CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT THE BASELINE
EVALUATION ASSESSMENT FOR THE BORNO AND ADAMAWA WOMEN POULTRY
PROJECT, FINANCED BY DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) GMBH ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.
REP NE: CRS-BORNO AND ADAMAWA WOMEN POULTRY PROJECT-NE-2020-01
(REFERENCE TO BMZ NO 16.4049.9-006.00)
PROJECT EXECUTING AGENCY: CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES-UNITED STATES
CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
DEADLINE: 26TH AUGUST, 2020

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.
Catholic Relief Services, Nigeria country program has its head office located at Plot No, 512, Ahmadu Bello Way, Cadastral Zone B09, Kado District, Behind NAF Conference Centre & Suites, Abuja Nigeria.

CRS Nigeria has been awarded the Eighteen months Borno and Adamawa Women Poultry Project by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)- Nigeria. Award start date is 1st March 2020, and the focus is on start-up activities including development of a comprehensive work plan, elaboration of a detailed MEAL plan, recruitment of staff, and the conduct of preliminary assessments. This program seeks to develop and implement interventions that will sustainably increase women participation and production of poultry in Borno and Adamawa states by addressing challenges to poultry production and contribute to creation of livestock employment opportunities to improve participants’ living conditions. The specific purpose is to enable 7,000 vulnerable families- particularly female-headed households increase their income by producing and selling poultry and poultry products. This effort will contribute to CRS’ agriculture and livelihoods signature program area and ongoing efforts to promote resilience, recovery and development within Nigeria and neighboring countries around the Lake Chad Basin.

The overall objective of the 18-month Borno and Adamawa Women Poultry Project is to contribute to the creation of livestock employment opportunities in Borno and Adamawa States to improve Participants’ living conditions.

By this invitation to tender, CRS invites qualified Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability & Learning (MEAL) applicants with relevant past experience in
conducting baselines, annual surveys and end line assessments systems to submit applications.

The complete RFP guidelines and proposal documents are available for download at https://tinyurl.com/y6kqbd5v from 7th to 26th August 2020.

Bid Submission:
All bids must be submitted in hard copy with a scanned soft copy in a flash disc or CD in a sealed POLYETHYLENE TYPE ENVELOPE (Not a paper envelope) and addressed to:

CRS Nigeria Bid Review Committee for Project-NE-2020-01 (Reference to BMZ No 16.4049.9-006.00)

CRS Yola Office
No 2, Off Galadima Aminu Way
Opposite Police Officers Mess, Jimeta
Yola, Adamawa State

All completed applications should be submitted on or before 11:59 PM on 26th August 2020. Bids received after 11:59 PM on 26th August 2020 will not be considered during bid opening.

For more information about the tender, please read the tender document very
carefully.

CRS Nigeria Proposal Committee
RFP Ne: CRS-Borno and Adamawa Women Poultry Project-NE-2020-01
Catholic Relief Services
CRS Yola Office
No 2, Off Galadima Aminu Way
Opposite Police Officers Mess, Jimeta
Yola, Adamawa State

Complete guidance on the submission process and requirements is included in the RFP documentation.

For more information about the tender, please read the tender document very
carefully.