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Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) of Provincial Value Chain Roadmaps for Vegetables

with Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations
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Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) of Provincial Value Chain Roadmaps for Vegetables

Announcement Description

The “Public-Social-Private Partnerships for Ecologically-Sound Agriculture and Resilient Livelihood in Northern Tonle Sap Basin (PEARL)” is a six-year project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Cambodia and executed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). PEARL was approved in March 2023 at the 35th GCF Board meeting1 and project activities started in April 2023. PEARL’s budget is of 42.9 million USD, including USD 36.2 million grant from the GCF, and USD 6.6 million in co-financing from MAFF, MoE and FAO.

PEARL aims to enhance climate change resilience of smallholder farmers and local communities in the Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) by promoting climate-resilient, higher-value, inclusive and sustainable agriculture through a value-chain approach built on effective public-social-private partnerships.

The project is structured under three interconnected outcomes targeting 450,000 smallholder farmers and value chain actors and one million indirect beneficiaries in four Provinces (Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom):

Bid Components

Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) of Provincial Value Chain Roadmaps for Vegetables

  • Career Category: Expression of Interest
  • Location: Siemreap Province

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The service provider will conduct a thorough analysis of the vegetable value chain in Siem Reap province and develop a detailed provincial roadmap for the development of the vegetables value chain in Siem Reap province. The vegetable value chain development roadmap in Siem Reap province will establish strategic directions at the provincial level for supporting farmers in adopting climate-resilient, high-value and sustainable agriculture. The roadmap will identify appropriate certification programs or standard-based production such as organic farming, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Geographical Indication (GI) as essential vehicles for accessing premium price markets while incentivizing farmers to adopt climate-resilient and sustainable production practices. The roadmap will pay attention to inclusivity, gender responsiveness, climate resilience, and high-value value chains.

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INTEREST AND FEASIBILITY

FAO invites bidders to express their interest by 18 October 2024.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

In order to qualify, the Service Provider (SP) intending to bid must certify to be in possession of the following documents/certificates and that the documented evidence will be provided when responding to the aforementioned tender:

  • Valid registration certificate of the Service Provider.
  • A description of the SP’s experience and capacity to develop gender-responsive climate-resilient and high-value value chain roadmaps, with specific focus on local value chain actors including smallholder farmer households, Farmer Organizations with preferred experience in Northern Tonle Sap Basin, Cambodia.
  • The SP’s organizational structure and technical expertise to handle the assignment, including recent assignments that document solid experience in the field of requirement; and
  • A minimum of two (2) references from similar clients serviced where the Service Provider has carried out similar contracts within the last five (5) years.

Submission Requirements

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF EOI

THE REQUESTED INFORMATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:

Registration in UNGM: The link

To access the documents, you need to be fully registered in UNGM (Basic Level is sufficient).

Uploading your Information on UNGM:

Please login and upload the documents requested in the designated placeholders in the UNGM portal and within the indicated deadline, by following the instructions below:

  • Log in the UNGM website with your e-mail and password;
  • Click on MY TENDERS and select the related project;
  • Click on VIEW DOCUMENTS (green button on the left of the specific notice you are interested in);
  • Click on the REQUEST FOR INFORMATION tab;
  • Click on the “OPT IN” button;
  • To upload all the files, click on the relevant “UPLOAD DOCUMENT” red buttons under the “MY TENDER RETURN”.

IMPORTANT: Once all files are uploaded, please remember to click on the red button “SUBMIT RETURN” to send your Information. If the submission is properly completed, you will be able to view and download a receipt under the “HISTORY” tab.

SUBMISSIONS BY E-MAIL OR FAX ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Modification or Withdrawal of Information:

A Vendor may, without prejudice, modify or withdraw a submission before the deadline with the “MODIFY RETURN” function. No submission may be modified after the deadline.

OPT OUT:

In the event that your company is not interested to participate in this EOI, the Organization would appreciate your feedback with a brief explanation. In this case, you are kindly requested to click on the “OPT OUT” button displayed in the UNGM portal to send your reason for non- participation.

Should you have any questions, please use the CORRESPONDENCE TAB in the UNGM portal.

 
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Contact Details

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  • #200 Preah Norodom Blvd, Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia