Call for Consultancy for Network Audit at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Call for consultancy - Network Audit 
Type of Contract 

1. Short Term consultancy 

Duration 

• 1 – 2 Weeks  

 
Deliverables and Objectives 

• Conduct a comprehensive audit of the existing network infrastructure. 
• Identify potential vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement. 
• Provide recommendations for enhancing network security, optimizing network performance, and ensuring scalability. 

     
Consultant profile requirements 

• Network Audit Experience: Demonstrated experience in conducting network audits for organizations of similar size and complexity. 
• Network Infrastructure Expertise: In-depth knowledge of network infrastructure components, protocols, and technologies. This includes familiarity with routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, and other networking devices. 
• Security and Compliance Knowledge: Strong understanding of network security principles, best practices, and industry standards. Familiarity with compliance requirements such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or GDPR is advantageous. 
• Network Design and Troubleshooting Skills: Ability to analyze network designs, identify design flaws, and propose appropriate improvements. 
• Documentation and Reporting: Strong documentation and reporting skills to capture network audit findings, recommendations, and actionable insights in a clear and concise manner. The ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders is important. 
• Certifications: Relevant certifications such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or similar networking and security certifications are advantageous. 
• Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to interact with stakeholders, understand their network requirements, and effectively communicate audit findings and recommendations. 
• 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 

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 - NETWORK AUDIT 
All quotes should be in USD