TechnoServe Inc (TNS)
Request for Proposal (RFP)
TRANSLATION OF FOOD SAFETY MANUAL FROM ENGLISH TO SWAHILI
Date: 4th February 2020
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
TechnoServe Inc (TNS) – Tanzania, invites your firm to participate in this competitive solicitation for quotation for translation of an 80-page Food Safety manual from English to Swahili.
INTRODUCTION
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. We are a non-profit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital, and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs, and wealth for their families and communities. With more than five decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
TechnoServe is implementing the USAID-funded Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing (AINFP) regional program in collaboration with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS). The program leverages the power of the private sector to create better nutritional outcomes for base-of-the-pyramid consumers and more profitable market opportunities for local farmers. This is achieved by supporting local food processing companies in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia through remote technical assistance and training from world leading food processing companies under PFS to increase the availability of safe, affordable and nutritious food.
GENERAL REQUIREMENT AND SCOPE OF WORK
Through this partnership, the AINFP program seeks to deliver Sector Wide Trainings (SWTs) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia covering industry best practices targeting systemic constraints and challenges. The Sector Wide Trainings will be offered to food processors and related industry stakeholders, bringing industry actors together and encouraging closer dialogue, knowledge sharing, and awareness across the sector. Our main objective is to bring about industry behavior change in the most effective and cost efficient way. Most of our sector wide training to date has been instructor led and we now desire to transition to a blended learning approach to deliver learning outcomes across our various knowledge centers starting with Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices.
The AINFP program has developed an 80-page Food Safety Participants manual in English and is hereby seeking a consultant who has a Food Safety background to translate the manual into Swahili. The consultant will need to ensure quality translation work and maintain the intended meaning of the translated text. This will involve putting together a team of professionals to proofread the translation and assure quality and consistency.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The translation work is expected to start on 1st March 2020 to 31st March 2020.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
The evaluation of each response to this RFP will be based on vendor demonstrated competence, experience for similar activities and pricing. The purpose of this RFP is to identify providers that have the interest, capability, and financial strength to supply TNS with the service requested. Selection will be based on price, quality of service, and vendor experience.
All proposals will be evaluated based on the above criteria
TechnoServe reserves the right to award the contract to the organization whose proposal is deemed to be in the best interest of and most advantageous to TNS and the Donor.
TechnoServe will not award a contract to any bidder where there is indication of a lack of business integrity.
The Organization with the winning proposal will be notified in writing. Those who were not selected may or may not be notified, at the sole discretion of TNS.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- The Request for Proposal is not and shall not be considered an offer by TechnoServe.
- All responses must be received on or before the date and time indicated below. All late responses will be rejected.
- All unresponsive responses will be rejected.
- All proposals will be considered binding offers. Prices proposed must be valid for the entire period provided by the respondent or required by RFP.
- All awards will be subject to TNS contractual terms and conditions and contingent on the availability of donor funding.
- TNS reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal or cancel the solicitation process at any time, and shall have no liability to the proposing organizations submitting proposals for such rejection or cancellation of the request for proposals.
- TNS reserves the right to accept all or part of the proposal when award is provided
- All information provided by TNS in this RFP is offered in good faith. Individual items are subject to change at any time, and all bidders will be provided with notification of any changes. TNS is not responsible or liable for any use of the information submitted by bidders or for any claims asserted therefrom. TNS reserves the right to require any bidder to enter into a non-disclosure agreement.
- The bidders are solely obligated to pay for any costs, of any kind whatsoever, which may be incurred by bidder or any third parties, in connection with the Response.
- All responses and supporting documentation shall become the property of TNS, subject to claims of confidentiality in respect of the response and supporting documentation, which have been clearly marked confidential by the bidder
- Bidders are required to identify and disclose any actual or potential Conflict of interest
FORM/CONTENT OF RESPONSE All proposals shall:
- Be in the English language.
- Contain detailed cost in TShs with applicable Tax/Charges clearly identified.
- Provide requested payment terms and conditions.
- Describe the qualifications, experience and capabilities of the firm in providing the type of services being requested by this RFP. Resumes or CVs of “key personnel” shall be submitted as an attachment.
- Include a contact name, email address, and telephone number to facilitate communication between TNS and the submitting organization.
- A brief outline of the organization and services offered, including:
• Full legal name, jurisdiction of incorporation and address of the company
• Full legal name and country of citizenry of company’s President and / or Chief Executive Officer, and all other officers and senior managers of the company
• Year business was established
Description of similar work done in the past with the reference contact is an added advantage.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS All quotations should be addressed to [email protected] to reach us by latest 17th February 2020 at 5.00pm
Source the Guardian 10 February 2020
