Annex 13: Call for Interest Template

Annex 13: Call for interest template

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. DEPENDING ON THE MARKET SIZE, YOU CAN USE THE INFO BELOW TO DEVELOP THE REQUEST FOR QUOTATION, USE THE CALL FOR INTEREST AS PER BELOW TO GATHER MORE INFO ABOUT THE SUPPLIERS PROVIDING TRANSFER SERVICES OR USE TRANSFER THE INFO INTO TENDER DOSSIER WHEN NATIONAL OPEN TENDER IS APPLICABLE

Call for interest

1. General Description ACF International is a network of Non-Governmental Organizations striving to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition. ACF programs focus on Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, and Water and Sanitation.

ACF has been working in Country name since opening year on main program types. Presently, we are looking for the suppliers providing the cash transfer services. In particular, ACF is looking for a socially responsible commercial bank that would support ACF’s effort in implementing a project ______. The project will be operating in ______areas/towns/cities/communities. Cash transfer services will be needed during ______period. GIVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF MULTIDONOR FUNDING FOR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AVOID REFERRING TO A PARTICULAR CONTRACT OR DONOR UNLESS REQUIRED.

ACF will support ______activities (DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES). The beneficiaries will receive ______(SPEFICY AMOUTN AND CURRENCY) in ___ instalments (SPECIFY NUMBER OF INSTALLMENTS). Other programmatic provisions include ______(SPECIFY ANY OTHER CONDITIONS PUT FORWARD BY PROGRAM).

Commercial Banks with high level of social responsibility and willing to support the poverty reduction schemes of ACF are encouraged to apply to deliver the following services (ADJUST AS RELEVANT).

2. Services Requested  Facilitate the process opening ______individual accounts over ______period; in ______areas  Levy no charges for opening the above personal accounts.  Levy no monthly ledger fees for maintaining participants’ accounts.

ACF Log Admin Guideline for Cash Based Interventions Annex 13  Train participants in the use of bank services and use of ATM cards free of charge.  Transfer a equivalent of ______USD over three years in ___ currency. The transfer will be made in _____ cycles and each beneficiary will receive an amount of _____ per transaction. The cycles will take place ______(ATTACH DISTRIBUTION PLAN IF NECESSARY.  Provide account balances to participants free of charge.  Provide access to professional bank staff that can support large numbers of inexperienced customers.  Provide an agent (merchant) with a point of sale device, similar to a mobile ATM or an ATM machine itself , in the ______areas.  Withdrawal conditions will include: ______ Levy no charges for deposits.  Provide ATM cards to the ACF participants at the XX rate.  Providing monitoring data to ACF using formats provided by ACF. The expected data should highlight the following: o Accounts opened and closed o Additional deposits other than those from ACF o Number of withdrawals o Number of deposits and withdrawals by participants grouped into amount categories o - Number of operative accounts o - Number of accounts closed

3. Criteria of Selection

The main criteria for selecting new suppliers will be (please select):  Ability to meet specifications and standards  Competitive pricing  Service quality  Technical abilities and leadership  Financial stability & credit strength  Previous experience and past performance with the product/service to be purchased  Security  ADD OTHER AS RELEVANT

Suppliers interested in being considered for provision of such services, in participating in future restricted tenders and/or in signing framework contracts with us should submit their request by XXX/XXX (date/time) at the address below.

Address Contact details:

A supplier questionnaire will be sent to the interested suppliers and will have to be returned, once fully completed, within XX days to the same address as above.

ACF Log Admin Guideline for Cash Based Interventions Annex 13 ACF Log Admin Guideline for Cash Based Interventions Annex 13 ARTICLE 12: ETHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ACF reserves the right to refuse an order at any time if the supplier or one of its sub- contractors provided material support or resources to any individual or entity that commits, attempts to commit, advocates, facilitates, or participates or is found guilty of fraud, active corruption, collusion, coercive practice, bribery, involvement in a criminal organization or illegal activity, or immoral Human Resources practices, such as the use of Child labour or overriding basic social rights and work conditions or the standards defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), particularly in terms of non-discrimination, freedom of association, payment of the legal national minimum wage, no forced labour, and the respect of working and hygiene conditions . Furthermore ACF is committed to limiting its environmental impact to a minimum and expects its suppliers and service providers to adopt a similar policy. ACF reserves the right to use international supplier’ screening tools to check the suppliers record with regards to their possible involvement in illegal or unethical practices. If you believe that the action of anyone (or a group of people) working or volunteering for ACF programs is responsible for violating the above rules, you should file a report through the Whistleblower Email Hotline. In order to enable the treatment, reports should give as precise information as possible; your name and contact are optional but encouraged. All reports are treated confidentially to the extent permissible by law. ACF will use all reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the whistleblower and to protect whistleblowers against any possible retaliation. Reports are to be sent as follows: [each HQ to insert their Whistleblower email, phone or mail process]:

ACF Log Admin Guideline for Cash Based Interventions Annex 13 ACF Log Admin Guideline for Cash Based Interventions Annex 13 ACF Log Admin Guideline for Cash Based Interventions Annex 13