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Extended deadline. Request for Proposals (RFP): Consulting Services in ICT Policies Support

 

Request for Proposals (RFP)
 
RFP Number:              ATIC-2016-001
Issuance Date:           13.09.2016
Deadline for Offers:     19.10.2016
Description:                Consulting Services in ICT Policies Support
For:                            National Association of ICT Companies
Issued By:                  National Association of ICT Companies (ATIC)
Point of Contact:          executive@ict.md, contact person Ana Chirita

 

Section 1:  Introduction and Instructions to Offerors                                            
 

 

1.1       Acronyms and Definitions
 
            ATIC                           National Association of ICT Companies
VAT                            Value Added Tax
 

 

1.2       Introduction
 
The National Association of ICT Companies (ATIC) is soliciting proposals from eligible and responsible firms or highly professional individuals for Consulting services in the area of ICT policies support and development, as described below in Section 2 (Background, Scope of Work and Deliverables).
 
Moldovan Association of ICT Companies is an umbrella association of 40 companies operating in the information technology and communications sector, set up in 2006 with the purpose of facilitating the dialogue between ICT companies and the Government of Moldova.
ATIC’s mission is to foster the development of the Moldovan ICT industry through viable partnerships between private companies, similar organizations, government bodies and international organizations, to contribute to increasing industry competitiveness and companies’ capacities. At the same time, ATIC aims at expanding the market, attracting investments in the sector and participating in decision-making at national and international levels.
 
Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received in accordance with the instructions stated herein.  Failure to adhere with instructions described herein may lead to disqualification of a proposal from consideration. This RFP does not obligate ATIC to execute a subcontract nor does it commit ATIC to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the proposals.
 

 

1.3       Questions and Requests for Clarifications
 
Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFP may be submitted no later than October 18, 2016, 17:00, local Chisinau time by email to executive@ict.md. Questions must be submitted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted. Questions and requests for clarification—and the responses thereto—that ATIC believes may be of interest to other offerors will be circulated to all RFP recipients who have indicated an interest in bidding.
 
Only the written answers issued by ATIC will be considered official and carry weight in the RFP process and subsequent evaluation. Any verbal information received from employees of ATIC or any other entity should not be considered as an official response to any questions regarding this RFP.
 

 

1.4       Offer Deadline
 
Offerors shall submit their expression of interest to participate and propose offers until September 28, 2016 via e-mail to executive@ict.md.
ATIC will organize an on-sight visit to discuss details and expectations.
Offerors shall submit their offers in hard-copy and/or electronically.
Hard-copy offers must be received no later than October 19, 2016, 17:00 at the following address:
In attention of Mrs. Ana Chirita,
Executive Director
Moldova ICT Excellence Center Project
Str. Maria Cibotari 28, of 1B
 
Emailed offers must be received by the same time and date at the following address:
 
In attention of Mrs. Ana Chirita,
Executive Director
executive@ict.md
 
Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received in accordance with the instructions stated herein. Late offers may be considered at the discretion of ATIC.

 

1.5       Protocol for Submission of Offers
 
  1. Hard Copy Submissions:
Each offeror must submit its proposal in two separate volumes:  the Technical Volume and the Cost Volume.  The following number of copies is required in each submission:
 
  1. Technical Volume:  Three (3) original hardcopies and one (1) electronic copy on CD of the technical volume, per the instructions below. 
  1. Cost Volume:  One (1) original hardcopies and one (1) electronic copy on CD of the cost volume, per the instructions below.
All offers and related documents must be enclosed in sealed envelopes with the name and address of the offeror and the RFP number (“RFP No. ATIC-2016-001”) clearly marked on the outside.  The Technical Volume and the Cost Volume must be submitted separately.  Envelopes must be clearly marked either “Technical Volume” or “Cost Volume”.  If multiple envelopes must be submitted due to the size of a proposal, offerors must ensure that each envelope is sealed and clearly marked with the information described above.
 
