Solicitation #:

2023-11-40 D (Re-advertised)

Solicitation Type:

Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Individual Consultant

Procurement Description:

Hiring of an Agricultural Business Strategy Consultant for Short Term Technical Assistance to Conduct a Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a Food Commodity Board (FCB) and develop its Operations Management and Business Plan

Anticipated Period of Performance:

30 days of effort during the period of January-March 2024

Place of Performance:

Kigali, Rwanda.

Contracting Party:

From: Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)

For: MINAGRI

Under: Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Wunguke Activity 72069623CA00001

Release Date:

January 15, 2024

Point of Contact for Questions and Offers:

Name:

Title:

Address:

Email:

Mr. Aaron Gatabazi

Operations Manager, Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Wunguke Activity

hingawunguke@cnfarwanda.org  

Questions:

Instructions: Questions must be submitted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted. Only CNFA’s written answers will be considered official and carry weight in the solicitation and subsequent evaluation.

Questions Deadline: January 18, 2024

Note: Verbal information received from CNFA or any other entity should not be considered an official response to any questions. 

Offers:

Offer Deadline: January 22, 2024; 23:00 PM CAT

Via:

☒ Email

Instructions: Reference the Solicitation Number in any response to this solicitation. Offers received after the specified time and date will be considered late and considered only at CNFA’s discretion. Offerors must strictly follow the deadlines provided in this solicitation to be considered for award.

Offer Validity:

Offers are valid only from individual expert consultants and must remain valid for 60 calendar days after the offer deadline.

Award:

The award will be made to the offeror who is determined to be the best offeror per the evaluation criteria and methodology provided herein. CNFA will not issue an award to different offerors, entities, or third-parties other than the selected offeror(s) which submits an offer in response to this solicitation. CNFA anticipates awarding an individual consultant agreement to the selected offeror(s).

Terms and Conditions:

The resultant award is subject to CNFA’s standard Terms and Conditions as stipulated in Section 6.