Individual Consultant to Update the 2013 COMESA Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Policy and Develop An Implementation Strategy and Costed Action Plan

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

(Individual Consultants)

4th November  2024

To: Eligible Individual Consultants

Reference Number: CS/IND/1400/2(134-24)PM/hn/km

Request for Services Tile: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO UPDATE THE  2013 COMESA MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES POLICY AND DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND COSTED ACTION PLAN 

  1. COMESA is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV [and Financial Proposal] for the following services INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO UPDATE THE 2013 COMESA MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES POLICY AND DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND COSTED ACTION PLAN.The Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for these services are attached as Annex 1 to this Request for Proposal.

 

  1. Only Individual Consultants are eligible for this assignment provided that they fulfil the eligibility criteria.

Individual consultants are ineligible if:

  1. They are being bankrupt, are having their affairs administered by the courts, have entered into arrangements with creditors, have suspended business activities, are being subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or are being in any similar situations arising from a similar procedure provided for in the national legislation or regulations of the COMESA member states;
  2. They have been convicted of offences concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which haves the force of res judicata; (i.e. against which no appeal is possible);
  3. They have been declared guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which COMESA can justify;
  4. They have not fulfilled obligations related to the payments of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which they are established or with those countries where the contract is to be performed;
  5. They have been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the COMESA Secretariat’ financial interests;
  6. They are being currently subject to an administrative penalty;
  7. They are facing sanctions by COMESA pursuant to the provisions of the COMESA Procurement Rules and Regulations;
  8. They are involved in child labour and other trafficking in human beings; or
  9. They are involved in money laundering, terrorist financing or terrorist offences or other offences linked to terrorist activities 
  1. The maximum budget for this contract is US $ 20,000. Proposals exceeding this budget will not be accepted.

 

  1. Your Proposal must be presented as per Standard Request for Proposal Forms attached as Annex 2 to this RFP in English language and be accompanied by copies of all the indicated supporting documents. If the supporting documents are not in English, these shall be accompanied by a certified translation into English.

 

  1. Your proposal should be addressed and submitted to:

 

The Head of Procurement

COMESA Secretariat

Ben Bella Road

P.O Box 30051

Lusaka

ZAMBIA

Tel: 260 211 229725 – 32

 

 to procurement@comesa.int, kmiti@comesa.int

 

  1. The deadline for submission of your proposal, to the addressed indicated in Paragraph 5 is: 25th November 2024

Get More details on this link: 241105_Request-for-Proposals-MSME-Policy

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