Terms of Reference for Consultancy Services for
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Terms of Reference for Consultancy Services for
Implementation of
Emerging Technologies in Agriculture Sector under
NeGPA
Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Department,
Government of MP
June 2021
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Contents
1. BACKGROUND & CONTEXT ................................................................................................................. 3
2. PROJECT SCOPE ................................................................................................................................. 4
3. FOCUS AREAS OF PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN.......................................................................................... 4
4. TENTATIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND TIMELINE ........................................................................... 7
5. PRE- QUALIFYING CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR THE CONSULTING AGENCY ........................ 8
6. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONSULTING AGENCY (SCOPE OF WORK) ................................. 9
7. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION ................................................................................................................... 13
8. PROPOSAL EVALUATION .................................................................................................................. 15
ANNEXURE – I ......................................................................................................................................... 17
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1. Background & Context
Madhya Pradesh is an agrarian state. The contribution of the agriculture sector to the GVA of MP was 28.6% (at
current prices) & 21.4% (at constant prices) for FY 2019-20. Famous as the Soybean State, it has earned the
highest award "Krishi Karman" given by the Government of India in the field of agriculture for six consecutive
years.
The State has implemented several ICT initiatives in agriculture sector benefiting the farmers. Under the
strengthening of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the state, new modules are currently being
developed to provide mobile based integrated services to farmers. Problems/grievances of farmers are also being
resolved from the block level in CM Helpline and Kamal Kisan Suvidha Kendra. Along with this, there is also a plan
to make available the information related to availability of inputs to the farmers and to online applications for
various assistances available under departmental schemes. The monitoring and management of input quality
control, tracking and analysis of demonstrations lay down under various schemes, seed production etc. are being
transformed with digital interventions. The area specific information on various schemes, the latest advanced
agricultural systems technology, availability and rates of improved seeds, fertilizers, plant protection chemical and
agricultural equipment, soil testing result & fertilizer use recommendations, Weather, Market price will be easily
available to farmers through a mobile app integrated with land records to facilitate integrated services to farmer
on their mobile. Besides, the uses of emerging technology like AI, ML, Data Analytics, and Block chain. A separate
project is also under pipeline for use of Remote Sensing and GIS in agriculture planning and management.
Problems being addressed:
Ready to access information specific to a particular area/ farmer is not available. There is a problem of plenty.
With the farmer related basic information available through the app registration/land record integration, specific
information will be available to farmers on the Mobile, the most readily accessible digital media.
Digital Quality control process of agricultural inputs is under way to enhance the transparency and concurrency of
information on spurious/substandard inputs to the farmers and other concern. With the data available on a
central platform, the monitoring and management can also be strengthened.
The details of the application and the beneficiary farmers from ground level will be available online for quick and
transparent disposal. The coordinates of field/farmers can be captured through mobile app and the distribution of
assistance under various schemes can also be analyzed and monitored through GIS.
The digital vision of department is “To connect all stakeholders to a common seamless digital platform to
effectively monitor and facilitate the availability of relevant information, quality inputs and critical &Innovative
assistance to the farmers at their doorstep, to achieve ultimate goal of increasing the income of farmer and
availability of food grain.”
In alignment with the long-term vision of the Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Department,
Government of Madhya Pradesh, to promote application of information technologies in Agriculture and doubling
of famers’ income, as part of NeGPA FY 2020-21 plan, MP Govt is planning to implement projects with emerging
technologies such as Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning, Block Chain Technology, Internet of
Things and GIS in Agriculture sector.
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2. Project Scope
The department has envisaged a project for applying Emerging Technologies in identified focus areas, also called
the priority areas.The department wants to start with pilot installation with 20-hectaresites. These installation
sites will be used to install the IoT devices to capture farm specific information. The objective is to test the
technology potential in enhancing efficiency of use of scarce resources like irrigation water, costly inputs like
chemical fertilizersand pesticides. This will help in economic feasibility of Precision farming at farmer level. Some
of the envisaged outcomes are:
Predictive information against odds like plant disease and pandemics etc.
Optimal use of irrigation water and nutrient supplement.
Keep a tab on ground water availability in water scarce areas. Monitoring and management of Ground
water availability by encouraging optimum cropping pattern at farmer level to ensure that the cropping
pattern suits the ground water availability.
Provide adequate predictive information of marketplace so that farmers can take informed decision on
crop to be grown and choose the potential profitable crop for the season.
Ensure quality of seed being purchased by farmers by ensuring its traceability to its parent, breeder seed.
Also enable grain traceability to the farmer field for geographic specific crops/ organic produce up to
consumer level to ensure consumer confidence which may ultimately enhance the value realized in the
hands of farmer.
Envisioned Technology Intervention project will also benefit the state in developing new standard of farming
technologies and farming resource utilization. The department and farmers will be able to make policies and
decisions which are based on data analysis.
3. Focus Areas of Projects undertaken
The priority areas identified by the department for application of emerging technologies are as below:
a) Precision Farming for soil nutrient management, irrigation management and disease and pest control.
The department wants to set a new standard of agriculture by deploying IoT based Precision Farming
technology across in 20 hectares of farmland in the state.
b) Ground Water Availability and assessment of the amount of water withdrawn for agricultural purpose in
water scarce areas and to set alerts for selection of right crops in such areas.
c) Traceability of high-value crops and seeds source mapping over a timeline for certified seeds as a full-
scale intervention across state. Traceability of seeds from breeder to certified seeds level using Blockchain
technology for authenticity of information.
d) Forecasted demand and price information of crops for different seasons to the farmers, so that benefits
of produces are maximized by the farmers.
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Government of India approved the funding for the first two interventions for the FY 2020-2021. To
implement, the Department seeks to establish a Project Management Unit (PMU) and engage a Consulting
Organization, from reputed public sector organizations/ organizations with a state/central government
stakes and management.
The other two interventions are also likely to be approved in the current financial year (2021-2022).
Envisaged implementation timeline of the project is about 12 months, post sanction of the project with four
key stages – Consultant on boarding and IT PMU formation (2 months), EoI and RFP Process &
implementation agency on boarding (3.0 months), Execution (5 months) and Rollout (2 months).
a) Precision Farming for Nutrient application, irrigation management and disease and pest control. The
department wants to test precision farming and develop new standard of farming technology and farming
resource utilization by deploying IoT based Precision Farming technology 20-hectare farmsin the state.
Precision Farming is to bring the benefits of technology in pre plantation and cultivation stage to the
farmers by providing on the usage of soil fertilizer for different crops, usage of right pest control
mechanism and material, crop disease management, irrigation management by sensing moisture levels,
weather forecast etc. so that farmers can bring best produce of the planned crops.
b) Ground Water Availability and assessmentof the amount of water withdrawn for agricultural purpose in
water scarce areas and to set alerts for selection of right crops in such areas.
Groundwater is one of the Nation’s most important natural resources. It is the principal source of drinking
water for the most population. Additionally, more than 30 percent of the water used for agricultural
purposes is withdrawn from wells. Ground water also is a significant, but often unrecognized, component
of the Nation’s surface water resources. Much of the flow in streams and the water in lakes and wetlands
is sustained by the discharge of ground water, particularly during periods of dry weather.
Groundwater systems are dynamic and adjust continually to short-term and long-term changes in climate,
groundwater withdrawal, and land use. Water-level measurements from observation wells are the
principal source of information about the hydrologic stresses acting on aquifers and how these stresses
affect groundwater recharge, storage, and discharge. Long term, systematic measurements of water
levels provide essential data needed to evaluate changes in the resource over time, to develop
groundwater models and forecast trends, and to design, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of
groundwater management and protection programs.
c) Traceability of high-value cropsand seeds - source mapping over a timeline for certified seeds as a full-
scale intervention across state. Traceability of seeds from breeder to certified seeds level using Blockchain
technology for authenticity of information.It is important for the state administrators to monitor the
traceability of seeds certification, so that effectiveness of the certified seeds is understood, and seeds
efficiency is maximized for progressive farming.
Similarly, the traceability of grain is another important component undertaken under this initiative. The
objective is to encourage consumer confidence for geo specific and organic & nutritional food crops like
Sharbati Wheat, Kodo-Kutki and naturally grown organic crops, especially from tribal belts.
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d) Demand and Price Forecast - Provide a forecasted demand and price information of crops for different
seasons to the farmers, so that benefits of produces are maximized by the farmers.Three high-value crops
namely, Wheat, Cotton and Soybean are considered for the scope of the pilot implementation.
Technology implementation would have farmers as subscriber to the services while the services are
envisioned to be owned by the state administration. A state-controlled Smart Agriculture Cloud
environment would have the facility to disseminate timely and required advisory to the farmers through
multiple channels like SMS, WhatsApp messages and also the mobile application for farmers which the
farmers can use for planning of cultivation and procurement of required raw materials like certified seeds,
fertilizers, pest control material etc. The government administration will be using the technology platform
for the promotion of high-value crops by encouraging certified seeds, monitor ground water levels across
state, manage adequate irrigation and provide an organized channel to the farmers to maximize the
benefits of agriculture.The ecosystem of Smart Agriculture by the government of the state of Madhya
Pradesh will also have a Farmers Command center to manage end to end agriculture activities, ensure
timely information flow to the farmers and the field andalso manage farmers registration, analysis of
information collected through IoT devices etc.
A pictorial view of the ecosystem is depicted below:
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4. Tentative Implementation Plan and Timeline
The project has four different tracks of Technology implementation across 4 focus areas of the department. Once
identification, on-boarding and alignment of technology providers and implementation party is done, all four
tracks can be implemented in parallel. The tracks will converge at certain point for integration through cloud
based central command center. There needs to be heavy training of field staff and the helpdesk staff before it is
declared as go-live. Once project is declared live, there needs to be continuous monitoring, governance of the
envisaged benefits. A suggested team of specialists need to be continuously deployed to keep enhancing the
Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics effectiveness.
Following diagram depicts the tracks and overall timeline of the project.
Overall timeline fromconsultant on-boarding to go-live stage of the project for the envisaged scope is about 12
calendar months; however, the scope of consultant is based on the deliverables defined under scope of this
project.
There are many areas outlined under different tracks, where existing staff of the department would need to be
aligned. This calls for an end-to-end Program Management across tracks, stakeholders, providers, and 3rd parties.
Project governance methodology will be critical to the success of the project, since as such there can be multiple
practical challenges of implementation that need to be foreseen and mitigated well ahead in time. The Consulting
agency is expected to provide and align teams for Consulting and depute desired resources for the Project
Management phase.
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5. Pre- qualifying criteria and Technicalcriteria for the Consulting agency
A. Pre-qualifying criteria
i. The Consulting agency shall be aNot-for-Profit organization promoted by any state or central
government with a mandate to facilitate Digital Transformation in Government and should have a
significant stake of government in the management.
ii. It should be active in the field of IT consulting in the e-Governance and Public sector advisory for at
least 10 years with proven and demonstrated ability to manage and execute operational e-
Governance projectsor Technology platform.
iii. The consultancy agency must have delivered at least 5 National level and 5 state level e-
GovernanceConsulting projects successfully for the Government of India and the State Government
departments.
iv. As the timeline for implementation is tight and keeping under purview the fact that the
aforementioned emerging technologies are quickly evolving and require super specialization, the on-
boarding of the Consulting agency shall be done based on the evaluation of the readiness to take up
the consulting assignment and technical proposals submitted by the agency.
B. Technical Criteria
i. The consultancy must have experience and demonstratedexpertise in providing Advisory to the
Central and State Governments or Deployment of a project and R&D of Emerging Technologies such
as Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence: Machine learning, Deep learning, Big Data Analytics,
Blockchain, GIS and Remote Sensing, Cloud Computing etc. Proposed human resources must have
implemented at least one project in one or more of these areas.
ii. The agency must have executed at least 10 consulting projects under NeGP/Digital India for central
and /or state government.Projects undertaken on a sub-contracting basis shall not be considered for
technical evaluation.
iii. The quality of resources to be deployed shall be of the highest order with demonstrated ability to
provide results in the public sector advisory and at least one Core Agriculture specialist should be part
of the team.They should demonstrate the ability of executing such projects through a presentation, if
required, during evaluation. There shall be deployment of both On-site and Off-site consultants in this
project (mentioned in below sections).
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6. Roles and responsibilities of the Consulting agency (Scope of work)
The Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh expects the
Consulting agency to undertake the Consulting, Project Management and Governance role from inception to
rollout inclusive of RFP process, vendor on-boarding and alignment and Program Management. Activities that are
proposed to be taken responsibility of are:
1. Consulting phase:
The Project Consultancy for overall Project Consulting, Management and monitoring shall be
onboarded on an annual cost basis with a fixed cost for providing the overall end to end consulting.
