TECHNICAL PROPOSAL CHECKLIST for OFFERORS.docx

AMENDMENT 1

The information provided below is for the convenience to the Offerors. Offerors should comply with the actual requirements of the RFP-Section L when drafting the proposal.

ATTACH TO TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

CHECKLIST FOR COMPONENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (See Section L. 9 and L.10 and for more detail)

Offerors must include the following components in their technical proposal:

Formatting -The proposal must:

· Be printed on standard 8 ½” x 11 paper, single spaced 12 point Times New Roman or similar font, single spaced.

· Be written in English.

· Abide with the 22 page limitation (excluding annexes) established by this RFP.

· Include contents that follow the order of the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M.2. The Offeror may refer Section L.9 and L.10

General Content -The proposal must:

· Include a Cover Page

· Include a Table of Contents which lists sections and page numbers

· Include the following parts:

· Part A: First Year Draft Annual Work Plan

· Part B: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

· Part C: Management Plan and key personnel Implementation plan

· Part D: Provide an Outreach and Communication Plan and Branding Implementation and Marking Plan

· Part E: Past Experience and Current Capabilities

· Part F: Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Statement The Offeror must refer to Section L.10.

Content for Part A of the Technical Proposal (First Year Draft Annual Work Plan) -The proposal must:

· Provide a description of the first year of program implementation that satisfies the criteria stipulated in Section M.2.1.i and M.2.1.ii.

· Include narrative and/or table formats that effectively and clearly communicate the program activities and timeline for the first year and also reflect the understanding of the program. The Offeror may refer to Section L.10.3. Part A.

· The required contents are:

· Identification of annual benchmarks with major milestones including

· Specific strategies for the period to address goals for gender and social inclusion;

· Identification of entities tasked with the completion of the activity (i.e. Contractor, subcontractor, etc.) and descriptions of their respective roles and responsibilities

· Critical assumptions for success.

· Respond succinctly to the requirements in Section C.6.3.

Content for Part B of the Technical Proposal (Monitoring and Evaluation Plan) -The proposal must:

· Provide the following: 1) Logical Framework; 2) Description of how the performance data will be collected and analyzed and 3) tentative targets for each indicator, and satisfy the criterion stipulated in Section M.2.1.iii

· Be responsive to the requirements described in Section C.6.1. The Offeror may refer to Section L.10.4. Part B.

Content for Part C of the Technical Proposal (Management Plan) -The proposal must:

· Draft a Management Plan that is responsive to requirements described in Section C.6.2. and satisfy the criterion stipulated in Section M.2.i and M.2.1 ii.

· Include the following:

· Organizational Chart

· Personnel roles and responsibilities

· Plan for coordination/collaboration

· Plan for financial management and access to financial resources

· Recruitment Plan

· Plan for implementation logistics

· Plan for adaptability and continuation of contract in the event of unstable political and civil impacts. The required organizational chart does not count against the page limit.

· Include CVs for each key

The Offeror must refer to Section L.10.5.

Content for Part D of the Technical Proposal (Outreach and Communication Plan and Branding Implementation and Marking Plan) -The proposal must:

· Respond succinctly to the requirements for Outreach and Communication Plan in Section C.6.4 and in accordance with Section D. It must satisfy the criterion stipulated in Section M.2.1.iv. The Offeror must refer to Section L.10.6 Part D.

Content for Part E of the Technical Proposal (Past Experience and Current Capabilities) -The proposal must:

· Provide past experience information in programs of similar magnitude and complexity considering dollar value, duration, engagement with beneficiary population, similar tasks and deliverables, with a similar geographic coverage to this requirement to satisfy the criterion stipulated in Sections M.2.1.i and M.2.2. The Offeror may refer to Section L.10.4.

· Demonstrate its capability to perform the work

· List up to three recent and relevant contracts for work similar to the work in the subject proposal.

· Provide a short explanation and corrective action taken of any extraordinary problems impacted any of the referenced contracts.

Content for Part F of the Technical Proposal (Gender and Social Inclusion Statement) -The proposal must:

· Submit an original, thoughtful and succinct narrative of how GESI will be incorporated into the performance of this contract and in the following:

1. Development of literacy training materials

2. Instruction of trainers

3. Recruitment of beneficiaries

4. Instruction of beneficiaries

5. Logistics of training delivery

6. Monitoring and Evaluation

· Include GESI for recruitment of staff

· Include a GESI narrative in the Communication and Outreach Plan.

· Respond to the requirements in Sections C.6.2, C.6.3 and C.6.4. The Offeror may refer to L.10.3 Part A, L.10 5 Part C, L.10.6, and L.10.8 Part F.