IDA 63600, PROJECT NO. 160945
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(CONSULTANT’S QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION (CQS))
Assignment Title: Consultancy Service to develop training manuals and provide tailored-capacity Building Training for MOA Extension and Technical Staff
REOI Reference No.: LR-PMU-MOA-478547-CS-CQS
Date: March 10, 2025
Background
The STAR-P was approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on January 15, 2019. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization of smallholder farmers for selected value chains in selected counties. The USD 25 million financing agreement was signed on February 15, 2019, and the project became effective on June 28, 2019. The project is co-financed on a pari-passu basis with IFAD. The USD 23 million co-financing was approved by the IFAD Board in September 2019 and the Financing Agreement was signed on 21 November 2019.
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization of smallholder farmers for rice, oil palm, and horticulture value chains in selected counties of Liberia.
Objective of the Assignment
The objective of this assignment is centered on sub-component 1.1 of the STAR Project’s approved Annual Work Plan and Budget for 2025, Strengthening market-oriented smallholder farmer groups.The goal of the assignment is to facilitate enhanced agricultural operations by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and best practices to optimize agricultural operations, enhance productivity, and promote sustainability. This activity will be supported by extension workers in collaboration with the MoA and other relevant stakeholders.
This Assignment, to be carried out by a selected firm, is intended to promote the upscaling and adoption of good agriculture practices, climate-smart agriculture technologies and agribusiness best practices that will result in sustainable and increased production and commercialization of major crops.
It is expected that the selected firm will carry out the following activities:
- Develop user-friendly, practical, and context-specific training manuals for crop and livestock production.
- Provide tailored capacity-building training for MOA extension and technical staff to enhance their knowledge and skills in the production of the specified crops and livestock.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website:
a. Ministry of Agriculture (www.moa.gov.lr) or directly requested via email from gtoto@moa.gov.lr / starp-bids@moa.gov.lr / rglaydor@moa.gov.lr
The Ministry of Agriculture now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The attention of interested individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, January 2020 and September 2023 setting forth the World
Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Please refer to paragraph 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations on conflict of interest related to this assignment which is available on the Bank’s website at http://projects–beta.worldbank.org/en/projects–operations/products–andservices/brief/procurement–new–framework .
The best qualified firm to carry out the services will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications Based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Regulations and based on the following criteria:
- Core Business of the firm and Number of Years in Business
- Technical and Managerial Organization of the Firm
- Demonstrative capabilities in providing technical capacity building training, especially relating to development and transfer of good agricultural practices and climate-smart agriculture technologies that support smallholder crop production systems and show detailed track record of implementing similar programs in sub-Saharan Africa, including case studies and outcomes of similar assignments implemented
- Demonstrative demonstrable experience in agriculture extension education and training manual development especially for technology transfer to smallholder farmers with little or no formal education, and the firm is to indicate similar assignments carried out with reference points – these can be three assignments carried out in the last 3-5 years.
- Availability of Appropriate Skills team of qualified experts in agronomy, livestock production, and training facilitation. Strong communication and report-writing skills. Legally Registered Firm in Home Country (Evidence of Business Registration)
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0900 hours to 1600 hours or 9:00am to 4:00pm local time.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or via e-mail) by 24th March 2025 @ 5:00pm local time.
Galah Toto
National Program Coordinator
Project Implementation Unit (PIU), Ministry of Agriculture
Smallholder Agriculture Transformation & Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P)/ Rural
Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP)
1st Floor LIBSUCO Building, Japanese Freeway (Formerly Somalia Drive)
Gardnersville – Monrovia, Liberia
Tel +231-777576980
Email: gtoto@moa.gov.lr and cc: rglaydor@moa.gov.lr , starp-bids@moa.gov.lr
Signed by: Galah Toto
National Program Coordinator – STAR-P/RETRAP