Hiring of a Consulting Firm Specialized in Strategic Communication

Project: Dominican Republic Emergency Response and Resilience Project REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Emergency Response and Resilience Project Loan No.: 9473-DO Job Title: Strategic Communication – Hiring of a Firm for Consulting Services. Reference No.: DO-MEPYD-531293-CS-QCBS Publication Date: October 9, 2026 The Government of the Dominican Republic has received financing from the World Bank to cover the cost of the Dominican Republic Emergency Response and Resilience Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments under the consulting services contract. The consulting services (“the Services”) comprise the design, implementation, and continuous adjustment of a comprehensive communication strategy for the Dominican Republic Emergency Response and Resilience Project (P180163), under the leadership of the Ministry of the Presidency (MINPRE) and in coordination with the Project Execution Unit (UEP) and involved entities. The consultancy should facilitate the understanding and ownership of the Project’s objectives, processes, instruments, and results; strengthen the coherence of institutional messages and spokespersons; support articulation between national, sectoral, and territorial levels; manage communication risks and sensitive scenarios; and contribute to the adoption and institutional use of the products generated by the Project. The scope is structured into five complementary lines of work: (i) communication diagnosis; (ii) strategic design; (iii) strategy implementation; (iv) institutional and territorial support; and (v) monitoring and adaptive adjustment. It includes, among other aspects, the analysis and prioritization of actors and audiences; the design of the Comprehensive Strategy and Strategic Communication Plan segmented by priority audiences, lines, channels, formats, frequency, and timing; narrative, key messages, talking points, and strengthening of spokespersons; dissemination and positioning strategy; management of sensitive issues and communication risks; production of materials and content; support for territorial processes; actions to facilitate the adoption, institutional use, and sustainability of instruments such as PNOT, PRODT, PMOT, SNIT, geospatial information and mapping, and risk management tools; design or strengthening of the Project’s web portal; and monitoring through indicators of reach, interaction, understanding, participation, and ownership. The Services will have a duration of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months. This description is general in nature; the details of the scope, activities, products, and conditions are found in the Terms of Reference (ToR). The Ministry of the Presidency 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 provide the Services. The pre-qualification criteria are:

• Main activity, experience, and track record of the firm. The consulting firm must demonstrate at least ten (10) years of verifiable experience in strategic communication, public communication, or communication for development, and have successfully executed at least five (5) strategic communication projects for public institutions, national programs, or development projects of comparable scope and complexity, executed in the last ten (10) years. It must show experience in complex institutional contexts involving multiple actors, decision-making processes, coordination between government levels, production of high-level communication materials, adaptive management, and scenarios of high institutional exposure or public sensitivity.

• Specific experience and comparability of projects. The firm must demonstrate, at a minimum, the satisfactory execution of at least one (1) national-level project involving coordination with government, local governments, and sectoral entities, demonstrating the capacity to operate simultaneously at national and territorial levels. Collectively, the presented experiences must verifiably demonstrate: (i) design and implementation of communication strategies linked to public policies, government programs, or development initiatives; (ii) inter-institutional articulation and stakeholder management in multi-level contexts; (iii) strengthening of spokespersons and development of strategic inputs for decision-makers; (iv) management of communication risks and sensitive or high-exposure scenarios; (v) translation of technical content c...