Request for
Expression of Interest (EOI) – to Enter into Partnership for ecofriendly producing
Companies
Bid Reference No: BID No. 209/2024
About CARE Ethiopia
Founded
in 1945, CARE is a leading international humanitarian organization fighting global
poverty. CARE started working in Ethiopia in 1984 in response to severe drought
and famine. The main focus of our work is addressing the root causes
of poverty and vulnerability through nexus and development programing as well
as humanitarian response. This includes programing for improved governance;
water and sanitation; food security; women’s economic justice; sexual and
reproductive health and rights; and nutrition; and household and community
level resilience. Our programs are implemented across both rural and urban
areas. CARE Ethiopia works in multiple sectors including the following
priorities: Food Security; Livelihoods & Resilience; Nutrition; Water,
Sanitation & Hygiene; Humanitarian Response; Sexual & Reproductive
Health & Rights; Women’s Economic Justice; Dignified Work. CARE’s operation
spans the majority of the country: Afar, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Sidama, Somali,
Tigray, Addis Ababa, and Dire Dawa.
Acting
on climate change and environmental crises is at the heart of CARE’s vision of a world
of hope, inclusion, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all
people live in dignity and security. CARE’s path is to achieving its Vision 2030 to become more
environmentally just and climate responsible. The CARE International Climate and Environment Policy defines CARE’s
commitment to: prevent, reduce, and mitigate its negative impacts on our
climate and environment in the spirit of international standards and
agreements. CARE supports, where feasible and appropriate, the protection,
management, and restoration of the environment, and promotes good environmental
practices, raising awareness on the importance of minimizing greenhouse
gas emissions, and being accountable.
As part of this policy, CARE
Ethiopia is seeking a partnership with ecofriendly, eco printing companies
engaged in the recycling and manufacturing of paper-based products such as
notebooks, cartons, tissue paper, art paper, paper towels, phone books, and
more.
Key
Partnership Requirements:
Integrated
Waste Management Strategy:
The recycling company should be part of this strategy whereby it will be
willing to collect wastepaper materials, including old notebooks, magazines,
and printed papers, from CARE Ethiopia's office for use in recycling. The
materials used also may come from sustainable suppliers and use little to no
chemicals in their processing.
Recycling
Focus:
The company should have a proven capacity in recycling and producing quality
paper products. These products come from recycled or other sustainable
materials and should be 100% biodegradable or recyclable.
Sustainability
Commitment:
Preference will be given to companies with sustainable and environmentally
responsible recycling practices.
A
complete set of bidding documents shall be obtained free of charge from Afro
tender (https://careethiopia.afrotender.com).
The
proposal submission date will be December 20, 2024, at 2:30PM (8:30 local
time). Bids after this date and time will not be considered.
Interested
eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Head of supply Chain
with the following email
address: tadesse.alemayehu@care.org
CARE
reserves the right to reject the bid partially or fully.