Lesotho - 4th GPN - MCA-L II Procurement Plan (1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024)

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Fourth GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO

“Millennium Challenge Account–Lesotho II Authority” (MCA-Lesotho II)

The Government of Lesotho (GoL) has received grant funding of Three Hundred Million

United States Dollars (US$300,000,000) from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)

of the United States Government to enable the Government of Lesotho to implement this

program and achieve the objectives of the MCC Grant (Compact), and it intends to apply parts

of the proceeds of the funds to payments for contracts for goods, works and services.

MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the Compact up-front,

with no incremental or partial funding. When a contract is signed with an MCA Entity, money

is already available to the MCA Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to

Contractors/Consultants/Suppliers by the US Treasury.

The amended MCA-Lesotho II procurement program for the next twelve (12) months (1st

October 2023 to 30th September 2024) will include the following:

Estimated Value: US $91,854,770.00.

PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES

CONSULTING FIRMS:

Program Administration and Control (PROGRAM ADMIN)

 External Audit

Health Systems Strengthening (HSS)

 The Health Communications contract

 ICT District Maintenance Support contract

 Data Innovation Hub Contract

Market-Driven Irrigated Horticulture (MDIH)

 Engineering Supervision Services (previously shown as the Design and Construction

Supervising Engineer)

 MDIH Integrated Horticulture Support Services: Gender and Inclusion Legal

Advisory and Victims Support Contract

 MDIH Policy and Institutional Reform - Irrigation and Water

 MDIH - Institutional Reforms Capacity Support for Inclusive Horticulture Services

 Horticulture Training Gender and Social Development (HTGSD)

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Business Environment and Technical Assistance (BETA)

 BETA Manager Contract

PROCUREMENT OF GOODS:

Program Administration and Control (PROGRAM ADMIN)

 MCA-Office Furniture

 Two (2) 4x4 Vehicles

 VOIP Phone System

 Video Conference for 5 Meeting Rooms

 Server Room Power and UPS

 Racks and Cabinets

 Network Cabling

PROCUREMENT OF WORKS:

Program Administration and Control (PROGRAM ADMIN)

 MCA Office Space Re-modelling Contractor

Market-Driven Irrigated Horticulture (MDIH)

 MDIH Design Build Contract

PROCUREMENT OF NON-CONSULTANT SERVICES:

Program Administration and Control (PROGRAM ADMIN)

 Internet Access one year renewable both primary and secondary ISP connection

 Building and office insurance

 Vehicle Insurance Services

 MCA Lesotho Website Design and Hosting

Contracts for goods, works and services financed under the program will be implemented

according to the principles, rules and procedures set out in the MCC Program Procurement

Guidelines, which can be found on the MCC website at

https://www.mcc.gov/resources/doc/program-procurement-guidelines.

The procurement is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the MCC

Program Procurement Guidelines.

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be tendered under the competitive bidding

procedures and for consultant contracts will be announced, as they become available, on the

MCA Entity’s website, United Nations Development Business (UNDB):

http://www.devbusiness.com/, Development Gateway Market (dgMarket):

http://www.dgmarket.com/, in local newspapers, and other media outlets as appropriate.

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Interested eligible contractors, consultants and Suppliers who wish to be included on the

mailing list to receive a copy of advertisements, or those requiring additional information,

should contact:

Millennium Challenge Account-Lesotho II Authority

Attention: Procurement Agent

5th Floor, Post Office Building

Kingsway Road

Maseru

Lesotho

Email: PALesotho@charleskendall.com

Opportunity closing date

30 September 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed