STATE OF PALESTINE Ministry of Telecom & Information Tech .
دولة فلسطين وزارة الاتصالات وتكنولوجيا المعلومات
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ( CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION )
Palestine Digital West Bank & Gaza Project ( P174355 )
Grant number : ( TF0B5236 ) Assignment Title : Development of a whole of government strategy and Implementation action plan for digitalization of government Reference No .: GZ - MTIT - 238972 - CS - QCBS The Palestinian Liberation Organization has received a grant from the International Development Association ( IDA ) in the amount of USD 20 million for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority ( PA ) to finance the Digital West Bank & Gaza Project , and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services . The consulting services ( " the Services ” ) for developing the e - Government Strategy and Implementation Roadmap include : ( i ) undertaking an e - Government comprehensive assessment and gaps analysis ; ( ii ) developing the e - Government strategy document ; ( iii ) developing an implementation action plan / roadmap for the digitalization of government with cost esti mates anchored in the local context ; ( iv ) conducting necessary stakeholder consultation and validation workshops . Any strategy developed will need to be sensitive to local realities , in terms of current ICT access and adoption , institutional capacity and resources , balancing a forward - looking and ambitious strategy with a pragmatic and phased approach . These services are expected to commence early 2022 and to be finished within a period not exceeding 8 months . The Terms of Reference ( TOR ) for the assignment can be found at the following link : http://tiny.cc/egov-strategy-tor The Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology ( MTIT ) now invites eligible consulting firms ( “ Consultants ” ) to indicate their interest in providing the Services , Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services . The shortlisting criteria of the firm are : core business and years in business , relevant experience , technical and managerial capability of the firm . Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage . The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III , paragraphs , 3.14 , 3.16 , and 3.17 of the World Bank's " Pro curement Regulations for IPF Borrowers ” dated November 2020 ( " Procurement Regulations " ) , setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest . Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications , but should indicate clearly whether the associa tion is in the form of a joint venture and / or a sub - consultancy . In the case of a joint venture , all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract , if selected . A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection ( QCBS ) procurement method set out in the Procurement Regulations . Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours : Sunday - Thursday ( 08:00 AM - 03:00 PM ) ( Local Time GMT +2 ) Zuhdi Jarrar / Procurement Specialist , e - mail : zjarrar@mtit.gov.ps Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below ( in person , or by mail , or by fax , or by e - mail ) by December 29th 2021 . Ministry of Telcom and Information Technology Attn : Zuhdi Jarrar - Procurement Specialist Postal code : P6140389 Al - Bireh - Al - Mobadeen St. Tel : + 970-2-2943333 ext 417 Fax : + 970-2-2419348 Mobile : + 970-592980008 E - mail : zjarrar@mtit.gov.ps
