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Assignment Description SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2 https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at wbgeconsultant@worldbank.org. ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW Assignment Title: 1277814- Implementation of the Dominican Republic's Technology Adoption Survey (TAS) ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION SURVEY The survey aims to achieve the following objectives: 1. To generate a firm-level database on the extent of technology adoption in Dominican Republic. 2. To collect data on absorptive capacity and key barriers of technology adoption in Dominican Republic. 3. To collect data on the effect of technology adoption / automation on firms operation decisions, including the recruitment of skilled and unskilled labor. 4. To inform policies for improving firm competitiveness, technology adoption and job creation in Dominican Republic. 5. A total of 1,000 interviews are expected to be carried out by phone with managers and/or owners of the firms; the survey will cover establishments with 5 or more employees. The survey is planned to be implemented across different sectors in Dominican Republic, including establishments in agriculture, manufacturing, and services. The sector selection will be based on the ISIC rev 4.0 statistical classification of economic activities, based on the distribution of all firms available in the sampling frame. The survey is planned to be implemented 3 geographical areas: el Gran Santo Domingo, Santiago Province (in the Norte region), and San Pedro de Macorís Province (in the Este region). The size, sectoral and geographic coverage of the surveys are subject to change and the final sample design will be decided by the WBG Task Team Leader (TTL). SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The World Bank Group now 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.). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expression so interest. NOTES Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, 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 receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been short listed.   Qualification Criteria   1.  Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment.  * 2.  Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm.  * 3.  Provide information on their core business and years in business.  * 4.  Provide information on the qualifications of key staff.  * *- Mandatory   Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2 https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html   This is an announcement from the World Bank's e-Consultant2 system. Please refer to  https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html  for the official announcement as well as for any updates.     Implementation of the Dominican Republic's Technology Adoption Survey (TAS) Dominican Republic Not cancelled Request for Expression of Interest Consulting Services- Firm Tuesday, November 30, 2021- 17:00 WB-P873120-11/21 BB- BANK BUDGET Survey Monday, November 22, 2021 English Monday, November 22, 2021- 08:16 World Bank