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INVITATION TO PRESENT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST   (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES)     County:  Costa Rica Institution: Ministry of Foreign Trade (Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica) Project: Costa Rica Border Integration Program (Programa de Integración Fronteriza) Sector: Integration and Trade Sector Summary: Contracting a firm to develop new VUCE 2.0 functionalities aligned with the WCO data model Load: BID Nº 3488/OC-CR; Law 9451 of the 16th of May 2017 (Costa Rica) Deadline: February 28 th, 2021   The Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica (hereinafter COMEX) has received funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (hereinafter the "IDB" or "the Bank") for the Border Integration Program (hereinafter the "PIF") and intends to use part of the funds for the development or improvement of information systems, more specifically in the consultancy services to "Contracting a firm to develop new functionalities of VUCE 2.0 aligned with the WCO data model".   Consultancy services include the introduction of a set of technical and functional enhancements to expand and improve the services currently offered by VUCE. The project must maintain functionalities that are not subject to analogous functionally enhancements by adjusting the technical and functional features that are required as enhancements. More details of the scope will be provide to whom solicit the Summary information request table for signatures, as shown next.   TOPIC OF THE EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST   COMEX invites eligible consulting firms to express their interest in providing the requested services. Interested consultants should provide information indicating that they have experience in design, development, implementation of projects related to technology integration, implementation of computer systems, implementation of computer systems with architecture oriented to services and implementation of processes based on BPM, single windows for foreign trade or similar, implementation of international standards in particular the data model of the World Customs Organization or other similar.   The information requested in the previous paragraph must be provided in the form of a Summary Information Table whose format can be requested by sending an email to the following address:  [email protected]   Joint expressions of interest may also be submitted by consulting firms (APCA), by future associated participants in order to complement their areas of expertise, without the need to submit the consortium agreement, but merely a letter of intent describing the essential contents of the consortium agreement, in particular, what each of the firms in the consortium (APCA) contributes. Also, it is requested to provide a certificate of registration of the company (copy or image) and certificate of legal representation, photocopy of document of identification of the owners and/or legal representative of the company, tax record, and fiscal solvency of the company’s host country and audited financial statements for the past two years.   COMEX will carry out a competitive process for which consulting firms will be selected according to the procedures indicated in the Policies for the Selection and Hiring of Consultants financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (https://www.iadb.org/es/projects/adquisiciones-de-proyectos) and all interested parties from countries of origin who are eligible, as specified in said policies, may participate in it.     RECEPTION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST   Expressions of Interest must be submitted digitally, duly signed, and contain the Summary Information Table and other documents and sent to the following address: [email protected] no later than February 28 th, 2021, at 23:59 p.m.     CONTACT INFORMATION     Coordinating Unit of the Border Integration Program of the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica Address: Plaza Tempo, on the Prospero Fernández highway, next to the CIMA Hospital, Escazú, Lobby B, 2nd floor. City: San Jose Country: Costa Rica Phone: (506) 2505-4129   Fax: (506) 2505-4002 Email: [email protected] Website: www.comex.go.cr Costa Rica Border Integration Program (Programa de Integración Fronteriza) Costa Rica Not cancelled Request for Expression of Interest Consulting Services- Firm Sunday, February 28, 2021- 11:59 IDB-P669684-02/21 Gonzalo Elizondo Breedy General- Miscellaneous Friday, February 12, 2021 English Friday, February 12, 2021- 08:06 Ministerio de Comercio Exterior Gonzalo Elizondo Breedy Coordinating Unit of the Border Integration Program of the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica Address: Plaza Tempo, on the Prospero Fernández highway, next to the CIMA Hospital, Escazú, Lobby B, 2nd floor. City: San Jose Country: Costa Rica [email protected] Inter-American Development Bank The Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica (hereinafter COMEX) has received funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (hereinafter the "IDB" or "the Bank") for the Border Integration Program (hereinafter the "PIF") and intends to use part of the funds for the development or improvement of information systems, more specifically in the consultancy services to "Contracting a firm to develop new functionalities of VUCE 2.0 aligned with the WCO data model". Gerente del Programa de Integración Fronteriza