Request For Proposal at Corus International

Request For Proposal at Corus International

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

RFP #:FY25-997-USA-608-KUKU Biashara Baseline Survey

Services Requested: To Conduct Baseline Survey- Consultancy Services

Contract Type: Fixed Price Contract

Issuance Date: March 13, 2025

Deadline for Responses (Date of Receipt): March 27, 2025

Last Receipt Date for Questions: March 20, 2025

Anticipated Award Date: April, 2025

RFP Contents and Attachments
1. Introduction
2. Scope of Work & Background
3. Instructions to Bidders
4. Technical and Financial Proposal Evaluation (Attachment)

Corus Procurement Ethics

Corus International and its family of organizations are committed to a transparent and ethical procurement process aiming to achieve the best value for money, fairness, integrity, and doing business in compliance with the US government regulations, the beneficiaries, donors, and partners’ interests.

Corus does not allow accepting any monetary transaction, gratuity, or compensation of any type from current or potential vendors or suppliers in exchange for or as a reward for a business.

Therefore, all potential vendors and suppliers taking part in this solicitation must not offer fraud, bribery, or kickback to an employee or staff of Corus. Any vendor or supplier violating these standards will be automatically disqualified for doing business with Corus in the future.

A comprehensive list of Corus’s ethical standards as well as information on how to report any violation pertaining to this solicitation (Corus’s Integrity and Ethics Reporting Hotline) is found here: https://corusinternational.org/ethics-and-policies-corus-international.

 INTRODUCTION:

Corus International combines over 150 years of experience of our non-profit and for-profit subsidiary organizations – IMA World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. Together, the organizations take a systematic approach to grow rural economies, eliminate extreme poverty, ensure access to quality healthcare, and respond to urgent humanitarian needs in fragile settings.

Corus leads an ensemble of social impact organizations working together in the world’s most fragile settings to deliver the holistic, lasting solutions needed to overcome today’s complex problem. Corus is a new model in the international space, creating a consortium of specialized non-profit and for-profit entities for greater impact. Our annual budgets have ranged between $110-130 million a year. Additional growth is expected.

SCOPE OF WORK & BACKGROUND

Title: Kuku Biashara Project

Strategic objectives

• Develop and transform small and medium enterprise (SMEs) poultry value chain into sustainable commercial business in Tanzania.

Project and consultancy location

• Regions: Mbeya, Iringa, Rukwa, and Songwe, Tanzania

Project duration

• 5 years

Implementation partners

• Accion
• ADP Mbozi
• MMA

Type of assessment

• Basic study, external and independent

Working languages

• English and Swahili

Period and duration (consultancy)

• April to May 2025, or TBD

The presentation of the Expression of Interest includes:

• Description of the firm’s overall experience in conducting projects evaluations (budget in USD and sample report)
• Description of expertise (team composition) of the consultants to be used for this study (CVs of 4 experts to be allocated to the study, if necessary, indicate team leader)
• Certificates or reference letters of successful completion of all similar work carried out (in the field of poultry, agriculture and others)
• Firm registration, VAT registration, Tax clearance, certificate for data controller and processor from Tanzania Personal Data Protection Commission and any other relevant documents. – Bank Details

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

RFP: This RFP constitutes an invitation to prospective Bidder(s) (“Bidder”) to submit proposals (“Proposal”) for the services described herein. It consists of (1) Cover Page, (2) Overview, (3) Scope of Work (4) Instructions for Bidder(s).

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT:

Each prospective Bidder(s) receiving a copy of this RFP shall, within 2 days, email an intention to submit or not to submit a proposal addressed to [email protected]g.

An open period for submitting questions will begin on the issuance date of the RFP. All questions MUST be submitted to the RFP contact email [email protected] no later than close of business on March 20, 2025.

All Proposals must be in the English language, signed and dated by an authorized employee of the Bidder. In addition to require documents requested, proposals can include additional items such, i.e., templates, brochures, media, etc.

The proposal must include:

• In order to be considered, the proposals must be received by email to the RFP contact email [email protected] no later than 5pm March 27, 2025.
• Bidders are solely responsible to ensure the timely receipt of their proposals. Proposals received after the date and time required will, generally, not be considered unless no other proposals are received.
• Prospective Bidders are under no obligation to prepare or submit proposals in response to this RFP and do so solely at their own risk and expense.
• Corus will not reimburse any costs incurred related to this RFP.
• Proposals may not be altered or corrected after the Date of Receipt, except when Corus at its sole discretion, may permit correction of arithmetic errors, transposition errors, or other clerical or minor mistakes, in cases in which Corus deems that both the mistake and the intended proposal can be established conclusively on the face of the proposal.
• Proposals must be valid for at least NINTY (90) days from the Date of Receipt.
• In evaluating the proposals, Corus will seek the best value for money.

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