Enhancing Agri Input Supply System through Wholesaler Agent Network Development in RiPA Program Area

• Country: Ethiopia
• Summary: Enhancing Agri Input Supply System through Wholesaler Agent Network Development in RiPA Program Area
• ETT Ref No: 62124253
• Deadline: 04 Feb 2022
• Financier: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
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• Notice Type: Tender
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• Tenders are invited for Enhancing Agri Input Supply System through Wholesaler Agent Network Development in Ripa Program Area Resilience in Pastoralist Area-North(RiPA-North) is a five year USAID funded FtF program that aims to improve the resilience capacities of households, markets and governance institutions across 22 woredas in the Somali, Afar and Oromia regions. The program has four technical themed Components with targeted activities integrated across intervention geographic areas. These components are: Improved Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Systems and Capacity. Diversified and Sustainable Economic Opportunities for People Transitioning out of Pastoralism (ToPs) particularly youth and women. Intensified and Sustained Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Production and Marketing Improved and Sustained Nutrition and Hygiene Practices Objective of Call for Applications The objective of this call for applications is to facilitate the role of large input suppliers/wholesalers in improving access to agricultural inputs for pastoralists/agro pastoralists through enhanced relationship with a network of agri input retailers/agro dealers in the RIPA program area Program Target areas Mercy Corps is open to receive applications from large input suppliers operating in or out side of the RiPA program target areas who interested to expand their business/market to RIPA target regions and interested to create network with agri input retailers in the program woredas listed below : Oromia Region: ● East Hararghe Zone: Babile and Gursum Woredas ● West Haraghe Zone: Mieso and Gumbi Bordede Woredas Somali Region ● Jarar Zone: Degahabur Woreda ● Siti Zone: Afdem, Dembel, Erer, Shinile and Mieso Somali ● Fafan Zone: Babile, Gursum, Awubare, Kebribeyah, North jijiga (Shebele) Afar Region ● Zone 1: Mile, Dubti, Asayita, Afambo and Chifra ● Zone 3: Gewane and Amibara Application Collection and review process MERCY CORPS expects to receive proposals/applications from the entities that meet the above criteria, through the Mercy Corps Office/s: Addis Ababa, Diredawa, Jijiga/Semera by no later than February 4, 2022. Upon receiving the applications, Mercy Corps will evaluate the proposals using the criteria outlined in Table 1. The process of evaluating the proposals will be: - Initial Application Screening: A committee established by Mercy Corps will screen, score and rank applications received. Only applications from applicants meeting the ELIGIBILITY criteria will be screened. The ELIGIBLE applications will be scored using the criteria presented in Table 1 (below); as needed Mercy Corps will consult government agencies to get consent on the selected applicants mainly on their experience on operating in the area and commitments. - Application Assessment: Best ranked projects will be additionally assessed by evaluation committee members of Mercy Corps team via on site verification of the application and the applicant due diligence check. Areas need to be emphases will be dependent on the type and nature of Submitted Concept note. - Business Plan Screening. The Mercy Corps committee will, upon receiving the completed assessments (business plans), conduct the final scoring and ranking of proposals and make recommendations for support Amount of award and cost share requirements - The amount of funding/contribution for each business from Mercy corps-RiPA project will be dependent on the innovativeness of the proposed idea and its potential for scalability. The average estimated contribution from Mercy Corps RiPA will be $10,000(490,000.00 birr) for each business enterprise but if the business idea is presented with potential for scalability and impact, MC cost share contribution may go beyond the estimated average amount described above
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