MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION (MOAI) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

The Somalia Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) is part of a regional initiative by the World Bank to provide a comprehensive framework for intervention at both the national and regional levels. This Multi-phase Programmatic Approach (MPA) aims to tackle the underlying structural challenges of food insecurity and reduce beneficiaries’ vulnerability to unpredictable climate, crisis, and conflict events. The Project Development Objective (PDO) for S-FSRP is ‘to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food systems in targeted project areas of Somalia.’ The project will benefit 350,000 small farmers, agro-pastoralists, nomadic pastoralists, and at least 30 percent women, with investments geared towards reviving the Agri-Livestock Sector. Progress toward the PDO will be measured using five PDO indicators and intermediate indicators. All relevant indicators will be disaggregated by gender (men and women) and age (youth and adult). The five PDO indicators. The consultant service is expected to be conducted and reports delivered within 26 weeks from commencement.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI) FGS now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

The key short-listing criteria are as follows:-

1. Core business and years in business:- The firm shall be registered/incorporated as a consulting firm with core business in undertaking baseline evaluation for agricultural/ and rural development projects or related fields for a period of at least eight (8) years.

2. Relevant experience:- The firm shall demonstrate that it has successfully executed and completed at least two assignments on baseline surveys of similar nature and complexity

in a similar operating environment in the last eight (8) years. The Consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the Client (office and e-mail address and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name (s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.

3. Experience of relevant services in an environment similar to that of Somalia and
4. Technical and managerial organization of the firm:- Provide only the structure of the organization. Do not provide CVs of staff). Key experts will not be evaluated at the

shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to section III, para 3.14,3.16 & 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised in November 2017, and August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but they should indicate clearly whether the association is a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall jointly and severally liable for the entire contract If selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality-and-Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.

Interested firm (s) may obtain further information (by e-mail) at the address below during office hours from 8.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. Saturday to Thursday except on public holidays. The e-mail address is provided below.

Expressions of interest should be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or by e-mail) by 05th March 2025, at 11.30 a.m. local Time.

S-FSRP NPCU Project Office
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
Floor/ Room number:1
Jayga Street, Next to the Data Protection Office,
Near Mogadishu Airport
City: Mogadishu Somalia
Country: Somalia
Email: procurement@fsrp.gov.so and copy to mubashir.fsrpsom@gmail.com