EOI "Benchmarketing services" - revised TOR

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

Important: The purpose of this call for EOI is to identify appropriate suppliers who can potentially fulfill the requirements. The present call for EOI does not constitute an invitation to tender. Only suppliers deemed qualified by ITC will receive the invitation to tender.

Reference:  Request for Proposal for Data processing application for ITC Benchmarking Services

Date of this Call for Expression of Interest (EOI): 11 January 2012

Closing Date for Receipt of EOI at ITC/PS: 25 January 2012

Terms of Reference (summary):

ITC is intend to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a data processing application to support ITC’s Benchmarking programme.

The application will be centred on a core Trade Support Institution’s (TSI) evaluation module, which will analyse input data and provide benchmarking statistics and reports. The successful supplier must provide a firm, fixed price proposal for the development, hosting and support of an application that will cover ITC’s requirements for the Benchmarking application and its ongoing maintenance.

The supplier will be required to develop software for:

1. A Microsoft .NET application to be built in or be presented through ITC’s Ektron CMS 400 Content Management System.
2. The creation and management of Benchmarking documents; The creation and management of reports; User management; Basic document management; The generation of and access to offline benchmarking documents.
3. The software Interfaces with ITC’s single sign on system and its CRM instance (Dynamics CRM).

Only those companies who can demonstrate experience with Ektron web content management system, including integration, with a strong commitment to respect practices for the profession, strict confidentiality of the process, including the UN Supplier Code of Conduct, should express their interest. Prior working experience with the UN system is an advantage.

ITC Procurement Services invites interested companies to forward their Expression of Interest (EOI) by fax or by email before the closing date to:

Procurement Services,

International Trade Centre

Palais des Nations

1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

Email: batt@intracen.org

Telefax: +41 22-730 0900

Please indicate your vendor ID number and the reference of this EOI in your response. If not registered with ITC/UNOG or UNGM, please follow the Procedure for Registration as Potential Vendor at www.ungm.org as soon as possible.

ITC reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process.

Please note that only those companies considered qualified by ITC for this project will be invited to participate in this procurement exercise.

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