Expression Of Interest (Eoi)
Rfq No.: Snv/Rfq/001/2022
Opening Date: 31/3/2022
Closing Date: 14/4/2022.
Closing Time: 5pm
Description: ICS Technical Resource Person (Consultant) for the preparation of Course contents, Conducting Training, and Submission of Report.
Funded By: European Union and German Government through GIZ/EnDev
Vacancy Contact Details Interested applicants are invited to submit their applications
to rwandaprocurement@snv.org ;
by 14/4/2022
Currency Of Budget: RWF
Contact: rwandaprocurement@snv.org

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SNV does not tolerate fraud, collusion among offerors, falsified proposals/bids, bribery, or kickbacks. Any firm or individual violating these standards will be disqualified from this procurement, barred from future procurement opportunities, and may be reported to both the Office of the Inspector General.
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Bidders responding to this EOI, MUST include the following as part of the proposal submission:
• Disclose any close, family, or financial relationships with SNV or project staff. For example, if an bidder’s cousin is employed by the project, the bidder must state this.
• Disclose any family or financial relationship with other bidders submitting proposals. For example, if the bidder’s father owns a company that is submitting another proposal, the bidder must state this.
• Certify that the prices in the offer have been arrived at independently, without any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other bidder or competitor for the purpose of restricting competition.
• Certify that all information in the proposal and all supporting documentation are authentic and accurate.
• Certify understanding and agreement to SNV’ prohibitions against fraud, bribery and kickbacks.

Section 1: Background
SNV the Netherlands Development Organization is an international not-for-profit development organization working in over 30 developing countries for more than 40 years. In Rwanda SNV has been working for more than 30 years to improve people’s livelihoods by strengthening the capacities of public and private sector organizations. SNV works in full alignment with Rwanda’s development agenda. It does so by helping to realize the national development goals in three sectors: Agriculture; Renewable energy; and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. SNV supports development in these sectors by working with government, civil society, and private sector organizations.

Section 2: Project Overview
Energising Development (EnDev) Programme – is a multi-donor funded multi-country initiative to support sustainable access to modern energy. EnDev’s work involves building on government’s efforts by capacity development, technical and financial support. EnDev’s component on cooking energy in Rwanda called “Reducing Climate Impact of Cooking in Rwanda through improved cooking systems” (ReCIC) is implemented by GIZ (German Development Cooperation) and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation and funded by the European Union (EU) and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 
Through this 5-year ReCIC project that started from November 2020, EnDev aims to set up a sustainable production and dissemination chain for improved cookstoves (ICS) as well as for improved or alternative fuels in Rwanda, through a threefold approach: 1) increase production capacities, 2) consumer awareness 3) increase dissemination of ICS and improved fuels.

The SNV ReCIC project proposal has many activities under the outputs related to the supply side strengthening within and outside of the Cooking Energy Business Growth Fund (CEBGF). These activities are undertaken, primarily by SNV ReCIC project staff without or with little support from external resource persons or GIZ ReCIC project staff.
However, it is also important that the training programmes will be conducted in a group and in classroom set ups, rather than just one-to-one and informal set up. Otherwise, effectiveness could be very limited, and time taken for the project staff could be too much, depriving the project staff of time, necessary for other activities.
Thus, the training will be organised for 4 days each in 2 clusters or locations (Rubavu and Gatsibo) and will be facilitated by SNV ReCIC staff. The training will have two parts – 1) technical and 2) marketing and sales, with the total time divided more or less, equally. For both parts, there will be one external resource person, coming in an expert. Participants will get enough time to share ideas and experiences, ask questions and provide suggestions, for effectiveness of the learning.

