The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) invites experienced and potential local/national/international NGOs to submit an Expression of Interest for the implementation of “Humanitarian assistance programs to enhance food security and nutrition.”

About the Programme:
Under the Country Strategic Plan (2022 – 2026), WFP will support Bangladesh on its path to ending hunger and reducing malnutrition by 2030 through four strategic outcomes (SO):

• SO1: Populations affected by crisis in Bangladesh are able to meet basic food, nutrition and other essential needs during and after crises.
• SO2: The nutrition needs of women, children and vulnerable groups in Bangladesh are met through national institutions that have enhanced capacities to design and implement gender- and nutrition-sensitive social safety net programmes by 2026,
• SO3: Vulnerable communities in Bangladesh are more resilient to shocks and natural disasters owing to enhanced national disaster management capacity and flexible nutrition- and gender-sensitive social safety net programmes by 2026.
• SO4: Vulnerable crisis-affected populations in Bangladesh benefit from enhanced coordination and improved common services during and after crises.

WFP, through its partners, currently provides humanitarian assistance to approximately 1,040,000 people in Bangladesh. In collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), other UN agencies, and NGOs, WFP is also working in various sectors namely Food Security, Nutrition, Emergency response and Common Services. In the most vulnerable Bangladeshi communities and the camps, WFP will continue to: i) provide humanitarian food assistance to the Rohingya population every month through E-vouchers; ii) build the resilience of refugees and local communities through skills development, livelihoods, market linkages, food assistance for assets and volunteer services iii) ) support schools and learning centres with school feeding and capacity building for relevant national institutions; iv) implementation of an integrated package of malnutrition prevention and treatment interventions and nutrition services targeting children aged 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women; v) Implement SafetyNet programmes vi) Implement disaster risk preparedness and response to protect the food security of vulnerable population vii) Implement Food and Nutrition Security Programme in Urban areas viii) Provide lifesaving food assistance during Emergency Response to any disaster in any geographical location in Bangladesh (Create a standby partner roaster to be deployed as and when needed).

Conditions for entry:

The organization must have:

• Legal status (valid registration certificate with NGO Affairs Bureau)
  
• Physical presence and experience in the area for which it applies.
  
• Past experience in implementing food, nutrition, education (specifically school feeding), cash-based transfers and/or market-based interventions.
  
• Past experience in community mobilization and resilience building activities
  
• Past experience in emergency preparedness and response
  
• Organization’s strategic objectives that are aligned with WFP’s strategic priorities; SO1 to SO4 mentioned above.
  
• Adequate resource capacity (financial human resources and procurement)
  
• Relevant sector experience (Food, Nutrition, Logistics and Common Services)
  
• Strong project management experience
  
• Adequate financial capacity to conduct the required activities supported by an audited financial statement.
  
• Strong relationships with local administration and relevant local and regional institutions.

Prequalification Application Process:
All the interested local/national/international NGOs with a valid registration certificate with NGO Affairs Bureau are requested to submit their profile (as per the prescribed format) through UN Partner Portal (https://www.unpartnerportal.org/dashboard) by 26 August 2023. Interested applicants must ensure that the Organizational Profile in the Portal is updated with all the latest information and documents. The detailed guideline for creating an organizational profile in UN Partner Portal is available at (https://tinyurl.com/23dj9wte)

In case, the interested NGO’s encounter any technical difficulties, please contact bangladesh.flataskforce@wfp.org.