DEADLINE: 5TH MARCH, 2023
CULTIVATING NEW FRONTIERS IN AGRICULTURE (CNFA)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR LEGAL COUNSEL FOR FEED THE FUTURE (FTF) NIGERIA AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
INTRODUCTION:
The Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity (FTF) is a USAID program implemented by CNFA in Nigeria. The goal of the Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity is to strengthen the business enabling environment in order to promote private sector investment in agriculture. 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; and sustainably enhancing the performance of agribusiness micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). In line with the U.S. and Nigerian governments’ commitment to growing the non-oil-based economy, these efforts will increase the depth, breadth, dynamism, and competitiveness of Nigeria’s agribusiness sector.
As part of project’s operational and administrative needs, the Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity requires the services of a local legal counsel to advise the organization on ongoing issues regarding its operations and administration in the implementation of the Activity. The services include guidance on the interpretation, application, and relevance of Nigeria’s labor law, review of labor contracts, review of labor policy manuals, immigration matters, corporate governance, registration requirements, taxes and related requirements, project close-out support, and other legal issues related to the operations of non-profit organizations in Nigeria. The service provider will provide guidance on a variety of legal and regulatory matters pertaining to its operations in Nigeria on an on-going basis. The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit quotations for these services from qualified and experienced service providers.
Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received by CNFA in accordance with the instructions, terms, and conditions described in this RFQ. Failure to adhere with instructions described in this RFQ may lead to disqualification of an offer from consideration. CNFA will consider proposals in response to this RFQ from eligible local Independent Consultants and Firms. International firms/individuals are not eligible to apply for this assignment.
Please see the full RFP for additional information, instructions and submission requirements.
Application Submission
Offer Deadline and Protocol:
The deadline to receive offers for this RFQ shall not be later than 11:00 PM, WAT, on March 5, 2023. Offers must be submitted by email to operations@ag-invest.org and the RFQ number should be adequately referenced in the email submission.
Offers received after the specified time and date will be considered late and will be considered only at the discretion of CNFA. The cover page of this solicitation summarizes the important dates of the solicitation process. Offerors must strictly follow the provided deadlines to be considered for award.
Questions:
Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFQ may be submitted no later than 11:00 PM WAT on February 27, 2023 by email to Clinton Okwuonu at cokwuonu@ag-invest.org. Questions must be submitted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted. Questions and requests for clarification—and the responses thereto—that CNFA believes may be of interest to other offerors will be circulated to all RFQ recipients who have indicated an interest in bidding.
