Provision of Services to Support the setup of the IDB Group Digital Transformation Program Office and Digital Accelerators

The Inter-American Development Bank (“IADB” or “Bank”) was established in December of 1959 to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Bank is owned by its 48 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, DC and field offices in each member county in Latin America and the Caribbean, and with special offices in Paris and Tokyo. The Bank provides loans, technical assistance and policy guidance to further its goals of poverty reduction and sustainable development in the Latin American and Caribbean regions. The Bank has become a major catalyst in mobilizing resources for the region. Its principal function is to finance the development of its borrowing member countries. For more information about the Bank, please reference the Bank’s web-site at http://www.iadb.org.

The Inter-American Investment Corporation (dba “IDB Invest”), also headquartered in Washington, D.C., is committed to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. As part of its mission, IDB Invest supports the private sector and state-owned enterprises through financing in the form of loans, equity investments, and guarantees. IDB Invest also partners with clients to provide advisory and training services.

The IDB and the IDB Invest are referred to collectively as the IDB Group. The four official languages of the IDB Group are: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese. For more information about the Bank, please refer to the Bank’s website at http://www.iadb.org. Please see http://www.iic.org for more information about IDB Invest.

Purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP)

The Bank is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified firms to enter into an agreement with the Offeror providing the overall best value to the Bank to provide “Services to Support the setup of the IDB Group Digital Transformation Program Office and Digital Accelerators” as described in Annex A – Terms of Reference. This RFP is intended to provide Offerors with sufficient understanding of the requirements to enable Offerors to respond, and it provides the basis upon which Offerors’ proposals will be evaluated.