SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Kenya: Integrated Tax System Technical Assistance
- Notice Date
- 1/10/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, TDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0410042A
- Response Due
- 2/25/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2005
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009; PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: Mr. Ezekiel K. Saina, Ag. Senior Deputy Commissioner, Management Information Services, Kenya Revenue Authority, Times Tower Building, 27th Floor, Haile Selassie Avenue, P.O. Box 48240 00100, Nairobi, Kenya Phone: +254-20-310900, Fax: +254-20-318071, Email: Ezekiel.saina@kra.go.ke. The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to provide technical assistance to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for their Integrated Tax System Project. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) recently signed a $344,000 feasibility study and technical assistance grant with the KRA to investigate creating a computerized national integrated tax system. KRA plans to implement a computerized system that would modernize revenue administration in order to enhance and streamline revenue collection and administration. Improved tax collection will allow KRA to achieve its objectives of improving services to the public, delivering its program to government, and reducing administrative overhead costs. This study would assist KRA with developing a framework to meet these needs. KRA?s current information systems were designed and implemented in the early 1990s, when the three main revenue departments were part of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. When KRA was established as an independent authority, it inherited the existing computer systems to support business operations in its income tax, value-added tax, and customs and excise divisions. These systems are not integrated among the departments, and are inefficient for processing, use of personnel, and in their synthesis of information. The proposed integrated tax system would seek to achieve the following: 1) Maintain information on all tax-related transactions for Kenyan citizens through the use of a common personal identification number (PIN); 2) Provide an avenue for consolidating information from various sources in KRA; and 3) Provide a single source of vital information regarding trading and income information for corporate and individual taxpayers. The following are a summary of the tasks that comprise the scope of the Technical Assistance: Task 1: Information review and business process improvement analysis; Task 2: Requirements definition for procedures, regulations, ICT infrastructure, and all other relevant components; Task 3: Development of a plan for software, network infrastructure and hardware procurement, and an implementation strategy, including a cost comparison, an implementation plan for donors, and a list of possible financing sources; Task 4: Development of a KRA information and communication technology (ICT) framework; Task 5: Legal and regulatory analysis; and Task 6: Final Report. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $344,000 grant to the Grantee from USTDA. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report is available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm?s name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM (Local Time), February 25, 2005, at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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