Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Environment and Forests
Agency : Forest Department
Procuring Entity Name : Divisional Forest Officer, Sundarban West Forest Division, Khulna.
Procuring Entity Code : N/A
Procuring Entity District : Khulna
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Selection of consulting firm for preparing Database and Identity Cards of the beneficiaries of the Sundarbans and automation of permit system.
EOI Ref. No. : 22.01.0000.461.29.005.24.4697
Date : 18/12/2024

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget GOB
Development Partners : None

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Protection of Sundarbans Mangrove Forest Project (PSMFP)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 05/01/2025 01.00 PM
Publication Date : 22/12/2024

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The local people of the adjacent areas of the Sundarbans are dependent on the resources (fish, crab, Honey, Golpata etc.) of the Sundarbans. Permissions given by Forest Department to extract the resources of the Sundarbans through Manual Permits System. This permit system needs to be automated. Additionally to prepare a database and digital Identity Cards (ID card) of the beneficiaries of the Sundarban. Other details are available in the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the assignment.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : • The firm must have valid documents, eg. (a) valid Government registration (b) Updated Valid Trade License, (c) VAT Registration (d) TIN Certificate with update Income Tax Return Certificate, (e) Bank Solvency Certificate, (f) Last 3 Year’s Audit Report, (g) JV agreement/letter of intent (if applicable). • The Firm should have minimum 8 years of experience in software design, development, application, data management, and maintenance. In last 5 years at least 3 (three) projects on digitalization/automation service under government /semi- government/autonomous organizations where all the design, development, implementation, and maintenance support services were successfully completed.
Other Details (if applicable) : • Interested firm must provide documents (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, capacity, logistics etc. in support of their experience and qualifications demonstrating that they are fully qualified to perform the services) along with the EoI. • Interested Firms are requested to submit their EoI in a sealed envelope and externally marked title of the Service and must be on or before the specified date and time. • Only Short Listed Firms will be allowed to submit RFP (Request for Proposal). The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment is available in the website: https://forestwest.khulna.gov.bd or may be collected from the office of the procuring Entity inviting EoI.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
22.01.0000.461.29.005.24.4697 Selection of consulting Firm for Ecological Monitoring of the Sundarbans. Khulna

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Quazi Md. Nurul Karim
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Divisional Forest Officer
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Sundarban West Forest Division, Khulna.
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02477720665, Fax : , Email : swfdkhulna2016@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders