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Request For Expression Of Interest For Technical Advisory For Establishment Enhancement Of Cloud Based Data Center And Disaster Recovery Data Center Drdc Procurement Method Quality And Cost Based SelectionNotice No Op00077130 Request For Expressions Of Interest Reoi Consulting Services Firmsselection Country Government Ofislamicrepublic Of AfghanistanProject Digital Casa Afghanistan ProjectProject Id P156894Grantno Ida D2820 Af Ntrong Reference No Npa Mcit 98 Cs 2680 QcbsOntract Duration 9 MonthsDate Ofissuance September 12 2019Date Of Closing October 05 2019Assignment Title Technicaladvisory For Establishment Enhancement Of Cloud Based Data Center And Disaster Recovery Data Center Drdc BackgroundThe Ministry Of Communications And Informationtechnology Mcit Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan Has Received Project Grant From The World Bank For Implementation Of Digital Casaa Afgha Technolistan Project And Intends To Apply Part Of The Proceeds To Hire A Qualified Consultancy Firm To Carry Out Technicalfeasibili Y For The Enhancement Of Government Cloud And Disaster Recovery Data Center The Aim Of The Digital Casaafghanistan Projectis I To Strengthen The Regional And Expand National Level Broadband Connectivity Based On Optical Fibernetworks Ii To Boost U P Digital Society And Economy Through E Governance Initiatives And Iii To Prepare An Enablingenvironment And Regulations For The Growth Of Ict Sector In Afghanistan The Project Will Do So By A Expansion Andstrengthening Of Broadband Connectivity In C Entral Asia And South Asia Regions B Expansion And Strengthening Ofnational Broadband Connectivity In Afghanistan C Commissio Ning Of A Network Called Govnet To Connect Most Of Thegovernment Offices At Central And Provincial Government Levels In Afghanistan D Automation Of Citizen Centric Services Throughe Governance Initiatives Of Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan E Automation Of E Governance Mechanisms And Strengthening Ofe Delivery Platforms In Afghanistan F Framing Up Of Regulations Polic Ies Strategies And Procedures For Growth Of Ict Sectorof Afghanistan Objectives Of The AssignmentOngovernment Commercial CloudThe Firm Will Carry Out Two Reviews The First Revie W Would Be On AfghanistanSnational Data Center And The Second Review Would Be On Commercial Cloud Service Offerings T He Intent Of The Two Reviews Isto Assess The Optimal Approach To Introducing Cloud Computing Services To The Line Min Istries And Other Majorgovernment Organizations Under The First Review An In Depth Analysis Will Be Conducted On The Syst Ems Networkingelements Hardware Software Along With Licenses As Installed In Afghanistan National Data Center Andc At Mcit Rsq Uo S Mainbuilding Standard Operating Procedures Sops As Per International Standards Such As Itil Legal And Regulatory Frameworktoascertain The Viability Of Augmentation Enhancement Of The Andc Into A Disaster Recovery Data Centre Drdc And Government Cloud The Firm Will Be Required To Suggest Measures To Implement Cloud Computing With The Aim To Mainstreamthe Services To Line Ministries And Other Major Government Organizations The Intent Is To Reduce Costs And Time Taken For Commissiooni Theg Of Ict Infrastructure By Separate Line Ministries And Government Agencies For Their Ict Systems And New Digitalservices Under The Second Review The Firm Will Also Be Required To Review Commercial Cloud Service Offerings Includinginternational Best P Ractices As An Alternative Option To Introduce Cloud Computing The Commercial Cloudservice Offerings Could Bebased In Afghanistan Or Elsewhere The Firm Shall Assess If The Commercial Cloud Serviceproviders Are Able To Fulfill The Fu Nctional Technical And Security Requirements Set Out By The Government Ofafghanistan Based On The In Depth Analysis Of Th E First Review I E Andc And The Second Review I E Commercial Cloudservice Offerings The Firm Shall Evaluate And Recommend The Op Timal Pragmatic Approach For The Government Of Afghanistan Toestablish Enhance The Government Commercial Cloud The Firm Sh All Identify A Set Of Common Digital Service Enablers Thatare Essential For Digital Service Implementations The Essence Of A