DEADLINE: 24TH JUNE, 2021
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS)
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDER (S)
PROPOSAL NO: CRS-SMILE-WASH:2018-01
Request for Proposals (RFP) for Financial Services Providers) (FSPs) For Delivery of Cash to Cash-for-work Project Participants in Target Communities of Adamawa State for the Stabilization and Reconciliation in the Lake Chad Region (STaR) Project, financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KW (German Financial Cooperation) on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany
RFP:CRS-STaR-NE-2021-05 (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 breed, 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 Laka Chad Basin (LcB) crisis- impacting Northeast (NE) Nigeria, the Lake Region of Chad, the Region of Difa 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 ts citizens. To address the myriad of inter-related and chronic factors inhibiting the recovery of resilient rebuilt communities in the LCB, 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 KIW (German Financial Cooperation)
CRS Nigeria Program invites sealed bids from eligible Applicants for the above subject The Supplier(s) will be selected in accordance with the procedures described in KW Guidelines for the Procurement of Consulting Services, Works, Good, Plant and Non-Counseling 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/3zvb4bfe or in hard copy at the CRS office at the addresses below. Potential applicants should contact CRS at 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 complete the 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 RFP:CRS-STAR-NE-2021-05
CRSYola 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 5pm Nigeria time on 24th June, 2021. Proposal received after this deadline will be rejected
A registration register of candidates will be available at the CRS office where candidates will be required to provide information and the date and time of submission, it is recommended that all applicants complete this register when submitting their offer before leaving the CRS offices.
Courier deliveries MUST also be communicated to fill this register for bid to be accepted.
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-2021-05 and Financial Proposal CRS-STAR-NE-2021-05”. The name of the Applicants should be written dearly 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.
Complete guidance and the submission process and requirements is included in the bid documents.
Bids will be publicly opened online on 25th June 2021 at 10:00 AM. Kindly click the link that will be provided to all registered mail an the scheduled date and time
CRS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the Tender and for the solicitation process CRS also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing fhe final solicitation documents. Submitting a reply to a call for Tender does not automatically guarantee receipt of the solicitation documents when issued
