Needs and Objectives
The ultimate goal of the project is to promote a trusted e-commerce environment across ASEAN by eliminating bad or unfair trade practices while strengthening protection for online commerce consumers. The project is expected to enable ASEAN particularly ACCEC in advancing the establishment of regional trust mark scheme by providing tailored practical recommendations on a comprehensive trust mark mechanism.
Project Management
The project will be funded by AADCP II and managed by ICT & Tourism Division of ASEC. The consultant will be responsible for organising and conducting the scheduled activities in collaboration with the host countries and ASEC.
Scope of Services
The consultancy will be undertaken over a continuous effective period of five (5) calendar months with approximately 115 working days or 23 working weeks of professional services. Work will commence immediately after contract signing.
Bidding
Interested consulting firms are invited to submit a proposal in response to these Terms of Reference. This proposal should be in two separate parts: Technical and Financial components.
The Technical component should present the following information:
- A brief discussion indicating the bidder’s understanding of the needs of the project;
- A brief analysis of key issues;
- A methodological discussion of how the bidder proposes to address those needs including assessment of key issues, analytical strategies that will underlie the project, specific techniques to be utilised, and practical discussion of possible limitations in carrying out the project;
- A detailed work plan that specifies activities to be undertaken, expected outputs and deliverables, resources to be utilised and timing;
- Staffing and management plan;
- A discussion on measures to ensure that project outcomes/ objectives is achieved in an
effective and sustainable manner; - CVs of all proposed experts;
- Brief discussion of firm’s past experience in undertaking similar work and brief summaries of all projects undertaken.
The Financial component should specify:
1) Professional fees of expert(s);
2) Management and/or operational fees (if any), which include all costs incurred by the person/entity/company for internal coordination, communication, travels and any other associated project management cost;
Applicable taxes such as VAT, GST, PPN. See Section IX point 3 for an additional note on tax
liability.
Activity costs for experts and participants such as reimbursable expenses for airfare, other travel costs and daily subsistence allowance for workshops, meetings, and all other agreed activities do not need to be included in the Financial Component. These items will be discussed with the preferred contractor during the finalisation of the scope of services. Costs will be based on prevailing ASEC rates.
Submission of Application
Applicants should send their application with a cover letter, materials specified in Section IX above and other supporting documents with “Feasibility Study of ASEAN Trust Mark Scheme” as the subject via email to tender@aadcp2.org, no later than 18 July 2021 at 05:00pm Jakarta time.
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), please visit http://aadcp2.org/aadcp-ii-tender-frequently-asked-questions/
Any queries on the TOR should be sent to contact@aadcp2.org with the subject line: “Query
Feasibility Study of ASEAN Trust Mark Scheme”
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR Feasibility Study of ASEAN Trust Mark Scheme