Commo N Digital Service Enabler Is To Facilitate And Acceleratethe Digital Service Implementations The Common Digital Service Enab Lers Are Required By Multiple Line Ministries Fordigital Service Implementation And Would Be More Efficiently Provisioned As A Comm On Service For The Ministries Toutilize The Firm Shall Identify A Suite Of Suitable Migration Services To The Government C Loud On Disasterrecovery Data Center Drdc The Firm Will Suggest Options To Establish Enhance A Disaster R Ecovery Data Center Drdc These May Include A Full Fledged Backup National Level Data Center Located Either In Afghanistan Or Else Where In Theregion For Both Government Commercial Cloud And DrdcBoth Government Commercial Cloud Anddrdc Willbe Developed By Leveraging A Variety Of Ppp Approaches Between Local Data Center Companies International Data Center Com Paniesand Respective Governments In The Region Or Through A Commercial Cloud Service Provider Various Options Of Government Commercial Cloud And Drdc Along With The Pros And Cons Will Be Presented In The Report To The Government Government Will Selectthe Option For Implementation In Afghanistan For The Selected Option Prepare The Relevant Documents Including Technical Specificatt Tons And Bill Of Quantities Boq Required For Preparation Of Bidding Document S For Government Commercial Cloud Anddrdc Scope Of ServicesTask 1 Submission Of Inception Report Thefirm Shall Develo P In Inception Report Consisting Of The Following Components Detailed ImplementationmethodologyWork Plan Project Implementation Plan Project Governance StructureAworkshop Session S To Increase Awaren Ess Of Different Clouds Options For Different Levels Of Leadership And Technical Staff Shouldbe Arranged In Kabul Strong Task 2 Evaluate Options For Government Commercial Cloud Includingdrdc On Government Commercial CloudThe Consultancy Firm Will Do Assessment Of Existingafghanistan National Data Center Andc Including Disaster Rec Overy Data Center Drdc And Local Data Centers In Some Ministriesincluding Cyber Security Provisions Based On Their Ass Essment The Firm Will Evaluate The Possibility Of Usage Ofexisting Data Center Facilities In Various Options Being Suggested For Go Vernment Commercial Cloud And The Approach To Enhancecyber Security Provisions The Consultancy Firm Shall Study Internat Ional Best Practices For Usage Ofgovernment Commercial Cloud Specifically For Public Service Delivery And Government Applications Consultant Shall Analyzesuitability Of Appropriate Practices With The Perspective Of Scenarios In Afghanistan Out Of Theinternational Bestpractices Studied Above The Consulting Firm Shall Review In Details At Least 3 International Government Commerc Ial Cloud Serviceswhich May Be Relevant To Afghanistan The Consultancy Firm Should Propose Various Options For Example Government Cloud Commercial Cloud And Or Hybrid Approach Taking Into Account Legal And Regulatory Framework In Afghanistan Based O N Aboveassessment And Evaluation Of Existing Facilities And On The Basis Of Selected International Practices The Firm Sh Allassess If The Government Commercial Cloud Service Providers Are Able To Fulfill The Legal And Regulatory Framework Along With Technical And Security Requirements That Are Being Set By The Government Of Afghanistan Incase These Requirements Are Not Availableat The Time Of Finalization Of Tor The Consultant Shall Help Mcit In Setting Up Of Technical And Security Requirements As Per Interr Aational Best Practices The Consultancy Firm Should Identify A Set Of Common Digital Service Enablers E G Onlineauthent Cation Digital Signature Notification Alerts E Payments That Are Essential For Digital Service Implementations Andinclude Them I N The Bid Document The Consultant Shall In Discussion With Government Stakeholders Identify A Suite Ofsuitable And Pri Oritized Services For Migration To The Government Commercial Cloud The Consultant Will Engage With Thegovernment To Asse Ss The Demand For Government Commercial Cloud Services Over Short Medium And Long Termrequirements Based On The In Dept H Analysis Of The Andc And Commercial Cloud Service Offerings The Consultancy Firm Torecommend The Most Optimal Approach For The G Overnment Of Afghanistan To Establish Enhance