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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)   GEORGIA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PILOT PROJECT (P169599) Grant No.: TF0B1729   Assignment Title: Provision of Market Research & Business Development Consultancy Services Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): GE-GITA-221796-CS-CQS   The Government of Georgia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Technology Transfer Pilot Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Provision of Market Research & Business Development consulting services for one of the Technology Transfer Pilot Project. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following url: (https://gitasub-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/rgvelesiani_gita_gov_ge...). The Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: 5 years of general experience in market research and business development consulting services; Experience of conducting 1 similar assignment.   Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification-based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations (PROCUREMENT IN INVESTMENT PROJECT FINANCING Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018). Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours (09:00 to 17:00 Georgia local time GMT +4) Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below by e-mail, by April 15, 2021 18:00 Georgia local time (GMT +4).   Georgia’s Innovation & Technology Agency E-mail: genie@gita.gov.ge (Please indicate the Assignment’s Reference Number in the email subject line) Attn: Rati Gvelesiani, Procurement Consultant 7, Innovation str. 0114, TechPark, Okrokana, Tbilisi, Georgia Tel: (+995) 591 016716 Technology Transfer Pilot Project Georgia Not cancelled Request for Expression of Interest Consulting Services- Firm Thursday, April 15, 2021- 18:00 WB-P705863-04/21 TFB1729 GE-GITA-221796-CS-CQS P169599 Notice version number: 1 Agricultural markets, commercialization and agri-business Survey Thursday, April 1, 2021 OP00123587 English Thursday, April 1, 2021- 08:09 Georgias Innovation & Technology Agency Rati Gvelesiani 7, Innovation str. 0114, TechPark, Okrokana, Tbilisi, (+995) 591 016716 rgvelesiani@gita.gov.ge Agricultural markets, commercialization and agri-business, Other Information and Communications Technologies World Bank Tuesday, March 30, 2021- 20:00 Recipient Executed Activities (RE) Georgias Innovation & Technology Agency USD 50000.00 Selection of consultant for provision of market research consulting services. Primary and secondary market research for sizing market opportunity of novel invention (custom survey or access to online market research platform) Procurement Consultant www.gita.gov.ge proc_voc_id: 80141500 proc_voc_title: Market research seg_id: 80000000 seg_title: Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services family_id: 80140000 family_title: Marketing and distribution class_id: 80141500 class_title: Market research cmdty_id: cmdty_title: