Consulting service to undertake baseline survey for Somaliland Food Systems Resilience Project

GOVERMENT OF SOMALILAND 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

CONSULTANT’S QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION (CQS)

Country: Government of Somaliland

Name of Project: Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa (Phase 3) FSRP

Assignment Title: Consulting service to undertake baseline survey for Somaliland Food Systems Resilience Project

Project ID: P177816

Grand Number: IDA-E1850

Ref Number: SO-MOAD-SL-464000-CS-CQS

Place of Assignment: Hargeisa, Somaliland

Submission deadline: 6 May 2025

Background

Somaliland Food Systems Resilience Project (SL-FSRP) is part of a regional initiative by the World Bank to provide a comprehensive framework for intervention at both the national and regional levels. This Multi-phase Programmatic Approach (MPA) aims to tackle the underlying structural challenges of food insecurity and reduce beneficiaries' vulnerability to unpredictable climate, crisis, and conflict events

The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the project is ‘to increase the resilience of food systems and the Somaliland’s preparedness for food insecurity in project target areas. Progress toward the PDO will be measured using five PDO indicators and intermediate indicators. All relevant indicators will be disaggregated by gender (men and women) and age (youth and adult). The project has six components namely: Component 1: (Re-)Building Resilient Agricultural Production Capacity; Component 2: Supporting the Sustainable Development of Natural Resources for Resilient Agricultural Landscapes; Component 3: Getting to Market; Component 4: Promoting a Greater Focus on Food Systems Resilience in National and Regional Policymaking; Component 5: Contingent Emergency Response Component; Component 6: Project Coordination and Management. 

The Somaliland FSRP will directly benefit an estimated 65,000 of small farmers, agro-pastoralists, and nomadic pastoralists, at least 30 percent of which will be women. In addition, the project will support value chain stakeholders including women-owned agribusiness enterprises, financial services providers, disruptive Agriculture Technology start-ups, agricultural research and extension institutions. Within the public sector, the project will also build the capacity of Ministry of Agriculture Development, Ministry of Livestock and Rural Development and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and other institutions to implement resilience- focused policies.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include the design and implementation of a baseline survey for the Somaliland Food Systems Resilience Project (SL-FSRP). The main objective of the assignment is to establish baseline values for the project’s results framework indicators by assessing agriculture and livestock market infrastructure, the effects of climate change on agricultural production, and the use of Disruptive Agriculture Technology (DAT) in selected project areas. The baseline will also consider gender dimensions and the situation of vulnerable or marginalized groups in contributing to rural resilience.

The assignment will cover 32 villages across 8 districts in Somaliland, using both quantitative and qualitative methods including household surveys, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and observations. The consultant will be responsible for all technical and logistical aspects of the survey, from inception to final report delivery.

The level of effort is estimated at a maximum of 60 days, including preparation, data collection, data analysis, and reporting. The assignment is expected to commence on 1June 2025, with the final report to be submitted by 1 September 2025.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found on the following website: https://sl-fsrp.org/vacancies-and-tender/  or it can be provided upon submission of application in person or by e-mail. The e-mail address is provided below.

The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) now invites eligible consulting firms (“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.

The key shortlisting criteria are as follows:

• Core business and years in business: The firm must have a core business in research, monitoring and evaluation, and/or baseline studies, with at least seven (7) years of relevant operational experience.
• Relevant Experience: Proven experience in conducting at least two (2) baseline assessments, evaluations, or similar studies in the past ten years in sectors such as Climate-Smart Agriculture, Crop Production, Extension Services, Livestock Production, Food Security, Nutrition, Irrigation, Water Management, and/or Climate Change. The Consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the Client (office and e-mail address and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name (s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.
• Experience of relevant services in an environment similar to that of Somaliland and/or East Africa
• Technical and managerial organization of the firm: - Provide only the structure of the organization. (Do not provide CVs of staff). Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
• Valid registration in Somaliland.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, September 2023, and February 2025 (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but they should indicate clearly whether the association is a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall jointly and severally liable for the entire contract If selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.

Interested Consultant may obtain further information (in person or by e-mail) at the address below during office hours from 8.00 a.m.– 3.00 p.m. Saturday to Thursday except on public holidays.

Expressions of interest should be delivered in a written form to the address below (by e-mail or in person) on or before 6 May 2025, at 3.00 pm EAT, Somaliland local time. The Subject of the email should be marked with “Expression of Interest for Project Baseline Survey - SO-MOAD-SL-464000-CS-CQS” and sent to the email below.

Address:
Office of the Project Coordination Unit
Somaliland Food Systems Resilience Project (SL-FSRP)
Ministry of Agriculture Development
Sha'ab Area, east of Assod Hotel
Hargeisa, Somaliland

Attn: Mrs. Zamzam Ahmed, Procurement Specialist
Email: [email protected]