CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFQ) FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CONDUCT VOCATIONAL SKILLS ACQUISITION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING
RFP NO: CRS-STAR-NE-2020-08
(REFERENCE TO BMZ NO 2019 40 626)
PROJECT EXECUTING AGENCY: CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES-UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
DEADLINE: 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2020
Request for Proposals (RFP) for Service Providers to conduct Vocational Skills
Acquisition and Entrepreneurial Training in target communities of Borno and
Adamawa States for the Stabilization and Reconciliation in the Lake Chad Region (STaR) Project, financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW (German Financial Cooperation) on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany
RFP No: CRS-STaR-NE-2020-08 (Reference to BMZ No 2019 40 626)
Project Executing Agency: Catholic Relief Services-United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops
Catholic Relief Services United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons based on need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS has operated in Nigeria since the year 2000 and has implemented different projects in 19 states of the federation.
For over nine years, the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) crisis – impacting Northeast (NE) Nigeria, the Lake Region of Chad, the Region of Diffa in Niger, and the far North Region of Cameroon-has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities, torn apart communities and families, constrained livelihood opportunities, destroyed infrastructure, and dismantled local government’s ability to respond to the needs of its citizens. To address the myriad of inter-related and chronic factors inhibiting the recovery of resilient, rebuilt communities in the L.C.B., CRS was awarded the two-year Stabilization and Reconciliation in the Lake Chad Region (STaR) Project, which is financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW (German Financial Cooperation).
CRS Nigeria Program invites sealed bids from eligible Applicants for the above subject. The Service Provider(s) will be selected in accordance with the procedures described in Kfw Guidelines for the Procurement of Consulting Services, Works, Good, Plant and Non- Consulting Services in Financial Cooperation with Partner Countries, available online at
https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/PDF/Download-Center/PDF-Dokumente-Richtlinien/Vergaberichtlinien-2019-Englisch-Internet 2.pdf
The complete RFP guidelines and proposal documents are available for download at https://tinyurl.com/y3ne9egy or in hard copy at the CRS office at the addresses below.
Potential applicants should contact CRS at tenders.star.ngr@crs.org if they face any technical difficulties when downloading the RFP documents or visit CRS Yola office at the address stated above to pick up the packet of the proposal documents.
Interested applicants MUST ensure that once the complete bid package has been successfully downloaded, applicants MUST send the following details to tenders.star.ngr@crs.org
1. Name of Applicant:
2. Valid Email Address
3. Telephone Number:
4. Name of contact person:
Proposal Submission:
Proposals must be submitted in hard copy by courier or hand delivered. Submissions via courier or hand delivery must be submitted in sealed envelopes and addressed to:
CRS Nigeria Proposal Review Committee for REP No:CRS-STAR-NE-2020-08
CRS Yola Office
No 2, Off Galadima Aminu Way
Opposite Police Officers Mess, Jimeta
Yola, Adamawa State
All completed proposals must be delivered by courier or hand-delivered to the above address on or before noon Nigeria time on 28 September 2020. Proposals received after this deadline will be rejected. The Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal must be packaged in two separate envelopes properly sealed and clearly marked on the top right-hand corner Technical Proposal CRS-STAR-NE-2020-08 and ‘Financial Proposal CRS-STAR-NE-2020-08
The name of the Applicant should be written clearly on the back of both envelopes. The two envelopes should then be enclosed in one single outer POLYETHYLENE TYPE ENVELOPE (Not a paper envelope) and must bear the name, address and telephone number of the Applicant. If all envelopes are not sealed and marked as required, CRS will declare the Proposal non- responsive and will not consider the submission.
All submitted proposals will be retained by CRS for its files and will not be returned to the Applicants.
Complete guidance on the submission process and requirements is included in the bid documents.
Bids will be publicly opened online on 29h September 2020 at 12:00 PM. Kindly click the link provided in section 7.0 of the RFP document to join Microsoft Teams online meeting on the scheduled date and time.
CRS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the Tender and/or solicitation process. CRS also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final solicitation documents. Submitting a reply to a call for Tender does not automatically guarantee receipt of the solicitation documents when issued.