The Government Commercialcloud On Disaster Recovery Data Center D Rdc The Consultant Shall Assess The Needs For 1 Disaster Recovery Data Center And 2 Business Continuity Of G Overnment Arrangements And Provide Respectiverecommendations The Consultant Shall Propose Thorough Recommendations And A Pproaches To Establish Enhance Thedrdc For Both Government Commercial Cloud And DrdcVarious Options Of Government Commercialcloud And Drdc Along With The Pros And Cons Will Be Presented In The Report To The Government Bothgovernment Commercial Cloudand Drdc Will Be Developed By Leveraging A Variety Of Ppp Approaches Between Local Data Center Companie S International Datacenter Companies And National Or Regional Governments Government Will Select The Option For Implementation Inafghanistan For Further Information On The Scope Of The Services You Can Access The Draft Tor Under The Above Mentioned Assignment Title And Reference Number From The Npa Website Www Ageops Net Nationalprocurement Authority On Behalf Of Ministry Of Communication And Information Technology Mcit Now Invites Eligible Consulting Firmss P Consultants To Indicate Their Interest In Providing The Services Interested Consultants Should Provideinformation Demonstrating That They Have The Required Qualifications And Relevant Experience To Perform Theservices Qua Lification Requirements Short Listing Criteria The Short Listingcriteria Are The Consultan Cy Firm Should Be Registered As A Legal Entity In The Relevant Field And Should Be Inexistence For At Least Last 5 Years The Consultancy Firm To Demonstrate Having A Sound Financial Capacity Of Annualturnover At Least Usd 600 000 In Any One Of The Las T 3 Years The Firm Is Required To Submit Audited Financial Reports Or Anyother Credible Financial Documents As A Proof The Consultant Shall Provide Proven Experience Of Having Executed Atleast One Contract Of Similar Nature And Complexity During Last5 Years With The Total Value Of Usd 500 000 The Consultants Arerequired To Provide Copy Ies Of The Contract Along With Clients Rsquo Certificate Towards Completion Of Such Assignments Withtheir Eoi The Consultant While Describing The Assignment S For Simi Lar Experience Should Furnish The Followingdetails Consultant Should Explain In What Way The Executed Assignment S Was Were Similar In Nature Tothe Current Assignment The Consultant Should Explain The Exact Role Played Bythe Consultant In The Assignment If Theassignment Was Carried Out In Association With Other Firms As Jv Or In Sub Consultancy For Carrying Out Theassignment The Requirements For Consultants Who Intends To Associate With Other Firm S In T He Form Of Ajoint Venture Jv Or Sub Consultancy To Enhance Their Qualifications Are Indicated As Under The U Leadpartner Is Required To Be Identified Clearly And State The Composition And Nature Of Their Association Jv Sub Consultan T Intheir Eoi In Case Of Jv The Following Minimum Requirements Shall Be Fulfilled Lead Partner Shall Meet At Least 60 Of The Shortlisting Criteria For Annual Turnover And Experiences Requirement Defined Underpart 4 Above Qualification Requirements Short Listing Criteria Paragraphs B And 100 Of The Requirement For C Respectively Jv Partner Shall Meet At Least 25 Of The Shortlisting Criteria For Annual Turnover Requirement Defined Under Part 4Above Qualification Requirements Short Listing Criteria Paragraphs B When Fulfilling The Above Minimum Requirements In Agg Regate The Lead Member And Jv Partner S Shall Meet At Least 100 Of The Short Listing Criteria Referred To Above In Thecase Of Ajoint Venture All The Partners In The Joint Venture Shall Be Jointly And Severally Liable For The Entire Contract Ifselected Ol The Short Listing Criteria Provided Under Part 4 Above Qualification Requirements Short Listing Criteria Paragraphs B And C Will Not Be Applied For Sub Consultant The Consultant Should Furnishonly True And Fac Tual Information In The Eoi For Itself Its Partners And Sub Consultant S If Any By An Act Of Submission Ofan Eoi Against Thisreoi The Consultant Shall Be Deemed To Be Aware That For Any Misrepresentation By The Consultant In Regardsto Its Eoi Including A Ny Qualification Documents Information About The Consultant Itself Its Partner And Or Sub Consultantdetected At Any Stage Of Selec Tion Process Or During Execution Of The Resultant Contract If Successful The Consultant Will Beprosecuted Under The Laws Of Afgha Nistan Eligibility Requirements In Compliance With Theprocurement Regulations For Ipf Borrowers Ndash July 2016 Revised November 2017 And August 2018 Theconsultants Should Also Provide A Copy Of The Certification Of Incorporation Business License A Consultant Firmwill Be Selected Through Qcbs Following Open In Ternational Market Approach Method As Defined Inprocurement Regulations For Ipf Borrowers July 2016 Revised Nove Mber 2017 And August2018 Further Information Can Be Obtained At The Address Below During Office Hours I E 0 8 00 To 16 00 Hourskabul Standard Time Electronic Queries Will Be Entertained Expressions Of Interest Must Be Delivered I N A Written Formto The Address Below In Person By Mail Or By E Mail By October 05 2019 15 00 Hrs Kabul Local Time Dulyquoting The CaseS Reference Number I E Npa Mcit 98 Cs 2680 Qcbs Strong Theeoi With All Details Should Preferably Not Exceed 40 Pages In Total And Information May Be Provided As Per Annexure 1 For Eoi Submission Purpose Only Attention Safiullah AlokozaiHead Of Secretary Bids Proposals Opening Committee National P Saocurement Authority Npa AopPashtunestan Wat Kabul AfghanistanPhonenumbe 93 0 202147556Email Safiullah Alokozai Npa Gov Af Copy To Mirwais Rahimi Npa Gov Af Ahmad Naqshbandi Npa Gov AfWeb Site Www Ageops NetForclarification Purpos E Only Attention Nasir Ahmad Mohammadi Procurement Specialist Projectanalysis And Project Develo Pment Directorate National Procurement Authority Npa AopPashtunestan Wat Kabul AfghanistanPhone Number 93 0 202147554Email Nasir Mohammadi Npa Gov Af Copy Toaziz Obaidi Npa Gov Af Wais Rahimi Npa Gov AfWeb Site Www Ageops NetAnnexure 1 Format For Expression Of InterestThe Expression Of Interest Must Be Submitted As Per The Followingformat Note In Case Documents Submitted Are In Any Language Other Than English The Consultant Should Submit A Self Ccertified Cop Format Of The Translated Document In English Along Withoriginals Section 1Nbsp Td Facsimile Website Part 1 Organisation DetailName Off The OrganizationDetails Of The Organization Width 63 5 Information About OrganizationName And Designation Ofthe Person AuthorizedNameDessi ThnationE MailContact NumberAnnual Turnover For Any Of The Last Three 3 Financial YearsFinancial YearAnnual Turnover Usd 201620172018Style Vertical Alp Number And Qualifications Of PersonnelPart 2Eoi Respondent Firm Needs To Mention Its Core Business Areas And Any Otherrelevant Details Experience In A Descriptive Format Eoi Re Spondent Firm Needs To Mention Its Technical And Managerialcapability For Executing The Scope Of Services Please Provide A Response With Details In Not More Than 2 Pages Width 99 68 Td Section 2 Documentsto Be SubmittedThe Consultancy Firm Should Be Registered As A Legal Entity In The Relevant Fieldand Should Be In Existence For At Least Last 5 Years The Requirements For Consultants Who Intends To Associate With Other Firm S In Theform Ofa Joint Venture Jv Or Sub Consultancy To Enhance Their Qualifications Are Indicated As Under Thelead Partner Is Required To Be Identified Clearly And State The Composition And Nature Of Theirassociation J V Sub Consultant In Their Eoi In Case Of Jv The Following Minimum Requirements Shall Befulfilled Lead Partner Shall Meet At Least 60 Of The Shortlistingcriteria For Annual Turnover And Exper Iences Requirement Defined Under Part 4 Above Qualification Requirements Short Listingcriteria Paragraphs B And 100 Of The Re Quirement For C RespectivelyJv Partner Shall Meet At Least 25 Of The Shortlisting Criter Ia For Annual Turnover And Experiences Requirement Defined Under Part 4 Above Qualification Requirements Short Listing Crit Eria Paragraphs B Whenfulfilling The Above Minimum Requirements In Aggregate Either The Lead Member And Or Jv Partner S Shall Meet At Least 100 Ofthe Short Listing Criteria Referred To Above Nbsp The Short Listing Criteria Provided Underpart 4 Above Qualification Requirements Short Listing Criteria Paragraphs B And C Will Not Be Applied Forsub Consultant Information To BeprovidedDocumentary Evidence To BeprovidedPage Number As