DEADLINE: 14TH AUGUST, 2023
GLOBAL CENTER ON ADAPTATION (GCA)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY AND RESILIENCE SUPPORT PROJECT (LPRES)
INTRODUCTION
Introduction to the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) is an international organization that works as a solutions broker to catalyze action and support for adaptation solutions, from the international to the local, in partnership with the public and private sector, to ensure we learn from each other and work together for a climate resilient future. Adapting to impacts of climate change provides a “win-win” for livelihoods, food security, water supply, health, security, and economic growth. The work of the GCA elevates the visibility and political importance of climate adaptation and facilitates solutions, such as smarter investments, new technologies and better planning to become more resilient to climate related threats. GCA is a rapidly growing organization with offices in Abidjan, Beijing, Dhaka, Groningen, and Rotterdam.
The GCA’s ambitious 2020-2025 business plan and strategy have three pillars:
- Programs: Food Security; Using Nature for more resilient infrastructure; Water for Urban Growth and Resilience; Climate Finance; Youth Leadership.
- Knowledge: Building adaptation knowledge globally through cutting-edge products such as the State and Trends in Adaptation Report and the Adaptation Knowledge Portal.
- Advocacy and Awareness: Formulating policy messages to move the global, regional, and local adaptation agendas forward.
Program Background Information
The Food Security program of GCA aims at promoting climate adaptation and resilience in food security-based investment projects of multilateral development banks (MDBs) and International Finance Institutions (IFIs) including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Bank.
Through its Climate Smart Digital Agricultural Technologies (CSDAT) business line, the Program supports MDBs by carrying out climate risk analyses of agricultural value chains to provide inputs into the design of investment projects, mainstreaming digital tool in project preparation and, build the capabilities of relevant personnel, institutions, and stakeholders to design, implement, and use digital climate information and advisory services for improved climate adaptation and resilience.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Purpose of this Assignment
Within this context, GCA is seeking a qualified firm to provide Technical Assistance to the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (LPRES) in Nigeria.
The expected services to be provided under this assignment include, but are not limited to:
- Carry out a comprehensive landscape analysis and climate risks and vulnerabilities assessment of the livestock sector in Nigeria to identify the key climate-induced challenges and shocks, particularly for those livestock value chains of interest – cattle (beef, dairy, leather), poultry (egg, meat), pig, sheep, and goat.
- Identify opportunities, constraints, and viable entry points for investments to promote climate adaptation – including digital advisory services – across the livestock value chains of interest.
The detailed Terms of Reference and Deliverables for this assignment are presented in Annex 3. The total duration of this assignment is estimated at up to 8 months.
Bidders shall respond to the strategic requirements of GCA with a strong emphasis on responsiveness to GCA technical requirements and performance, substantive progress reports, achievement of tasks and activities to match the Scope of Services/Terms of Reference and the production of the deliverables on time, to highest applicable standards. For further information see Annex 3 – Terms of Reference.
Communications, Clarifications and Amendment of RFP
The point of contact for all questions or requests for additional information is procurement@gca.org. All contact with personnel employed by the Global Center on Adaptation with respect to this RFP is prohibited, except for messages to the above email address. Improper contact may constitute grounds for rejection of your proposal. All inquiries regarding this RFP must be submitted in writing. Interest to bid and questions shall be sent to the above email address before the date mentioned in the timeline and must be labelled “Clarification Request – GCA-PR-23-330 – RFP for Technical Assistance to the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (LPRES) in Nigeria”. Each inquiry must include the inquirer’s name, firm and telephone number. The Global Center on Adaptation will share the answers to all questions of a reasonable nature with all the parties that have expressed their interest.
Clarifications by GCA will be communicated, in a suitably anonymous form, to all bidders on the GCA website and/or by email. No approach of any kind in connection with this request for proposal should be made to any other person within, or associated with, GCA. Failure to adhere to this requirement may result in exclusion from this RFP. Please note that GCA will not enter a detailed discussion on the requested services at this stage.
The closing date for clarifications concerning this RFP is 4 August 2023, 16:00:00 hours (04:00:00 p.m. o’clock), Central European Time (CET).
Bidders are cautioned that the timing of submitting a clarification is based on when the proposal is received by the GCA, not when a clarification is submitted by a bidder. As transmission can be delayed due to file transfer size, transmission speed or other technical factors, bidders should plan to submit clarifications well in advance of the clarification Deadline to avoid submitting late due to technical issues. Bidders submitting near the clarification Deadline do so at their own risk.
All clarifications from each bidder must be placed in one consolidated request.
Submission of the Proposal
If you are interested in participating in this Request for Proposal, you are requested to submit your proposal no later than Monday, 14 August 2023, 16:00:00 hours (04:00:00 p.m. o’clock), Central European Time (CET).
Bidders are cautioned that the timing of submission is based on when the proposal is received by the GCA, not when a proposal is submitted by a bidder. As transmission can be delayed due to file transfer size, transmission speed or other technical factors, bidders should plan to submit proposals well in advance of the Submission Deadline to avoid submitting late due to technical issues. Bidders submitting near the Submission Deadline do so at their own risk.
Proposals received after the closing date and time will be rejected. GCA will confirm receipt of proposals within 24 hours from the closing date and time. Bidders that do not receive this confirmation must contact GCA within 48 hours from the closing date and time. After 48 hours from the closing date and time, GCA shall not respond to any queries related to whether a bidder’s proposal was received.
Your proposal and all supporting documents must be sent in PDF format (25MB maximum size), as an attachment, and must reach GCA at this email address: procurement@gca.org within the deadline stipulated above. Submissions requesting GCA to click on links to download documents shall not be accepted.
The proposal must be drafted in English. The email subject heading should be clearly marked with the following information:
“GCA-PR-23-330 – RFP for Technical Assistance to the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (LPRES) in Nigeria”
