Deadline Extension: Expression of Interest (EOI) For Lean Innovation, Lean Entrepreneurship, and Agile Risk Management mentor for Innovation Challenge

Federal Republic of Somalia

Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation

Rural Livelihoods Resilience Program (RLRP)

Expression of Interest (By the consultant in response to the REOI issued by the procuring entity)

For Lean Innovation, Lean Entrepreneurship, and Agile Risk Management mentor for Innovation Challenge                                                                                                                    

REF: SOM-2000004325-0076-CS-ICS

Issue Date: 07/06/2025

Instructions to Consultants[1]

Assignment Title: Lean Innovation, Lean Entrepreneurship, and Agile Risk Management mentor for Innovation Challenge                                                                                                                    

Reference No: SOM-2000004325-0076-CS-ICS

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the cost of Rural Livelihoods Resilience Program (RLRP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services provided by an individual consultant as part of the post of Lean Innovation, Lean Entrepreneurship, and Agile Risk Management mentor for Innovation Challenge

The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Rural Livelihoods Resilience Program (RLRP).

The consulting services (“the services”) include to produce quality data to serve as reference values of all results indicators related to nutrition, for a maximum of 30 calendar days, effective from date of contract signing.

This request for expressions of interest (REOI) follows the general procurement notice that appeared on the IFAD website on November 2nd, 2024, on UNDB on November 2nd, 2024 and on the ministry of agriculture and irrigation’s Website on November 2nd, 2024.

The attention of interested consultants is drawn to IFAD’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy and the Revised IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption its Activities and Operations. The latter sets forth IFAD’s provisions on prohibited practices. IFAD further strives to ensure a safe working environment free of harassment, including sexual  harassment, and free of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in its activities and operations as detailed in its IFAD Policy to Preventing and Responding to Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.  By entering in this document, you certify to have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Privacy Policy of IFAD.

Interested consultants shall not have any actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest. Consultants with an actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest shall be disqualified unless otherwise explicitly approved by the Fund. Consultants are considered to have a conflict of interest if they a) have a relationship that provides them with undue or undisclosed information about or influence over the selection process and the execution of the contract, or b) have a business or family relationship with a member of the client’s board of directors or its personnel, the Fund or its personnel, or any other individual that was, has been or might reasonably be directly or indirectly involved in any part of (i) the preparation of the REOI, (ii) the selection process for this procurement, or (iii) execution of the contract. Consultants have an ongoing obligation to disclose any situation of actual, potential or reasonably perceived conflict of interest during preparation of the EOI, the selection process or the contract execution. Failure to properly disclose any of said situations may lead to appropriate actions, including the disqualification of the consultant, the termination of the contract and any other as appropriate under the IFAD Policy on Preventing Fraud and Corruption in its Projects and Operations.

The following conflict of interest rules shall apply with respect to recruitment of government/client staff within the consultant’s proposed team:

(a)       No member of the client’s board of directors or current employees of the client (whether part time, or full time, paid or unpaid, in leave status, etc.) shall be proposed or work as, or on behalf of, any consultant.

(b)       No current employees of the government shall work as consultants or as personnel under their own ministries, departments or agencies.

(c)        Recruiting former client or government employees to perform services for their former ministries, departments or agencies is acceptable provided no conflict of interest exists.

(d)       If a consultant proposes any government employee as personnel in their technical proposal, such personnel must have written certification from the government confirming that: (i) they will be on leave without pay from the time of their official proposal submission and will remain on leave without pay until the end of their assignment with the consultant and they are allowed to work full-time outside of their previous official position; or (ii) they will resign or retire from government employment on or prior to the 

contract award date. Under no circumstances shall any individuals described in (i) and (ii) be responsible for approving the implementation of this contract. Such certification shall be provided to the client by the consultant as part of its technical proposal.

(e)      In the case where a consultant seeks to engage the services of any person, who may have left the client within a period of less than twelve (12) months of the date of this RFP, it must obtain a written “no-objection” from the client for the inclusion of such a person, prior to the consultant’s submission of its proposal.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Federal Government of Somalia now invites eligible Individual consultants (“consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services in the form of a curriculum vitae (CV). A consultant will be selected in accordance with the individual consultant selection (ICS) method set out in IFAD’ Project Procurement Handbook that can be accessed via the IFAD website at www.ifad.org/project-procurement. Interviews will be conducted as part of the selection process.

[1] This document refers to legally constituted consulting firms as “consultant”.

The shortlisting criteria are

Requested experience and qualifications would be proven by submitting documents of engagement in the respective area. 

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for the interview. Passing Grade to be shortlisted minimum 60/100. 

To be considered technically qualified, the consultant should score 75/100 or more, following the interview.Only the top-ranked consultant will be invited to submit a technical and financial proposal. Any request for clarification on this
REOI should be sent via e-mail to the address below no later than 22 June 2025 at 11:00 AM Somalia local time. The client will
provide responses to all clarification requests by 24 June 2025 at 11:00 AM Somalia local time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in written form using the forms provided for this purpose along with any supporting
documents EOIs shall be submitted to the address below no later than 30 June 2025 at 5:00 PM Somalia local time.
Incomplete, untimely applications, as well as applications from consultants who do not meet the requirements of this
advertisement, will not be considered. Expressions of Interest will be delivered by email or in-person in a written form, the
packages should be clearly marked: REF: SOM-2000004325-0076-CS-ICS, Lean Innovation, Lean Entrepreneurship, and Agile
Risk Management mentor for Innovation Challenge addressed to:

Att.: Ahmed Abyan, Procurement Specialist

Ahmed Abyan, Procurement Specialist

Rural Livelihoods Resilience Program (RLRP)

National Program Coordination Unit (NPCU) office

Airport Road, Wadajir District-Mogadishu Somalia. 

Email Address: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected]