RFP for Legal Counsel in Singapore - Population Services International

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Population Services International Legal Counsel, SingaporeRequest for Proposals

To Provide: Legal Services 

Issue Date: August 14th, 2024

Last Date for Receipt of Clarification Questions by PSI: August 21st, 2024 11:59 PM PST

Last Date for Responses by PSI: August 28th2024 11:59 PM PST

RFP Closing Date and Place: September 4th, 2024 11:59 PM PST

Please direct all proposals/inquiries regarding to this RFP to: Ms. Arzo Kaderiakaderi@psi.org

Population Services International 1120 19th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036

Introduction

PSI is a non-profit organization working to improve the health of poor and vulnerable people in developing countries. PSI has an annual budget of $500+ million, offices in 60+ countries, and 8,000+ employees. Country offices are supported by 200+ staff providing services in programmatic and administrative areas. Collectively this group is referred to as “Global Services”, though most staff are based in Washington, D.C. Global Services is divided into four “cones” which encompass over 20 departments. For further information on PSI’s size, scope, structure, and strategy refer to www.psi.org.

Scope of Work

* The Scope of Work provided below is a summarized version of the full scope. The full scope will be shared with the selected vendor or with applicants at a stage following the receipt of the signed NDA.

** Final deliverables will be discussed and finalized between PSI and the candidate.

PSI is seeking legal counsel with experience in the following:

• Governance and entity registrations in Singapore
• Entities serving as holding companies in Singapore

The selected vendor will be expected to:

• Conduct a legal landscape in Singapore to determine the viability of utilizing an entity in Singapore as a holding company for surrounding markets including but not limited to:
  • Myanmar
  • Cambodia
  • Vietnam
• Provide PSI with options for entity type inclusive of governance, tax, and legal needs
• Complete the application process fully and submit on behalf of PSI
• Register or support PSI in registering for any and all necessary business licenses

Deliverables for this scope of work include but are not limited to:

• A kickoff call with PSI
• A legal and tax memo for the entity registration, inclusive of information around the holding company
• Preparation of PSI’s New Entity Request Form
• Preparation and submission of the application to relevant agencies in Singapore
• A document and/or packet with a breakdown of the governance and filing requirements for the new entity

Language All documents submitted in response to this RFP, as well as all correspondence in connection with the RFP, shall be in the English language.

ClarificationsInquiries concerning this RFP must be submitted in writing, to be received by the date shown on the Cover Page. Such inquiries shall be sent by email, directed to

Attention: Arzo KaderiEmail: akaderi@psi.org PSI is under no obligation to consider or respond to questions that are not received by that date.

Bid PreparationBidders should submit their responses to this RFP to include: A. Technical ProposalB. Financial Proposal

A. Technical ProposalYour proposal should provide basic information about your Company and relevant service offerings. It should have a section addressing each of the following areas:

(a) Company Profile (b) Approach (c) References

Responses should include the following information: a. Company Profile • Describe the Company on an overall basis, both nationally and internationally (if appropriate) • Summarize the Company’s qualifications and experience of the activities described in the scope of work • Provide a detailed track record of previous similar work undertaken b. Approach• Provide a description of the Company’s approach to the requested services• Describe the Company’s experience dealing with legal landscape in Singapore• Describe the Company’s capability to register a foundation for not-for-profit activities on behalf of foreign entity • Describe the key personnel to be utilized on the engagement; indicate their degree of expertise and prior experience, which would be appropriate for the engagement; c. References:1. Submit a minimum of two (2) client references for similar work in Singapore2. Provide any other information to demonstrate the Company’s capability in relation to the Scope of Work

B Financial Proposal Bidders pricing should be based on the following: For Services performed during the Term, Consultant will be paid in accordance with the rates set forth in Annex 2 hereto [Annex 2 should list Consultant’s employees and their daily or hourly rates (and overhead or indirect rates, as appropriate)];

Bid SubmissionAll proposals must be in writing, in the English language, and manually signed and dated by an authorized employee of the Bidder. They may be emailed as shown on the RFQ cover page.

Proposals may not be altered, corrected or withdrawn after the Date of Receipt, except that PSI, at its sole discretion, may permit correction of arithmetic errors, transposition errors, or other clerical or minor mistakes, in cases in which PSI deems that both the mistake and the intended proposal can be established conclusively on the face of the proposal. Other than the mistakes listed in the previous sentence, no mistakes alleged by a Bidder after the Date of Receipt will be permitted to be corrected.

Proposals must be valid for at least ninety (90) days from the Date of Receipt. #li-remote #li-lm1