The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) is seeking a Consultant to provide technical assistance to support the implementation of the Safe Food for Growth (SAFEGRO) Project in Vietnam. The Consultant will be responsible to implement and manage the project toward the attainment of the project’s expected results as described in the project description. Additional information related to the requirement is detailed in section 4, Terms of Reference.

The Safe Food for Growth (SAFEGRO) Project seeks to enhance the Vietnamese population’s access to safe and competitive agri-food products, with an aim to improve the well-being of female and male consumers as well as other agri-food sector actors (including poor farmers) in Vietnam.

SAFEGRO will provide a holistic reform approach through assistance to the Government of Vietnam (GoV) to improve the enabling environment and promote market interventions that engage all the key actors such as government agencies, the private sector (including poor farmers) and consumers . The project will focus on the following three components:

• Component 1 (Enabling Environment) – improving the performance of national and sub-national governments in regulating and enforcing food safety to meet international standards;

• Component 2 (Supply Side) – increasing the competitiveness of poor farmers and other value chain actors, both domestically and internationally, through improved food safety; and

• Component 3 (Demand Side) – empowering consumers to increase demand for safe and affordable agri-food in Vietnam.

The project must allow the sharing of state-of-the-art technology and environmentally sustainable practices regarding food safety and quality that can be provided by private sector, academic and research institutions in Canada. The project will be implemented in the two largest cities of Vietnam – Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City – totaling nearly 20 million people or more than one fifth of the country’s population. It will also take into account neighboring provinces that produce and supply food products.

The services are to be provided for a period of five (5) years from the date of signing of the contract.The purpose of this notice is to invite formal costed proposals from eligible Consultants. Based on proposals received, one consultant will be invited to negotiate a contract with DFATD for the provision of services. DFATD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received. The amount allocated to this contract will not exceed $12,875,000.00 Canadian dollars (CAD) excluding applicable taxes. The anticipated contract duration is five (5) years.

WORKING LANGUAGE OF THE PROJECT

The working language for this project is English.

BIDDERS CONFERENCE

A bidders’ conference will be held on 2019-02-21 at DFATD, at 200 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Québec. The session will begin at 08:00am EST.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

Proposals should be presented following the instructions provided in the Request for Proposals document to be obtained through the GETS on the Internet (https://buyandsell.gc.ca ). Please note, DFATD does not send out Request for Proposals directly to interested Bidders.

In order to be considered, proposals must be completed and received no later than 14:00 hrs, Eastern Standard Time (EST), on closing date, at the following address:

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Distribution and Mail Services – AAG

Lester B. Pearson Building

125 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada

K1A 0G2

Attention: Bid Receiving Unit – SGD

PROPOSALS SUBMITTED VIA FACSIMILE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

INQUIRIES

Questions relating to this notice must be directed IN WRITING to:

Stefanie Cardinal - Senior Contracting Management Services Officer / Development Complex Procurement Services (SGCC)

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

125 Sussex Drive

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada

K1A 0G2

E-mail: stefanie.cardinal@international.gc.ca