Lesotho - Health Communications Services Provision (HCSP) Contract

PECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

Country Lesotho

Project Name Health Systems Strengthening

Procurement Title Health Communications Services Provision (HCSP) Contract

Procurement Ref. Number HSS/S/24-01

Procurement Method Quality and Cost-Based Selection (“QCBS”)

Type of Procurement (goods, works or services as applicable) Consultant Services

Accountable Entity Millenium Challenge Account-Lesotho II Authority

Publication Date 12th September 2024

Submission Deadline 2:00 pm SAST (GMT+2), on 25th October 2024

1) The Accountable Entity, Millennium Challenge Account-Lesotho II Authority (“MCA-Lesotho II”), has received financing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation toward the cost of Health Systems Strengthening and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Health Communications Services Provision (HCSP) Contract.

2) MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the compact up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. So, when a contract is signed with an Accountable Entity, money is already available to the Accountable Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Offerors by the US Treasury.

3) MCA-Lesotho II now invites offers from eligible offerors for the Health Communications Services Provision (HCSP) Contract. Offers are not required to be password-protected but may be protected at the Offeror's discretion.

4) Bidding will be conducted through the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (“QCBS”) procedures as specified in the MCC Procurement and Policy Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible offerors as defined in the PPG.

5) Offerors interested in submitting an Offer must express their interest by completing the registration form available at: https://forms.office.com/e/0A6hdnh7Hj . This will ensure the Consultant receives the RFO, updates, clarifications and/or addendums regarding this RFO from the Procurement Agent.

6) Offers must be delivered electronically and, in the manner, specified in the PDS ITC 17 C) on or before 2:00 pm SAST (GMT+2), on 25th October 2024. Late offers will be rejected. Offers will be publicly opened in the presence of the offerors’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend in a ceremony that is a completely an online event, and that can be attended by using the Microsoft Teams meeting on 2:30 pm SAST (GMT+2), on 25th October 2024.

7) All offers will not be accompanied by a Bid Security.

Contact Information:

Attn:

MCA-Lesotho II Procurement Agent

3rd floor Letsie Office Park

Constitution Road

Maseru 100

Lesotho

Email: PAlesotho@charleskendall.com

DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT PLEASE CONTRACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.