Request for Proposal For Institutional And Enterprise Capacity Assessments, Targeted Capacity Building And Mentorship For Refugee-Led Organizations (Rlos) And Msmes

Request for proposals for Institutional and Enterprise Capacity Assessments, Targeted Capacity Building and Mentorship for Refugee-Led Organizations (Rlos) and MSMEs SCOPE OF WORK The selected consulting firm will be responsible for: Ø Conducting institutional capacity assessments of 12 RLOs (6 Juba, 6 Yambio) using an adapted Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT); Ø Developing individual Capacity Improvement Plans (CIPs) for all RLOs; Ø Delivering 18 days of RLO capacity-building training covering governance, financial management, safeguarding, proposal development, resource mobilization, and MEAL; Ø Supporting RLOs to develop and validate institutional policies, SOPs, and 12 strategic plans; Ø Providing fundraising, proposal-writing, grant development, and donor engagement support, including mentorship toward 12 donor-ready proposals; Ø Conducting diagnostic assessments of 140 MSMEs (70 Juba, 70 Yambio) and developing individual CIPs; Ø Delivering practical business development training covering financial management, sales, marketing, inventory, formalization, compliance, and market linkages; Ø Providing structured coaching and mentorship to 90 interns, including 270 individual mentorship sessions; and Ø Producing comprehensive assessment, training, mentorship, and final synthesis reports with cleaned datasets. QUALIFICATIONS Interested firms should demonstrate: Ø A qualified Team Leader/Institutional Governance Specialist with a Masters degree and at least 10 years relevant experience; Ø An Enterprise/MSME Specialist with at least 7 years relevant experience; Ø Experienced capacity-building/training and workforce mentorship specialists; Ø A qualified field assessment/research coordinator with experience in South Sudan; Ø Proven experience in RLO/NGO institutional strengthening, OCAT assessments, MSME diagnostics, capacity building, and mentorship; Ø Demonstrated operational experience in South Sudan or comparable fragile/displacement contexts; and Ø At least three verifiable references/contracts for similar assignments VALUATION Proposals will be evaluated using Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS): · Technical Proposal 70% · Financial Proposal 30% · Minimum technical qualifying score: 70/100 Only firms meeting the minimum technical threshold will proceed to financial evaluation. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Consulting firms must submit two separate, password-protected electronic files: 1. Technical Proposal RLO & MSME Capacity Strengthening 2. Financial Proposal RLO & MSME Capacity Strengthening Submission Email: [email protected] Email Subject**:** RFP/HW/RLO-SMB-CAPACITY STRENGTHENING/2026 Submission Deadline: Friday, 25 September 2026 at 5:00 PM (Juba Time) Late submissions will not be considered. Evaluation may be conducted on a rolling basis. Clarifications: For any clarification regarding this RFP, please contact: Email: [email protected]. All requests must be submitted no later than thee (3) days before the submission deadline. Tender Link : https://comms.southsudanngoforum.org/c/tenders