Procurement of Management Services, Field Support Services Project in in Bolivia

INVITATION The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) requires the services of a Consultant to implement the Field Support Services project (FSSP) in Bolivia. To ensure the effectiveness, efficiency, quality and relevance of Canada’s support in responding to Bolivia’s development challenges, the Bolivia Development Program requires access to local technical expertise, sector studies and strategies, sector and initiative level preparation and monitoring along with supplementary administrative and logistical. To meet these needs, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) has designed the Field Support Services Project (FSSP) to provide required technical, administrative and support services. The FSSP will be managed by the Consultant. The purpose of this notice is to invite formal costed proposals from eligible Consultants. On the basis of the formal proposals, one Consultant will be invited to negotiate a contract for the provision of services. DFATD reserves the right to refuse any or all proposals received. The anticipated contract duration is five (5) years. WORKING LANGUAGE OF THE PROJECT The working languages for this project are English and French. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES To help improve the efficiency of program and project work by stakeholders and the impact of Canada’s development program, the Consultant must render administrative, financial, and logistical services, undertake in the procurement of goods, services and Technical Specialists, as well as support local development initiatives. The Consultant will be the overall manager, administrator and coordinator, bringing together the various resources required to execute the Project. The Consultant will be responsible for carrying out activities required for the financial and operational administration of the Project. BIDDERS CONFERENCE A bidder’s conference will be held on August 24th, 2016 CONSULTANT PROFILE To meet the requirements of the assignment, DFATD is seeking to retain the services of a Consultant with a set of demonstrated and verifiable capabilities. DFATD is seeking a Consultant with experience in providing services similar to the FSSP (average annual project value, location of the project and types of services provided in the project). INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS Proposals should be presented following the instructions provided in the Request for Proposal document to be obtained through the GETS on the Internet (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/). Please note, DFATD does not send out RFPs directly to interested Consultants. In order to be considered, proposals must be received no later than 14:00, Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT), on closing date, at the following address: Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Distribution and Mail Services - AAG Lester B. Pearson Building 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 CANADA Attention: Bid Receiving Unit – SGD PROPOSALS SUBMITTED VIA FACSIMILE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. INQUIRIES Questions relating to this notice must be directed IN WRITING to: Mehmet Durmusoglu Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 CANADA Fax: 819-953-9186 E-mail: mehmet.durmusoglu@international.gc.ca Website: http://www.international.gc.ca