1. The Rural Electrification Agency has allocated funds to be used for the acquisition of the consultancy services described below.

2. The Entity now invites eligible individual consultants to submit sealed expressions of interest for the procurement of an individual consultant to review REA's current risk register, carry-out an agency wide risk assessment for FY 17/18. The scope of consultancy service shall include;

• Evaluation of REAs operational and reporting structures, services and processes of all its departments and units (including the Information Communication Technology) and subsequently perform an agency-wide risk assessment. This process shall utilize a risk based approach and identify REAs strengths and opportunities for improvement;

• Documentation of the assessed risks in an updated Risk Register (2017/2018) and recommendations for addressing the same and document the same in a Risk Control Plan that clearly shows the linkage between the Key Risk Factors (KRF), the relevant control activities and established internal controls;

• Creating awareness by conducting a workshop on risk to REA staff. He/she will also recommend risk monitoring approaches based on the risk as assessed for purposes of guiding REA on whether to acquire or establish a risk monitoring tool in-house.

3. Interested individual consultants should provide information demonstrating that they are eligible and possess the required qualifications to perform the services supported with relevant documentation.

4. The short listing criteria will include;

• The Individual Consultant shall submit a cover letter stating the suitability and availability of the individual consultant and declaration that;

a. Him/her is not suspended by Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA);

b. The consultant does not have a conflict of interest in relation to the subject of the procurement; and

• The Individual Consultant shall submit a Curriculum Vitae showing the details below and attach evidence where necessary;

a. At least a Bachelors' degree from any recognised academic institution;

b. Qualifications in risk, governance, controls and Information Systems is a must i.e. He/she shall be certified in at least one of the following, Internal Auditing (CIA), Fraud Examination

(CFE), Information Systems Audit (CISA), Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Privacy Professional (CIPP),

Information Security Manager (CISM), Internal Controls Auditing (CICA), and Certification & Accreditation Professional (CAP)

c. The individual consultant should have performed at least one (01) assignment in the areas of risk assessment and management, fraud examination, IS/IT auditing, management consulting and training within the past eight (08) years i.e. 2016-2009.

• The individual consultant shall also submit a copy of the National Identification Card/Passport.

5. Interested eligible individual consultants may obtain further information at the address given below from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on working days. This procurement is reserved for Ugandan nationals as per the PPDA guideline on reservation schemes to promote local content in public procurement. Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit, Rural Electrification Agency, Plot 10, Windsor Loop, Kololo,

House of Hope, 2nd, Floor,

PO.Box 7317, Kampala-Uganda,

Tel: +256-312-318100,

E-mail: procurement@rea.or.ug

6. Sealed Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below at or before 12:00 Noon. on 12th February, 2018.

Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit,

Rural Electrification Agency,

Plot 10, Windsor Loop, Kololo,

House of Hope, 2^nd Floor,

7. The notice of expression of interest is available at the Entity's website at www.rea.or.ug, www.iiauganda.org , www.acfeug.com and www.isaca.org/chapter2/kampala