Technical Proposal – Regional Workshops on Organized Crime, Financial Crimes and Corruption

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Request for Proposals

Title: Technical Proposal – Regional Workshops on Organized Crime, Financial Crimes and Corruption

Application issuance date: September 27, 2024

Application number: 4904 CTOC Panama

Closing date: October 7, 2024

Closing time: 5:00 P.M. GMT-5

Titles that may apply: Individual consultant (Natural Person)

Contractual mechanism: Fixed Price

1.BACKGROUND

The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) believes in creating a hemisphere of opportunity, for everyone. We work throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to make our region stronger – healthier, peaceful, just, inclusive, resilient and sustainable for current and future generations. For 60 years, we have served the most vulnerable communities, investing resources throughout the hemisphere. We partner with civil society, governments and the private sector and empower them to achieve the good of the region.

With 60 years of experience throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and strong partnerships with local communities, civil society and the public and private sectors, we have an impeccable track record of success with extensive in-country networks and strong financial controls. We are uniquely positioned to develop and implement adaptable programs in multiple technical areas, rapidly deploy to any country in Latin America and the Caribbean and activate existing local networks, measure and evaluate our impact with comprehensive performance indicators, and communicate our progress to through integrated communication strategies.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

He PROJECT TO STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE JUDICIAL SECTOR TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND CORRUPTION IN PANAMA (CTOC+) seeks the hiring of a natural person to lead three regional theoretical-practical workshops on topics related to organized crime, financial crimes and corruption and prepare a characterization report identifying relevant typologies, comparative analysis of crime patterns and observed asymmetries, as well as critical nodes of the institutional response, especially the criminal justice administration system.

Based on the interactive exercise in each region/province, the development of a methodological exercise is also expected to reinforce the concepts discussed in each conference and determine the training and capacity-building needs pending to be addressed.

3. PLACE(S) OF ASSIGNMENT

David, Columbus, Santiago. (Panama)

4. TERMS OF REFERENCE, DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERABLES SCHEDULE (All applicable taxes, fees and other costs must be included in the price proposal.)

1. Estimated completion date: November 4 to 15, 2024
   1. Milestone: Technical proposal
   2. Deliverable: Technical work proposal that must contain
      1. .Screening of the conference for each province with:
         1. Analysis of the main criminal behaviors of organized crime that affect each province and sources of information.
         2. Concepts to reinforce, analysis and research strategies according to the competencies and profile of the entities participating in each workshop.
         3. Design of a methodological exercise that allows reinforcing the concepts discussed in each conference and determining the training and capacity-building needs pending to be addressed.
   3. Percentage of total: 20% of the total
2. Estimated completion date: November 18 to January 31, 2024
   1. Milestone: Conference and methodological exercise per regional workshop (x 3)
   2. Deliverable: Carrying out the in-person conference/workshop and methodological exercise in accordance with the technical proposal and projection approved by CTOC+ and delivery of a report on each workshop.
   3. Percentage of total: 60% of the total (20% for each conference and report per workshop)
3. Estimated completion date: February 28, 2024
   1. Milestone: Report delivery
   2. Deliverable: Delivery of a consolidated report that encompasses findings from each workshop that includes:
      1. General results of the exercise
      2. Main concepts and strategies addressed
      3. Training and capacity building needs to be addressed
      4. Satisfaction survey
      5. Recommendations
   3. Percentage of total: 20% of the total

Total = 100%

5. EVALUATION CRITERIA – Score out of 100

• Does the proposal clearly explain, understand, and respond to the project objectives as outlined in the scope of work? (35 Points)
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with similar projects. (25 Points)
• Personnel Qualifications – Do the proposed team members or individuals have the experience and capabilities necessary to carry out the scope of work? (40 Points)

