Request for Sealed Quotation (RfQ) for Supply of Agriculture Inputs for Lumbini Province of RAIN Programme

Request for Sealed Quotation (RfQ)

for 

Supply of Agriculture Inputs for Lumbini Province of RAIN Programme

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, with technical support from DCA, and PIN as a lead organization, is implementing a project entitled “RAIN-Resilience, Adaptation and Inclusion in Nepal”, in Madesh and Lumbini Provinces with the financial support of FCDO/BEK. 

Under the RAIN project, LI-BIRD has planned for the establishment of agroecological model village in Dang district (Lamahi Municipality) and Kapilvastu District (Banganga, Buddhabhumi, Shivaraj, and Kapilvastu Municipalities). Thus, LI-BIRD invites Request for Sealed Quotations from qualified, experienced, and legally registered vendors for the supply of agriculture inputs for Lumbini province of RAIN programme. The detail list and specification of the agriculture inputs are listed in the Request for Quotation Form. 

The interested vendors need to fill up the Request for Sealed Quotation(RfQ) Formwhich can be downloaded from the link below:

Download Request for Sealed Quotation (RfQ) Form & Tender Guarantee Form 

The interested vendors are requested to follow the following submisssion guidelines: 

• The vendors must sign in each page of Request for Sealed Quotation Form in acceptance of the terms and conditions laid down in the form, failing which it will be presumed that the bidder is not willing to accept the terms and conditions of the tender and will be liable for rejection.
• Interested vendors are requested to submit the Request for Sealed Quotation form along with the annexes including tender guarantee via hand delivery or courier to either of the following two locations: 

• The subject line of the email must be entitled “Supply of Agriculture Inputs for Lumbini Province”.
  

The submission deadline is 19 October 2025 (Sunday), 5.00 pm. The quotation must be written in the English language. The quotation received after the deadline will not be entertained and considered for further evaluation. 

Note: Please fill in the vendor registration form for FY 2082/83 if you or your firm is not registered in LI-BIRD’s vendor roster. Refer to the following link for the Vendor Registration Form:

• For Organization: https://hrp.libird.org/li-bird-vendor-registration?new=1

Quotations that do not meet the requirements will be discarded. Quotations 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. All the costs associated with preparing and submitting the quotation shall be borne solely by the companies. 

The programme will ensure that funds are used solely for their intended purposes and will apply due diligence to verify that bidders can deliver activities impartially and in line with programme objectives; vendors with potential conflicts of interest or affiliations that could affect fair implementation will not be considered.

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

Pokhara-12, Kaski, Gandaki, Nepal

Contact No.: 061-585357

Contact Person: Procurement Officer