Request for Proposal
Consultancy Services for management and facilitation of exposure visits to various agriculture warehouses and markets in India. The Nepal Agricultural Market Development Programme (NAMDP), also known as Sahaj operates under a bilateral agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Government of Switzerland. Sahaj is a Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) project, implemented by a consortium of Swisscontact (as the lead agency) and the Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED). The program focuses on Province Number 1. Sahaj provides financial and technical support towards improved access to services and innovation for agri-business in Province Number 1. This will increase demand for smallholders' produce, including them in value-added supply chains, and buildings resilience in rural communities through higher employment and income. Sahaj invites proposals from suitable private firms/companies/travel agencies with knowledge and experience related to logistics arrangements and travel management for "Management and facilitation of exposure visit to various agriculture warehouses and markets in India" as per the Terms of Reference. The detailed ToR and RFP can be downloaded by clicking this link https://www.swisscontact.org/en/countries/nepal/requests-for-proposal. The sealed application must be submitted to the Swisscontact Nepal office, Oasis complex, 4th Floor 211 Madan Marg, Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal or Shahi Marg, Aqua Park, Tintoliya, Biratnagar 10, Province 1, or in PDF format (separate technical and separate financial proposal) and separate zipped file for eligibility criteria documents addressed to email [email protected] latest by 11:59 PM Nepali time on 16 October 2022. Proposals received after the deadline will not be eligible. Swisscontact Nepal will not entertain any phone inquiries or other such solicitations for these positions. Only shortlisted firms will be contacted for the selection process. Swisscontact Nepal reserves the right to reject any and all applicants.
