Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project Information Technology Third-Party Service Package I (Supervision Services)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISION SERVICES for China Food Safety Improvement Project Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Projec Country: People's Republic of China Name of Project: China Food Safety Improvement Project Loan No.: IBRD-92130 Assignment Title: Information Technology Supervision Services Reference No.: GD-FSS-GAMR-CS12 The Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the China Food Safety Improvement Project Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The total estimated amount for this project is RMB 1.6003 million. (I) Scope of Services The service scope of this project covers the full-process supervision services for four informatization sub-projects, specifically including: • The "Scan-to-Trace" Full-Chain Traceability Platform Project for Food in Key Fields (Categories); • The "Yue-Shi-An Internet Plus Open Kitchens" System Construction Project; • The Upgrade, Renovation, and Operation Project of the Emergency Real-Time Dispatch and Command System; • The Capacity Building Project for Food-Related Personnel in Market Regulation. (II) Service Content The supervision service agency shall provide full-process supervision services for the implementation of the aforementioned four informatization sub-projects, assisting the project undertaking company and the user party in carrying out their work to ensure the achievement of the predetermined project goals. In accordance with supervision work specifications, the agency shall implement full-process control over project quality, schedule, investment, contracts, and information security. This is to ensure that the construction activities are legal, compliant, reasonable, scientific, and economical, thereby reducing project construction risks and achieving both the overall project goals and the current phase goals. (III) Service Period The supervision service period for this project shall commence from the date of contract signing and continue until the project closing date (March 31, 2029). (IV) Deliverables Reports and outcome documents shall be submitted at specified dates and frequencies, including but not limited to: Mobilization Report, Supervision Plan, Detailed Supervision Implementation Rules, Supervision Weekly Report, Supervision Monthly Report, Supervision Notice, Meeting Minutes, Special Supervision Report, Supervision Work Summary Report, Project Acceptance Report, and other materials required by the construction unit and the project implementation party. (V) Agency Qualification Requirements The supervision service agency must have independently undertaken no fewer than ten information system engineering supervision services within the past three years. The relevant performance records must cover core business types such as government informatization, software platform construction, system integration, and network security. These records must sufficiently demonstrate the agency's comprehensive service capability in full-process supervision and coordination for multi-domain informatization projects. Note: The service performance records refer to contracts signed on or after January 1, 2023. (VI) Qualifications of the Staff No. Expert Position Qty. Responsibilities Qualifications 1 Chief Supervisory Engineer 1 Fully preside over the supervision work of this project and manage the supervisory engineer team in a comprehensive manner. Responsible for the review and evaluation of major system changes in the project, and comprehensively in charge of risk management, information security, and data security management during the project implementation. 1. Bachelor's degree or above; 2. Possess an Information System Supervisor certificate and competency certificates in informatization project management, software, network, big data, or system analysis; 3. More than five years of experience in information system engineering supervision and management. 2 Representative of Chief Supervisory Engineer 1 Responsible for the supervision work designated or assigned by the Chief Supervisory Engineer. Authorized by the Chief Supervisory Engineer, exercise part of the duties and powers of the Chief Supervisory Engineer, and carry out the project supervision implementation work. 1. Bachelor's degree or above; 2. Possess an Information System Supervisor certificate and competency certificates in informatization project management, software, network, big data, or system analysis; 3. More than five years of experience in information system engineering supervision. 3 Specialty Supervisory Engineer 4 Responsible for carrying out the implementation work of informatization project supervision. 1. Bachelor's degree or above; 2. Possess an Information System Supervisor certificate and competency certificates in informatization project management, software, network, big data, or system analysis; 3. More than three years of experience in information system engineering supervision. