ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PROCUREMENT OF WORKS TO CREATE A WEB-APPLICATION FOR NEWS COLLECTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WITH THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Permanent Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA (hereinafter referred to as the PS IGC TRACECA), located at 8/2 General Aliyarbekov Str., Baku, AZ 1005, Republic of Azerbaijan, announces a tender for the procurement of works on creating a web-application for collection of news on international transport with the use of artificial intelligence.

The PS IGC TRACECA is a permanent executive body of the Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA, which was established under the Basic Multilateral Agreement on International Transport for Development of the Europe-the Caucasus-Asia Corridor dated September 8, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the MLA). The IGC TRACECA is a Meeting of representatives of the highest state authorities of the MLA Parties or their authorized representatives. The mandate of the PS IGC TRACECA implies the exercise of all practical and administrative functions for the implementation of the IGC decisions and recommendations.

Scope and content of the works are defined in the attached technical specification.

Minimum requirements for suppliers of works
Suppliers must meet the following requirements:
•    At least 2 years of experience in the field of information technologies.
•    Sufficient personnel to carry out the work, including the presence of a specialist with the Project management professional certificate, TOGAF, and at least 2 specialists with higher technical education.
•    At least 2 previously implemented projects in the field of information technologies (with elements of machine learning is desirable).

Deadline for completion of the works  
No more than 3 months from the date of conclusion of the relevant contract.

Cost of works
The maximum cost of the works should not exceed 12 000 (twelve thousand) euro in total, including the transportation costs (if necessary) and staff training. Applications with a lower offered price subject to a comparable volume and quality of the work results will have an advantage.

Deadline for submitting a price offer
Until 23:59 (Baku time, GMT+4) on October 05, 2023. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered.
Along with the technical specifications of the proposed product and the conditions for the implementation and delivery of the results of the works, the proposals must contain general information about the supplier, including information confirming its compliance with the established minimum requirements and work experience and cooperation in the TRACECA member countries (if any).
The proposals must be submitted in Russian or English.   
Interested persons are kindly requested to send their price offers within the above period to the address: 8/2 General Aliyarbekov str., Baku, AZ 1005, Azerbaijan, or by e-mail: office@ps.traceca-org.org