6. DETAILS OF THE PRESENTATION OF PROPOSALS

1. Term. Proposals must be received no later than Monday, October 7, 2024. Late proposals will not be accepted. Proposals must be sent by email to Proyectoctoc-panama@padf.org. All proposals must be submitted following the guidelines indicated in this RFP.
2. Validity of the offer; Proposals, including cost/price, will be valid for 120 days from the submission deadline.
3. Clarifications. Questions can be sent to Proyectoctoc-panama@padf.org. before the date and time specified in the schedule below. The subject of the email must contain the RFP number and its title. PADF will respond in writing to clarifications submitted by the date specified in the schedule below. Answers to questions that may be of common interest to all applicants will be published on the PADF website and/or communicated by email.
4. Amendments. At any time before the deadline for the submission of proposals, PADF may, for any reason, modify the RFP documents by means of an amendment which will be published on the PADF website and/or communicated by email.
5. Event schedule:
   1. Request for Proposals Issued – September 27, 2024
   2. Submission of Complete Proposals – October 7, 2024
   3. Interviews for selected applicants – October 8-11, 2024
   4. Applicant Selection – October 14, 2024

7. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Persona natural
• Undergraduate degree in law.
• Postgraduate studies at a specialization or master’s level in criminal law.
• Verifiable experience in positions in the justice sector related to the analysis, investigation or prosecution of organized crime.
• Verifiable experience as an international consultant in programs related to organized crime for the justice or law enforcement sector in countries in the region.
• Verifiable experience as a teacher in training programs on organized crime issues for the justice or law enforcement sector in countries in the region.
• Graduate, specialization or master’s level studies in teaching are desirable.
• Demonstrable knowledge of criminal policy, justice system, adversarial criminal system and criminal litigation is desirable.
• Professional experience of no less than 10 years.

8. PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED

1. Signed cover page on the applicant’s letterhead and with their contact information.
2. Technical proposal.
   1. Corporate capabilities, experience, past performance and 3 client references. Please include descriptions of similar projects or assignments and at least three client references.
   2. Qualifications of key personnel. Attach a resume that demonstrates how the proposed team meets the minimum requirements listed in section VII (Minimum Requirements).
   3. Technical approach, methodology and detailed work plan. The Technical Proposal must describe in detail how the applicant intends to carry out the requirements described in the Terms of Reference

9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Agreement Result

This RFP does not obligate PADF to execute a contract, nor does it obligate PADF to pay any costs incurred in preparing or submitting the proposals. Additionally, PADF reserves the right to reject any and all bids, if such action is deemed to be in the best interest of PADF. PADF, at its sole discretion, will select the winning proposal and is not obligated to share the results of the individual evaluation.

Confidentiality

All proprietary information provided by the applicant will be treated as confidential and will not be shared with potential or actual applicants during the bidding process. This includes, but is not limited to, price quotes, cost proposals and technical proposals. PADF may, but is not obligated to, publish the agreements on its public website after the bidding process has concluded, and the contract has been agreed. PADF assessment results are confidential and applicants’ scores will not be shared between them.

Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PEAS)

As part of the contractor’s internal controls and employee standards of conduct, the contractor must ensure that its employees adhere to these standards of conduct in a manner consistent with the United Nations (UN) standards for employees in the Section 3 of the UN Secretary-General’s Bulletin – Special measures for protection against sexual exploitation and abuse (ST/SGB/2003/13).

Small, Minority and Women-Owned Business Hiring

PADF will take all necessary measures to ensure that minority businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses from areas with surplus labor are utilized where possible.

Disqualification and suspension

Entities appearing on any exclusion list, the System for Agreement Management (SAM), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the United Nations Sanctions List and other watch lists, will not have their offer evaluated and will not be eligible to receive any sub-agreements that may result from this Request for Proposals.

ANNEX 1, SUPPLIER INFORMATION

Please attach the following information to your submitted proposal:

Use this link to review Annex One: Procurement Opportunities – PADF

ANNEX II, PADF CODE OF CONDUCT

Use this link to review Annex One: Procurement Opportunities – PADF

How to apply

Use this link to review the Request for Proposals: Procurement Opportunities – PADF

Proposals must be received no later than Monday, October 7, 2024. Late proposals will not be accepted. Proposals must be sent by email to Proyectoctoc-panama@padf.org. All proposals must be submitted following the guidelines indicated in this RFP.

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