Part OfannexureACopycertificate Of Incorporation Issued By Relevant Authority In Country Of EstablishmentBThe Consultancy Firm To Demonstrate Havinga Sound Financial Capacity Of Annual Turnover At Least Usd 600 000 In Any One Of The Last 3 Years The Firm Is Re Quired To Submitaudited Financial Reports Or Any Other Credible Financial Documents As A Proof Statutory AuditorS Certificate I E Fy 2016 Fy 2017 Fy 2018 That Provides The Informationexplicitly As Per The Specific Requirement Of The Criterion OrFinancials Statements Duly Certified By The Chartered AccountantOrSelf Certification By The Authorized Signatory Of The Eoi Mentioning The Annualturnover For Any Of The Last Three 3 Years Supported By Financial Statements Or Annual Auditor Reports For Fy 2016 Fy 2017 Fy 22018 C Turnoveearly Indicating The Annual Turnover Please Note The Annual Turnoverquoted Must Be Nual Turnover Of The Eoi Respondent Firm Lead Partner Jv And Not Its Parent Child CompanyThe Contactdetail Email And P Hone Number With Address For The Auditors Shall Be Provided For Verificationpurposes CThe Consultant Shall Provideproven Experience Of Having Executed At Least One Contract Of Similar Nature And Complexity During Last 5 Years With The Total Valuee O Pro Usd 500 000 The Consultants Are Required To Provide Copy Ies Of The Contract Along With Clients Certificatetowards Co Etion Of Such Assignments With Their EoiThe Consultant Should Provide Proven Similar Nature Indicating Theduration Val Ue Years Of Performance Which Should Showcase The Expertise Strength Of The Consultant For The Undertaking Suchassignments The C Onsultant While Describing The Assignment S For Similar Experience Should Furnish The Followingdetails N Bsp Consultant Should Explain In Whatway The Executed Assignment S Was Weresimilar In Nature To The Currentassignment The Con Sultant Should Explain The Exactrole Played By The Consultant In The Assignment If The Assignment Was Carried Out In Association Wi Th Other Firms As Jv Or Insub Consultancy For Carrying Out The Assignment Details Of The Experience Should Be Submitted As Per Format In Section 3 Pleasenote The Credentials Cited Under This Must Have Been Executed By The Eoi Respondent Or The Lead Jv Partner And Not Iits Parent Child Com Note DConsultant Having Someregional Experience Is Desirable Details Of Theexperience Should Be Submitted As Per Format In Section3 Please Note The Credentials Cited Under This Must Have Been Executed By The Eoi Respondent Or The Lead Jvpartner And Not Its Parent Child CompanyESection 3 Format For Furnishing Details Of Credentials Pastexperiences For Projects In Undertaking Related Or Similar Assignment As At Sl No 3 Of Section 2 The Information Need To Be Furniished As Experienper The Format Below For Each Credential The Project Citation Should Be A Maximum Of 2 Pages Percredential Project Ith Documents As Mentioned Under Sl No 3 Of Section 2 Above The Citation Need To Be Furnished For Eachcredential Nbs P Assignment Name Name Of Client A Ddress Email And Phoneno No Of Man Month Of The Assignment Country Location Within The CountryName Of The Legal Entity Inwhose Name The Contract Is Duration Of Assignment Months Start Date Month Year Completion Date Month Year Approx Value Of The Overallcontract In Usd Nb Contract Np Approx Value Of The Services R Firm Under The Contract In Usd P Name Of Associated Organizations If Any Role Of Consortium Member Narrative Description Of Theproject Detailed Scope Of Services Coverage Of The Project Consultantshould Explain In What Way The Executed Assignment S Was Were Similar In Nature To The Current AssignmentThe Consultant Should Explain The Exact Role Played By The Consultant In The Assignment If The Assignment Was Carried Outin Association With Other Firms As Jv Or In Sub Consultancy For Carrying Out The Assignment Key Person Inputss Iprovided By The Consultant In Executing The Assignment Giving Particulars Such As Qualification And Experience Of Key Staffprovidefor The Assignment Cvs Of Such Key Staff Are Not Required To Beattached Relevance Of Project To The Current Scope I E Relevant Proje Ct Components Indetail Details Of The Impact Of The Project For The Client

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