Request for Proposals for Verifier Services for the Indonesia Aquaculture Challenge Project
The Secretariat of AgResults (“Secretariat”) invites your organization to submit a proposal (“Proposal”) to provide verification services in accordance with this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the AgResults Indonesia Aquaculture Challenge Project (“Project”).
The Project is a new project under the AgResults Initiative, which is financed by the governments of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Project consists of a Pay-for-Results prize competition designed to spur improvements in smallholder aquaculture productivity in Indonesia. The prize incentive offered by AgResults will target the private sector to drive sales of specific aquaculture production equipment to smallholder farmers, leading to increased productivity and incomes.
The Secretariat expects to award a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to the organization(s) hired for the services detailed in this Request for Proposals (RFP) for a period of four years and two months: Project Period: February 1, 2021 to March 31, 2025
Proposal procedures and instructions are included in the RFP document. By submitting a Proposal and the required completed and signed “Anticorruption Compliance Certification” (Appendix 5), you will have consented to the terms of this RFP, including the proposal procedures and instructions.
Please note the deadline for receipt of proposal, with all required signatures, including a completed and signed Anticorruption Compliance Certification, is due no later than 1700 Hrs. US Eastern Daylight Time (US EDT) on January 15, 2021. Proposal documents should be submitted in one email to info@agresults.org. Please indicate “Indonesia Project Verifier RFP” in the subject line of the email. The full timeline for this RFP is included in the RFP document.
AgResults will review and evaluate proposal submissions using the evaluation criteria specified in this RFP and will select the organization(s) at its sole discretion.
The selected organization(s) will be notified in writing. Notwithstanding the notification by the AgResults of the contemplated award, no work shall commence prior to the issuance and signature by the AgResults Secretariat of a Project Verification Agreement. AgResults reserves the right to select any number of applying organizations or not to select any organization. The AgResults Secretariat reserves the right to award a contract for all or a portion of the work required, issue more than one contract, or to not award a contract.
We look forward to working with you on this opportunity. Should you have any questions or comments please direct them to info@agresults.org. We appreciate your responsiveness and look forward to a mutually beneficial business relationship.
The RFP and Appendix are linked below:
