Request for Proposal (RFP) at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CFNA)

Posted by Future on Wed 29th Sep, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CFNA) invites interested and independent consultants and firms to indicate interest by submitting RFP documents to tender for the following works:

Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CFNA) is an international agricultural development organization that specializes in the design and implementation of sustainable, enterprise-based agricultural initiatives. We work with businesses, foundations, governments, and communities to build customized local and global partnerships that meet the world’s growing demand for food.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Request for Proposal for the Development of National Fertilizer Policy

Preamble

The five-year USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity (the Activity), implemented by Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) with Connexus Corporation and J.E. Austin Associates as subcontractors, aims to strengthen the enabling environment for agribusiness finance and investment. To achieve this goal, the Activity focuses on four interrelated components:

Improving the enabling environment for agricultural sector growth
Broadening access to finance by mitigating the credit risks of agribusinesses
Promoting and facilitating investment opportunities for agribusinesses to expand and scale up operations
Sustainably enhancing the performance of agribusiness micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs).

In line with the U.S. and Nigerian government's commitment to growing the non-oil-based economy, these efforts will increase the depth, breadth, dynamism, and competitiveness of Nigeria’s agribusiness sector. The Activity operates in seven states of Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Niger and Kebbi along soybean, maize, aquaculture, rice, and cowpea value chains.

Scope of Work

The Activity will require the successful bidder to develop a self-sustaining policy for the fertilizer industry to adopt clearly stating the position of the Government in the sub-sector in line with the following key objectives:

To strengthen the capacity of farmers to engage in safe, profitable and sustainable fertilizer use.
To strengthen the capacity of suppliers to deliver fertilizers at the right quantity, quality and time and in a cost-effective manner.
To enhance the regulatory and institutional capacity to ensure the quality, environmentally safe supply and use of fertilizers to achieve sustainable productivity and production.
To effectively manage fertilizer-related knowledge that will be shared with farmers through extension in a user-friendly manner.

Eligible Offeror Qualifications

Consulting companies (who are registered in Nigeria under the CAC and all necessary body); or independent consultants who are Nigerians, legally able to work in Nigeria.
Offerors demonstrating a clear knowledge and understanding of the assignment by interpreting and providing a methodology and approach that will be adopted in undertaking the assignment.
10+ years of relevant experience working in agricultural policy, ideally including agricultural economics, agricultural technology, agribusiness contracts, agribusiness strategic partnerships; and relevant professional experience working in the field of fertilizer manufacturing, importation, blending, marketing, distribution and use, in sub Saharan Africa and in particular, in Nigeria.
Experience in conducting research for USAID- and/or other donor-funded programs is strongly preferred.
Experience working collaboratively with institutional and private‐sector partners and stakeholders and building partnerships in the Nigerian agricultural sector. Experience working with the State/FMARD and national/international development agencies is preferred.
Demonstrate capacity to work well in diverse teams but also productive working individually with minimum supervision.
Well organized, strong analytical skills, creative thinker, innovative, demonstrated personal initiative, stress tolerance, integrity, and ethics.
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
Ability to produce various informational products under tight deadlines.

Application Closing Date

October 4th, 2021

Submission of Documents

All proposals and offers must be submitted by email to: operations@ag-invest.org

Proposal Format Instructions

All proposals must be formatted in accordance with the below requirements:

English language only
Include the individual/agency/organization name, date, RFP number, and page numbers as a header or footer throughout the document.
The Technical Proposal must be in the format provided in Annex 03.
The Cost Proposal must be in the format provided in Annex 04.

A full proposal will include the following documents:

A proposal offer checklist (Annex 01).
A cover letter on company letterhead, signed by an authorized representative of the offeror (Annex 02).
A complete Technical Proposal in response to the evaluation criteria in Section 2.3 and in the format provided in Annex 03.
A complete Cost Proposal in response to the terms of Section 2.4, the evaluation criteria in Section 2.3, and in the format provided in Annex 04.
A copy of the offeror’s business license, or, if an individual, a copy of his/her identification card.
Minimum of 3 contacts for references from organizations/individuals for which the offeror has successfully performed similar work.

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