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest. The Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: the overall competence and strength of the Consultant, quality control and project management capabilities, understanding of the assignment, relevant experience and past performance, proposed team composition, preliminary work plan, and a brief technical approach. Key Experts will be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. (VII) Contents of this Consultation • Expression of interest in undertaking the supervision services for this project; • Agency profile and core advantages; • List of project performance records; • Key points of the preliminary work plan and work schedule; • Preliminary staffing plan; • Proposed core team (including resume summaries of the Project Manager and key experts). (VIII) Submission Materials • "Expression of Interest Letter" (or "Feedback Letter") submitted by the supervision service agency; • Agency profile; • Summary of project performance records (specifying the project name, client, service content, and service period); • Simplified proposal (briefly outlining key points; a detailed proposal is not required); • Preliminary work schedule; • Key team experts (personnel profiles must be provided); • Any other materials deemed necessary by the supervision service agency. Note: All the above materials must be stamped with the official seal of the consulting agency. Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interests of the Borrower. Without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, Consultants shall not be hired under the circumstances set forth below: • a firm that has been engaged by the Borrower to provide Goods, Works, or Non-Consulting Services for a project (or an affiliate that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that firm), shall be disqualified from providing Consulting Services resulting from, or directly related to, those Goods, Works, or Non-Consulting Services. This provision does not apply to the various firms (Consultants, contractors, or suppliers), which together are performing the contractor’s obligations under a turnkey or design and build contract; a firm that has been engaged by the Borrower to provide Consulting Services for the preparation or implementation of a project (or an affiliate that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that Consulting firm), shall be disqualified from subsequently providing Goods, Works, or Non-Consulting Services resulting from, or directly related to those Consulting Services. This provision does not apply to the various firms (Consultants, contractors, or suppliers), which together are performing the contractor’s obligations under a turnkey or design and build contract; • Neither a Consultant (including personnel and sub-consultants), nor an affiliate (that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that Consultant), shall be hired for any assignment that, by its nature, creates a conflict of interest with another assignment of the Consultant; • Consultants (including their experts and other personnel, and sub-consultants), that have a close business or family relationship with a professional staff of the Borrower, or of the project implementing agency, or of a recipient of a part of the Bank’s financing, or any other party representing or acting on behalf of the Borrower, that is directly or indirectly involved in any part of: i. the preparation of the ToR for the assignment; ii. the selection process for the contract; or iii. the supervision of the contract; may not be awarded a contract, unless the conflict stemming from this relationship has been resolved in a manner acceptable to the Bank throughout the selection process and the execution of the contract. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the CQS method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours. Office hours are from 09:00 to 17:00 on working days from September 11 to September 28, 2026 Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 09:00 on September 29, 2026. Tender Agency: China International Tendering Co., Ltd. Attn: Zhang Zhi, Guo Hujun Title: Project Manager Address: Huaxia Road No. 49-1, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China Postal Code: 51000 Tel.: 010-81168424; 010-81168460 E-mail: zhangzhi5@cgci.gt.cn; guohujun@gt.cn Employer: Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation Attn: Chen Lin Title: Special Cadre, World Bank Loan Project Office Address: No. 363 West Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China Tel.: 020-38835493 E-mail: gdsjj_xietiaoyingji@gd.gov.cn Annex: Term of Reference (TOR) TERM OF REFERENCE To ensure the implementation of the World Bank China Food Safety Improvement Project Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project Information Technology Third-Party Service Package I (Supervision Services)of the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulationand to achieve the informatization construction goals of the project, the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation intends to engage a third-party service agency to carry out the implementation of this project. I. Background and Description The World Bank Loan China Food Safety Demonstration Project officially entered into force on March 21, 2024, with an implementation period until March 31, 2029. It aims to comprehensively enhance the modern governance capacity for food safety at both national and local levels. As a key implementer of this project in Guangdong Province, the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation plans to apply for a World Bank loan of 10 million US dollars and will precisely support the achievement of the project goals through the construction of six core sub-projects: i. Develop a full-chain traceability platform for "coding, tracing, and recalling" food in key areas, enabling whole-process traceability and risk early warning with 15 functional modules and 359 functional points; ii. Build the "Internet + Clear Kitchen and Bright Stove" system under the Guangdong Food Safety initiative, covering intelligent video supervision of scenarios such as elderly care and campus canteens; iii. Upgrade and transform the emergency real-time dispatching and command system, and improve the accident emergency response mechanism; iv. Carry out a capacity improvement project for food-related personnel in the market supervision field, including the development of a learning and assessment system, the production of 75 course videos, and the organization of skill competitions; v. Establish a high-quality food standard system and conduct promotion activities, developing no less than 30 standards and carrying out quality monitoring within two years; vi. Provide professional consulting services throughout the entire project implementation process. To ensure the high-quality implementation of the above-mentioned construction content, we plan to refer to advanced practices from other World Bank projects to further optimize procurement management and improve service coordination efficiency; in the next phase of actual procurement operations, while keeping the total project budget unchanged, we intend to integrate the supervision services of the four projects—the "Coding, Tracing, and Recalling" Full-Chain Traceability Platform Project for Food in Key Areas (or Key Varieties), the Guangdong Food Safety "Internet + Clear Kitchen and Bright Stove" System Construction Project, the Emergency Real-Time Dispatching and Command System Upgrade, Transformation, and Operation Project, and the Capacity Improvement Project for Food-Related Personnel in the Market Supervision Field—into a single package for unified procurement and management, so as to ensure the smooth achievement of the project's construction goals. II. Objectives To ensure the high-quality implementation of the informatization sub-projects under the World Bank Loan Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project, third-party supervision services will be provided throughout the entire process for four informatization sub-projects: the "Coding, Tracing, and Recalling" full-chain traceability platform, the "Internet + Clear Kitchen and Bright Stove" intelligent supervision system, the emergency real-time dispatching and command system, and the learning and assessment system for capacity improvement of food-related personnel. Through full-cycle, closed-loop management and control covering quality, progress, investment, changes, contract compliance, safety, intellectual property, multi-party collaboration, and documentation during project construction, we will ensure that project construction activities are legal, compliant, economical, and scientific; strictly control risks such as project overspending, delays, and quality defects; and guarantee the project is completed with high quality within the agreed schedule and budget. With the core goal of comprehensively enhancing modern governance capacity for food safety, we will build a full-chain management mechanism covering risk identification, early warning response, and closed-loop disposal through the system construction and coordinated advancement of the informatization sub-projects. This will provide a solid data foundation and institutional guarantee for the scientific calculation of the "proportion of early warnings for which mitigation measures have been initiated," realize systematic training for food safety inspectors and supervisors while quantifying the participation ratio of female supervisors, comprehensively improve the quality and management level of project implementation, ensure that the collection, accounting, and reporting of all indicator data comply with World Bank standards, and help promote the efficient implementation of the World Bank project. III. Service Overview The total estimated amount for this project is RMB 1.6003 million. (I) Scope of Services The service scope of this project covers the full-process supervision services for four informatization sub-projects, specifically including: • The "Scan-to-Trace" Full-Chain Traceability Platform Project for Food in Key Fields (Categories); • The "Yue-Shi-An Internet Plus Open Kitchens" System Construction Project; • The Upgrade, Renovation, and Operation Project of the Emergency Real-Time Dispatch and Command System; • The Capacity Building Project for Food-Related Personnel in Market Regulation. (II) Service Content The supervision service agency shall provide full-process supervision services for the implementation of the aforementioned four informatization sub-projects, assisting the project undertaking company and the user party in carrying out their work to ensure the achievement of the predetermined project goals. In accordance with supervision work specifications, the agency shall implement full-process control over project quality, schedule, investment, contracts, and information security. This is to ensure that the construction activities are legal, compliant, reasonable, scientific, and economical, thereby reducing project construction risks and achieving both the overall project goals and the current phase goals.For details: • Quality Control Adopt a full-process control mechanism of pre-prevention, in-process management and control, and post rectification. Control the quality of system development in accordance with regulatory standards, project contracts and design documents; regularly review project documents, issue supervision briefs and conduct quantitative evaluation; assist in reviewing design schemes and software selection, and supervise software testing, installation and commissioning links; formulate project acceptance standards and disposal plans, urge the implementation unit to rectify quality defects and follow up the operation and maintenance services during the warranty period. Simultaneously control the training quality, review the training plan, supervise the implementation of training and recheck the training summary. • Schedule Control Review the development schedule plans at all levels of the implementation unit and verify their feasibility; track the progress of requirements, coding, testing and online stages in real time, and urge dynamic adjustment of the construction period; put forward optimization schemes in a timely manner and urge implementation of rectification when there is a serious deviation in the construction period; realize visual control of development progress relying on standardized project management tools. • Investment Control Optimize the software development implementation plan, reasonably control the costs of customized development, third-party component procurement, etc., to ensure the cost-effectiveness of capital investment; track the use of funds in real time, give early warning and adjustment suggestions in time if there is a large deviation in the budget, and strictly control the risk of overspending. • Change Control Unify the management of various changes such as software requirements, functions, interfaces and architecture, and standardize the whole process of change application, impact assessment, multi-party review, approval and implementation, and regression testing; evaluate the impact of changes on quality, schedule, investment and safety, eliminate disorderly demand spread, completely retain the change ledger and complete the change filing of local government projects. • contract management Assist the construction unit in drafting, reviewing and signing software development and supporting procurement contracts; track the performance of the contract throughout the process; coordinate the handling of construction period extension, change, breach of contract, claim, subcontracting and project dispute mediation; review the payment application of the implementation unit according to the contract terms and issue supervision review opinions. • Document Information Management Unify the collection and management of a full set of software project materials such as requirements, design, testing, operation and maintenance, and training; regularly submit project dynamic materials to the construction unit; urge the implementation unit to sort out and file technical materials in accordance with specifications; transmit notices and contact sheets issued by the construction unit; report software quality problems to the superior immediately and supervise the closed-loop rectification. • Safety and Intellectual Property Management Supervise the hierarchical protection of government business data and internal materials throughout the process to strictly prevent unauthorized access and leakage of data; control the operation safety of development, testing and online links, implement code security and relevant requirements of classified protection, and eliminate safety accidents. At the same time, protect the intellectual property rights of project development achievements, software source codes and customized functions, and strictly prohibit illegal reuse or private external transmission of achievements. • Organization and Coordination Establish a standardized project meeting mechanism, organize weekly meetings, demand coordination meetings, technical special meetings, problem notification meetings and phased acceptance meetings, and completely retain meeting minutes; coordinate the work relations among the construction unit, business departments, development and implementation units and software and hardware suppliers, and build a normalized communication channel; coordinate to solve various problems such as demand differences, development (stuck points), testing disputes, etc., and simultaneously implement the project safety supervision objectives. (III) Service Period The supervision service period for this project shall commence from the date of contract signing and continue until the project closing date (March 31, 2029). IV Deliverables, Result Review and Acceptance a.Deliverables Supervision Service Institution’s Key Report Deliverables During the Project Implementation Periodfor details, NO. Report Name Submission Date/Frequency Note 1 Site Entry Report Submitted within the specified time limit after the contract is signed Clarify the implementation plan for each work item 2 Supervision Plan In the early stage of project initiation Compiled under the organization of the Chief Supervision Engineer, reviewed by the company's technical department, and then submitted to the construction unit 3 Supervision Implementation Rules In the early stage of project initiation Compiled by the Professional Supervision Engineer, approved by the Chief Supervision Engineer, and then submitted to the construction unit 4 Weekly Supervision Report One copy submitted per week Report on project dynamics, supervision