Consultancy services for Webtrust audit and AATL recognition programme for the Uganda National Public Key Infrastructure

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) UGANDA UGANDA DIGITAL ACCELERATION PROJECT – GOVERNMENT NETWORK (UDAP-GOVNET) PROJECT ID-P171305 LOAN NUMBER: IDA-68980 REFERENCE NUMBER: NITA-UDAP/CONS/26-27/00005 ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR WEBTRUST AUDIT AND AATL RECOGNITION PROGRAMME FOR THE UGANDA NATIONAL PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE The Government of Uganda, represented by the National Information Technology Authority - Uganda (NITA-U), has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project - Government Network (UDAP-GOVNET) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultancy services for Webtrust Audit and AATL Recognition Programme for the Uganda National Public Key Infrastructure The consulting services (“the Services”) include consultancy services for Webtrust Audit and AATL Recognition Programme for the Uganda National Public Key Infrastructure . The objective of the assignment is to obtain independent, internationally recognized assurance and trust-list recognition for Uganda’s National Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), thereby strengthening its credibility, security and interoperability with internationally recognized digital trust frameworks. Specifically, the assignment will engage a licensed and independent WebTrust for Certification Authorities practitioner to conduct a formal audit, including evidence review, remediation tracking and certification support for one year; prepare, submit and coordinate the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) recognition process to facilitate document-signing trust and interoperability, including coverage of the annual programme fee for one year; and provide ongoing certification maintenance and query-response support throughout the one-year assurance period. The Implementation period of the assignment is Five (5) Months from the date of signing the contract. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at t