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Terms of Reference (ToR) Project: Food Security and Livelihood Support for the Host Community and the Rohingyas in Response of COVID-19 (Ref. APPEAL-BGD-191) Background: ICCO Cooperation is a leading INGO working for securing sustainable livelihoods justice and dignity for all in Bangladesh since 1972. After the 2017 influx, an office has been established in Cox’s Bazar to respond to the emergency needs of the Rohingyas along with host communities.ICCO Cooperation is currently implementing several projects in Teknaf and Ukhyia for the host communities and Rohingyas on strengthening economic and social participation, food security and livelihood. Very recently a project has been initiated to support Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience building for the Rohingya and the host community. The project covers enterprise promotion through skill development training, technical inputs, marketing support, business development training, seed capital to the vulnerable community people and other activities.Cox’s Bazar district is worldwide famous for its long sea beach, natural forests and hills. Areca nuts are produced in almost all eight upazilas of the district , but Ramu, Ukhia and Teknaf are very favorable for areca nut farming and most of the produce comes from the three upazilas The Daily Star report shows that every season, more than 3,400 hectares of land are brought under areca nut cultivation and about 27,000 people are directly involved in the farming. Around 1.36 lakh tons of areca nuts worth about Tk 272 crore are produced in the district every season It is no doubt that areca nuts are considered a cash crop but the leaves are often used for cooking purposes. Very recently, small and medium companies have forward to utilize these leaves and make environment friendly utensils. This has helped reduce the use of plastic utensils. Most of these companies are located in the Southwestern part of Bangladesh. There is an opportunity to set up small/medium enterprises in the Cox’s Bazar region for productive and eco-friendly utilization of the areca leaves.The aim of this assignment is to conduct a feasibility study on setting up eco-friendly utensil production enterprises from areca leaves in Cox’s Bazar region along with conducting market assessment of the products. Scope of Work
Deliverables
Time Frame of the assignment: This consultancy is expected to be completed within 30 days after issuing the work order. It is expected that the work will start by the second week of October 2020 General Instruction It is the responsibility of the Consultant to plan and carry out the assignment. ICCO will provide financialsupportas agreed between ICCO and consultant and ensure timely feedback. The consultant will be responsible for maintaining correspondence and outputs in a timely and efficient manner keeping ICCO informed via written email correspondence. Eligibility Criteria The proposed consultant(s)/farms should meet the following profile:
Please note that if any applicant does not meet the minimum eligibility criteria, the application will be disqualified without further evaluation. Fees and mode of payment
Schedule of Payments Based up satisfactory completion of the research / training Services ICCO will pay for the assignment through bank transfer/cheque in the following instalments
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL Interested consultant(s)/consulting firms must submit the technical and financial proposals. The proposal should include: Technical Proposal:
Financial proposal
Prospective consultants should submit a written proposal (Technical and Financial) hard copy to Martin Mondol, Head of HR & Admin, ICCO Cooperation, Bangladesh Country Office, House 14, Road 32, Gulshan-1 Dhaka, or soft copy with duly signed by the authority to: procurement.bd@icco.nl Any queries about the consultancy should be addressed to Silvia Rovelli at S.Rovelli@icco-cooperation.org **ICCO Cooperation holds the authority to cancel the order without any compensation if the deliverables do not match the contract Deadline: 10th October 2020 |