Request for Proposal (RFP) at the Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services-United States Conference Bishops(CRS) is an international non-governmental Organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist based on need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS has operated in Nigeria since the year 2000 and has implemented different projects in 19 states of the federation.

For over nine years, the Lake Chad Basin(LCB) Crisis - impacting Northeast (NE) Nigeria, the lake Region of Chad, the Region of Diffa in Niger,and the far North Region of Cameroon - has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities, torn apart communities and families,constrained livelihood opportunities, destroyed infrastructure, and dismantled local governments ability to respond to the needs of itz citizens. To address the myriad of inter-related and chronic factors inhibiting the recovery of resilient, rebuilt communities in the L.C.B, CRS was awarded the two-year stabilization and reconciliation in the Lake Chad Region (STaR) Project, which in financed by the (German Financial Cooperation).

Applications are Invited for:

Title: Request for Proposal for Service Provider to Conduct Vocational Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurial Training

CRS Nigeria Program invites sealed bids from eligible Applicants for the above subject. the supplier(s) will be selected in accordance with the procedures described in KIW Guidelines for the Procurement of Consulting Services, Works, Goods, Plans and Non-Consulting Services in Financial Cooperation with Partner Countries available online.

The complete RFP guidelines and proposal document are available for download at: https://tinyurl.com/m2955wzm or in hard copy at the CRS office at the address below. Potential applicants should contact CRSat if they face any technical difficulties when downloading the RFP documents or visit CRS Yola office at the address below topic the packet of the proposal.

Interested applicants MUST ensure that once complete bid package has been successfully downloaded,applicants MUST send the following details to: tenders.star.ngr@crs.org

10:00am Friday, 13th August, 2021.

Application Closing Date

5.00pm Nigerian Time, Thursday 12th August, 2021.

Submission of Documents

Documents must be submitted in hard copy by courier or hand delivered. Submission of courier or hand delivery must be submitted in sealed envelopes and addressed to:

Note: Documents submitted after the deadline for submission will be rejected

A registration register of candidate will be available at the CRS office where candidate will be required to provide information and the date and time of submission. It is required that all applicants complete this register when submitting their offer before leaving the CRS office. Courier deliveries MUST also be communicated to fill this register for bid to be completed'

The Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal must be packaged in two separate envelopes properly sealed and clearly marked on the top right hand corner "Technical Proposal CRS-STAR-NE-2021-07 and "Financial Proposal CRS-STAR-NE-2021-07".The name of the applicants should be written clearly on the back of both envelopes. The two envelopes should then be enclosed in one single outer Polyethylene Type Envelope (Not a paper envelope) and must bear the name,address, and telephone number of the applicants. If all envelopes are not sealed and marked as required, CRS will declare the proposal non-responsive and will not consider the submission.

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