Job Description

World Vision is a global Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

World Vision International Sierra Leone (WVISL) has been operational since 1996 assisting communities with various interventions in health, education, child protection, water & sanitation, and livelihoods.

RFP Ref: WVISL-FY22/ RFP0004/2022-02-25 /2031877/ Provision of Solar Power Solution to be Installed at the World Vision International Sierra Leone Provincial Office situated at Tikonko, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone.

World Vision International Sierra Leone (hereinafter called WVISL) intends to hire the services of a qualified Service Provider to provide a Solar Power Solution to be installed at the World Vision International Sierra Leone Provincial Office situated at Tikonko, Bo District for which this Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued.

WVISL now invites a qualified Service Provider to provide proposals for the following Services:

• Solar Power Solution to be installed at the World Vision International Sierra Leone Provincial Office situated at Tikonko, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone

World Vision Sierra Leone is seeking a solution that provides power for its Southern Provincial Office at Tikonko BO District to take care of entire office power needs on a 24hts basis, simple to maintain, expandable and most importantly cost-effective. Integration into an existing locally-based Solar Power Grid is preferred to minimise risk and issues with cumbersome installation. The vendor’s proposed solution must meet the following requirements for identified office.

Vendors are also encouraged to initiate the preparation of proposals immediately upon receipt of this RFP and before the preproposal conference so that their relevant questions and information needs can be identified and answered. WVISL Tikonko Office needs a solution for a load requirement of 12Kva. Vendors are required to submit the cost for implementation of this solution to accommodate the power requirements.

The objectives of this RFP are: 

• Acquire a good Solar Power Solution for 24 hrs
• Make provision for expansion to absorb future LOAD.
• Integrate with internal network or deploy an end to end internal electrical power infrastructure
• Provide prompt after implementation support
• Implement a power solution that will last for a reasonably long time without any major maintenance even after the warranty period

SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Service Providers are expected to consider the following as part of their proposal in their submission:

• All Hardware and related costs
• Project management and installation services and costs
• Service Level Agreement covering the warranty period.

REQUIREMENT, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Desirable:

• Describe your solution’s capability to provide 24 hrs power according to the needs of the Office.
• What are your solution’s requirements to achieve efficient performance?
• Provide detailed information regarding your solution’s architecture, design, connectivity and

• Discuss your firm’s product life cycle and support, including the processes required to enhance

or expand your proposed solution.

• Discuss the help desk support and problem escalation procedures you provide as part of the

solution.

• Describe the training required if any for your solution.
• Describe the documentation you will provide with your solution.
• Provide 4 or more references with current Customer name, contact name, address, phone and

• Describe your implementation plan.
• Experience in undertaking similar assignments in Sierra Leone in a similar or related topic
• A strong understanding of multi-sectoral coordination mechanisms for service delivery in rural communities
• Excellent communication skills including oral and writing skills
• Readily available to carry out the baseline assessment
• Ability to live in and adapt to rural settings
• Strong belief and value for most vulnerable children
• Strong ability to produce a quality report on time
• Ability to remain flexible in a constantly changing environment

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the World Vision International Sierra Leone office at 35 Wilkinson Road, Freetown or contact musa_mansaray@wvi.org  for any clarification to this RFP Please send questions by email only and include “Provision of Solar Power Solution to be Installed at the World Vision International Sierra Leone Provincial Office situated at Tikonko, Bo District.” in the subject line. Responses will be provided as soon as possible. To ensure transparency, all questions received and the corresponding responses will be shared with everyone participating in this RFP.

NB: Kindly indicate if your total cost is inclusive of any local taxes.

The response must include a statement of capability covering the following:

• Valid business registration document
• Valid NASSIT clearance certificate
• Valid tax clearance certificate
• Evidence of experience in conducting relevant work
• Evidence of current capacity to undertake such project (Profile/CVs of technical staff including details of similar work they have been involved in)
• Immediate availability to undertake the project.
• Past WVISL working experience will be an advantage

EVALUATION CRITERIA 

Proposals will be evaluated based on the below criteria:

• Technical competence

• Experience

• Timeframe for completion of the work

• Pricing

The Supply Chain Manager

World Vision International Sierra Leone

No. 35 Wilkinson Road

Freetown-Sierra Leone

Hard copies of completed proposals must be submitted no later than the close of business on 30^th March 2022 to the above address at 14:00hr GMT. No late proposals will be accepted.