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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: Increasing Forest Sector SMEs involvement in building resilience in Rwanda’s landscapes: Value Chain
Assignment Countries:
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The scope of work associated with the Compact with Africa Technical Assistance will cover the following two tasks:
Task 1: Value Chain analysis.
Forests in Rwanda can be managed for timber and non-timber forestproducts. Rwanda’s forest sector has room for improving productivity. There areongoing efforts to promote the enhancement of forest management and forestproductivity for both timber and non-timber. For purposes of this consultancythe focus will be on the following value chains – apiculture, essential oils,bamboo and plus value chains that also contribute to both productive goods andecosystem services (e.g., timber production and seedling production). For eachof these value chains the following analysis will be completed:
1.1Potential markets – domestic, regionaland global for the specified value chains
1.1Map out the value chain for the products
1.2Benchmarking Rwanda against top 2 producers in the market most suitable for Rwanda (for each of the value chains.
1.3Propose improvements to the current value chain to position Rwanda to be more competitive for each of the products.
Task 2: Suitable area for expanding the proposed value chains and the ecosystem services associated with the specific value chains listed above
The work associated with this consultancy will be done in close collaboration with the Rwanda Forest Authority within the Ministry of Environment . The tasks will include
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:
- BB: Bank Budget
- TF0C4739: PMIF
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the expression of interest (EOI) submitted via this link should not exceed 5 pages (including annexes). Any submitted EOI that is longer than 5 pages will be automatically disqualified. The file size should also not exceed 5MB Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now
NOTES
Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
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