Consultancy Overview
MSF Eastern Africa seeks to develop an operational center effectively running direct program in the course of 2024. In addition to its own activities, MSF Eastern Africa Hosts staff from various MSF entities in the movement and provides support to Operations through various initiatives. As a result, we need to upgrade our infrastructure and services to meet future needs. It’s for this reason that we are seeking to engage experienced individual consultants to provide their professional services in the following categories:
Type of Contract
Framework Agreement
Duration
1 Year
Objectives:
Design, develop, and deploy custom Power Apps solutions to meet specific business requirements.
Gather functional and technical requirements from stakeholders and translate them into Power Apps designs.
Create user-friendly and responsive canvas apps and model-driven apps using Power Apps.
Integrate Power Apps with various data sources, such as SharePoint, SQL databases, and cloud-based services.
Implement complex business logic, data validation, and security controls within Power Apps.
Customize app interfaces, forms, and screens to optimize user experiences.
Implement workflows and automation using Power Automate (Flow) in conjunction with Power Apps.
Ensure app performance, scalability, and cross-platform compatibility.
Conduct thorough testing, debugging, and performance optimization of Power Apps solutions.
Provide user training for Power Apps applications.
Consultant profile requirements
Power Apps Development: Proficiency in developing canvas apps and model-driven apps using Microsoft Power Apps. Experience in creating user-friendly and responsive app interfaces, forms, and screens.
Power Apps Functionality: In-depth understanding of Power Apps functionalities and features, including data connections, formula expressions, user controls, and data integration with various sources.
Power Platform Integration: Familiarity with integrating Power Apps with other components of the Microsoft Power Platform, such as Power Automate (Flow) and Power BI. Ability to leverage the Power Platform ecosystem for building comprehensive solutions.
Data Source Integration: Knowledge of integrating Power Apps with different data sources, including SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SQL databases, Excel, and cloud-based services. Ability to design data models and establish data connections.
User Experience (UX) Design: Understanding of user experience design principles and best practices. Ability to create intuitive and visually appealing app interfaces, optimize user workflows, and enhance overall user experience.
Formulas and Expressions: Proficiency in using Power Apps formula language (Power Fx) to build complex business logic, calculate field values, perform data validations, and implement conditional formatting.
Power Apps Security: Knowledge of security features and controls in Power Apps. Ability to implement role-based access controls, data privacy measures, and user authentication mechanisms to ensure app security.
Troubleshooting and Debugging: Experience in troubleshooting and debugging Power Apps to identify and resolve issues. Ability to analyze error messages, validate app functionality, and optimize performance.
Responsive Design and Device Compatibility: Understanding of responsive design principles for developing apps that adapt to different screen sizes and devices. Ability to ensure cross-device compatibility and provide consistent user experiences.
Version Control and Deployment: Knowledge of version control systems and best practices for managing Power Apps source code and deployments. Ability to collaborate with development teams and adhere to development lifecycle processes.
Documentation and Training: Proficiency in documenting app designs, development processes, and user guides. Ability to provide training and support to end-users and stakeholders on using Power Apps effectively.
Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders, gather requirements, and translate business needs into Power Apps solutions. Ability to work in cross-functional teams and liaise with business users and IT teams.
A minimum of 3 organizations worked for with proof indicating the sectors (attach contracts first page and the signature page
Proof of Tax Compliance
3.0 Proposal Format
The proposal should include the following information:
Executive Summary: A brief summary of your proposal demonstrating a clear understanding of the scope of work and how the consultant intends to meet the deliverables with timelines.
Consultant profile & certificates – experience details should be sufficiently provided including reference letters where possible. MSF EA shall conduct a due diligence on all the information provided.
Consultant Rate Card
Copy of Tax Compliance Certificate
4.0 Evaluation of Proposal and Evaluation Criteria
Responses will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Criteria Score(%)
Suitability of the consultant profile requirements 40%
Experience in Similar Assignments 40%
Rate Card 20%
5.0 Terms and Conditions
This document contains proprietary and confidential information. Recipients may use or reproduce the information detailed within this document and any other supporting information only to provide a response to this RFP. No commitment will be made to any agency/consultant unless a contract has been awarded and signed by both parties. We reserve the right to cease this exercise at any time. During the period of this activity, no contact should occur between any members of the supplier’s staff and organizational staff in relation to this exercise other than through the designated contact points as detailed within this RFP
6.0 Ethics
Applicants are required to observe our procurement ethical code of conduct which includes but is not limited to observing the highest standard of ethics regarding corruption, collusion, conflict of interest and fraud. If the agency does not observe confidentiality or ethical practices, they shall be disqualified from any future work.
7.0 Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality
The information contained within this document or subsequently made available to the consultant is deemed confidential and must not be disclosed without the prior written consent unless required by law.
8.0 Independent Proposal
By submitting a financial proposal, the consultant warrants that the prices in the proposal have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication, agreement or understanding for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to such prices, with any other potential consultant or with any competitor
9.0 Proposal Submission Process
It should be noted that this document relates to RFP only and not a firm commitment to enter into a contractual agreement. In addition, MSF EA will not be held responsible for any costs associated with the production of a response to this RFP
Submission of the Proposal
The proposal should be no more than 15 pages in length, including all appendices and attachments.
The proposal should be submitted to procurement@nairobi.msf.org on or before 18th July 2023 at 1700hrs (East African Time) and marked as follows on the subject line:
CALL FOR CONSULTANCY-POWER APPS DEVELOPER
All quotes should be in USD
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