  1. Electronic Submissions: 
The Offeror must submit the proposal electronically with attachments compatible with MS Word, Excel, or Adobe Portable Document (PDF) format in a Microsoft environment. Those pages requiring original manual signatures should be scanned and sent in PDF format as an email attachment.
 
All offers must be prepared in English, Romanian or Russian.
 

 

1.5.1    Technical Volume
 
The Technical Volume should describe in detail the offeror’s proposed plan for providing the services and commodities described in the technical specifications found in Annex 1.  It should demonstrate a clear understanding of the work to be undertaken and the responsibilities of all parties involved.  The plan should include details on equipment, personnel, and subcontractors that the offeror will make available to carry out the required activities.  The plan should also provide details on the anticipated delivery schedule, including an estimated completion date.
 
At a minimum, the Technical Volume must contain the following required completed documents:

 

Juridical Person:
 
1.    Completed Technical Specifications (see Annex 1)
2.    Letter of Transmittal (see Section 3)
3.    Offeror’s Summary Sheet (see Section 4)
4.    Completed/Signed Certifications (see Section 5).
5.    Bank Account Award Certificate – copy – issued by the bank holding the account;
6.    Certificate of regular payment of taxes – copy – or certificate issued by the Tax Inspectorate on double taxation records;
7.     The financial report for the last 3 years – copy – confirmed by the signature and seal of the Participant;
8.     Past Performance Information (see Section 2.4)- if applicable
9.     Warranty Service/Coverage Information (see Section 2.5)- if applicable
10. In addition, offerors responding to this RFP are requested to submit the following:
·         Organizations responding to this RFP are requested to submit a copy of their official registration or business license.

 

Physical Person:
  1. CV
  2. Past performance information
  3. 3 Recommendation References (including name, position, phone number, e-mail, other details)
  4. Overview of the approach and vision of implementation
  5. Plan of implementation
 
Subcontracting arrangements:  If the execution of work to be performed by the offeror requires the hiring of subcontractors, the proposal must clearly identify the subcontractor(s), contact information of subcontractor(s), and the work they will perform.  ATIC will not refuse a proposal based upon the use of subcontractors; however, ATIC retains the right to approve or reject the specific subcontractors selected.
 
All electronic copies of documents in the Technical Volume must be in PDF, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel format. 
 
The information contained in the Technical Volume should not contain any cost- or price-related information.

 

1.5.2    Cost Volume
 
Taking into consideration the complexity of the work, the cost proposal is used to determine which proposals represent the best value price and approach as described in the criteria list below, and serves as a basis of negotiation before award of a subcontract.
 
Commodities: The Cost Volume must include a unit cost breakdown for every line item described in Annex 1, as well as a description of any other costs involved; see the Price Schedule as proposed by the Subcontractor.  The offer must preserve and clearly indicate the line item numbers as shown in Annex 1. All items, services, transportation costs, etc. must be clearly labeled and included in the total price.  Prices must be quoted on a lump-sum, all-inclusive basis. 
 

 

Under no circumstances may cost information be included in the technical proposal. No cost information or any prices, whether for deliverables or line items, may be included in the technical proposal. Cost information must only be shown in the cost proposal.
 
The cost proposal shall also include a budget narrative that explains the basis for the estimate of every cost element or line item.  Supporting information must be provided in sufficient detail to allow for a complete analysis of each cost element or line item. ATIC reserves the right to request additional cost information if the evaluation committee has concerns of the reasonableness, realism, or completeness of an offeror’s proposed cost.
 
The agreement under which this procurement is financed does not permit the financing of any taxes, VAT, tariffs, duties, or other levies imposed by any laws in effect in the Cooperating Country.  No such Cooperating Country taxes, charges, tariffs, duties or levies will be paid under an order resulting from this RFP.

 

1.6       Validity Period
 
Offers must remain valid for at least 60 calendar days after the offer deadline.

 

1.7       Eligibility of Offerors
 
By submitting an offer in response to this RFP, the offeror certifies that it and its principal officers are not debarred, suspended, or otherwise considered ineligible for an award. ATIC will not award a contract to any firm that is debarred, suspended, or considered to be ineligible.

 

1.8       Evaluation and Basis for Award
 
An award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be responsive to this solicitation document, meets the eligibility criteria stated in this RFP, meets the technical, management/personnel, and corporate capability requirements, and is determined to represent the best value to ATIC. Best value will be decided using the tradeoff process.
 
This RFP will use the tradeoff process to determine best value. That means that each proposal will be evaluated and scored against the evaluation criteria and evaluation sub-criteria, which are stated in the table below. Cost proposals are not assigned points, but for overall evaluation purposes of this RFP, technical evaluation factors other than cost, when combined, are considered approximately equal to cost factors. If technical scores are determined to be equal or nearly equal, cost will become the determining factor.
 
In evaluating proposals, ATIC will use the following evaluation criteria and sub-criteria:
 

 

Evaluation Criteria

 

Technical Evaluation Sub-criteria

 

Maximum Points
 
Does the proposed solution respond to the initial request of ATIC? 
20 points
 
Past performance experience
20 points
 
Relevance and presentation of the approach and plan
20 points
 
Price
40 points

 

Total Points – Technical and Cost Approach

 

100  points
 
 
Evaluation points will not be awarded for cost.  Cost will primarily be evaluated for realism and reasonableness. If technical scores are determined to be nearly equal, cost will become the determining factor.
 
This RFP utilizes the tradeoff process. ATIC will award a subcontract to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to ATIC. ATIC may award to a higher priced offeror if a determination is made that the higher technical evaluation of that offeror merits the additional cost/price.

 

1.9       Negotiations
 
Best and final price quotations are requested from all offerors.  It is anticipated that awards will be made solely on the basis of these original quotations.  However, ATIC reserves the right to conduct negotiations and/or request clarifications prior to awarding one or several separate subcontracts. 
 

 

1.10     Terms and Conditions of Subcontract
 
This is a Request for Proposals only.  Issuance of this RFP does not in any way obligate ATIC to award a subcontract, nor does it commit ATIC to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.
 

 

This solicitation is subject to the Draft Order Terms and Conditions detailed in Section 2.  Any resultant award will be governed by these terms and conditions.  ATIC reserves the right to make revisions to the content, order, and numbering of the provisions in the actual subcontracts documents prior to execution by ATIC and the selected awardee.  Issuance of a subcontract award is subject to availability of sufficient funds.

 

Section 2.  Background, Scope of Work, Deliverables and Deliverable Schedule

 

2.1       Technical Specifications
Background
“As an emerging market, Moldova has ample room to grow and is expected to do so for at least the next few years. Government Programs and Foreign Direct Investment shot up by more than 50% and, after scaling back during the European and North American economic recession, small and medium businesses are again expanding.”[1] Moldova has a small but rapidly growing ICT sector, employing about 7,000 people, with revenues of $70 m and exports of $48m. There is another 14,000 employed in Telecoms, together generating around 8% of GDP. With a mainly focused industry on communication and hardware sales, still the country has succeeded to increase its ICT exports 10 times in the last 10 years. The growth in ICT industry has been driven by Moldova’s advantages as a subcontracting destination for ICT services, based on cost, location and skills. 
 
The Government has declared the ICT sector as a priority for the country, both as a productive sector and as enabler for economic and society development. An advanced ICT sector is crucial to an innovative and efficient economy and a high standard of living for the entire society. The Ministry of ICT has developed two main strategic documents – Digital Moldova 2020 strategy for the development of digital society (approved in October 2013), and Moldova ICT Industry Competitiveness Strategy that caters to the needs of the ICT industry as a productive sector (pending Government approval). The main emphasis of the competitiveness strategy is the people, innovation, business environment and market development. 
 
The competitiveness of ICT industry, and its capacity to grow and attract foreign investment, depends on a positive business environment and encouraging of the ICT sector to become the main driver behind Moldova’s economic growth. Over the past years, the Government has declared itself committed and has introduced positive practices to encourage IT businesses. Meanwhile, ATIC has become one of the main partners of the Government in relation to IT policies and initiatives.
 
