The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) invites interested, experienced consulting firms to offer Technical & Financial Proposals to conduct a baseline survey

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Baseline Study for Transform Soil Fertility

Management in Ethiopia (TRANSFORM) Program

Implemented in Amhara, Oromia, and the

Central Ethiopia Regional States

The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) has received a four-year project grant from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union. The project is entitled "Transform Soil Fertility Management in Ethiopia". IFDC will implement the program in partnership with local and international organizations. The purpose of the project is to transform soil health and fertility management to sustainably increase the productivity of 100,000 small-scale food producers and improve the sustainable use of 65,000 hectares of farmland.

IFDC invites interested, experienced consulting firms to offer Technical & Financial Proposals to conduct a baseline survey. Details about the survey can be found in the Terms of Reference (TOR). Bidders can get the TOR by sending a request to ybelachew@ifdc.org.

Proposal Submission:

Technical proposals shall be submitted in softcopy via email only (in both Word & PDF file formats) to ybelachew@ifdc.org.

Financial proposals shall be submitted in hard copy only in a sealed envelope to the IFDC office at the address given below. Currency of financial proposals submitted shall be in Ethiopian birr.

The deadline for submission of both technical and financial proposals is April 11, 2025.

Proposals must be written in English and shall remain the responsibility of the consultant to ensure that proposals are submitted in the method & form & within the timeline stated herein.

Late submissions shall not be considered for evaluation.

Proposal Evaluation:

Proposals shall be reviewed and evaluated based on responsiveness to the RFP, the Terms of Reference, and IFDC requirements, administrative compliance, technical responsiveness, and financial competitiveness.

IFDC reserves the right to accept or reject all or part of the bids at any time, regardless of providing reasons for doing so.

The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is located near St Urael Church, on the second floor of Axum Building, office # 207, P.O. Box 2363, Tel: +251-115226522.