Development and Implementation of a Fixed Broadband Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring System

INVITATION FOR BIDS Development and Implementation of a Fixed Broadband Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring System Country: Maldives Name of Project: Digital Maldives for Adaptation, Decentralization and Diversification (D’MADD) Project (P177040) Contract Title: Development and Implementation of a Fixed Broadband Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring System Grant No.: E047-MV RFB Reference No.: MV-MoECCT-DMADD-528841-GO-RFP The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Digital Maldives for Adaptation, Decentralization and Diversification(D’MADD) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Development and Implementation of a Fixed Broadband Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring System. The Ministry of Homeland Security, Labour and Technology now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Proposers for the procurement of Development and Implementation of a Fixed Broadband Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) Monitoring System without the use of hardware probes, capable of measuring, monitoring, and reporting Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) indicators (such as download/upload throughput, latency, jitter, packet loss, web browsing performance, video streaming quality, service availability etc) for fixed broadband networks. The procurement process will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors