The Ethiopia herald Sunday march 30, 2025
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(Consulting Firms)
Participatory
Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT) Programme
Assignment
Title: Community-Driven Approach Training and Landscape Development Plan
Reference
No. (as per procurement plan): EOI/PACT LDIP C04/2024
The
Ministry of Agriculture has received financing from the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the cost of the Participatory
Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT) Programme and intends to apply
part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services.
The
use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD's approval, pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD's rules,
policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be
held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses
and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with the
Participatory Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT) Programme.
The
Programme aims to contribute to poverty reduction and improved resilience of
the target rural households.' The Programme Development Objective (PDO) is to
'enable 150,000 rural households (men, women, youth and persons with
Disabilities (PWDs) in selected kebeles to sustainably improve incomes, food
and nutrition security and build resilience to shocks.
The
Programme will be implemented in 9 regional states (Amhara, Oromia, Tigray,
(central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia, Afar, SWE (South West Ethiopia), Sidama,
and Somali). The Programme will be implemented over a seven-year period.
The
scope of the Consultancy
The
scope of this assignment encompasses the comprehensive application of PRA
methodologies to support the development of LDIPS within the PACT Programme.
This will involve a multifaceted approach, starting with the participatory data
collection and analysis process. The team will conduct a series of PRA
exercises, such as resource mapping, seasonal calendars, and focus group
discussions, to gather insights and perspectives directly from the local
communities. These community- driven data analysis sessions will ensure that
the findings reflect the priorities and development challenges identified by
the stakeholders, including marginalized groups.
Building
on the PRA process, the team will then utilize the collected data and insights
to inform the development of comprehensive LDIPS for the target landscapes. The
consulting services implementation period is 4/four/ months.
The
Ministry of Agriculture ("the client") 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 perform the services. Interested firms should fill the template
for expressions of interest and submit found at the following link
https://pasidp-moa.gov.et/ and send it to the address indicated below.
The
attention of interested consultants is drawn to IFAD's Anti-Money Laundering
and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy' and the Revised IFAD Policy
on Preventing Fraud and Corruption its Activities and Operations. The latter
sets forth IFAD's provisions on prohibited practices. IFAD further strives to
ensure a safe working environment free of harassment, including sexual
harassment, and free of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in its activities
and operations as detailed in its IFAD Policy to Preventing and Responding to
Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse."
The
consultant shall not have any actual, potential or reasonably perceived
conflict of interest. A consultant with an actual, potential or reasonably
perceived conflict of interest shall be disqualified unless otherwise
explicitly approved by the Fund. A consultant including their respective
personnel and affiliates are considered to have a conflict of interest if they
a) have a relationship that provides them with undue or undisclosed information
about or influence over the selection process and the execution of the
contract, b) participate in more than one EOI under this procurement action, c)
have a business or family relationship with a member of the Purchaser's board
of directors or its personnel, the Fund or its personnel, or any other
individual that was, has been or might reasonably be directly or indirectly
involved in any part of
(i)
the preparation of this REOI.
(ii)
the shortlisting or selection process for this procurement, or
(iii)
execution of the contract. The consultant has an ongoing obligation to disclose
any situation of actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest
during preparation of the EOI, the selection process or the contract execution.
Failure to properly disclose any of said situations may lead to appropriate
actions, including the disqualification of the consultant, the termination of
the contract and any other as appropriate under the IFAD Policy on Preventing
Fraud and Corruption in its Projects and Operations.
A
consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in IFAD'
project procurement handbook that can be accessed via the IFAD website at www.ifad.org/project-
procurement.
You
can also access the EOI, TOR & the format at https://pasidp-moa.gov.et/
The
shortlisting criteria are:
-The
consulting firm's Renewed Registration Certificate;
-Tax
Clearance of FY 2023/24;
-Must
be registered in Value Added Tax (VAT);
-Consultant
list Registration Certificate from PPA;
-The
firm must possess a minimum of 10 years of overall experience, including at
least 5 years specifically in conducting services similar to those required
under this TOR through at least 3 contracts within the last 5 years. Supporting
documents and testimonials to validate these qualifications must accompany the
Expression of Interest (Eol);
-Turnover
of Firms in the last 3 FYS in the form of audited financial report;
-Joint
Venture Agreement in case of applying as a joint venture, with one Consultant
identified as the lead Consultant.
Consultants
may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a
sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.
Any
request for clarification on this REOI should be sent via e-mail to the address
below no later than 12:00 pm EAT, 03 April 2025. The client will provide
responses to all clarification requests by 12:00 pm EAT, 06 April 2025.
Expressions
of interest must be delivered in written form using the forms provided for this
purpose. EOIs shall be submitted to the address below no later than 08 April
12:00PM EAT.
Ministry of Agriculture, PACT
Procurement Executive
Block B, Room No. B2-2/ Block C, Room No. B2-1
Attn: Abduselam Ali /Degayehu Deso
Next to Century Mall
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 98 688 6154
E-mail: selitude@gmail.com
Ministry of Agriculture