REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PHILIPPINES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION (PSAT) PROGRAM AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TASAT) IN THE PHILIPPINES PROJECT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AGENCY (IVA)
1. The Government of the Philippines (GoP) has received a Grant from the World Bank toward the cost of Hiring of Consultancy Firm (Independent Verification Agent) for Data Collection and Verification of Philippines Sustainable Agricultural Transformation (PSAT) Program’s Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to One Hundred Sixteen Million Pesos (116,000,000.00) payments under the contract for DASBAC 2026-09-001.
2. The Department of Agriculture Philippines Sustainable Agriculture Transformation and Technical Assistance for Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project Management Office (DA PSAT & TASAT PMO) now calls for the submission of short-listing documents for the Hiring of Consultancy Firm (Independent Verification Agent) for Data Collection and Verification of Philippines Sustainable Agricultural Transformation (PSAT) Program’s Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs) using the Quality Based Selection (QBS) Selection. Short-listing documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat on or before 2:00 pm October 9, 2026 at DA PSAT & TASAT Project Management office. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion.
3. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from 2nd Floor, DA New Building PSAT and TASAT PMO Procurement Unit, Office of the Interim Procurement Management Office, Department of Agriculture, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 15, 2026 from the given address below upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (50,000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
5. The BAC shall draw up the short-list of consultants from those who have submitted Expression of Interest, including the short-listing documents, and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the Harmonized World Bank’s Procurement Guidelines and provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 12009, otherwise known as the “New Government Procurement Act,” and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The short-list shall consist of five (5), which should not be fewer than three (3) but not more than seven (7) prospective bidders; in case of one (1) or less than the required number apply for eligibility and short-listing, and/or the minimum score required in the short-listing, the BAC shall consider the same who will be entitled to submit bids manually. The criteria and rating system for short-listing is attached as Annex 1.
Bidding of this will be conducted through Quality Based Selection (QBS) as specified in the Harmonized World Bank Procurement Guidelines and Project Operations Manual.
In addition, DA PSAT and TASAT PMO bidding is open to all interested bidders, whether local or foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility provided in the IRR.
6. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for competitive selection as specified in the IRR with some amendments, as stated in these bidding documents and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the applicable guidelines of the Harmonized World Bank’s Procurement Guidelines and provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 12009, otherwise known as the “New Government Procurement Act,” and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) as applicable.
7. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids to determine the Highest Rated Bid using the Quality Based Selection. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to Bidders.
8. Short-Listing Documents must be received by the Procuring Entity’s BAC at the address indicated in the Request for Expression of Interest on or before the date and time indicated in the SDS.
9. The contract shall be completed within five (5) years.
10. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 16.
11. The certification as to the current workload relative to capacity shall be made in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders in relation to TPF 5 therein.
12. Only Shortlisted Bidders are allowed to purchase the Bidding Documents.
13. The Department of Agriculture Philippines Sustainable Agriculture Transformation and Technical Assistance for Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project Management Office (DA PSAT & TASAT PMO) reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Section 70 of RA No. 12009 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
14. For further information, please refer to:
DA - PSAT and TASAT PMO
2nd Floor, New Building, Department of Agriculture
Central Office, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Email address: psat.tasat@da.gov.ph
Telephone number: 8928-8741 to 64 local 2848, 2847, 2137
TELMA C. TOLENTINO
Assistant Secretary for Finance
DA - PSAT and TASAT PMO SBAC Chairperson
17 September 2026
ANNEX 1
SHORTLISTING CRITERIA
The prospective Independent Verification Agency must comply with the following Shortlisting Criteria before being required to submit a Technical Proposal for Evaluation:
| Criteria | Qualification | Documentary Requirement | Pass/Fail |
| GENERAL EXPERIENCE | IVA must have at least eight (8) years of experience in providing similar consulting services in government and/or private project evaluation, rural and agricultural statistics or planning, policy and theoretical research, government agency surveys, social assessments, or related fields. | 1. DTI/CDA/SEC Registration and Articles of Incorporation These must show the company’s business/purpose and year of establishment. | |
