REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: ICT Service Provider Final

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) 

RFP/RFA: 006/2026

ICT Service Providers

Organization: Lutheran World Relief

Issuance Date: February 27, 2026 

Deadline for Application: March 09, 2026 

Location: Flexible with some Field Travel across project working areas.

Reporting: Sr. MEL Manager

Type: Consultancy (ICT Service Provider)

Period of the Performance: 3 Years

Components of this solicitation are as follows

Appendix A: Evaluation Criteria

Appendix B: Budget

Background

Corus International is a family of organizations that believes those born into difficult circumstances deserve the opportunity for a better life. Corus was formed through the strategic merger of IMA World Health and Lutheran World Relief and operates globally in livelihoods, health, and resilience programming.

The USDA-funded Aquaculture Development in Nepal Project for Markets, Business, Resilience, and Diversification for Household Income (SAMBRIDHI) aims to increase aquaculture sector profitability, strengthen financial services, improve SPS compliance, and promote safe fish consumption across 14 districts of Nepal.

Under Component 1 (Address SPS and Trade Facilitation Issues), digital tools will support traceability, logistics coordination, and monitoring of post-harvest handling practices.

Under Component 2 (Increase Aquaculture Sector Profitability), the project will introduce digital solutions to enhance market transparency, improve price visibility, strengthen digital record-keeping, and facilitate efficient buyer–seller linkages across the aquaculture value chain.

Under Component 3 (Strengthen Financial Services for Aquaculture), the project will promote digital payment systems, agent banking expansion, and partnerships with financial institutions and fintech providers to improve transaction efficiency and financial tracking.

Under Component 4 (Promote Consumption of Safe and Nutritious Fish), digital dashboards will be developed to monitor fish availability, pricing, and consumption trends.

To operationalize these digital interventions, the project seeks to engage an ICT Service Provider to design, deploy, and manage integrated digital platforms aligned with the project components.

Further details about the organization can be found at: https://corusinternational.org

Objective: To design and implement integrated digital solutions that strengthen aquaculture market systems in Nepal by improving market transparency and data-driven decision-making across the value chain

Click on the link below for the detailed RFP:

RFP_ ICT Service Provider Final

Application Process

• Interested candidates should submit:
• A short cover letter (maximum one page) including Organization’s Profile
• Updated CV of the proposed resource persons 
• Proposed rate for the deliverables
• Brief description of similar assignments completed
• Applications are to be submitted through the online application no later than the Last Application Receipt Date, which is defined as Dated; March 15, 2026. Electronic applications must be addressed and delivered to email: lwrnepalprocurement@lwr.org 
• Attention: The email subject must begin with “ICT Service Providers’’