General Procurement Notice for Guinea Bissau Emergency Food Security Project

Guinea Bissau Emergency Food Security ProjectThe Project Will Include The Following Components Component 1 Support For Agricultural ProductionThe Objective Of This Component Is To Support An Accelerated Supply Response Focused On The Preservation Restoration Of The Production Capacity Of 50 000 Eligible Agricultural Households In Order To Enable Them To Effectively Engage In The Continued And Expanded Production Of Essential Staple Foods In The Short Or Medium Term 6 24 Months The Project Will Finance I The Purchase And Distribution Of Improved Seeds And Planting Material With An Emphasis On Essential Crops And Vegetables Ii Access To The Necessary Agricultural Equipment And Labor And Iii The Provision Of Advisory Services Required To Support The Improvement Of Production Productivity And The Resilience Of Production Systems To Climate Change Component 2 Support For Community Safety NetsThis Component Which Will Be Implemented In Partnership With Fao Will Mainly Finance Salaries Tools And Equipment As Well As Other Non Salary Costs For Example Those Related To The Conditional Cash Transfer To Beneficiaries Which Would Be Necessary For Specific Public Community Works To Ensure A Quick Start Mard Has Already Undertaken An Accelerated Reconnaissance Study To Generate Lists Of Potential Community Works That Could Be Carried Out Under The Project Component 3 Support For Risk MitigationThe Covid 19 Pandemic Has Highlighted The Great Vulnerability Of The Bissau Guinean Economy To Shocks Due To Its Heavy Dependence On A Quasi Monoculture While Diversification Is The Ultimate Panacea To This Vulnerability A Number Of Ex Ante Risk Management Measures E G Futures Insurance Hedging Improved Storage Etc As Well As Risk Management Instruments Ex Post E G Contingent Risk Financing Can Reduce The Specific Vulnerabilities Of The Cashew Sector To Market Risks The Proposal Is To Explore The Feasibility And Then Pilot The Implementation Of Locally Appropriate Market Risk Management Measures For The Cashew Sector Component 4 Project Management The Objective Of This Component Is To Help Mard To Facilitate The Effective Implementation Of Project Activities And The Monitoring Of Results This Component Will Finance Activities Related To The Coordination And Management Of The Project Including The Development Of Annual Work Plans And Budgets Financial Management Fm And Procurement Compliance With Guarantees Monitoring And Project Evaluation M E Citizen Engagement As Well As A Complaints Mechanism Mrp Component 5 Contingent Emergency ResponseThis Zero Cost Contingent Emergency Response Component Cerc Will Finance Eligible Expenses In The Event Of Natural Or Man Made Crises Disasters Severe Economic Shocks Or Other Crises And Emergencies In Guinea Bissau The Implementation Of This Component Will Follow A Detailed And Satisfactory Contingent Emergency Response Cerip Implementation Plan For The World Bank Which Will Be Prepared For Each Eligible Crisis List Of Major Contracts For Works Supplies Non Consulting Services And Consulting Services Contract Title DescriptionCategoryMicro Projects Rehabilitation Of Storage Structures Opening Of Access Roads To Productive Agricultural Areas Public Irrigation Infrastructure Construction Of Local Markets Rehabilitation Of Rice Fields Etc WorksAcquisition Of Office Furniture SuppliesAcquisition Of Computer Equipment And Management Software SuppliesVehicle Acquisition SuppliesMoney Transfers Assistance To Payment Agencies Services Other Than Consulting ServicesTechnical Assistance For The Implementation Of The Project Technical Assistance For The Provision Of The Advisory Services Necessary To Improve Production Productivity And The Resilience Of Production Systems To Climate Change Technical Assistance To Support The Implementation Of Cash For Work Activities Technical Assistance For Madr Ucp Staff As Well As For The Implementation Of Support Activities For The Management Of Risks Related To The Marketing Of Cashew Nuts Consulting ServicesSelection Of Consultants Firms For Technical Studies Monitoring Control And Supervision Of Works Consulting ServicesRecruitment Of Consultants Procurement Specialist Financial Management Specialist Environmental Safeguard Specialist Social Safeguard Specialist Monitoring And Evaluation Manager Technical Assistant Responsible For Food Emergency Security Project Operations In Guinea Bissau Etc Consulting ServicesTechnical Assistance In The Management And Mitigation Of Risks And Others Consulting ServicesAccounting And Financial Audit 2021 2022 And 2023 Consulting Services

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