Section 3: The assignment and the scope of work
SNV Rwanda wishes to recruit an ICS Technical Resource Person (Consultant), for the training. S/he will work with a SNV ReCIC Energy Technical Advisor to revise an existing technical training content and update the training manual for the training in ICS production, including burning clay lines in kilns and in Quality Control (Quality Assurance). The documents will be English language. The training will be conducted in an ICS production facility and in a classroom setup in a hotel or another place. The participants for the two parts could the same or different or mixed. The language of the training will be Kinyarwanda.
The external Resource Person has to conduct the 2-day technical training in coordination and support from SNV ReCIC staffs. The Resource Person will have 12 days, for the preparation, travel, and actual training, plus preparation and submission of a brief report, including with some pictures and of course the course content, training manual and other materials used in the training programme.

Cost Quotation by ICS Technical Resource Person (Consultant)
# Item Description with specifications Unit Day Unit Rate, Rwf Total Quoted Cost, Rwf
1 Preparation of the course content and ICS Training Manual by updating the course content and ICS Training Manual Person-days 5
2 Training of max of 40 ICS Producer members in 2 clusters or locations (Rubavu and Gatsibo) each one, for 2 days Person-days, including for travel 6
3 Producing Report person 1

The Consultant has to be managed his or her transportation and accommodation by himself/her. Lunch and refreshment during the training events will be provided by the Project. The project will also separately bear cost of printing or copying the Training Manuals, etc. for distribution to the participants.

Selection 4: Specific Deliverables:
1. Final course content, training manual in MS Word and PowerPoint and other ways, in English language.
2. Training of the participants in the two days, with active interaction, in Kinyarwanda.
3. Brief training completion report, including with some pictures and participants’ names with signatures.

Section 5: Technical Evaluation Criteria:
Candidate profile and technical expertise for eligibility or qualification (MUST Criteria)
• Qualified engineer or another relevant technical qualification, with minimum of bachelor’s degree
• At least 6 years of relevant working experience (in ICS training, developing new products and ICS technical advisory services)
• Language requirements: good command of English and Kinyarwanda

Other technical evaluation criteria for ranking
• Good knowledge and expertise in ICS technology
• Computer skills: Proficiency/Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Proven experience of technical trainings for ICS production and quality control.
• Proven experience in other technical training/coaching for cooperatives/Companies or Small and Medium Enterprises.
The bidder meeting all the above Must Criteria will be subject the next level of evaluation for scoring and ranking, based on the above set of other technical evaluation criteria. Highest ranking bidder with the technical and financial bids based on the total quoted price, will be selected for the contracting.

Section 6: Application guidelines
Bidders MUST submit the quotation as listed above, for delivery with good Quality and Quantity. Bidders are expected to submit their proposal (EoI) by filling up the above quotation table, for the activities.
1. Bidders MUST submit proven experiences, together with the proposal.
2. These documents MUST have a cover letter addressed to SNV Rwanda and signed by the chief executive of the bidder.
3. The cover letter MUST state, for all the points mentioned at the beginning of this EoI, certifying things like all information in the proposal and all supporting documentation are authentic and accurate.
If you are interested in this call and you feel that you match the qualification mentioned above, please submit a clear EOI describing your motivation letter, the methodologies you use as an ICS technical resource person (consultant), proposed feed and an illustration of relevant similar assignment, undertaken in the past years.
The submitted documents should be sufficient to provide evidence for the MUST and other evaluation criteria.

Section 7: Coordination and supervision:
The consultant will perform his/her duty in close collaboration with the SNV ReCIC Project staff, namely Energy Technical Advisor, including for the preparation of ICS training contents as well as the Training Maanual.

Section 8: Technical Details:
Any clarifications on the bid and any other technical questions and clarifications should be requested by the bidders through email address rwandaprocurement@snv.org

Section 9: Payment Modality:
The payment will be released only after completion and acceptance of the training and submission of report, approved by SNV ReCIC Project management.

Section 10: Bid Proposal Submission
Interested bidders MUST submit completed bid documents, including with the quotation, through an email to rwandaprocurement@snv.org by 14/4/2022, at 17:00 Hours, Kigali Time.