This project provides for the General Directorate of Passport to adopt a new system for the issuance and distribution of the electronic national passport that will allow Dominicans to obtain a document that will provide security measures and facilitate international mobility.
Public-Private Initiatives
Electronic Passports
Project of acquisition and maintenance of the new infrastructure for the issuance of electronic passports to Dominican citizens residing in the Dominican Republic and abroad.
Final reception: 07/25/2022, 3:20 pm
Status: Declared of public interest
Registration date: 08/10/2022
LOCATION
The purpose of this initiative is to implement the issuance and use of the electronic passport in order to advance towards standardization with other countries, improve the security level of the document and respond to the requirements of international organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (OACI, by its acronym in spanish).
In the Dominican Republic, the institution responsible for issuing official and ordinary passports is the General Directorate of Passports. This institution has made available thirty-six (36) centers for passport acquisition procedures for Dominican citizens. For citizens residing in the country, thirteen (13) offices or centers have been established nationwide located in: Santo Domingo (central headquarters), Zona Oriental, Punto Gobierno Sambil, Santiago, San Pedro de Macorís, Barahona, Puerto Plata, Nagua, Monte Cristi, La Vega, Higüey, and Azua. Meanwhile, Dominican citizens residing abroad can go to an authorized Dominican consulate located in the following locations: Valencia, Barcelona, Boston, Panama, St. Maarten, Hamburg, Madrid, Genoa, Miami, Milan, Puerto Rico, Zurich, New York, Canada, Los Angeles, Guadeloupe, Montreal, Aruba, Washington, Curacao, Antigua and Barbuda, Rome, and Chile.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Status: Declared of public interest
Possible Contracting Authority(ies)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) and General Directorate of Passports (DGP)
Contractor Authority
General Directorate of Passports (DGP)
Prioritized Sector(s)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
Proposer
Midas Dominicana, S.A.
Modality
Private
Estimated initial investment
RD$ 1.21 billion dominican pesos (approximately US$22 millions) (CAPEX)
Total term of the contract
20 years
Qualification of Bidders or Manifestation of Interest
N/A
Deadline for submitting envelope A and B
N/A
Process info
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TIMELINE
Reception
07/25/2022
07/25/2022
Admission
08/22/2022
08/22/2022
Eligibility Workshop
09/29/2022
09/29/2022
Declaration of Public Interest
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
Under feasibility evaluation
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Competitive process
PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
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