Request for Proposal (RFP) for Empanelment of Sending Organizations (SOs) in India for Japan’s Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) Phase 4

To amplify the impetus on making India the skill capital of the world, the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (hereafter referred to as ‘MSDE’), the Government of India, signed the Memorandum of
Cooperation (hereafter referred to as ‘MoC’) on the Technical Intern Training Program (hereafter referred to as ‘TITP’) with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (hereafter referred to as “The Government of Japan’). The MoC was signed on October 17, 2017 and aims to transform India’s skill ecosystem by sending and accepting technical interns from India to Japan, thereby enabling Indian industries to imbibe the best practices of Japanese industries. Under TITP, suitable candidates are trained in the Japanese Language, Japanese lifestyle, culture, business etiquettes, and relevant domain training by the empaneled Sending Organizations (hereafter referred to as ‘SOs’) of NSDC in India before getting placed in Japan for a period of three to five years, after which they are required to return to India and utilize the skills acquired by them in Japan. In January 2018, the MSDE appointed NSDC to monitor TITP. As of the release of this RFP, there are 33 empaneled SOs and NSDC is desirous of empaneling more suitable entities as SOs under TITP. Given this, NSDC invites Proposals through this RFP for the empanelment of SOs in India for TITP.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SO

The roles and responsibilities of SOs are provided in the TITP Guidelines. It is recommended that the Applicants read the Guidelines (Click Here to Read) , and the draft version of the Contract available at the link (Click for Draft Version of Contract) before applying to this RFP to gain a thorough understanding of TITP. It will be mandatory for the SOs to comply with the terms and conditions of the Contract and the TITP Guidelines, which NSDC may amend from time to time. At any given point in time, the TITP Guidelines shall supersede the terms of RFP Contract and /or all other policies, guidelines, and communication related to TITP.

Last date of submitting the Proposal to this RFP : November 16, 2021 The decision to extend the last date (if any) is at the sole discretion of NSDC. Last date of submitting the queries to NSDC, if any: October 26, 2021
• Applicants are required to email their queries, if any, to ritu.agarwal@nsdcindia.org and nsdcjapanteam@nsdcindia.org
• NSDC, at its discretion, may choose not to respond to any query if received after the last date of queries submission date.

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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Applicants should submit their Proposals in a hard copy, in a sealed envelope. The envelope shall bear the Applicant’s name, phone number, official address, and the heading, ‘CONFIDENTIAL – Proposal for the empanelment of TITP SO – RFP route’.
2. The envelope shall contain both a hard copy and a soft copy. Soft copy (PDF Format Only) has to be
submitted in a single pen drive, and it should not be encrypted or password protected.
3. NSDC may, at its discretion, request the Applicant for providing additional documents for seeking clarity, if any, at any stage during the evaluation of the Proposal submitted by the Applicant.
4. The Proposal needs to be submitted at the below-mentioned address:
Ms. Ritu Agarwal
Country Head – Japan, Russia, and Southeast Asia
National Skill Development Corporation,
301, West Wing, Worldmark-1, Aerocity, New Delhi – 110037, Phone: 011-47451600

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

In this Request For Proposal (hereafter referred to as ‘RFP’), unless the context otherwise requires:
a. ‘Applicant’ means any legal entity (if applying individually, i.e., a Sole Applicant), OR a group of legal entities (i.e. if applying in Consortium/Association) which is submitting the proposal to this RFP (hereafter referred to as ‘Proposal’) in response to this RFP. In the case of a Consortium/Association, the term Applicant, wherever the context requires, shall mean and include each Consortium/Association member.
Proprietorship and Partnership firms are not allowed to apply to this RFP. However, Limited Liability Partnership (“LLP”) registered under the Limited liability Partnership Act, 2008 is eligible to apply.
b. ‘Authorized Signatory’ means one or more person authorized (jointly or severally) by the Applicant as per Annexure 15.8 and 15.10.
c. ‘Consortium/Association’ means a group of legal entities (not more than three) joining together under a binding agreement to apply and submit a Proposal in response to this RFP. Any Consortium/Association member may be the Lead Applicant.
d. ‘Contract’ means the contract signed by NSDC with the selected Applicant(s). Link of the draft version of the TITP Contract with indicative clauses, that the selected Applicant will have to sign with NSDC. The final Contract copy shall be provided to the Applicant once it gets selected.
e. ‘Day’ means a calendar day unless otherwise specified.
f. ‘FY’ means the financial year.
g. ‘INR’ means Indian Rupees (currency of India).
h. ‘Japanese firm/company’ means a legal entity incorporated under the laws of Japan.
i. ‘Japanese Language NAT-TEST’ is an examination that measures the Japanese language ability of candidates who are not native Japanese speakers. There are five levels of the Japanese Language NAT-TEST. Level 5 is the easiest, followed by levels 4, 3, 2, and then level 1, the most difficult.
j. ‘JLPT’ means the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, a standardized criterion-referenced test to evaluate and certify Japanese language proficiency for non-native speakers, covering language knowledge, reading ability, and listening ability. JLPT has five levels – N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5, N1 being the highest / most challenging level, and N5 being the lowest / easiest level.
k. ‘JPY’ means Japanese Yen (currency of Japan).
l. ‘Proposal’ means the set of documents submitted by Applicants in response to this RFP as per the checklist mentioned in Annexure 15.1.
m. ‘Services’ means the work to be performed by the empaneled Applicant as per the terms of the RFP / Contract.
n. ‘Sending Organization (SO) explanation has been provided in the guidelines of TITP, available on www.nsdcindia.org.
o. ‘TITP Guidelines’ means the guidelines released by NSDC, binding on all Sending Organizations and other concerned stakeholders for executing TITP.