SIMILAR COMPLETED CONTRACTS | 1. The IVA must have completed similar consulting services with project cost in the amount of twenty five percent (25%) of the Estimated Project Cost within the past ten (10) years. 2. The IVA must have completed similar consulting services in monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by international financial institutions (such as the World Bank and ADB). | 4. Notice of Award These must show the company’s Similar Completed Contracts, its nature, commercial value and year of completion. These projects must also show the firm’s capacity to collect and verify gender-disaggregated data, with experience in applying gender-sensitive verification approaches. | |
| INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES | The IVA must have access to data management software and IT infrastructure with demonstrated ability to carry out data processing and analysis. | 7. Technical profile of the firm’s data processing facilities, secure server infrastructure, and back-end database management system capabilities 8. List with proof of licenses for data collection and statistical software used | |
| ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND CAPABILITIES | All key personnel must meet the above mandated qualifications and participated in or independently completed similar consulting services in monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by international financial institutions (such as the World Bank and ADB). | 9. Organization Structure 10. Curriculum Vitae of each Key Personnel 11. Proof of employment (employment contracts/labor agreements) or signed Statements/Letters of Commitment from core key experts expressing willingness to undertake the assignment. | |
| NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST | The IVA must be a third party with no conflict of interest with any project implementation unit at any level – the firm shall have no financial or institutional interests that could conflict with its verification mandate. | 12. Sworn declaration that “the firm is an independent third party with no financial, institutional, or operational conflict of interest with any PSAT Project Implementation Unit at any level.” |
These requirements will be submitted with the Expression of Interest (EOI).
SPECIAL BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
Special Order No. 734 series of 2026
Bid Bulletin No. 1
SUBJECT | : | REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PHILIPPINES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION (PSAT) PROGRAM AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TASAT) IN THE PHILIPPINES PROJECT INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AGENCY (IVA) |
DATE | : | SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 |
This Bid Bulletin is hereby issued to clarify, modify, or amend items in the Bid Documents and Terms of Reference, and shall thus form an integral part thereof.
For the information and guidance of all concerned.
(Original Signed)
TELMA C. TOLENTINO
Assistant Secretary for Finance
PSAT & TASAT SBAC Chairperson
REFERENCE/TOPIC | CURRENT PROVISION | PROSPECTIVE BIDDER’S CLARIFICATION | DA’S RESPONSE | |
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1 | Request of Expression of Interest, Par. 2 Mode of Submission of Expression of Interest | x x x Short-listing documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat x x x (emphasis supplied) | Kindly confirm whether the EOI/application documents may be submitted electronically via email or through an online portal, or whether physical submission of the documents is mandatory. | In order to ensure the timely recording of submissions, only physical submissions of the EOI and attachments to the BAC Secretariat will be acceptable. The BAC Secretariat will receive these documents at: 2nd Floor, DA New Building PSAT and TASAT PMO Procurement Unit, Office of the Interim Procurement Management Office, Department of Agriculture, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City |
2 | Request of Expression of Interest, Par. 3, 4 and 12 Availability of Bidding Documents and Payment of PHP 50,000: | Interested bidders may obtain further information from 2nd Floor, DA New Building PSAT and TASAT PMO Procurement Unit, Office of the Interim Procurement Management Office, Department of Agriculture, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on September 30, 2026 from the given address below upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Fifty Thousand Pesos (50,000.00). Only Shortlisted Bidders are allowed to purchase the Bidding Documents. | The notice states that a complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired upon payment of PHP 50,000, while the documents may also be downloaded free of charge from PhilGEPS and the Procuring Entity's website. However, we have been unable to locate the relevant documents on the indicated portals. We would therefore appreciate your guidance on where and how the complete bidding documents can be downloaded. Additionally, kindly confirm at which stage of the procurement process the PHP 50,000 fee is required to be paid. | As of date, prospective bidders are only required to submit their Expression of Interest with the required documents enumerated in Annex 1 of the REOI. The Bidding documents, the technical and financial forms, and fees will be paid only after shortlisting, and applicable only to shortlisted bidders issued with Request for Proposals. The documents and forms will be available after shortlisting. |
