Request for Proposal (RFP)

Request for Proposal (RfP)

for 

Study on Agroecological status of the Karnali River Basin areas in Surkhet and Dailekh using TAPE (Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation) 

Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in October 1995 with its Head Office in Pokhara and Programme Coordination Office in Lalitpur. LI-BIRD is committed to capitalizing on local resources, innovations and institutions for the sustainable management of natural resources and building resilience to climate change for improving the livelihoods of target beneficiaries that includes smallholder farmers particularly women in Nepal.

LI-BIRD and Social Service Centre (SOSEC), a Dailekh based NGO, is implementing a project entitled ‘Climate and Gender Responsive Resilient Agriculture and Enterprises in Karnali River Basin (Green Karnali)’, funded by Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) through DanChurchAid (DCA), Nepal, in Surkhet, Dailekh, and Achham districts in Nepal. 

The project is planning to conduct a Study on Agroecological status of the Karnali River Basin areas in Surkhet and Dailekh using TAPE (Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation). The intended study will take place in four working local governments namely Birendranagar Municipality, Barahatal Rural Municipality in Surkhet and Dull Municipality and Athabish Municipality in Dailekh. 

Thus, LI-BIRD invites proposals from qualified consultants/private firms or a team of experts to accomplish the aforementioned tasks.

The interested applicants need to fill up the Request for Proposal Form which can be downloaded from the link below: 

Download Request for Proposal Form

The Terms of Reference (ToR) is annexed as Annex 1 in the Request for Proposal Form. The applicants are requested to thoroughly read the Request for Proposal Form and fill in the required information (Annex 2 and Annex 3). Submit the duly filled and signed Request for Proposal Form within the mentioned deadline. 

Interested applicants are requested to submit the proposal by 12 October 2022, 5.00 pm by email to the following address below:

Executive Director

Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)

Head Office: PO Box 324, Pokhara, Nepal Phone: +977 61 576834, 585357 

Or,

Programme Coordination Office: Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal Phone: +977 01 5440330

E-mail: procurement@libird.org 

The proposal must be written in the English language. The proposal received after the deadline will not be entertained and considered for further evaluation. 

A proposal that does not meet the requirements will be discarded. Proposals that meet the requirements and offer the best value for money will be considered for the further evaluation process. LI-BIRD reserves the right to accept or reject, wholly or partly any or all the bids without assigning any reason whatsoever.

Thank you and we look forward to receiving your sealed proposal.