Request for Proposals

May 20, 2023

Subject: Request for Proposals # TC-TA-013

Reference: To provide technical support to develop and deliver training on branding, packaging, food safety certification and marketing to agriculture based post-harvest enterprises (pickle and spices) from Koshi and Lumbini Province to enhance their capacity on export competitiveness.

Dear Sir or Madam,

Deloitte Consulting Overseas Projects, LLC (hereinafter referred to as “DCOP”) on behalf of the USAID Trade and Competitiveness Activity is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for providing technical support to develop and deliver training on branding, packaging, food safety certification and marketing to agriculture based post-harvest enterprises (pickle and spices) from Koshi and Lumbini Province to enhance their capacity on export competitiveness. The attached RFP contains all the necessary information for interested Bidders. 

USAID Trade and Competitiveness will engage the services of a contractor Firm with experience of providing similar services.  

DCOP realizes that Bidders may have additional questions after reading this RFP. Interested Bidders can submit their questions to the Procurement Unit according to the instructions in the RFP. If necessary, the DCOP will provide answers to all relevant questions received in an amendment that will be emailed directly to all interested Bidders who registered with the Procurement Unit at info@tc-udhyamnepal.com before the deadline for questions, and to those bidders who submitted relevant questions.

This RFP shall not obligate DCOP, in any manner whatsoever, to enter into a contract or result in any claim whatsoever against DCOP, for reimbursement of costs for any proposal efforts expended by bidders’ response to this RFP.

Sincerely,

Procurement Unit

USAID Trade and Competitiveness

Deloitte Consulting Overseas Projects, LLC

Request for Proposals

RFP # # TC-TA-013

For the provision of

To provide technical support to develop and deliver training on branding, packaging, food safety certification and marketing to agriculture based post-harvest enterprises (pickle and spices) from Koshi and Lumbini Province to enhance their capacity on export competitiveness.

Under

USAID Trade and Competitiveness

Instructions to Bidders 

I. Introduction

Deloitte Consulting Overseas, LLC (hereinafter referred to as “DCOP”) on behalf of USAID Trade and Competitiveness, is soliciting offers from individual/firm to submit proposals to develop and deliver training on product branding, packaging, food safety certification and marketing to enhance the product competitiveness in the national and export market of agriculture based post-harvest enterprises (pickle and spices) from Lumbini and Koshi Provinces.

USAID Trade and Competitiveness is a five-year Activity to increase Nepali private sector participation in targeted global value chains by making them competitive, resilient, and sustainable. The Activity will chart a new growth path for private companies by supporting them to capitalize on global opportunities – targeting quality and high value exports (of products and services). It aims to foster sustainable growth, in selected value chains, by incentivizing actors (both private and public) through investments, innovations, employment, and a business enabling environment to expand their integration into the global market. The Activity is working to achieve the goal through the following objectives:

• To increase access to market-based financial and non-financial services. 
• To increase productivity in sectors with high growth and employment potential; and 
• To improve the investment climate and business enabling environment, for targeted sectors.
• To support private sector-led economic recovery.

Deloitte Consulting Overseas, LLC will issue an award to an individual/firm. This will be a firm fixed priced award upon successful completion of deliverables stated in Section II – Statement of Work.

This RFP shall not obligate DCOP, in any manner whatsoever, to enter into a contract or result in any claim whatsoever against DCOP, for reimbursement of costs for any proposal efforts expended by bidders’ response to this RFP.

Unless otherwise stated, the periods named in the RFP shall be consecutive calendar days.

II. Offer Deadline

Bidders shall submit their offers electronically only by no later than 5pm NPT on June 2, 2024, at the following address: 

Procurement Unit

info@tc-udhyamnepal.com

Bidders are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received in accordance with the instructions stated herein. Late offers may be considered at the discretion of Deloitte Consulting Overseas Project, LLC, and cannot guarantee that late offers will be considered.

III. Instructions for Submission 

Bidders must submit the proposal electronically compatible with MS Word, MS Excel, or Adobe Portable Document (PDF) format. Those pages requiring original manual signatures should be scanned and sent in PDF format as an email attachment.

The technical proposal and cost proposal must be kept separate from each other. Technical proposals must not make reference to pricing data in order that the technical evaluation may be made strictly on the basis of technical merit.

Written Questions and Clarifications 

All questions or clarifications regarding this RFP must be in writing and submitted to the Procurement Unit at info@tc-udhyamnepal.com  no later than no later than 5pm Nepal time on May 26, 2024. Questions and requests for clarification, and the responses thereto, will be circulated to all RFP recipients who have indicated an interest in this RFP. 

Only written answers from Deloitte Consulting Overseas Projects, LLC will be considered official and carry weight in the RFP process and subsequent evaluation. Any answers received outside the official channel, whether received verbally or in writing, from employees or representatives, or any other party, will not be considered official responses regarding this RFP, and may result in automatic disqualification.

For a detailed RFP, click on the link below:

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1rQ_qrIY0Iw3JxlvGANWSK1gW6aGTUTwV

Proposal Submission Date 

All proposals must be received by 5 pm Nepal on June 2, 2024. Late offers will be considered at the discretion of Deloitte Consulting Overseas Projects, LLC.