Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Post, Telecommunications & Information Technology
Agency : Information and Communication Technology Division
Procuring Entity Name : Aspire to Innovate Programme
Procuring Entity Code : Not used at present
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : 1. Enterprise Integrator 2. National Portal Implementation Expert
EOI Ref. No. : 56.83.0000.006.11.001.21.697
Date : 29/06/2022

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget GOB
Development Partners : UNDP

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Aspire to Innovate Programme
EOI Closing Date and Time : 17/07/2022 11.45 AM (BST)
Publication Date : 29/06/2022

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : 1. Enterprise Integrator: • Develop Single Sign On (SSO) facilities for all government officials and service seekers to securely access service delivery platform. • Integrate with the relevant government systems/platform which provide citizen services. • Develop and release standard documents and guidelines to ensure technology solutions compliance with the myGov architecture. • Create guideline and assist service providers to ensure software solutions deployment, database structuring and technology selection. • Update technology and standards to address emerging security & system vulnerability for sustainability of the solutions by using emerging technologies. 2. National Portal Implementation Expert: • Supported to develop implementation methodology and plan for implementing National Portal • Coordinated with the relevant government agencies to provide implementation support for m/e-services at local administration • Established regular and sustainable support mechanism for National portal • Assisted to establish a regular and sustainable monitoring mechanism for e-services. • Developed monitoring dashboards and evaluated the quality of services to be provided at field administration. • Coordinated to develop training and workshop plan regarding sensitization of Ministries and field offices for the efficient management of the portals. • Ensured all the procurement completion of a2i projects as per procurement plan.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : 1. Enterprise Integrator: I. Academic Qualifications: • The incumbent should have minimum Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Information Systems. II. Years of experience: • At least total 8 years’ experience of working in analysis, design, development and implementation of web-based enterprise applications and portals in multiple development platforms (i.e. ASP.Net, PHP, JAVA, Python etc.) with different databases including MySQL/ORACLE/SQL Server/NoSQL DB. • Minimum 3 years’ specific experience in enterprise solution/system architecture design. • In-depth knowledge of designing Enterprise solutions, large scale Content Management as well as technology understanding on Mobile Apps, APIs and Big Data will be an added advantage. • Previous working experience with UN agencies or government of Bangladesh will be an added qualification. 2. National Portal Implementation Expert: I. Academic Qualifications: • Master’s Degree in Social Science/ Commerce or any other subject or equivalent degree with relevant education background. II. Experience: • At least 6 years’ experience in civil service. • At least 04 years’ working experience in field administration. • Experience in e-service Implementation.
Other Details (if applicable) : Aspire to Innovate Programme invites the interested eligible Applicants to indicate their interest in providing the services in accordance with the Terms of References (ToR) provided in RFA. This shall require confirmation through submission of CV and other documents described in the Request for Application (RFA). Expression of interest shall be submitted by 11:45 am (BST) on 17 July 2022 via email (recruitment@a2i.gov.bd) or hardcopy. Interested applicants required to submit their Expression of Interest in accordance with the application form (email or Hard Copy) which may be obtained (RFA) from the Aspire to Innovate Programme website: www.a2i.gov.bd or ICT Division website: https://ictd.gov.bd Applicants may also obtain RFA document through email. Please send your request to: recruitment@a2i.gov.bd. Those who are to submit hard copy, a box will be kept in 6th Floor of IDB Bhaban, a2i Office, Agargaon Dhaka to submit application & necessary documents. Please bring NID/SMART card for entry at IDB Bhaban. Consultant will be selected following PPA-2006 and PPR-2008. It is expected that the services will commence from August 2022. For query, please contact: Mohammad Arifur Rahman, HR Officer. Address: Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme, 6th Floor, IDB Bhaban Building, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh Telephone No.: 9144848 Ext. 132, Mobile no. +88 01841030208
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
56.83.0000.006.11.001.21.697 Single Dhaka August 2022 August 2023

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Joint Secretary, Project Director, Aspire to Innovate Programme
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Division ICT Tower, E-14/X, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 880255006931-34 , Fax : 880255006936, Email : dewan.kabir@a2i.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders