Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Ministry of Commerce & Industries

Project Management Unit

Procurement Unit

Request for Expression of Interest

Development of National Industrial Policy

Country / Afghanistan
Name of the Project / Afghanistan New Market Develop Project
Consultant Services / Development of National Industrial Policy
Project ID Number / P159925
Contract Duration / 5 months (100 working Days)
Duty Station / Kabul with possible travel to provinces
REOI Ref. No. / MOCI/WB/AF-ANMDP/CS-26
Funding Agency / World Bank
Advertising Date / 18th April, 2017
Closing Date / 16th May, 2017

1.  Background

Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI), in its capacity as policy maker, regulator, facilitator and coordinator, is a key government institution mandated to promoting national industries and supporting private sector development. As a policymaker, the Ministry is responsible for adopting policies and establishing legal framework that could provide the enabling environment for private sector to grow and flourish.

Therefore, to achieve its strategic goals and objectives and fulfill its policymaker role, MoCI should develop and implement appropriate policies as well as creating business enabling environment for developing industries and promoting investment.

However, due to lack of technical capacity, the ministry has not been able either to formulate or implement a coherent policy that could promote and protect the nascent and vulnerable national industries. Therefore, developing a ‘National Industrial Policy’ and its comprehensive implementation is a key area of focus for the Ministry.

Taking into account the importance of the issue and current capacity of the Ministry, MoCI intends to recruit external firm/ or technical expertise team to develop a comprehensive national industrial policy in line with the national priority and competitive industrial sectors in the country. The MoCI will oversee the implementation of the policy and develop the capacity of relevant departments to implement the policy at national and subnational levels.

2.  Objectives of the Assessment and developing National Industrial Policy:

·  To contribute to a better understanding of a) opportunities available in the country for competitive sectors development (area and geographical location); b) resource and capacity situation; and c) situation on main industrial concerns; taking in consideration the extent to which these realities are interrelated given the economic, political, socio-cultural and institutional context in Afghanistan.

·  Provide a basis for recommending strategic actions responsive to the identified Industrial development needs.

·  To assess Afghanistan's capacity to address Industrial development issues effectively;

·  Identify competitive industrial sectors in the country for promotion.

3.  The Afghanistan New Market Development Project now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

4.  This Request for Expression of Interest seeks interested consultancy firms to and make an assessment of the current industrial policy and develop a national industrial policy

5.  Methodologies: the interested consultancy firm should demonstrate its viable methodology for doing this assignment

6.  The criteria for short listing of the Consulting firms shall be as follows:

·  The firms should have been involved in developing a national industrial policy at least 5 years;

·  The firms shall be financially sound with an annual turnover of more than USD 200000 thousands during the last five years (2016 to 2012);

·  The firms should have at least 2 similar industrial policy development experiences in preferably in developing or post conflict countries.

·  Availability of skills among staff (team leader, and other key staff with in-depth experience in industrial development similar projects)

7.  The consultant will be selected in accordance with Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procedures set out in the World Bank’s “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants Under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers- January, 2011”. The Guidelines are available at www.worldbank.org/procure.

8.  Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address given below from 08.00 – 16.00 hours (Kabul Time) on all working days. This notice for Expression of Interest has also been posted on websites www.moci.gov.af, and www.dgmarket.org

9.  Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

10.  Expression of Interest with all relevant information and documents must be submitted and subscribed “Expression of Interest for - “Development of a National Industrial Policy” on top of a closed envelope and be delivered to the address below by not later than 14:00 hours (local time) on 16th, May April ,2017. In event this last date being declared as holiday by the government, due date for submission of EOI will be the next working day up till the same appointed time to the address:

Afghanistan New Market Development Project (PMU office),

Ministry of Commerce and Industries,

Karte se, Darul Aman Road, Kabul Afghanistan,

Assadullah Noori,

, 0093 788644283

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Address: Karte Se, Darul Aman Road, Kabul – Afghanistan

Phone: 093788644283

Website: www.commerce.gov.af