1. General objectives of the assignment:
The overall objective of this assignment is to train a cadre of 100 selected farmers in 2 targeted districts lower and upper Chitral. For creating awareness about the devastating changes in Climate pattern and its worse effect on agriculture and its impacts on the life and livelihood; adaptation to the local conditions and improving with creating resilience among the farmer groups. The scope of general aims will be as follows:
2. Specific objectives of the assignment for individual consultant:
3. Scope of work: 3.1 Manual Development:
A training agenda and manual will be developed by the Individual Consultant covering all above-mentioned training objectives, purpose of climate resilient agriculture practices.
3.2 Training Delivery:
The Individual Consultant will deliver the training sessions according to the manual and session plans approved by Muslim Aid Pakistan for identified trainees. The training participants would be identified by Muslim Aid Pakistan.
3.3 Pre-post evaluation:
Evaluation and grading of trainees will be conducted on the first and final day of training for assessing level and increase of knowledge. The Individual Consultant will also prepare the pre-test and post-test analysis report, which will be the part of training completion report.
3.4 Reporting:
Individual Consultant must submit detailed report training on following format.
3.5 Training Duration and Participants:
6. Required Qualification and experience:
The Individual Consultant should have demonstrated competence and capability to handle a similar job. The selection will be based on the criteria listed below.
Should have the staff, qualified in agriculture background.
7. Content of the Proposal:
The Individual Consultant will be required to submit a detailed proposal for delivery of proposed CSA training. The proposal should be divided into two parts, i.e. technical and financial. The technical part will contain the following sections
The financial part will describe the estimated cost for the evaluation in detail.
8. Currency:
All currency in the proposal shall be quoted in Pakistan Rupees (PKR).
9. Timeframe and duration of the assignment:
The suggested time frame is one month to begin by the 1st of April 2024. The final report must be submitted on or before 31st May 2024. However, the Individual Consultant will submit a proposed work plan with key milestones within a week of signing of the contract, which will be reviewed and approved by MAP. It is anticipated that the first draft of the CSA training report will be produced within 7 days of signing of the contract and the finding of the report will be presented to the MAP and in a scheduled meeting for finalization and approval of the training agenda. The final reports should be submitted within 10 days on receiving feedback. During the whole period follow up meeting will be held between the Individual Consultant and MAP.
10. Supervision & reporting:
The final selected Individual Consultants will report to Muslim Aid Pakistan’s District Coordinators of Lower and Upper Chitral
11. Ethical considerations:
The Individual Consultant may adapt/customize material from other sources developed by international organizations, including but not limited to Oxfam, GIZ, IFAD, FAO and other UN agencies. However, the Individual Consultant will have to ensure adherence to the standard protocols of citation/referencing by seeking permission/acknowledgement of the sources from where training material/contents are to be adapted/customized for the proposed training. The onus of any liability/claim from any party regarding plagiarism or misuse of their material will be on the training Individual Consultant.
· The Individual Consultant will ensure use of National languages (Urdu and local languages of Chitral) in conducting all the training sessions with the Selected Beneficiaries in their respective Districts.
· All training agenda/agenda/material developed under this consultancy will be the property of Muslim Aid Pakistan, the Individual Consultant or any of their representative will not use part or whole of the training material and/or any associated materials for any other assignment either for or any other client without prior written permission from Muslim Aid Pakistan
12. Income tax, sales tax and other government duties:
All taxes, duties, Sales Taxes and other Govt. charges are responsibilities of the individual/institution. Offer price should be inclusive of all above said taxes.
13. Acceptance of Proposals:
MAP reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any proposal and to annul the bidding process without assigning any reason whatsoever.
The acceptance criteria will be as follows:
· Individual Consultant must be technically complaint to initial screening criteria mentioned
· Individual Consultant must score at least 70% in the technical evaluation
· Individual Consultant must be the qualify the interview process
· Must have valid NTN number
Note: Failing to qualify on any of the above criteria will not be considered for further evaluation
14. General Terms and Conditions:
The proposal and price shall remain valid for a period of not less than 90 days from the closing date of the submission of the proposal.
· The technical and financial proposals should be delivered in separate sealed envelopes. At the top left of the envelopes, it should be clearly stated “Proposal for CSA in Chitral”, and it should be clearly stated on the envelope, whether it contains the technical or the financial proposal.
· The Competent Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all RFP at any stage without assigning any reason thereof.
· In case of delay in the execution of the contract, MAP reserves the rights to impose penalty not exceeding 5 % of the total amount of the contract.
· If the progress of work is not to the satisfaction of the MAP, the work will be awarded to another party at the risk and cost of the consultant. In such an eventuality, if any excess amount is to be paid by MAP, it will be recovered from the consultant.
· MAP has the rights to add, enhance or remove any functionality not disturbing the major scope of work.
· MAP will not bear any expense incurred in the preparation of proposals in response to this RFP.
· All responses to this RFP shall become the property of MAP.
· Proposals sent to MAP by Fax or Email will not be accepted.
· Proposals submitted after due date and time will be rejected.
· Individual Consultant must fill and sign the Declaration of Conflict of Interest given at end of the TOR and must submit with technical proposal.
· An effort by any individual Consultant to influence MAP, “directly or indirectly through unfair means”, in MAP proposal evaluation, proposal comparison or contract award decisions, to meet or discuss with any MAP official unless desired by the MAP may result in the rejection of bidder’s proposal.
15. Financial and Technical Proposal submission:
The potential candidates can drop technical and financial proposal only through courier, to the following addresses clearly marked as follows (The proposal delivered without courier will not be accepted):
NOT TO BE OPENED BY THE REGISTRY
(Technical proposal separate sealed envelopes for CSA) in Districts Lower Chitral and upper Chitral MUSLIM AID Ad (MAP)
Main Garam Chashma road, Balach Bazar, Near Government high school, Balach Chitral.
All proposals must be received by Thursday 28th March 2024: 5:30 PM.
LATE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL: Proposal received after the deadline for submission of Proposals will not be considered.
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