Call for Consultancy: Network Audit – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

1.0 Background

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian action-driven organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. 26 associations, 23 sections, and 16 branch offices make-up the international movement and work in partnership around 6 operational entities.

MSF Eastern Africa came into being in 2021, growing out of the Nairobi Branch Office (MSF Spain). The section is the regional institutional office for MSF in Eastern Africa and focuses on representation and networking, including with humanitarian organizations and authorities, recruiting and supporting staff from the region, communications and fundraising, as well as on other dossiers of importance to MSF such as Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI), mutualization, trainings, medical operational support and environmental health. MSF EA has identified key transversal areas of focus in its two-year strategic plan 2022-2023. This will enable the Section to grow and provide strategic support to the operations while building its capacity for future operational ambitions.

2.0 Consultancy Overview

MSF Eastern Africa seeks to develop an operational center effectively running direct program in the course of 2024. In addition to its own activities, MSF Eastern Africa Hosts staff from various MSF entities in the movement and provides support to Operations through various initiatives. As a result, we need to upgrade our infrastructure and services to meet future needs. It’s for this reason that we are seeking to engage experienced individual consultants to provide their professional services in the following categories:

Call for consultancy- Network Audit

Type of Contract 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:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.