status, existing problems and suggestions 5 Monthly Supervision Report One copy submitted per month Report on project dynamics, supervision status, existing problems and suggestions 6 Supervision Notice One copy submitted each time it is issued After obtaining the consent of the construction unit, issue supervision instructions to the project implementation party 7 Meeting Minutes One copy submitted after each meeting Cover project regular meetings, coordination meetings, technical seminars, etc., and distributed to all participating units 8 Special Supervision Report Submitted according to the actual needs of the project Special report or suggestion submitted to the construction unit for specific project situations 9 Materials requiring approval by the construction unit Submitted according to the actual project milestones Including engineering changes, implementation plans, various progress schedules, project progress payments, opinions on quality accident handling, construction period extension reports, etc. (the supervisor shall issue opinions first) 10 Other materials declared by the project implementation party Submitted according to the actual project milestones Other materials declared by the project implementation party that require approval by the construction unit 11 Materials requiring joint review and signature by multiple parties Submitted according to the actual project milestones Materials requiring joint review and signature by the construction unit, supervisor, implementation party and other parties 12 Supervision Work Summary Report Submitted before the end of the contract Including project implementation overview, supervision contract performance, control status from various dimensions, supervision work effectiveness, summary evaluation and suggestions, etc. 13 Project Acceptance Report Submitted when the supervised project passes acceptance After the supervised project passes acceptance, a formal acceptance report is formed 14 Other Service Deliverables Output as needed Other materials required by the construction unit b. Result Review and Acceptance After the Project Office reviews and approves the deliverable reports submitted by the supervision service agency, for the deliverable documents that need to be submitted to the World Bank for review in accordance with regulations, the supervision service agency shall cooperate with the Project Office to complete the submission. The phased deliverable shall be formally considered completed only after obtaining the World Bank's no-objection opinion. All deliverable reports must fully conform to the service content specified in this Terms of Reference, with standardized format, complete content, and true and accurate data. V Agency and Personnel Qualification Requirements a. Agency Qualification Requirements The supervision service agency must have independently undertaken no fewer than ten information system engineering supervision services within the past three years. The relevant performance records must cover core business types such as government informatization, software platform construction, system integration, and network security. These records must sufficiently demonstrate the agency's comprehensive service capability in full-process supervision and coordination for multi-domain informatization projects. b. Personnel Qualification Requirements NO. Expert Position Qty Responsibilities Qualifications 1 Chief Supervisory Engineer 1 Fully preside over the supervision work of this project and manage the supervisory engineer team in a comprehensive manner. Responsible for the review and evaluation of major system changes in the project, and comprehensively in charge of risk management, information security, and data security management during the project implementation. 1. Bachelor's degree or above; 2. Possess an Information System Supervisor certificate and competency certificates in informatization project management, software, network, big data, or system analysis; 3. More than five years of experience in information system engineering supervision and management. 2 Representative of Chief Supervisory Engineer 1 Responsible for the supervision work designated or assigned by the Chief Supervisory Engineer. Authorized by the Chief Supervisory Engineer, exercise part of the duties and powers of the Chief Supervisory Engineer, and carry out the project supervision implementation work. 1. Bachelor's degree or above; 2. Possess an Information System Supervisor certificate and competency certificates in informatization project management, software, network, big data, or system analysis; 3. More than five years of experience in information system engineering supervision. Specialty Supervisory Engineer 4 Responsible for carrying out the implementation work of informatization project supervision. 1. Bachelor's degree or above; 2. Possess an Information System Supervisor certificate and competency certificates in informatization project management, software, network, big data, or system analysis; 3. More than three years of experience in information system engineering supervision. VI. Facilities and Personnel Provided by the Client To ensure the smooth implementation of the service, the Client will provide the following necessary assistance and services: a. Relevant project documents, reports, annual work plans and other materials. b. Designate or entrust staff to coordinate with the service provider and carry out related work.