3 | Terms of Reference Eligibility of International Firms / Joint Venture | N/A | Kindly confirm whether an international consulting firm based in India is eligible to participate in this procurement process, either independently or in Joint Venture (JV) with a locally registered Philippine company. | International companies are allowed to participate, either as joint venture partner and individual bidder. So long as they meet the required shortlisting and evaluation criteria |
4 | Terms of Reference and Request for Expression of Interest Annex 1 Terms of Reference and Project Documents | N/A | We would be grateful if you could kindly share the Terms of Reference (TOR), Request for Expression of Interest/Bidding Documents, and any other relevant procurement documents for our review and preparation. | The Terms of Reference and REOI Annex 1 were posted with the REOI for Bidder’s Reference, nevertheless they are again herein attached for prospective bidders. |
5 | Postponement of Procurement Timelines | N/A | N/A | The deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest and attachments enumerated in Annex A is postponed from: 2:00 PM, September 28, 2026 at 2nd Floor, DA New Building PSAT and TASAT PMO Procurement Unit, Office of the Interim Procurement Management Office, Department of Agriculture, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City To: 2:00 PM, October 12, 2026, at the same address above. Shortlisting and Request for Proposals will be accomplished and issued by October 19, 2026. The Public Bidding documents will be available on October 20, 2026 at the 2nd Floor, DA New Building PSAT and TASAT PMO Procurement Unit, Office of the Interim Procurement Management Office, Department of Agriculture, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. |
6 | Request of Expression of Interest, Par. 1 Project Contract Number | The Government of the Philippines (GoP) has received a Grant from the World Bank toward the cost of Hiring of Consultancy Firm (Independent Verification Agent) for Data Collection and Verification of Philippines Sustainable Agricultural Transformation (PSAT) Program’s Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to One Hundred Sixteen Million Pesos ( 116,000,000.00) payments under the contract for DASBAC 2026-09-001. | N/A | The Project Contract No. is amended to DASBAC 2026-09-001. |
TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
for Services of Independent Verification Agent (IVA) for Verification of Achievement of the Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs) under the Philippines Sustainable Agricultural Transformation (PSAT) Program
Background
Project Origin
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is the government agency responsible for the promotion of agricultural development by providing the policy framework, public investments, and support services needed for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises. With support from the World Bank, the DA is implementing the Philippines Sustainable Agricultural Transformation (PSAT) Program. PSAT is a five-year program (July 2026 to December 2030) that aims to improve productivity, diversification, climate resilience, and public resource use efficiency in the agrifood systems in the Philippines.
The DA will implement the PSAT program that will support achievement of the agriculture and fisheries sectors’ development objectives by providing budgetary assistance for five (5) years to existing and new department programs. It will incentivize DA performance by linking funding support to the accomplishment of the set of Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) and its corresponding Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs). The promised additional funding will compel and enable the agency to accelerate its programs to meet established targets and deliver on its commitments.
The PSAT program is funded by the World Bank through a Program-for-Results Financing (PforR) Loan in the amount of One Billion US Dollars (1,000,000,000.00 USD). The PforR instrument is linked to the achievement of targets for a set of ten (10) DLIs and associated DLRs. There are a total of twenty (20) DLRs spread over five years. The disbursement will be contingent upon the
DA endorsing to DOF an acceptable Results Verification Report (RVR) and the DOF subsequently furnishing the RVR to the World Bank as satisfactory evidence that the relevant Disbursement-Linked Results (DLRs) have been achieved and independently verified by the Independent Verification Agency (IVA). Therefore, verification of these results is an integral part of the Program given the nature of the instrument.
The purpose of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to appoint an administratively, technically, and financially autonomous Independent Verification Agency (IVA) to undertake verification of the achievements of the DLRs. The appointed agency will verify the achievement of the DLRs as per the methods outlined in the ToR and submit the verification reports to the Project Management Office (PMO) and the World Bank.
The PSAT Loan Agreement signed with the World Bank on April 2026, and Project Appraisal Document (PAD) establishes a monitorable and verifiable Disbursement-Linked Indicator System, where the completion status of the pre-identified DLIs through verified DLRs is directly linked to loan disbursement.
Therefore, the Project Management Office (PMO) intends to procure an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) to facilitate this aforementioned Disbursement-Linked Indicator System
The PSAT activities are organized around three result areas that contribute to the achievement of the Program Development Objective of improving productivity, diversification, climate resilience and public resource use efficiency in the agrifood systems in the Philippines:
The objectives of this consultancy assignment are to:
These reports will be reviewed by the DA. Subsequently, the DA will submit to the DOF an acceptable RVR for the World Bank’s review as part of the requirements for processing PSAT Loan disbursements.
Scope of Work
The Procurement of the Independent Verification Agent will follow the World Bank Procurement Guidelines harmonized with the Philippines’ domestic consulting service procurement guidelines and approach through a Quality Based Selection (QBS).
The World Bank's Project Appraisal Document (PAD) and Loan Agreement (LA) for PSAT outlines the following DLIs and DLRs with its relevant Loan Disbursement schedule (See Annex A).
The independent verification agency must use the PAD and LA as the primary references to ensure the method of verification of the DLIs and DLRs as well as ensuring that the conduct of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the project are in line with the Project Design and the Verification Protocols.
The verification agency shall verify the accomplishment of the above-mentioned DLR Items. Verification will take place against a verification framework and frequency, described in detail in the Verification Protocol (See Annex B).
The detailed scope of work of the Independent Verification Agency (IVA) will cover the following:
These reports must include the work conducted, data sources and analysis, verification process and methods, assessment criteria, indicator achievement status, and conclusions.
Functions of the PSAT-TASAT PMO and IVA
Responsibilities of the PSAT PMO.
The PMO is responsible for:
Responsibilities of the IVA.
The IVA is responsible for
The IVA shall seek advice from the PMO when uncertain about the responsibilities and requirements.
Deliverables, timeline, and payment schedules
A locally registered and specialized firm with relevant experience, resources and personnel will be procured for the estimated cost of One Hundred Sixteen Million Pesos (116,000,000.00) as the verification agency for DLIs and DLRs during the entire project implementation period CY 2026-2030.
The total budget allocated covers all expenses, including applicable taxes, consultant fees, enumerator costs, site visits, and logistical requirements. For transparency and simplicity, all costs, such as personnel, materials, travel, and other project-related expenses, have been consolidated into a lump sum price, adhering to the terms outlined in the contract.
Payments will be based on the submission of specific outputs, duly accepted and found satisfactory by the DA, in accordance with the terms outlined in the contract, TOR, Inception Report, and any other pertinent agreements documented during meetings. The Consulting Firm or IVA is mandated to provide the DA with both hard and soft (via email) copies of the reports, including data files, at least one week before the designated deadline for approval acceptance. Each deliverable will undergo a rigorous review, assessing alignment with the agreed-upon content to ensure quality of each report.
It is crucial to note that the DA shall possess and retain the intellectual property rights of all the reports and data files generated by the activities, and all data is confidential, not to be released to third parties without written approval.
In the event of failure to deliver any or all of the Services within the specified period, the Procuring Entity reserves the right to deduct liquidated damages from the contract price, equivalent to the price of the unperformed portion of the Services for each day of delay based on the approved schedule. The delay is tracked from the Intended Completion Date (stipulated in the contract plus any formally approved Extension of Time). This deduction shall be in the form of liquidated damages which shall be 1/10 of 1% (0.1%) of the value of the unperformed or delayed services per day. The Procuring Entity can terminate the contract, and forfeit the performance security, once the maximum amount of liquidated damages (10% of the value of the contract) is reached.
Payment disbursement will follow the schedule outlined below.
