Selection of an individual consultants pool for the Evaluation Panels /

Specific Procurement Notice

Lomé, Togo

Date: October 17, 2023

Selection of an individual consultants pool for the Evaluation Panels

Procurement Reference: CMC-Togo/2023/ICS/003

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) is working with the Government of Togo (GoT) to develop a compact by the end of calendar year 2024.  Togo was selected as eligible for MCC funding in the fall of 2022.  A constraint to economic growth analysis was completed in February 2023; and the GoT elected to focus compact development on addressing constraints in the energy (high cost and insufficient reliability) and digital (high cost and insufficient use of digital services) sectors.  The following types of investments concepts are being considered and will undergo additional evaluation, refinement and prefeasibility to determine which combination is best aligned with GoT priorities, is a good fit for MCC, and has the highest potential to improve the lives of Togolese people:

• Power Sector – A mix of investments in support of energy generation, transmission, distribution, access and/or institutional strengthening.
• Digital Sector – A mix of investments in meaningful connectivity, interoperable digital payment systems and the innovation ecosystem to contribute to more affordable digital access, the emergence of tech-enabled digital service solutions, and growth of the digital economy.

As part of this Compact development process, the Togo Compact Programme Implementation Unit (“CMC-Togo”) has received funding from MCC and intends to use part of these funds for payments under a Consultancy Service Contract: “Selection of an individual consultants pool for the Evaluation Panels”.

This Specific Notice supplements the General Procurement Notice which was published in UN Development Business (“UNDB”) on September 7, 2023, on dgMarket on September 8, 2023, and in the local press, “Togo Presse” “ on September 8, 2023.

CMC Togo now invites individual consultants to submit an application for the provision of the above-mentioned services (“Applications”). Further information on these Consultant services is given in the Terms of Reference.

This RFA is open to all eligible individuals (“Consultants”) wishing to participate.

A Consultant will be selected under the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method, the evaluation procedure whose steps are described in the sections of this RFA in accordance with the “Procurement Guidelines of the Program of the MCC” available on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, includes review and verification of qualifications and past performance as well as a reference check of the Consultant, prior to award of the Contract.

Consultants who wish to submit an application are invited to register by following the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/3842Lkm22N

Once registered, the RFA will be sent to you in PDF version.

The registration of interested Consultants will also allow them to be informed directly of any additional information and/or updates to the RFA.

Applications must be submitted electronically to the address and in the manner indicated in point 13, ISC of the RFA, no later than October 31, 2023, at 3:00PM GMT (Lomé /Togo time).

Please note that only Applications transmitted electronically, following the Sync link indicated in the specific details of the RFA, are accepted.

Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.

National Coordinator – CMC Togo