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INVITATION TO TENDER FOR ENHANCING OF AN OPEN MACHINE LEARNING- BASED SITE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR GREEN MINI-GRIDS IN UGANDA
Background
TENDER REFERENCE NO: 83460257
Name of Project: FAIR Forward
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a public-benefit German company with worldwide operations in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. The Ugandan government confronted a significant challenge in extending energy access to remote regions through traditional site identification methods in response, a prototype Al solution was developed, incorporating machine learning earth observation data, and other pertinent sources to identity location and type of prospective renewable energy sites. This prototype involved two aspects; the development of the front-end dashboard that can be easily used by system users and the back-end system component comprising of the application of geospatial modeling and machine learning techniques. The tool successfully completed a pilot phase in northern Uganda, affirming its potential for scaling

GIZ Uganda through FAIR Forward invites bids from competent and eigible firms to provide consultancy services to further develop a Machine Leaming-based site identification system in Uganda
The projects objective is to enhance the tools utility
The contracted service provider will deliver the work packages provided with details in the terms of reference

Eligibility criteria
The following information and documents will be required during evaluation on pass fail basis and non-complant bias will be eliminated starting tender documents by email to Emcurementin and from the date of publishing this tender by indicating in the subject tender reference number: 83460257- Enhancing an Open Machine Learning- based site identification system for green mini-grids.

Request for clarifications on bidding documentalspecification/terms and condition of the tender.
All requests for clarifications to this tendering process shall be shared in writing and should be addressed to GIZ Uganda via email Procurement- giz-uganda@giz.de at least 5days prior to the bid submission deadline. Please indicate in the subject tender reference number: 83460257- Enhancing an Open Machine Leaming-based site identification ayatem for green mini-gride.

Bidal Offers Submission Deadline date and time
Interested bidders should submit their bids offers electronically by Friday. 15 March 2024 at 4.00pm (EAT) to UG Quotation@giz.de indicating in the subject the tender reference number: 83460257-Enhancing of an Open Machine Learning-based site identification system for green mini-grids.

Registered powers of attorney authorizing signatory representative of the firm to sign bids tenders on behalf of the firm.

Current and valid Income Tax Clearance Certificate addressed to GIZ Valid Trading License

Bid validity period of 120 working days.
Experience required.
See terms of reference
Key Staff required for the assignment.
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Request for Bidding/Tendering Documents and detailed terms of reference.
Interested and eligible bidders shall obtain detailed bidding tendering documents in soft copy form only. Kindly submit your request for bidding

Failure to indicate the tender reference number in the subject may disqualify your offer directly as it may fail to be received in the tender box.
Late submissions will not be accepted!
Bide submitted with GIZ staff or other GIZ emaile in copy shall be rejected.
Only bide submitted to UG Quotation@giz.de are acceptable. You should have offers in PDF and zip folders.
Two separate emails should be used one submitting eligibility documents with the technical proposal offer and second email submitting Financial Proposal Offer

Only file transfer https:filtransfer.oiz.de for submission of document exceeding the default mail size of 30 MB should be used or use three separate emails one submitting the eligibility documents, a second one submitting the technical proposal offer and third email submitting Financial Proposal Offer Failure to follow the above instruction may lead your offer to be encrypted and not be accepted.

GIZ remains with full rights to cancel this process at any stage without informing providers and at no cost refund to the providers who participate in this tender process