Deliverable | Description | Frequency/ Timeline | Payment Schedule in (%) |
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Inception report and Prior Results Report | The report will include (i) team composition and quality assurance protocol of IVA, (ii) responsibilities of each team member, and (iii) a verification action plan for each year including detailed modalities (i.e., survey methodology, staffing and verification arrangements) for DLIs/ DLRs based on the agreed protocol; and the confidentiality clause (see Annex B). The inception report will also cover names of sites and offices that would be visited, agreed days and dates for each visit, details of the field survey to be carried out by the IVA, coordination and logistics arrangements needed by IVA and output formats for each site visit that will go in the IVA’s verification report. Further, it shall include a report on the conduct of training on the indicator system verification with the PMO. The PMO will share the inception report with the World Bank for review and comment. A Prior Results Report must also be submitted within the same timeline as the inception report. This Prior Results Report shall verify DLRs tagged under “Prior Results”, or those that could be accomplished before loan effectiveness, see Annex C. | Four (4) weeks after signing of MoU/ Contract | 10% Any DLRs included in the Prior Results Report shall entitle the IVA to payment beyond 10% in accordance to the payment scheme for Results verification report (RVR) |
Results verification report (RVR) | The IVA would be required to carry out verification against each DLRs annually, semi-annually, quarterly as determined by the PMO during implementation. For Year 1, the IVA is required to carry out verification against DLRs included in the “Prior Results” but not yet verified in the initial Prior Results Report. RVRs will include (i) an executive summary of key findings, including a table showing, for each DLR reviewed, the target, achievement reported by PMO, verification outcome (achieved, not achieved, partially achieved, the extent to which achieved); (ii) summary of progress for each DLR indicating the comparison of achievement against annual targets; (iii) recommendations to PMO on pending steps required for unmet DLRs/ partially achieved DLRs; (iv) outline of methodologies used for verification and analysis of data and the process documentation; (v) summary statistics for verification including tables, figures and related written analysis; (vi) annexes/attachments (e.g., associated survey reports, expert reports, data collection tools, and complete, cleaned data). The RVR would be prepared and submitted to the PMO for approval. The approved RVR will be submitted to the World Bank through the DOF for review, as a requirement for loan disbursement. Further, all RVR data should be available to the database system that is designed and set up by the IVA as a back-end data processing system. | Twice each year at the time mutually agreed with PMO. | 80% Disbursed based on percentage share in Loan Proceeds of Verified DLR vis a vis Total Loan Proceeds of DLRs covered by this TOR. |
Assignment Completion Report | This will be a consolidated report at the end of the Program that will provide verification for all the achievements throughout the program period, inclusive of the lessons learned and recommendations. | One month before PSAT program completion date | 10% |
Experience and Qualifications Requirements for the Independent Verification Agency (IVA)
PSAT is funded through a Program-for-Results Financing (PforR) Loan. Under this lending instrument the World Bank disburses funds directly to Government of the Philippines contingent upon meeting the agreed result areas (RAs) which will be assessed using Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs) and verified through the Disbursement-Linked Results (DLRs). DLIs are the framework/ indicators and DLRs are the specific targets/achievements within that framework.
As such, a Verification Agent is warranted to conduct surveys for the verification of select agriculture and institutional related performance results such as the yield of rice production, income of rice farmers and production performance of selected high value crops among other statistics.
The Consultancy Firm or Evaluation Team will be selected through the Quality Based Selection (QBS) process.
The Independent Verification Agency (IVA) must provide consulting service contracts and Certificate of Completion as reference attachments. The IVA must submit proof of employment for the project team members, including employment contracts, labor service agreements, or proof of willingness to undertake the project. Additionally, the IVA must provide documents demonstrating the project team members’ roles in similar projects, including: work content descriptions, project approval certificates, copies of work outcomes.
The IVA could be any locally registered and specialized firm having the following experience and qualifications:
Project Team Member | Project Role and Tasks | Experience Required |
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Agriculture Economist and Co-team Leader |
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Agriculture Specialist |
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Monitoring and Evaluation Expert |
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Survey and Data Management Specialist |
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Data analyst |
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The service provider will also provide Data Enumerators and field coordinators who shall be tasked to:
There is no mandatory number of Data Enumerators and field coordinators, their number and additional function shall be included in the prospective service provider’s technical proposal, and shall be graded accordingly.
