Request for Proposal

Consultancy Service- To develop trigger alert tool to activate Early Action Protocols for cyclone and flood

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (The Federation) is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. The Federation has been working with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) for more than 30 years and also with other Participating National Societies in humanitarian fields mainly disaster response and management, cyclone preparedness, disaster relief, recovery & rehabilitation, Health, community based disaster preparedness, risk reduction and mitigation, etc.

The German Red Cross is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflict, disaster and people affected by social or health-related crisis. The German Red Cross intervenes in disaster response and rehabilitation, health, social and environmental as well as capacity building projects in cooperation with international sister organisations within the movement. German Red Cross (GRC) is working in Bangladesh under the integration agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Bangladesh Delegation. German Red Cross of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Bangladesh Delegation is searching for consultancy firm to develop trigger alert tool to activate Early Action Protocols for cyclone and flood

Purpose:
The objective is to develop a web-based software (alert tool) to monitor hydro-meteorological forecasts and observations and generate trigger alert message/notifications (SMS and/or email – internal for BDRCS) to support the activation of the Early Action Protocol (EAP) once the trigger is reached. The alert tool shall be an open source web-based tool covering the flood exposed area of major rivers (Jamuna, Meghna, and Padma) and the cyclone prone coastal area of Bangladesh.

The consultant will develop the alert tool in close collaboration with Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Flood Forecast and Early Warning Centre (FFWC) of Bangladesh Water Development Board, BDRCS and other key stakeholders. The tool should be flexible to update, upgrade and include new hazards and area of interest and able to produce outputs in GIS platforms.

Terms of Reference (ToR):
The terms of reference (TOR) can be downloaded from here.

Submission of proposal:
Interested individual or consultancies firm should submit the details profile, technical and financial proposals in hard copies to “The Senior Representative, German Red Cross Office Dhaka, 684-686, Bara Mogh Bazar, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh” or send email to hr.dhaka@grc-bangladesh.org with the subject title “Consultancy Proposal FbF” latest by 28th of June, 2019 at 17.00 hours. Incomplete application will not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified
The IFRC is an equal opportunity employer