One full time onsite resource of Principal/Sr. Consultant level should be available in Bhopal and an
expert team should be aligned for backend support. The broader consulting scope is RFP
development, Bid process management, Vendor on-boarding, evaluation and assessment of
deliverables of implementation agency, consulting on modification/enhancement etc. The Backend
support specialist team/ Offsite employees shall be regular employees of the agency.
The Principal Consultant level resource shall bear the overall responsibility of this Consulting
assignment and shall be the SPOC (Single Point of Contact) for the Department being responsible for
all the deliverables as per the scope of the project.
The following are the high-level expectations from the consulting phase:
a. The agency must understandthe exact requirement of the department based on the concept
note and proposal prepared by the department and subsequently approved by Government
of India, through regular coordination with the Department for any changes or updates.
b. The agency should prepare a detailed project plan and customize the existing proposal and
project plan with finalized solution architecture, specifications, detailed bill of material,
change management initiatives, project phasing, detailed activities, timelines and resource
requirements and costing based on the approval ofGoI.
c. Development and vettingof the RFP (Request for Proposal from the Implementing agencies)
for bid process management, preparation of Notice Inviting Tenders.
d. Managing Pre-bid meetings, pre-bid clarifications and responses etc.
e. Assisting the department in evaluating the bidders’ responses and assessing the solutions
provided. Selection of System Integrator (or Implementation agencies)contract negotiation,
signing, on-boarding process and alignment with the department and project requirements.
f. Evaluation and assessment of deliverables of implementation agency for periodic payments.
g. Coordination with GoI for the project related matter.
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An indicative estimated expertise and involvement (as percentage of time involvement in different tracks) that
will be required for the Consulting phase is given in the table below.
Types of Resources Precision
Agriculture Water Availability Traceability Demand and Price
Forecasting Command
Centre
One full time on-site resource
Principal/ Sr
Consultant 20 20 20 20 20
Expert Team for backend support
Agriculture expert 40 20 20 20
Data Scientist 30 30 - 40 -
IoT specialist 80 20 - - -
AI/ML Specialist 25 - - 50 25
Block chain specialist - - 100 - -
It may be noted that the consulting engagement shall be subject to approval of fund from Govt of India. As of
now, only Precision Agriculture and Ground water availability components have been approved. Therefore, the
response and quote should be based on all four separate tracks. The contract assignment will also be executed
only for the tracks that gets approved for funding. So, accordingly the backend expert team may be aligned based
on their involvement factor.
2. Project Management (PMU) phase:
The Project Management Unit (PMU) shall be a team of experts and specialists in related tracks area and
technology management projects who shall be deployed in department for day-to-day coordination and
Monitoring of the project in close coordination with the implementation agency. The PMU will be stationed in
Directorate, Bhopal and will work under the project lead from the department. The team may require traveling to
the implementation sites. The departmental travelling norms for class 1 officer would be applicable for PC and
class 2 officers for all other PMU members. The Government of MP office schedule and holidays will be applicable
to the PMU and all leaves and travel shall requireprior approval of the designated project nodal officer of the
department. The necessary office accessories like laptop, internet and mobile shall be provided by the
Department.
The team shall be selected and deployed in consultation with the department, within 2 months of the date of
issuance of LOI/ work order for PMU. PMU financial will base on the actual remuneration as per MAP-
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IT/NeGD/NICSI norms for the resources on board and agreed overhead institutional charges in percentage of
remuneration. A Principal Consultant level resource with demonstrated experience in similar project and
technology projects in government shall lead the PMU team in coordination with the Nodal Officer on behalf of
the Department. The other resources will be related technology track specialist, for the tracks funded by Govt of
India and a Consultant – Program Management for coordination, trainingand documentation.
Following are the high level functional expectations from the PMU:
(a) Program and project management of the approved tracks until rollout.
(b) Help the department during training and operational rollout planning process.
(c) Vendor’s performance management, governance, and invoicing process
(d) Budget and financial management of the project.
(e) Risk Management of the Project
(f) Communication and coordination with all stakeholders across Department and Vendors.
(g) Change management and support on other tracks as and when it starts during the period of
project execution.
