SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: India Climate Change Adaptation Firm Survey
Assignment Countries:
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST0002010345
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THEWORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OFINTEREST
Electronic Submissions throughWorld Bank Group RFXNow
https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/external/login.html
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: India Climate Change Adaptation Firm Survey
Assignment Countries: India
The World Bank (WB)intends to carry out a face-to-face firm survey in India to understand how firmsare being affected by climate change and how they are adapting to it. Thislarge-scale survey is expected to have a sample size of around 1000 firms in2-3 states. It will collect quantitative data on firm experience with extremeweather events, how it impacted them, and their beliefs about climate change.The survey will gather information on the adaptation investments the firm isplanning to make and the constraints that they face when making thoseinvestments. It will also collect information on general characteristics, suchas firm size, revenue, and assets. The sample may be stratified by locationcharacteristics to ensure adequate coverage of firms that are especiallyvulnerable to shocks such as floods and heat.
The scope of the workinvolves the following, among others:
·Identifying and securing orgenerating relevant and up-to-date sample frames.
·Finetuning a sampling strategybased on guidelines provided by the WB.
·Translating the draftquestionnaire provided by the WB into the local language.
·Field testing and finalizingquestionnaire through a pilot. Inadditional, a pre-pilot may be necessary to test and finetune complex questionsfor eliciting firm beliefs and preferences.
·Conducting face-to-faceinterviews with firms.
·Data entry, cleaning and timelydelivery of data in STATA format.
INDIVIDUAL/FIRM PROFILE
The consultant will be afirm.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group nowinvites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services.Interested consultants must provide the following information that willindicate that they are qualified to perform the services:
- Proven experience in face-to-facesurveys (ideally, firm surveys) at a scale comparable to the assignment.
- Strong field presencein India to implement the survey on the ground.
- Availability ofappropriate technical and analytical skills among technical and managerialstaff, etc.
- Demonstrate acapability to meet the World Bank Groups Vendor Eligibility Criteria asavailable on
www.worldbank.org/corporateprocurement.
Please note that MarketingBrochures should only be provided as attachments and will not be considered asa substitute for written responses. Elaborate artwork is not required norencouraged.
WBG reserves the right to limitthe number of qualified firms shortlisted for efficiency. WBG reserves theright to verify any information provided, or to request additional informationafter REOI packages are received. WBG reserves the right to proceed, or to notproceed, with issuing an RFP. WBG reserves the right to modify the scope ofwork for the RFP as necessary to meet Project requirements.
All data and information receivedfrom WBG for the purpose of this assignment are to be treated confidentiallyand are only to be used in connection with the execution of these tasks. Thecontents of written materials obtained and used in this assignment may not bedisclosed to any third parties without the expressed advance written notice ofWBG.
Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions ofinterest.
Expressions of Interest shouldbe submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group RFXNow (https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/external/login.html)and shall not exceed 20 pages. If thesubmitted response exceeds 20 pages, WBG reserves the right to read only thefirst 20.
NOTES
Following this invitation forExpression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invitedto submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to theavailability of funding.
Only those firms which have beenshortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firmswhich have not been shortlisted.
If you encounter technicaldifficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Deskat corporateprocurement@worldbank.orgprior to the submission deadline.
By responding to this REOI, youare confirming compliance with the World Bank Group Procurement Policy.
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
1. Provideinformation relevant to experience in firm-level surveys, face-to-face surveys
and statistical expertise in sampling strategies andframe generation*
2. Provideinformation on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm. *
3. Provideinformation on their core business and years in business.*
4. Provide information onthe qualifications of key staff.*
-*Mandatory
Shortlisted consultantswill be invited to respond to a Request for Proposal. Contract awards will bemade in accordance with the World Bank Group Procurement Policies andProcedures.
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.
If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org prior to the submission deadline.