Pilot Data Collection for Informal Sector Youth and Vulnerable an Integration into the USR in DRC

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Assignment Title: Pilot Data Collection for Informal Sector Youth and Vulnerable an Integration into the USR in DRC

Assignment Countries:

- Congo (Democratic) ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION Consulting firm to carry out a pilot data collection and integration exercise for youth and vulnerable people active in the informal economy in four communes of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, namely Gombe, Kasa Vubu, Matete and Ndjili. The firm will survey at least 10,000 individuals using the Employment and Informal Sector modules of the Unique Social Registry questionnaire, and will test the full data chain from collection to loading into the registry, in coordination with the registry technical unit. The assignment will last 45 days and is financed by the Rapid Social Response Umbrella Trust Fund grant GFR5008473, project P512210. FUNDING SOURCE The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

- TF085992: RSRUTF

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase. Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now NOTES Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding. Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted. If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org prior to the submission deadline.

Procurement number: 0002024193. Expressions of interest are submitted through the World Bank Group's eProcure (RFx Now) portal, which requires vendor registration.