The structure,compositionand high-level qualification of the Project Management Unit (PMU) shall be as follows:
S No Types of Resources High Level Qualification Role/ Domain
1
Principal Consultant Experience of at least 15 years in the IT consulting,
out of which 5 years should be in Governance and
Public Sector Advisory domain and should have
successfully executed at least one similar project in
the Emerging Technologies Domain.
Overall Project
Management / SPOC
2
Senior Consultant:
Respective
Technology Tracks,
approved for
implementation
At least 10 years of experience in their respective
technology track should have successfully executed
at least one similar project in the Emerging
Technologies Domain.
IoT Specialist/ Data
Sciences- Analytics/
AI-ML Specialist/
Blockchain Specialist
3
Consultant: Program
Management
At least 4 years of experience in e-Governance
project delivery with atleast 1 project in a state or
central Government digital technology project.
Coordination/
Documentation
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Deliverables and Payment Schedule
A. Consulting Assignment: The Consulting agency will receive payments as per the following deliverable
based payment schedule for the total consulting cost on an annual basis:
A. PMU Assignment:TheConsulting agencywill receivethe payments for the PMU on actual remuneration
plus the overhead institutional charges based on the actual deployment of the concerned resources. The
payment shall be made in advance by the Department for a given quarter for timely payment of the
monthly remuneration of the PMU resources by the Consulting agency. The monthly progress reports
No. Deliverables Payment (% of the Total
project Consulting Cost)
1.
D1: Submission of Detailed Project Document
(After initial deployment of the resources, the detailed plan and functional and
technical requirement as mentioned in the scope of work 6.1.(b) needs to be
submitted)
20%
2. D2:Submission of Final RFP Document (After development and vetting in
consultation with the department) 20%
3. D3: Submission of Technical and Financial Evaluation Reports (After
evaluating the bidders’ responses and assessing the solutions provided.) 20%
4.
D4: Final on-boarding of the SI/ Implementing Agencies
(Contract negotiation, signing, on-boarding process and alignment with the
department.)
15%
5.
D5: Monthly Evaluation Reports (Payment on pro rata basis during the project
execution phase with the selected SI/ Implementing agency; Evaluation of
deliverables of implementation agency for periodic payments., and monthly
reports need to be produced)
15%
6.
D6: Successful training, rollout and Go-live of the project after the SI/
Implementing agency gets User Acceptance Test (UAT) letter from the
Department, assisting the Department for generating UAT
10%
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shall be provided with details of the work executed by the implementing agency/ SIand the PMU as a
prerequisite for the release of the monthly remuneration.
7. Proposal Submission
1. The proposal shall be submitted in two sealed envelopes under three parts – Pre-Qualification, and
Technical in envelope-1 and Commercial proposal in envelope -2. Both the envelope should be
submitted in a separate envelope with a cover letter referring the ToR.
2. The pre-qualification and technical parts claims shall be supported with related evidence documents.
These parts shall contain the past experience of the agency in emerging technologies domain, all
information with supporting documents as annexure to satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned in
section 5 of this ToR and profiles of the consultants to be deployed for the PMU. The profiles shall be
submitted only in the format prescribed in the Annexure – I.
3. The Commercial part shall contain the financial quote in the format provided below.
Cost Item
Amount in Lakh
Rs up to 2
decimal place
A
Total Project Consulting Cost A as per consultancy scope and deliverables (The
cost of Consulting phase of the project should be included in this incorporating
the costs for Principal Consultant, Backend Support team/ Specialists)
1 Precision farming & Ground Water Availability
2 Seed and Grain Traceability (Block chain based)
3 Demand and Price forecasting of Agriculture commodities/produces
Total Project Consulting Cost A on an annual basis
B Project Management (PMU): Upper limit of per annum cost
1 Principal Consultant-One 36
2
Senior Consultant Technology-4: IoT Specialist/ Data Sciences- Analytics/ AI-ML
Specialist/ Block chain Specialist; (One each as per the requirement) 120
3 Consultant: Program Management 17
Total PMU Cost B (B1+B2+B3) 173
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C Overhead Institutional Charges (………%) of B
D Applicable Taxes (pls specify the tax and its applicability on the cost item)
The remuneration per annum (B) is the upper limit, referred here for the purpose of arriving on "C" and
is only indicative. The actual remuneration will only be reimbursable along with agreed overhead on the
actual remuneration for the resources selected and deployed in prior consultation with department.
