Request for Sealed Proposal (RfP) for Assessment of Local Food System and Impact Posed by Flood and Drought

Request for Sealed Proposal (RfP)

for

Assessment of Local Food System and Impact Posed by Flood and Drought

Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in October 1995 with its Head Office in Pokhara and Programme Coordination Office in Lalitpur. LI-BIRD is committed to capitalizing on local resources, innovations and institutions for the sustainable management of natural resources and building resilience to climate change for improving the livelihoods of target beneficiaries that includes smallholder farmers particularly women in Nepal.

LI-BIRD has been implementing a project entitled “Easing and de-risking transition to climate resilient food production for enhanced self-reliance in humanitarian contexts [SAFE]” funded by the Novo-nordisk foundation and managed by DanChurchAid (DCA Nepal) in Barbardiya Municipality of Bardiya district.

One of the objectives of the project is to assess existing external and internal evidence, good practices and lessons learned on the transition to sustainable, climate resilient agroecology-based food production for enhanced food security and self-reliance in the face of climate shocks and stresses. Especially focused on flood and drought.

Thus, LI-BIRD invites sealed proposals from qualified consultants/private firms or a team of experts to accomplish the aforementioned tasks.

The interested applicants need to fill up the Request for Proposal Form (Annex 2: Organization and Methodology Form and Annex 3: Proposal Submission Form) which can be downloaded from the link below: 

Download Request for Proposal Form

The Terms of Reference (ToR) is annexed as Annex 1 in the Request for Proposal Form. The applicants are requested to thoroughly read the Request for Proposal Form and fill in the required information (Annex 2 and Annex 3). Submit the duly filled and signed Request for Proposal Form within the mentioned deadline.

Interested applicants are requested to submit the sealed proposal by 16 September 2024, 5.00 pm by courier or hand delivery to the either of the following two address below:

Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)

Head Office: Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal; Phone: +977 61 576834, 585357 

Or,

LI-BIRD Programme Coordination Office: Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal; Phone: +977 01 5440330

E-mail: procurement@libird.org

The proposal must be written in the English language. The sealed proposal received after the deadline will not be entertained and considered for further evaluation.

A proposal that does not meet the requirements will be discarded. Proposals that meet the requirements and offer the best value for money will be considered for the further evaluation process. LI-BIRD reserves the right to accept or reject, wholly or partly any or all the bids without assigning any reason whatsoever.

Thank you and we look forward to receiving your proposal.