The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to conduct a national survey of retailers to collect information of all retail outlets across the country. According to the details of the retailers'' survey issued by the FBR here on Wednesday, the FBR is planning to prepare a Digital Directory of the retail outlets across Pakistan for which a Geo Tagging and Mapping of the retailers would be carried out on national level.

In this regard, the board intends to prepare a Digital Directory of the retail outlets across Pakistan. For this purpose it intends to carry out GIS mapping of the retailers.

The Geo Tagging and Mapping information required from each marked entity will include (but not limited to) existing business data (wherever available) will be tagged and mapped along with the marking of the target routes/areas; additional information regarding category and classification within category of entity will be accurately captured for each entity marked on Google Maps and visual display of distribution network, FBR said.

The Geo Tagging and Mapping information would also include penetration analysis; mapping against decision logic forecasting; thematic mapping for business area mapping and Web and Mobile locators Maps with interactive driving directions. Proposals are invited from registered (Sales Tax/Income Tax) reputed Information Technology based firms for the aforementioned task. The proposal must reflect the relevant expertise and experience of the firm in conduct of similar assignments. Detailed TOR''s may be obtained from the office of the FBR. The short listed firms will be informed accordingly by FBR. The EOI must be submitted within 15 days of the publication of the notice to the FBR, FBR added.

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