultancy Proposal (CV & Financial proposal Template) should be sent via email to etenderbox.pacific@undp.org no later than 7th July 2022 (Fiji Time) clearly stating the title & reference of consultancy applied for. Any proposals received after this date/time will not be accepted. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to vimal.pilay@undp.org. UNDP will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. Incomplete, late and joint proposals will not be considered and only offers for which there is further interest will be contacted. Failure to submit your application as stated as per the application submission guide (Procurement Notice) on the above link will be considered incomplete and therefore application will not be considered. NOTE: If the selected/successful Candidate is over 65 years of age and required to travel outside his home country; He/She will be required provide a full medical report at their expense prior to issuance to contract. Contract will only be issued when Proposed candidate is deemed medically fit to undertake the assignment.
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Background The Enhancing Disaster and Climate Resilience through Improved Disaster Preparedness and Infrastructure (EDCR) projects aims to improve the capacity for preparedness and mitigation to man-made, geo-physical and climate related hazards and to climate change impact. This initiative will be implemented in three countries: The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and Republic of Palau. The project will respond to Outcome 1 of the UN Pacific Strategy 2018 – 2022: By 2022, people and ecosystems in the Pacific are more resilient to the impacts of climate change, climate variability and disasters; and environmental protection is strengthened.
In line with the overall outcome, the overall project goal is to effectively address the consequences of, and responses to, geo-physical and climate-related hazards to protect lives, sustain livelihoods, preserve the environment and safeguard the economy. The outcome will be achieved through 3 expected outputs:
The project will be implemented by the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji under the UNDP Direct Implementation Modality (DIM) and will be part of the Resilient and Sustainable Development team. LTA CONTRACTING MODALITY AND CALL-OFF MECHANISM
Payments will be made upon satisfactory achieved deliverables under each assignment and submission of time sheet in accordance with number of days worked. Final payment shall require a signed performance evaluation of the consultant(s).
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Scope of work/Expected Output The overall responsibilities of the assignment are to: Under the guidance and direct supervision of the EDCR Project Manager, the telecommunication expert will provide technical support and guidance to the relevant government stakeholders and project management team for the activities related to the disaster communication listed below.
The scope of work is outlined below:
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Resources Provided The consultant is expected to provide their own laptop and communications equipment. |
Supervision/Reporting The Consultant will report to EDCR Project Manager, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji All reports should be provided in electronic versions in English language, with the detailed description of the summary of capacity development activities held, lessons learned, challenges, recommendations for sustainable operation and attachment of training materials used
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Requirement for Qualifications & Experience Minimum diploma in a relevant area such as Telecommunication, Computer Science, Engineering, Disaster Management;
Functional Competencies
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Payment Schedule (if required)
Fees to be paid based on monthly invoice submitted by consultant with progress report of outputs certified by UNDP.
Consultancy fee and living allowance to be paid based on satisfactory completion of outputs and certification by UNDP. |
Evaluation
Cumulative analysis The proposals will be evaluated using the cumulative analysis method with a split 70% technical and 30% financial scoring. The proposal with the highest cumulative scoring will be awarded the contract. Applications will be evaluated technically, and points are attributed based on how well the proposal meets the requirements of the Terms of Reference using the guidelines detailed in the table below: When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract may be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the Technical Evaluation would be considered for the Financial Evaluation. Interviews may be conducted as part of technical assessment.
Top three (3) ranked candidates will be selected for this LTA consultancy
Technical Criteria for Evaluation
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Proposal Submission Proposal Submission Offerors must send the following documents.
Individuals applying for this consultancy will be reviewed based on their own individual capacity. The successful individual may sign an Individual Contract with UNDP or request his/her employer to sign a Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA) on their behalf by indicating this in the Offerors letter to Confirming Interest and Availability Consultant must send a financial proposal based on a Lump Sum Amount. The total amount quoted shall be all-inclusive and include all costs components required to perform the deliverables identified in the TOR, including professional fee, travel costs, living allowance (if any work is to be done outside the IC´s duty station) and any other applicable cost to be incurred by the IC in completing the assignment. The contract price will be fixed output-based price regardless of extension of the herein specified duration. Payments will be done upon completion of the deliverables/outputs.
In general, UNDP shall 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 their own resources
Statement of Medical Fitness for Work. For an Individual Contractor who is of 62 years of age or older, and on an assignment requiring travel, be it for the purpose of arriving at the duty station or as an integral duty required under the TOR, a full medical examination and statement of fitness to work must be provided. However, this is not a requirement for individuals on RLA contracts Where there is no UN office nor a UN Medical Doctor present in the location of the Individual Contractor prior to commencing the travel, either for repatriation or duty travel, the Individual Contractor may choose his/her own preferred physician to obtain the required medical clearance.
Selected Candidate will be required to submit a proof of medical insurance prior to issuance of contract Security Clearance. The Consultant should undertake the Basic Security in the Field (BSIF) training and Advanced Security in the Field (ASIF) tests prior to travelling. These requirements apply for all Consultants, attracted individually or through the Employer.
In the event of unforeseeable travel not anticipated in this TOR, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.
Consultancy Proposal (CV & Financial proposal Template) should be sent via email to etenderbox.pacific@undp.org no later than 7th July 2022 (Fiji Time) For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to vimal.pillay@undp.org
Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
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