REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP Number: 2024-TI3P- PROC-0009
Subject: Request for Proposals for Business Development Services
Issuance Date: January 20th 2024
Offer Deadline: January 31st 2024, 5:00pm East Africa Time
Land O’Lakes Venture37 (Venture37) is soliciting proposals from qualified providers to support the leadership team of a dairy processor located in the Tanga region of Tanzania, in day-to-day project management as part of the dairy processor’s transformation plan while tracking outputs and ensuring timely execution of initiatives. These services are required for the Tanzania Inclusive Processor-Producer Partnerships in Dairy project (TI3P) under Agreement No. TADB22-TI3P-001 issued by the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank for services to be performed in Tanzania.
Business Development Services (BDS) firms and individuals (hereinafter “Bidder”) are invited by Venture37 to submit offers for the services described in this RFP, but are under no obligation to do so. The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the Proposal; Venture37 will in no case be liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the solicitation.
This Request for Proposal includes the following sections:
- Instructions to Bidders
- Technical Specifications
Submission of offers must be completed in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and complete offers must be received by the date and time indicated.
All correspondence and/or inquiries regarding this RFP must be requested in accordance with the enclosed Instructions to Bidders.
Offer Deadline and Late Bids
All offers must be submitted to Venture37 by 31 January 2024. Please submit electronic proposals to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] with the RFP Number referenced in the subject line. ate proposals will not be accepted. It is the Bidder’s sole responsibility to ensure that offers are received by Venture37 on or before the 31 January 2024. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. Faxed offers will not be accepted.
Offers received after the deadline for submission shall be rejected. A late offer will be considered only if the sole cause of its lateness was attributable to Venture37, its employees or agents.
- Submission of Bids
- Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Complete offers, including technical, price, and all supporting documentation must be received by 31 January 2024 by Pius John, Senior Grants and Procurement Specialist, and email address: [email protected], with a copy to Contact Viola Millinga, Grants and Procurement Specialist , and e-mail address: [email protected] Please reference the RFP number in the subject line.
- Ensuring successful transmission and receipt of the bids is the responsibility of the Bidder. It is recommended that no e-mail exceed the size of 10 MB, inclusive of attachments.