The proposal shall be signed by an authorizedsignatory of the responding agency.
8. Proposal Evaluation
As per Section 7 of this ToR the proposal shall be submitted in two sealed envelopes in three parts – Pre-
Qualification, and Technical in envelope-1 and Commercial proposal in envelope -2 with both the envelope in a
big envelope with the invitation and respondent details over it.
Pre-qualification Part Evaluation
Supportive evidence, documentation, work orders, Government letters etc. submitted by the agency shall be
evaluated to ensure eligibility under Section 5 A (i), (ii) and (iii) of this ToR. Those agencies satisfying these
eligibility criteria shall be considered for Technical Part Evaluation.
Technical Part Evaluation
Experience of the organization in Emerging Technologies, NeGP projects etc. as per Sections 5B(i) and 5B(ii) of
this ToR shall be evaluated based on the supportive evidence and documents submitted such as Government
letters, Work Orders, Contracts etc. Profiles of resources proposed for the assignment shall also be evaluated
as per section 5B(iii) by evaluating the CVs of the resources submitted.
The technical part shall be evaluated based on the below mentioned criteria:
S.No. EvaluationCriteria Score
1 Experience and number of e-Governance/Technology platform projects
implemented in state or central Government.
40
2 The relative experience and expertise of consulting resources proposed
to be deputed for this consulting assignment
30
3 Technical proposal: Understanding of the requirements and readiness to
take up this consulting assignment
30
Total Maximum Technical Score (T) 100
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The respondent with technical score 80 or abovewill only be considered for the financial evaluation. The
respondent should provide related supporting documents that validate the experience and expertise of agency
and the CV of the proposed consulting team in prescribed format attached with this ToR.
Commercial Part Evaluation –
(i) As per the rates provide in the format given in section 7.3, Cost Items A and C shall be the deciding
factors for the commercial quote as Cost Item B has been put up as a fixed cost by the Department as
per the prevailing norms ofMAP_IT/NICSI/NeGD.
(ii) The proposal with the lowest total commercial quote (L1) will be considered awarding the assignment.
However, the department reserve the right to negotiate the cost with the first 3 qualifying agency
based on their overall technical score and the agency secured highest technical score will be given first
opportunity to match the lowest commercial quote.
(iii) Department reserves the right to withdraw or cancel or modify the Terms of Reference at any
point of time without giving any reasons to the prospective agencies.
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ANNEXURE – I
FORMAT OF THE CURRICULUM VITAE (CV):
PositionTitle (Refer Section 6)
Nameofthe Consultant:
DateofBirth:
CountryofCitizenship/Residence:
Language Hindi reading and writing will be an advantage
Education: Highest to higher secondary/Junior college
Certification: Latest and relevant
Experience (relevant Technology and
projects)
Latest to oldest (last 5 yrs maximum)
Experience (Other IT/Programme mgt
related)
Latest to oldest (last 10 yrs maximum)
Current designation and experience with the
responding organization
Current involvement in ongoing projects and
stage of these projects
Details: Employmentrecordrelevanttotheassignment
Period Employing organization and your
Title/position. Contact informationfor
references
Country Summary of activities
performed relevant to the
Assignment
LanguageSkills(indicateonlylanguagesinwhichyoucanwork):
Language Read Write Speak
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AdequacyfortheAssignment:
Detailed Tasks Assigned on
Consultant ‘steamof Experts:
Reference to Prior Work/Assignments
thatBestIllustratesCapabilitytoHandletheAs
signedTasks
Academic Qualifications/Training/Certifications:
Degree/
Diploma Board/ University Year
Percentag
e/ Grade Subject Remark
Consultant/ Specialist/ Analyst Contact Information:
Name:
Address:
e-mail:
Phone:
Declaration:
It is certified that particulars furnished by me above are correct to the best of my belief and knowledge. If it is
found that any of the information mentioned by me is wrong at any stage, the technical score accorded to my CV
may be cancelled and my CV can be blacklisted for future assignments in Government of Madhya Pradesh
Assignments.
NameofExpert: Signature
Counter -signed by the Competitive Authority of the Consulting agency with seal:
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