REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Consultancy Services for MRED II

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Consultancy Services for MRED II

Ref Number: RFP/MCN/MRED II/PR KTM 2493/2494/2019/020

MERCY CORPS OVERVIEW

Mercy Corps is an international, non-governmental humanitarian relief and development agency that exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. Mercy Corps works in 40 countries, and has been present in Nepal since 2005. Mercy Corps’ current work in Nepal focuses on agriculture, food security, disaster risk reduction and climate change, access to finance, and youth engagement.

Mercy Corps Nepal is implementing DRR programs since 2007 in Nepal. One of the major learning of traditional DRR approaches was that they have proven effective at saving lives, but are less effective at mitigating economic impact of disasters and are rarely tied to strategies to build economic security and increase incomes. Mercy Corps has commenced implementation of an innovative 3-year program titled the “Managing Risks through Economic Development –Phase II” (M-RED -II) in Nepal as a continuation of MRED program. The Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies funds the program, which will work to scale up and replicate an effective and sustainable model for DRR in vulnerable communities of Nepal, providing 4000 households with a more sustainable approach that links DRR to economic security. M-RED will continue with the model that addresses risk reduction together with economic development to promote economic security.

MRED II:

The M-RED program will achieve three outcomes:

a) Strengthened Disaster Preparedness and Response Systems for Protecting and saving Lives and Property.

b) Beneficiaries’ livelihoods are more resilient to ecological hazards and/or results of climate change.

c) Produce and disseminate research and learning for expanded impact of integrated approaches to building resilience to natural hazards and climate change.

Through this RFP, Mercy Corps Nepal would like to seek the consultancy service for following 2 separate activities:

1.Consultancy service for EWS assessment report for Macheli and Mohana Watershed

2.Landslide Early Warning System-1 set

Mercy Corps Nepal invites applications from qualified consultants/consultancy firms for the specified consultancy services separately. Please visit www.nepal.mercycorps.org to download RFQ form and Scope of Work for full information.

Firms/Individuals interested in this consultancy should submit their proposal along with the CV of proposed consultant, copies of company registration, tax registration and latest tax clearance certificates (applicable only for firms) to np-procurement@mercycorps.org no later than 14th January, 2019 COB for Consultancy for EWS assessment report for Macheli and Mohana Watershed and 15th January, 2019 COB for Landslide Early Warning System. The incomplete bid documents or bid documents received after closing date will not be considered. 

Only shortlisted firms and individuals will be contacted for further process. Canvassing at any stage of the process shall lead to automatic disqualification of the application.  Mercy Corps reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without assigning any reason.