Following the above, ATIC is currently looking to enter into subcontract with a consultancy company or get in contractual relationship with highly skilled individuals for a period of 1 year from the moment of signing the relevant agreement information and full description of the scope of work to support the Association and its members in the policy development process. Some particular tasks include:
  1. Analysis of the current member needs
  2. Determination of priority areas for interventions for ICT Companies
  3. Monitoring the existing legislation in the area of ICT and communicate with the members of ATIC, thus evaluating, gathering, analyzing and formulating policy papers towards relevant authorities based on the feedback and the members needs.
  4. Conduct pro-active dialogue with the member companies and initiate policy interventions.
  5. Representing ATIC in report with third parties on policy related issues upon the received approval from ATIC management.
  6. Other relevant tasks in the area of policy development 
ATIC anticipates a min 20 hours/week work for various assignments.
 
Interested candidates are invited to submit a technical proposal describing how the above mentioned aspect will be achieved, with a clearly defined assigned team and timeline.
 

 

2.3       Past Performance
 
One of the main eligibility criteria is Past Performance. Successful offerors are requested to have minimum 3 similar size projects in the past. In the Technical Volume, all offers should include information for at least three (3) client references for similar technical activities or commodities supplied in the same amount of the contract.
 
The information supplied must include a.) the name, address, contact person, and current phone number of the organization for which services were performed; b.) a brief description of the work performed;  c.) the duration (including the dates) of the work and amount (specify the currency) of the contracts/subcontracts.  If the Offeror encountered problems in carrying out any of these contracts, it should provide an explanation of the problem encountered and describe any corrective action taken.  Failure to submit complete and accurate information regarding previous similar or related contracts is grounds for disqualification from the evaluation process.
 
ATIC reserves the right to obtain past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the offeror.  ATIC shall determine the relevance of similar past performance information.
  1. PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

 

3.1.      Subcontract Price
 
The Subcontractor shall complete all work (as described and determined by the subcontractor) required under this subcontract for the fixed price of            TBD    per month
The Subcontractors will be paid the installment amounts on a monthly basis, in 10 days after presenting the services delivery act and narrative report of the work realized proved by successful completion and acceptance by ATIC of all corresponding deliverables.
 

 

3.2.      Payment Terms
 
ATIC will pay the total price through a series of installment payments as provided in Article 9 above, after Subcontractor’s completion of the corresponding deliverables and ATIC’ acceptance thereof.  The Subcontractor may submit invoices for deliverables that have been accepted and approved by the authorized ATIC representative.  ATIC will pay the Subcontractor’s invoice within fifteen (15) days after the following conditions have been fulfilled:
a)    the Subcontractor has delivered a proper invoice;
b)    ATIC has issued an inspection certificate.
 
Payment will be made in MDL, paid via wire transfer to the account specified in the Subcontractor’s invoice.  Payment of unpaid balances will be made upon completion and final acceptance of all works and deliverables by ATIC.  Any invoices for services rendered and deliverables submitted—but not accepted by ATIC—will not be paid until the Subcontractor makes sufficient revisions to the deliverables such that ATIC may approve the deliverables and thus the invoice.
      

 

3.3.      Invoice Requirements
 
The Subcontractor shall present an invoice to ATIC only for services and/or commodities that have been accepted by ATIC.  The invoice must be an original invoice, submitted to:
ATIC
Attention:  Nona Cojocaru, Accountant
Moldova ICT Excellence Project
 
To constitute a proper invoice, the Subcontractor’s invoice must include the following information and/or attached documentation.  This information will assist ATIC in making timely payments to the Subcontractor:
 
  1. Subcontractor legal name, subcontract number, invoice date, and invoice number;
  2. Deliverable(s) number, description of approved deliverable(s), and corresponding value;
  3. Bank account information to which payment shall be sent.
  1.             Anti-Kickback
(a)       Definitions.
 
