Individual Consultant for Strategic Program Advisor
Specific Procurement Notice (SPN)
Country | Indonesia |
Project Name | Millenium Challenge Account – Indonesia II |
Procurement Title | Strategic Program Advisor |
Procurement Ref. Number | IND2-2024-40037-IC |
Type of Procurement (goods, works or services as applicable) | Consulting Services (Individual Consultants) |
Employer | MCA-Indonesia II |
Publication Date | 9 July 2024 |
Submission Deadline | 11.00 am Jakarta, Indonesia time (GMT+7) on
22 July 2024 |
- The United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia (“Government”) signed a Millennium Challenge Compact II on April 13, 2023 (“Compact II”). The Compact, which will include $649 million of grant funding from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and a $49 million contribution from the Government, aims to unlock financing flows in a way that will catalyze economic growth and leverage Indonesia’s own resources. The Millennium Challenge Account – Indonesia Compact (“MCA-Indonesia II”) aims to address key root causes of costly and underdeveloped financial intermediation by improving the financing of infrastructure, particularly transport and logistics infrastructure, and increasing access to finance for micro-, small and medium enterprises. The Compact will support three projects to address the binding constraint of costly and underdeveloped financial intermediation: the Advancing Transport and Logistics Accessibility Services (“ATLAS”) Project; the Financial Markets Development Project (“FMDP”); and the Access to Finance for Women-owned / Micro-, Small and Medium Enterprises Project (“MSME Finance Project”).
- The Government, acting through the MCA-Indonesia II (the “MCA-Entity”), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Specific Procurement Notice (“SPN”) is issued.
- Any payments made by the MCA Entity under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact Development Funding (CDF) Grant Agreement and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. No party other than the Government and the MCA Entity shall derive any rights from the proposed Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding. The proposed Compact and its related documents can be found on the MCC website (mcc.gov).
- MCC requires that all beneficiaries of MCC Funding, including the MCA Entity and any applicants, Bidders, Suppliers, contractors, Subcontractors, consultants, and sub-consultants under any MCC-funded contracts, observe the highest standards of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts. MCC’s Policy on Preventing, Detecting and Remediating Fraud and Corruption in MCC Operations (“MCC’s AFC Policy”) is applicable to all procurements and contracts involving MCC Funding and can be found on the MCC website at: https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/policy-fraud-and-corruption.
- MCA-Indonesia II now invites Applications from eligible Individual Consultants to provide services as the Strategic Program Advisor who can provide targeted support and guidance, ensuring that MSME projects are well-structured, effective, and aligned with MCA-Indonesia II targets and goals, more details on the qualifications required are provided in each Terms of Reference of the Request for Application (RFA).
- Consultants can download the complete RFA package via the following link:
- Individual Consultants will be selected under the Individual Consultants Selection (ICS) method in accordance with the procedures set out in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines which are provided on the MCC website (mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to the contract award.
- The Fees shall be competitive market rates as determined by a price reasonableness analysis.
- Consultants interested in this RFA can register first by submitting their contact details using the following Microsoft Form Link: Strategic Program Advisor IND2-2024-40037-IC . Please fill in the form to ensure that Consultants receive updates regarding the RFA.
- Consultant should contact MCA-Indonesia II Procurement Agent at [email protected] in case of any questions, please write to this email and the deadline for the clarification is until 15 July 2024.
- The deadline for submission of Applications is 00 am Jakarta, Indonesia time (GMT+7), on 22 July 2024.
- Contact Information:
Attn: | MCA-Indonesia II Procurement Agent |
Address | Trinity Tower Building 17th floor, Jl HR Rasuna Said Kav, Kuningan, Jakarta Indonesia |
Email: | [email protected]. |