6. Shortlisting Criteria
The prospective Independent Verification Agency must comply with the following Shortlisting Criteria before being required to submit a Technical Proposal for Evaluation:
Criteria | Qualification | Documentary Requirement | Pass/Fail |
General Experience | IVA must have at least eight (8) years of experience in providing similar consulting services in government and/or private project evaluation, rural and agricultural statistics or planning, policy and theoretical research, government agency surveys, social assessments, or related fields |
These must show the company’s business/ purpose and year of Establishment | |
Similar Completed Contracts |
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These must show the company’s Similar Completed Contracts, its nature, commercial value and year of completion. These projects must also show the firm’s capacity to collect and verify gender-disaggregated data, with experience in applying gender-sensitive verification approaches | |
Information Infrastructure and Data Management Capabilities | The IVA must have access to data management software and IT infrastructure with demonstrated ability to carry out data processing and analysis. |
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Organization Structure and Capabilities | All key personnel must meet the above mandated qualifications and participated in or independently completed similar consulting services in monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by international financial institutions (such as the World Bank and ADB) |
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No Conflict of Interest | The IVA must be a third party with no conflict of interest with any project implementation unit at any level- the firm shall have no financial or institutional interests that could conflict with its verification mandate |
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These requirements will be submitted with the Expression of Interest (EOI).
7. Evaluation Criteria
Upon being shortlisted, the Independent Verification Agency must provide all documentary requirements stated above (shortlisting requirements) and the following documents (Technical Proposal):
Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Criteria | Evaluation Criteria | Maximum Points |
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General Experience | If years of experience in industry is > 8 years but equal to or less than 12 years 5 Points If years of experience in industry is > 12 years 8 Points | 8 Points |
Similar Completed Contracts | If similar completed contract is > Php 29,000,000 (25% of the Php 116M estimated cost) pesos but equal to or less than Php 58,000,000: 5 Points If similar completed contract is > Php 58,000,000 10 Points If similar completed contracts presents:
Add 3 Points
Add 3 Points
Add 2 Points
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Methodology, Workplan and Timeline | If the following are present:
Add 15 Points.
Add 10 Points.
Add 5 Points. | 30 Points |
IT Infrastructure and Data Management Capabilities | If the following are present:
Add 6 Points. Documented proof of active licenses for required data collection and statistical software: Add 4 Points | 10 Points |
Organization Structure and Personnel Capabilities | If the following are present:
20 Points.
Add 5 Points.
Add 5 Points. | 30 Points |
Other Additional Relevant Credentials |
Add 2 Points | 2 points |
8. Subcontracting and Joint Venture
In case the Prospective IVA is a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture Agreement must be submitted as a Shortlisting Requirement. The Joint Venture Partners will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of RA 12009.
Subcontracting for this procurement is not allowed.
9. Breach of Contract
The procuring entity may suspend or terminate the Contract in case of fraud, gross negligence and inordinate delay in the implementation of the agreed timeline of activities by written notice of said suspension or termination.
In case of suspension, this shall be immediately effective upon issuance of notice of suspension until lifted by the resolution erring fraud, gross negligence or inordinate delay.
On the other hand, if termination shall be imposed, the procuring entity may terminate the Contract should the submitted Reports fail to meet or comply with the requirements stated above.
The termination shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after notice of suspension or notice of non-compliance to submitted Report’s requirements, if there is no resolution to the non-compliance, erring fraud, gross negligence or inordinate delay acceptable to the aggrieved party within the period above provided.
10. Supervision and Management
The verification agency is responsible for timely communication with the DA, PMO and the World Bank regarding project-related matters and must comply with their supervision and oversight. The PMO will provide the necessary conditions to facilitate the execution of tasks for the consulting experts. The verification agency must also cooperate with the PMO to complete the World Bank’s requirements related to DLIs and DLRs verification and monitoring & evaluation.
11. Confidentiality Statement
All data and information received for the purpose of this assignment are to be treated confidentially and are only to be used in connection with the execution of this TOR. All intellectual property rights arising from the execution of this TOR are assigned to the Philippines Government represented by the DA. The contents of written materials obtained and used in this assignment may not be disclosed to any third parties without the expressed advance written authorization of the DA.
12. Attachments:
Prepared by: |
| MARIA CLAVELIA O. DOMINGO PSAT & TASAT PMO Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Head |
Noted by: |
ARNEL V. DE MESA, CESO III Assistant Secretary for Special Concerns and ODA PSAT & TASAT PMO Project Director |
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