  • Kickback, as used herein, means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind, which is provided, directly or indirectly, to ATIC,  the Subcontractor or Subcontractor employees, or vendors in any way related to the performance or subsequent activities of this subcontract, for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with this subcontract.
  • Person, as used in this article, means a corporation, partnership, business association of any kind, trust, joint-stock company, or individual.
  • Subcontractor employee, as used in this article, means any officer, partner, employee, or agent of the Subcontractor.          
ATIC may offset the amount of the kickback against any monies owed by ATIC under this fixed price subcontract or order the monies withheld from future payments due the Subcontractor.
 
The Subcontractor agrees to include the substance of this article in any contract it may issue under this subcontract.
 
  1.             Modifications
Modifications to the terms and conditions of this subcontract, including any modification to the scope of work, may only be made by written agreement between authorized personnel of both Parties as stipulated in Article 16 of this subcontract.  Each Party shall give due notice and consideration to any proposals for modification made by the other Party.
  1. Assignment and Delegation
This subcontract may not be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by the Subcontractor without the written consent of ATIC. Absent such written consent, any assignment is void.
 
  1. Termination
ATIC reserves the unilateral right to terminate this fixed price subcontract at any time, paying for all deliverables completed at the time of termination and a pro-rata share of any deliverable in progress.
 
In the event that the Subcontractor fails to make progress so as to endanger performance of this fixed price subcontract, or is unable to fulfill the terms of this fixed price subcontract by the completion date, the Subcontractor shall notify ATIC forthwith and ATIC shall have the right to summary termination of this fixed price subcontract upon written notice to the

 

Section 3:  Letter of Transmittal                               &nbnbsp;                                                              

 

The following cover letter must be placed on letterhead and completed/signed/stamped by a representative authorized to sign on behalf of the offeror, as part of the Technical Volume:
 
To:                  National Association of Information Technologies
                        Str. Maria Cibotari 28, of 1B
                                               
Reference:       RFP No. ·         We have no close, familial, or financial relationships with any ATIC project staff members;
·         We have no close, familial, or financial relationships with any other offerors submitting proposals in response to the above-referenced RFP; and
·         The prices in our offer have been arrived at independently, without any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor for the purpose of restricting competition.
·         All information in our proposal and all supporting documentation is authentic and accurate.
·         We understand and agree to ATIC’ prohibitions against fraud, bribery, and kickbacks.
 
We hereby certify that the enclosed representations, certifications, and other statements are accurate, current, and complete.
 

 

Authorized Signature:                                                                                                      
 

 

Name and Title of Signatory:                                                                                           

 

Date:                                                                                                                               
 

 

Company Name:                                                                                                             
 

 

Company Address:                                                                                                          

 

Company Telephone and Website:                                                                                   

 

Company Registration or Taxpayer ID Number:                                                                

 

Does the company have an active bank account (Yes/No)?                                                

 

Official name associated with bank account (for payment):                                                

 

Section 4:  Offeror’s Technical Summary Sheet                                                        

 

The following information must be completed and submitted in the Technical Volume:
 
I.          Name of Offeror:       
            Tax ID No.:
Address:        
Telephone/Fax No.:
 
II.         Is the Offeror an official dealer for the commodities offered?   ____yes    _____no
 
III.        International warranty on all commodities?                              ____yes    _____no
 
Copy of warranty terms/conditions included?                            ____yes    _____no
 
How many years for the warranty?                                                   _______  years
 
III.        Authorized agent(s) in Republic of Moldova for service, warranty, etc.:
 
A.  Name(s):
B.  Address(s):
C.  Telephone No.(s):                        Fax No.(s):
D.  Contact:
 
IV.       Delivery time
 

 

Deliverable Number

 

Deliverable Name

 

Delivery Schedule
1
 
 
2
 
 
3
 
 
4
 
 
5
 
 
etc.
 
 
 
 
TOTAL delivery estimate (after receipt of order)_______calendar days.
 
(NOTE: Delivery data must be honest, accurate, and upheld in any resulting subcontract.)

