Beschreibung der Beschaffung
The project needs the development of an IT solution to allow for electronic issuance of COs in Jordan, the system will be owned by the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply (MoITS) and will allow chambers of industry, chambers of Industry, and Jordan Customs to accept companies` membership in chambers and allow for accepting applications to issue COs and issuing them electronically after reviewing and approving from the chamber and MoITS where required, in addition to paying all required fees electronically.
The aim of the tender is to find a company which implements the IT Solution of issuing electronic Certificate of Origin for the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply (MoITS). Therefore, the contractor shall fulfill the following tasks:
- Developing and setup of a centralized registration and Membership System for the Chambers including:
o Enabling companies to register for memberships, renew existing memberships and pay correspondent membership fees. Companies register for membership at the corresponding chamber based on geographical location.
o Allowing members to login to a web-based portal and maintain own membership data, as well as initializing membership processes.
o Building and maintaining an online business directory for the Chambers and Ministry.
o Sending notifications and email communications between Ministry, Chambers and Members of the system
- Enabling the system functions to issue Electronic Certificates of Origins with electronic signature, security features and online verification processes
o Enables members for the processing and issuance of the following e-documents related to proofs of origin, which includes the certificates of origin used for different export destinations.
o Enable the members to register new products
o Enabling the system functions to issue Electronic Certificates of Origin with electronic signature, security features and online verification methods and pay correspondent membership fees.
o Allowing Members to have an overview of existing Certificate of Origins and issuing status
o Sending notifications and email communications between Ministry, Chambers and Members of the system
- Provide recommendations on the recommended hardware (servers) to deploy the Membership and CO Solution and run it, as well as providing a list of prices for the recommended hardware:
o Coordinate the components to be installed with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply (MoITS) as the operator of the Jordan GPC.
o The support on deployment and the components in the productive Cloud environment is provided by the ministry free of charge. The contractor shall inform the ministry of the system specifications to be installed in the Jordan GPC. The installation of the components will be done together with the Ministry.
The developed system should allow for the processing and issuance of different forms used for different export markets (General form and forms for free trade agreements), which includes the certificates of origin used for different export destinations.
The main partners will be the MoITS as the owner and administrator and the chambers of industry, chambers of commerce, and Jordan Customs who will be issuing COs through the system.
Below is a brief description of the main stakeholders and partners:
- Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply (MoITS): The Ministry is responsible for developing the main instructions for issuing certificates of origin and amending them based on the emerging situation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is also responsible for authenticating the certificate after it has been issued by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
- Jordan Customs: Responsible for issuing customs declarations that are used to issue commercial certificates of origin, and responsible for issuing EUR1 certificates based on the European agreement.
- Ministry of Finance: The Ministry is responsible for collecting a specific fee (5 Jordanian dinars) instead of stamps for each certificate of origin issued.
- Chambers of Commerce: There are 16 chambers of commerce in Jordan. They are responsible for issuing certificates of origin for Jordanian agricultural and animal products, raw natural resources, foreign goods that are re-exported, and foreign goods purchased from the Jordanian domestic market under specific conditions.
- Chambers of Industry: There are 3 chambers of industry in Jordan. They are responsible for issuing certificates of origin for Jordanian industrial products.