RFP - for conducting Endline Assessment for the Project (Community-based Goat Breeding Program) under the Climate change mitigation...

 Animal Husbandry Division of

1. The information contained in this Request for Proposal document (the “RFP) provided to Bidder(s) on behalf of the Animal Husbandry Division of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (AHD-NARI), is disseminated on the terms and conditions set out in this RFP and such other terms and conditions subject to which such information is provided.
2. This RFP document contains brief information about the scope of work to be undertaken by the selected Agency. The purpose of this RFP document is to provide Bidders with information that may be useful to them in the formulation of their bid and for no other purpose whatsoever
3. Neither the information in this RFP nor any other written or oral information in relation to the selection process of the Bidder for implementing the Project or otherwise is intended to form the basis of any decision to enter into any contract or arrangement
4. AHD-NARI may in its absolute discretion, but without being under any obligation to do so, update, amend, scrap or supplement the information, statement, assessment or assumptions contained in this RFP.
5. The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with or relating to the preparation and submission of its Bid including but not limited to preparing, copying, postage, delivery fee, expenses associated with any demonstrations or presentations which may be required by AHD-NARI or any other costs incurred in connection with or relating to its Bid.
6. Nothing in this RFP shall constitute the basis of a contract which may be concluded in relation to the project nor shall such documentation/information be used in construing any such contract. Each Bidder must rely on the terms and conditions contained in any contract which, when, and if, finally executed, is subject to such limitations and restrictions which may be specified in such contract.
7. The bidder(s) are required to design and conduct the Endline Study of the project ‘Climate change mitigation initiative managed and led by women farmers’ (CCMI-MLWF). The implementing partners of the Project are the Centre for microFinance (CmF) and Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CInI) (and Vijayavahini Charitable Foundation (VCF), Andhra Pradesh) while the technical partners are the Animal Husbandry Division of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (AHD-NARI), and AbacusBio Ltd., NZ. CmF is implementing the project in 6 clusters in Sirohi and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan and CInI is implementing the project in 6 clusters in Sabarkantha and Banaskantha districts in Gujarat. 
8. It shall be deemed that by submitting a proposal, the Bidder has: -

• made a complete and careful examination of the RFP;
• received all relevant information requested;
• accepted the risk of inadequacy provided in the RFP or furnished by or on behalf of AHD-NARI relating to any of the matters relevant to the Project;
• satisfied itself about all matters, things and information including necessary and required documents for submitting an informed Bid, execution of the Project in accordance with the RFP and performance of all of its obligations thereunder;
• acknowledged and agreed that inadequacy, lack of completeness or incorrectness of information provided in the RFP or ignorance of any of the matters referred to in the tender hereinabove shall not be a basis for any claim for compensation, damages, extension of time for performance of its obligations, loss of profits etc.
• agreed to be bound by the undertakings provided by it under and in terms hereof.
• noted that this proposal is invited on single responsibility basis, so the bidder is supposed to quote the rates considering all aspects, e.g. inclusive of all taxes/charges, etc, while submitting their proposal. 

1. Build on women goat farmers’ knowledge, skills and use of technology to bring about systematic genetic improvement of their local breed of goats for productivity and adaptability. This will be done by improving community awareness and equipping Pashu Sakhis for data entry for evaluation of the animals.
2. Establish traceable supply centres of quality bucks and does of the Sirohi or improved local goat breed through market linkages.
3. Dissemination of SOP to relevant stakeholders for community owned local goat breed improvement programs.

1. Current status of goat production and breeding in the target areas, and
2. The realization of the potential for the occupation of goat-keeping to become a business proposition to improve the socio- economic status of the women from these communities.  

• To assess the changes as a result of the implementation of CCMI-MLWF, in the knowledge, attitudes and practices related to goat production, breeding and management among the target beneficiaries.
• To assess how the above changes have benefited the participating goat-keeper households.
• To assess how the implementation of CCMI-MLWF has influenced the awareness of pashu sakhis and goat keepers about the community based goat breeding program including goat data collection and entry into DTreo App, buck selection and rotation, unselected buck castration, community awareness, organization and interdependence.
• To assess the extent to which the following Key Performance Indicators (KPI) have been achieved.

• To assess the contribution of CCMI-MLWF to local women’s empowerment including pashu sakhis and goat keepers
• To assess the changes in goat production and breeding-related challenges faced by the communities, as a result of the implementation of CCMI-MLWF in intervention villages and without it in non-intervention villages.

• Professional fee
• Travel and field expenses
• Data analysis & overheads
• GST % and value
• Total quote in Indian Rupees (including GST)
• Per unit cost for qualitative components (e.g. IDI) (all-inclusive with GST)
• Per sample cost for quantitative components (e.g. Survey) (all-inclusive with GST)

• Complete breakup of person-days, rate, unit, etc.