CIV_Education_PPT_Teleconference_I.pdf

Pre-proposal Teleconference I Professional Technical Advisory Services

MCC Ivory Coast Skills for Employability & Productivity Project RFQ 95332419Q0012, Implementation and Oversight of

Education and Training Infrastructure and Related Components in Cote d’Ivoire

December 10, 2018

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We are looking forward to providing you with guidance on your quotes submissions ‐ and we will attempt to answer as many questions as possible. You may continue to submit questions after the first conference via email to hollna@mcc.gov until December 14, 2018. We will post answers to questions asked during and after the teleconference on www.fbo.gov in the form of an amendment to the RFQ.

GROUND RULES:

1. Technical Guidance to Quoters

2. Evaluation Factors

3. Quote format

4. Procurement Timeline

5. Questions and Answers

AGENDA:

1. Objective of the RFQ:

MCC is seeking Professional Technical Advisory Services to assist MCC oversee the implementation of infrastructure and environment & social performance scope elements for the Skills Project in Ivory Coast

2. Skills Project Objectives:

• Secondary Education Activity: To increase the number of years of education received and improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand basic skills for lower secondary students. It will include the construction of 74-84 schools and teacher training centers.

• Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Activity: To improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand technical skills and increase job placement rates among graduates of TVET centers. It will include the construction of 3-4 centers.

3. Projects will follow IFC Performance Standards

4. Key Personnel

I. Technical Guidance to Quoters:

I. Technical Guidance to Quoters:

5. Scope will include evaluating studies, monitoring, preparing TORs/ SOW, providing guidance, evaluation project impacts, etc.

6. Full and open competition, RFQ #95332419Q0012 is posted on www.fbo.gov

7. Time and Materials contract

8. Frequent travel is anticipated

1. Personnel Qualifications;

2. Organizational Capacity, Technical Approach & Methodology;

3. Past performance; and

4. Price

II. Evaluation Factors:

The Quotes will be evaluated based on the following Evaluation Factors listed in descending order of importance

1. Submit Volume I Technical Capacity and Volume II Past Performance combined in one file and Volume III Price in a separate file .

2. Follow the Page Limitations

• Cover Page (limit 1 page)

• Executive Summary (limit 3 pages)

• Technical Capacity Narrative (limit 15 pages)

• Past Performance, summary and examples (limit 12 pages)

• Attachments (No page limit)

• Price Quote (No page limit)

3. Refer to the Content to Section L.

III Quotes Format:

IV. Procurement Timeline

STEP TARGET DATE

Pre‐Proposal Teleconference I December 10, 2018 at 1 PM EST

Deadline for questions I COB December 14, 2018

Pre-Proposal Teleconference II January 8, 2018 at 1 PM EST

Window for subcontractors to submit Expressions of Interests to be posted

Key Personnel Presentations & conference calls

Deadline for questions II

From the RFQ issue date until two weeks prior to the quote submission From December 27, 2018 through January 9, 2019 COB

Deadline for quotes January 29, 2018 2.00 pm EST

February 2019

Quotes evaluation period Negotiations

February 1, 2018 - February 20, 2019 February-March 2019

Estimated time of award End of March 2019

• The MCC team will begin the Q&A session with those on WebEx. In order to ask a question, please click the ‘Raise Hand’ icon.

• Once recognized by the host, please ask your question.

• You may ask a question by typing in the chat window at any time.

• The MCC team will then ask participants on the phone if they have any questions.

• All questions will be captured and shared in an amendment to the RFQ and will be posted on www.fbo.gov

V. Q&A Instructions:

THANK YOU!