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REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ)

DETAIL DESCRIPTION : 

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Introduction:
The Strategic Communications Support Activity is a USAID program implemented by Chemonics International in Armenia. The goal of the Strategic Communications Support Activity is t support the Government of Armenia (GOAM) to build effective streamlined, data- driven, and citizen-centered strategic communication systems, capacity, and practices. As part of project activities, the Strategic Communications Support Activity requires the purchase of legal services to provide legal services and guidance in accordance with Republic of Armenia standards, policies, and regulations. The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit quotations for these services.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received by Chemonics in accordance with the instructions, terms, and conditions described in this RFQ. Failure to adhere with instructions described in this RFQ may lead to disqualification of an offer from consideration.

Scope of Work:
Section 3 (please see the attached file) contains the Scope of Work for the required services.

Quotations:
Quotations in response to this RFQ must be priced on a fixed-price, all-inclusive basis. Prices must be presented in AMD. Prices must be inclusive of all costs (including worker’s compensation insurance mandated by U.S. Defense Base Act (DBA insurance). Offers must remain valid for not less than thirty (30) calendar days after the offer deadline. Offerors are requested to provide quotations on their official quotation format or letterhead; in the event this is not possible, offerors may complete the table in Section 3.

In addition, offerors responding to this RFQ are requested to submit the following:
- Organizations responding to this RFQ are requested to submit a copy of their official registration or business license.
- Individuals responding to this RFQ are requested to submit a copy of their identification card.
- Company/individual’s profile or 2-3 pages introduction to company/individual’s areas of expertise and practice, and description of the team and main clients. Offerors should also include in this introduction how they maintain their knowledge and stay abreast of legal changes, how they transfer knowledge to clients, and ensure they are kept up to date with changes in regulations and laws affecting our operations.
- A minimum of three (3) references (with name and contact information) indicating the relevant services carried out in the last three (3) years that best illustrate organization/ individual’s qualifications and past performance. References from USAID or similar donor-funded projects are preferred. Independent verification of the references may be carried out. Chemonics reserves the right to obtain past performance information from sources other than those identified by the offeror;
- Narrative description of past performance for similar services;
- The CVs of all personnel who would be carrying out the required services described in Section 3 of the RFQ.
- Completed Annex A with detailed information describing the offeror’s experience providing services described in Section 3 of the RFQ.
- Official quotations, based on a fixed hourly rate for specific services, for the provision of legal services identified in Section 3. This information should be submitted in the format provided in Section 4 below.

The price quotation must be submitted separately from above documents. All other parts of this quotation must not make reference to pricing data in order that the technical evaluation may be made strictly on the basis of technical merit.

Delivery:
As part of its response to this RFQ, each offeror is expected to provide an estimate (in calendar days) of the delivery timeframe (after receipt of order). The delivery estimate presented in an offer in response to this RFQ must be upheld in the performance of any resulting contract

APPLICATION PROCEDURES : 

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Offer Deadline and Protocol:
Offers must be received no later than 5:00 pm local Yerevan time on April 19, 2024 by email to pmu-arm-strategiccommunications@chemonics.com.

Please reference the RFQ number in any response to this RFQ. Offers received after the specified time and date will be considered late and will be considered only at the discretion of Chemonics.

Questions:
Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFQ may be submitted no later than 5:00 pm local Yerevan time on April 17, 2024 by email to pmu-arm- strategiccommunications@chemonics.com. Questions must be submitted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted. Questions and requests for clarification—and the responses thereto—that Chemonics believes may be of interest to other offerors will be circulated to all RFQ recipients who have indicated an interest in bidding.

Only the written answers issued by Chemonics will be considered official and carry weight in the RFQ process and subsequent evaluation. Any verbal information received from employees of Chemonics or any other entity should not be considered as an official response to any questions regarding this RFQ.

All the detailed information about RFQ can be found in the RFQ file attached below the announcement.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am, Thanks.

ATTACHMENTS:

RFQ 001_Legal Services_Chemonics International Inc.pdf - RFQ