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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: Qualitative Study on Barriers to Inclusion for Identification Eco-system in Chad
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ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The team is looking for a company with key staff based in Chad that can be quickly mobilized to conduct a qualitative research study to better understand the factors behind the low demand for CR and ID, measures to improve the quality of service, key design considerations for identification systems planned for inclusion and to identify priority sectors for CR/ID systems based on public services (e.g., financial services, public administration, etc.) future government implementation projects. The results of this qualitative study will help government decision-makers to:
· Understand the reasons for the low demand for CR/ID in the country and the main reasons for late birth registration. The project seeks to reveal experiences, user journeys, perceptions, and barriers to access for the general population as well as for marginalized populations such as refugees and displaced people.
· Understand existing or potential incentives for different groups to obtain and use credentials , particularly in the context of accessing services, such as accessing social safety net benefits, health and education programs, or digital payments. The study aims to identify, based on the data collected, the main priority use cases of identification systems in different sectors.
· Inform the planned design and deployment of digitized identification systems by ensuring that it is robust, reliable, and inclusive so that underserved communities can access and are incentivized to access legal proof of identity on an equal footing with the general population.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now
NOTES
Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
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