Request for Proposal

For the Provision of

Training of Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLAs) Members – Somalia

Mogadishu Office.

Waaberi District,

Off Airport Road,

Behind Turkey Polytechnic School.

Somalia

11th November 2024

To interested Bidder/s 

Request for Proposal No.: RFP-SOM-CO-2024-016 – Provision of Field Agents, Trainers, FSPs, to conduct training of Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLAs) Members – Somalia 

Dear Bidder:

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) receives grants from several Donors for the implementation of humanitarian aid operations in Somalia. DRC is committed to advancing financial inclusion by conducting Trainings for the Villages Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) Members. Hence, DRC requires Field AgentFinancial Service for Displacement-Affected Communities Service, Therefore, the DRC requests you to submit your proposal. Please be guided by this RFP and the attached Terms of Reference (TOR) Annex F

Your proposal must be expressed in English and valid for a minimum period of 30 days.

I.                    Tender Details

The Tender details are as follows:

PLEASE NOTE: NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE ABOVE CLOSING TIME AND DATE

I.                    Important information regarding this RFP:

•       This RFP is launched for the purpose of establishing for contracting field agents, trainers, FSPs, to conduct training for the Villages Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) Members under DRC financial inclusion programs.

•       DRC may choose to cancel the contract if deemed necessary.

•       The expected duration of this consultancy shall be 4 Months and the final delivery of the services shall not exceed the 31st March, 2025 DRC may terminate the contract if consultant fails to deliver services on time.

No advance payment will be paid to the awarded consultant. The awarded supplier is expected to mobilize its own resources for the provision of the contracted services.

Bids can be submitted by email to the following dedicated, controlled, & secure email address:  [email protected]

When Bids are emailed, the following conditions shall be complied with:

·         The RFP number shall be inserted in the Subject Heading of the email

·         Separate emails shall be used for the ‘Financial Bid’ and ‘Technical Bid’, and the Subject Heading of the email shall indicate which type the email contains

o    The financial bid shall only contain the financial bid form, (Annex A.2 or any other format adopted by the bidder)

o    The technical bid shall contain all other documents required by the tender, but excluding all pricing information

·         Bid documents required, shall be included as an attachment to the email in PDF, JPEG, TIF format, or the same type of files provided as a ZIP file. Documents in MS Word or excel formats, will result in the bid being disqualified.

·         Email attachments shall not exceed 4MB; otherwise, the bidder shall send his bid in multiple emails. 

Failure to comply with the above may disqualify the Bid.

DRC is not responsible for the failure of the Internet, network, server, or any other hardware, or software, used by either the Bidder or DRC in the processing of emails. 

DRC is not responsible for the non-receipt of Bids submitted by email as part of the e-Tendering process.

Bids can be submitted in one of two ways; hardcopy or electronically. If the Bidder submits a Bid in both Hardcopy and electronically, DRC will choose the version that is the most advantageous to DRC.