Expert Deployment Mechanism for Climate Action in Africa (EDM-CAA)

Description: The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) has a requirement to build Sub-Saharan African capacity to respond to their climate-related needs and meet their commitments under the 2015 Paris International Climate Change Agreement (“Paris Agreement”). The Consultant will be responsible to provide targeted, short-term technical assistance to governmental and non-governmental organizations at the regional, national and sub-national levels in eligible Recipient Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in response to locally-identified needs. This assistance will be provided through an Expert Deployment Mechanism (EDM) in response to Requests for Support (RFS). The purpose of this notice is to invite formal costed proposals from eligible Consultants. Based on proposals received, one Consultant will be invited to negotiate a contract with DFATD for the provision of services. DFATD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received. The Services are expected to be provided for a period of five (5) years from the date of signing of the contract. WORKING LANGUAGE OF THE PROJECT The working language for this project is English and French. BIDDERS CONFERENCE A Bidders’ conference for all interested Bidders will be held on 2020-02-26 at DFATD, at 200 promenade du Portage. The session will begin at 10:00:00, in the meeting room B6009. Travel and other costs in order to attend are the responsibility of the Bidders. The session will be held to answer questions on the project and/ or on the RFP. Bidders who do not attend the conference will not be excluded from submitting a Proposal. In order to facilitate the conference, Bidders are requested to submit their questions, comments and/ or a list of issues they wish to table in advance by email, in English and/ or French, at the latest by 2020-02-21 to the Point of Contact at the email addres Olivier.charbonneau@international.gc.ca; to allow sufficient time for DFATD to make logistical arrangements and prepare answers. Additional questions from the floor are allowed during the conference itself. If they affect the RFP, clarifications or changes resulting from the Bidders’ conference will be included as an addendum to the RFP. Bidders are requested to confirm in advance their intention to attend by emailing the Point of Contact at the email address Olivier.charbonneau@international.gc.ca, at the latest by 2020-02-24. Bidders are requested to indicate their name, postal address, email address, telephone number, fax number as well as the name and the title of the Bidder’s representative(s) who will attend in such e-mail to DFATD. DFATD reserves the right to cancel the conference and inform Bidders by means of an addendum to the present RFP, if this happens. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS Proposals should be presented following the instructions provided in the Request for Proposals document to be obtained through the GETS on the Internet (https://buyandsell.gc.ca ). Please note, DFATD does not send out Request for Proposals directly to interested Bidders. In order to be considered, proposals must be sent electronically completed and received no later than 14:00 hrs (EDST), on closing date, at the following email address: URP-BRU@international.gc.ca  INQUIRIES Questions relating to this notice must be directed IN WRITING to: Olivier Charbonneau - Senior Contracting Management Services Officer / Development Complex Procurement Services (SGCC) Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0G2 E-mail: olivier.charbonneau@international.gc.ca