Consultancy Services for Diagnosis of Goods Analysis and Testing Laboratories and Simplification of Laboratory Control Procedures in International Trade

REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA MINISTRY OF PLANNING ACCELERATING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND JOB CREATION PROJECT Loan No.: IBRD-95270 Project ID: P178035 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF LABORATORIES THAT ANALYZE AND TEST GOODS, AND FOR SIMPLIFYING LABORATORY CONTROL PROCEDURES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. Reference No. 102CS1/MINPLAN/26 The Government of Angola has received financing from the World Bank Group's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation Project (Diversifica Mais) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for the Diagnosis of Laboratories that Analyze and Test Goods, and for Simplifying Laboratory Control Procedures in International Trade . Consulting Services (“the Services”) aim to diagnose national laboratory capacity relevant to international trade, analyze and simplify laboratory control procedures for imports and exports, define functional requirements for future technological integration, and prepare a prioritized action plan to strengthen the national laboratory infrastructure. The consulting firm shall, inter alia: Map and characterize public and private laboratories authorized to perform analyses and tests on goods for export or subject to import controls, including their authorization status, sectoral scope and geographic coverage; Assess the installed technical, technological and human capacity of laboratories, including equipment, testing methods, staff qualifications, accreditation status and operational performance indicators; Analyze the legal, institutional and regulatory framework, as well as laboratory control procedures applicable to imports and exports, identifying redundancies, constraints and opportunities for simplification; Benchmark relevant international experience and formulate recommendations for strengthening the laboratory infrastructure and simplifying laboratory control regimes for international trade; Define functional, technical, data, security and interoperability requirements for the future adaptation of relevant automated systems, including JUCE, excluding any software development, acquisition, configuration or implementation; Prepare practical guidance for economic operators; deliver capacity-building and awareness-raising activities for laboratory agencies, the private sector and customs administr