Request for Quotations (RFQ): Video Production Services for Tekwill and EU4Moldova Startup City Cahul projects
| RFQ Number: ICTEC-StartupCityCahul-2021-029 |
| Issuance Date: 02.07.2021 |
| Deadline for Offers: 16.07.2021 |
| Description: Video Production Services for Tekwill and EU4Moldova Startup City Cahul projects |
| For: Moldova ICT Excellence Center Project (ICTEC/Tekwill) Eu4Moldova Startup City Cahul Project |
| Funded By: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sweden European Union (EU) through Sweden |
| Issued by: National Association of ICT Companies (ATIC) |
| ATIC Point of Contact: llivadari@ict.md, Liuba Livadari Procurement Manager, cdamaschin@ict.md, Corina Damaschin, Project Manager |
Introduction:
THE MOLDOVAN ASSOCIATION OF ICT COMPANIES (“ATIC”) is looking for an eligible and competent video production company to provide the services described in Annex 1 – Terms of Reference to this RFP.
1.2. BACKGROUND
About ATIC: THE MOLDOVAN ASSOCIATION OF ICT COMPANIES (“ATIC”) is the business Organization uniting 45 companies. Umbrella Organization gathering over 5000 employees.
Being established in 2006, ATIC is the action leading association and the voice of the Moldovan ICT industry that promotes the development of the ICT sector in Republic of Moldova through viable partnerships between companies, similar organizations, government, state institutions and international organizations. The association was founded to represent the industry on different policy and legislative issues and to facilitate the exchange of best practices between members. ATIC mission is to protect and promote the Association members’ interests as well as facilitate a more favorable ICT business climate.
About Tekwill: The ICTEC Project started as a USAID program implemented by the National Association of ICT Companies (ATIC). In 2016, the Government of Sweden joined the program and expanded the operations and content programs of Tekwill. The project is implemented as a private-public partnership (though Global Development Alliances instrument (GDA)), between the Moldovan Government, private industry, academia and donors. The private partners include multinational companies, IBM and Microsoft, and also Moldovan Association of Private ICT Companies (ATIC) members that are local (operated) ICT companies. The private partners bring significant new resources, ideas, software, technologies and development activities, such as trainings, practical assignments, and mentorship. The private sector partners will have the chance to use the center to communicate with the university, SMEs, startups, professionals and contribute to the curricula improvement answering the market needs, as well as the improvement of the IT and entrepreneurship ecosystem that will lead to the economic growth of the country. The Government of Moldova supports this project at the highest level of the Prime Minister, and the partners include Ministry of ICT, Ministry of Education, and E-Government Center.
About EU4Moldova: Startup City Cahul: EU4Moldova: Startup City Cahul is a project implemented by the National Association of ICT Companies over a period of 4 years starting September 2020-September 2024, financed by the European Delegation to Moldova through Sweden. The project is in line with the Annual Action Programme 2019 in favor of the Republic of Moldova and its Action entitled ‘EU4Moldova: Startup City Cahul’, based on the Commission Decision ENI/2019/042-243.
- Offer Deadline and Submission Protocol:
Offers must be submitted not later than 15:00, Chisinau time, on July 16, 2021.
Offers received after the specified time and date will be considered late and will NOT be evaluated by ATIC.
Electronic Submission Only:
Any email offers must be sent to the following address:
to: llivadari@ict.md, Liuba Livadari Procurement Manager
cc: cdamaschin@ict.md, Corina Damaschin, Project Manager
Offers must be submitted in one package in pdf format files, including the Forms A-F and other mandatory documents required by this solicitation documents – details in Section 3 – Technical Specifications. The Quotation for the requested goods shall follow the FORM F – Financial offer
All offers must be prepared in one of the 3 languages: English Romanian or Russian.
- Questions and Requests for Clarifications:
Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFQ may be submitted no later than 15:00, local Chisinau time on July 13, 2021, by email to llivadari@ict.md and cdamaschin@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 RFQ 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.