 

                                                                       
Company Name

 

                                                                       
Name and title of authorized representative

 

                                                                      
Signature
                                                                
Date


 

Section 5:  Required Certifications                                                                               
 

 

The following certifications must be completed and submitted in the Technical Volume:

 

Section 5-1:  Certificate of Independent Price Determination
 
Certificate of Independent Price Determination
 
_________________________(hereinafter called the “offeror”)

 

(Name of Offeror)
 
(a) The offeror certifies that—
(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to— (i) Those prices;
(ii) The intention to submit an offer; or
(iii) The methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered.
(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and
(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition.
 
(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory—
(1) Is the person in the offeror’s organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in this bid or proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; or
(2)(i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the following principals in certifying that those principals have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision ____________________ [insert full name of person(s) in the offeror’s organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and the title of his or her position in the offeror’s organization];
(ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in subdivision (b)(2)(i) of this provision have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; and
(iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision.
 
(c) If the offeror deletes or modifies paragraph (a)(2) of this provision, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement setting forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure.
 
 
Company Name:                                                                                                                                                               
 
By (Signature): ___________________ Title: _____________________
 
Printed Name: ____________________ Date: _____________________
 


SECTION 5-2: CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS

(a) (1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that –

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals –

(A) Are 0, are not 0, presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have 0, have not 0, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, state, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;

(C) Are 0, are not 0, presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision;

(D) Have 0, have not 0, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(ii) The Offeror has 0 has not 0, within a 3-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) “Principal,” for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a subsidiary, division, or business segment; and similar positions). This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under Section 1001, Title 18, US Code.

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to ATIC if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror’s responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by ATIC may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available ATIC, ATIC may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.


Company Name:

By (Signature): ___________________ Title: _____________________

Printed Name: ____________________ Date: _____________________

SECTION 5-3: EVIDENCE OF RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

EVIDENCE OF RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

This statement describes the offeror’s internal policies and procedures, as well as its ability to comply with the terms and conditions of a potential subcontract resulting from RFP No. 001. The offeror shall complete the information in this statement as part of its proposal.

Company Name:

1. Authorized Negotiators

The offeror’s proposal in response to RFP No. 001 may be discussed with any of the following individuals. These individuals are authorized to represent our company in negotiation of this proposal.

Names of authorized negotiator(s):

These individuals can be reached at the following office:
Address:
Telephone/Email:

2. Adequate Financial Resources

We hereby certify that the above-named company maintains adequate financial resources to manage any subcontract resulting from this offer.

3. Ability to Comply

We certify we are able to comply with the proposed schedule and period of performance, having taken into consideration all existing business commitments, commercial as well as governmental.

4. Record of Performance, Integrity, and Business Ethics

Our record of integrity is outstanding. We have no allegations of lack of integrity or of questionable business ethics. Our integrity can be confirmed by our Past Performance References, contained in the Technical Volume.

5. Organization, Experience, Accounting and Operational Controls, and Technical Skills

Describe how the subcontract will be managed:

6. Equipment and Facilities

We maintain the necessary facilities and equipment to carry out the subcontract.

7. Eligibility to Receive Award

We are qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulation. In addition, we have performed similar work – describe:

8. Acceptability of Subcontract Terms and Conditions

We have reviewed the solicitation document and attachments and agree to the terms and conditions set forth therein.

I hereby certify that the above statements are true and accurate, to the best of my knowledge.


Company Name:

By (Signature): ___________________ Title: _____________________

Printed Name: ____________________ Date: _____________________

ANNEX 2: PRICE SCHEDULE

In the Cost Volume, offerors must provide a quotation on official letterhead or official quotation format, containing the information below. Alternatively, offerors may complete this Annex 2 and submit a signed/stamped version to ATIC.

Line Item

Category

Quantity (month)

Unit Price

Total Price

MDL

MDL

1.0

Identification of the Industry Needs

 

2.0

Monitoring of the legislation

 

 

3.0

Communication with the members to determine the position (etc)

 

 

Formulating policy interventions statements

ATIC representation in report with third parties

Other

Other, Specify:  _____________________________

 

GRAND TOTAL